Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-10-26


front ia face of the enemy, Gu acknowledge
rnent that We have been wrong. 1t is q
total surrender Of our prestige Of political
success-"It is worse than crime, it ia
political blunder." To acknowledge that
the war, on our part, is not war for jus.
tice, for liberty, for human rights, for all
that man holds dear in life, would simply
be to advise our people no longer to enter
the military service. For intelligent la
borers of the freee States viii only volun.
teer to maintain the principles on which
the Union was founded, without which it
we're worthless It is therefore with deep
feelings that give it as my opinion, that
if we abandon the Administration, and the
doctrines on which il was elected, the dis.
solution Of the Union NUT inevitably fol-
low. Indeed, i think it now too late to re.
gain the high moral position which We
held two weeks since.
The pusillanimity Of Congress has lost
us the sympathy of other nations, and
paralyzed the confidence of our army and
of the people, and if the advice now given
BY that body be carried out, must result
in the permanent dissolution of the Union
And it the rebels succeed, hey will own
their triumph to the in Efficiency of Col.-
gress.
1t were hardly proper for me to suggest
the course which think our friends should
adopt, under these circumstances, as |
shall not be with them in the coming cam.
paign, and could not participate in it it
present. But were to act, should Ger
tainly invite those who adhere to truth,
liberty, justice, as tho ouly proper basis OF
governments, aud parties, 10 stand firmly
on that doctrine, and to vote for no mauto
any Office who has not the moral and re-
itical courage to avow bis honest conyic-
tions.
While we attach no other Importance to
the opinions of Mr.. Gidding., than as he is
the aran! courier Of the Republican party,
we give full credit to him for the facts he
vouches for. We accept, therefore, with
full credit the assertion that the Republ.
can members of Congress, before adjourn
ing, resolved ou dissolviug their party AM
adopting new name and pla form.
We understand that they hesi'ated be.
tween the appel!ations of "she American
party" (under which they might find ALI
ances With the South or "the Union par.
ty," under which they might hope to rally
all those friends of the Union, who are
led by the promise Of q name.
Under whatever name organized however
we rejoice that new party is to succeed
the Republican organization which, for the
last five years, has soug ht to govern the
Union by dividing is,and has atlast succeed
ed beyond it, expectations and to its own
dismay. at is better that the Republican
party had never existed 4 was the substance
Of Mr.. Seward remarks few mouths ago
at Washington, y than that its first all d last
triumph should be at the cost of the disso.
luticu of the Union and of civil war
And yet its 6rst and last triumph has cost
this much, aud cost besides its own exist
ence
The Republican party was organized
about five years ago. 1t assumed to be a
Nat'ouul party, and proc aimed its hostili-
ty to those twin relics Of barbarism ro-
lygamy and slavery The assumption of
national jurisdiction over State offences,
and of matter. Of conscience and OF in.
ternal government, was the chief chsrao.
teEistie and 'e'f offence Of the psrty.--
And yet ~ led most of the States of
the North : az &yould have been success.
ful, but for the resistance Of New Jersey
and Pennsylvania. 1he latter State it
carried last year by secret pledge Of
giving 10 its peculiar industry, protect,
i've tariff of a prohibitory nature. In that
contest it abandoned its polygamous twin; !;
as it is now ready to part with its negro
infant, to whose nurture it pledged its mas
terHal bosom, 1t has WoI power and pa
trorage beyond Its expectanons, and It 10
longer cares for the means by which it
achieved success.
Hypocrtioa! and inconsiStsn, as all
this may be in the po iticians who have
concerted it, We rejoice, for the SAX ofthe
country, that they have resolved upon it.
I he Republican party has fulfilled its
mission. Let it go down to darkness and
night, and let those who organized it pray
for the doom Of oblivion also.
be snake sheds its skin, but 60. It's "a.
turs OF It's veaom. The name 0! tie o.
gaaisa;!o- WI! 10 changed, ~as Us course
ard es.ens;t!e purpose. ggt IL WI, s:;l.