The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1861-08-14
BRIBERY.

New York, 10 tie democracy OF those
States, to unite with them in the noml-
nation and election of State Officers, has
caused thrill of joy in the hearts OF
true union men throughout the land.
The gist of the republican proposition
was the calling of the two conventions al
the same time and place, "for tn. pur-
g pose of enabling the two Conventions to
"unite in the nomination OF n Union |
'sTicket, pledged TO vigorous prosecu-
" ton of the War, for the restoration
"of the authority of the Constitution,
" and for the execution of the Federal
" Laws in all sections of the country"
Or, in other words: We will together
rattle for the nominations. The party
that gets the paying positions is the luck
lest. But you must pledge yourselves to
fight on blindly, hit or miss, when We shall
dictate, and to the end maintaining the
policy of oar party, though the Heavens
faIl-asking no questions, or suggesting
no better or worse adjustment of impend-
inc difficulties! Heads up, win; tails
up, YOU losel! Hail Columbia !! II ptH-
ri5us Unum!!!!
The answer TO the proposition is from
the Democracy of New York, in these
words: .s.
"You suggest conference of political
conventions for the nomination Of State
officers, as a mode apparently Of uniting
the people in support Of tho country
! That it would be well, at this time, TO fill
a the leading public Offices, especially in
:, the Federal Government, to which the
! conduct of public affairs belongs, with
: men whose purity of character and ca
. pacity for administrative labors were SC
= well known as TO command the confidence
of the people, is most true; and it is also
. probable that, if this example were set it
! The conduct of Federal affairs, it would be
. followed by the people in the selection o
their State officers.
!. "But we would be false TO the party
which we represent if we considered the
. proposition Of union with former politica
4 whether OF power of cmoument; but i
,r is Of the utmost moment that citizens 0
common principles should unite at Thu
time in support Of the government, and il
the yindication of the constitution anC
the Union. We believe we utter the sen
" timents Of all democrats when we say tha
$, they are ready to unite in political actor
:, with every citizen who looks to the pres
) ervation of the constitution and the per
q petuation of the Union, as tho great enc
s TO be arrived at, and who estimate nj
e measures, whether of war or peace, onl,
as they conduce TO that end; who arc op
> posed TO any war and equally TO an,
$ peace which is based upon the idea o
d tho separation of these States"
) Or, in other words, we will unite OF
e "a basis of principle" but never on
d basis of spoils. The masses Throughout
} the land will sanction and commend tina
refusal. Conservative Republicans, a,
i we'll rs every Democrat in Michigan, ap
:, prove Of the rejection of this infamous at
g tempt at bribery. The country is in .
. frenzy Of mad, sectional warfare. The
a people demand that sectionalism in party
l. must yield to unity for the Union.
The twin hercsies, abolitionism and Sc
i cossion, must succumb to the patriotism
: of freemen, North and South, and ther
this fratracidal war is at an end. Let The
, Republicans now prove the sincerity o
u their protcstations, that they are not sec
i tional in their policy. Let them absolvc
/ themselves authoritatively from all con
t, nection with aboltionists. What sane
F" ton or guarantee can they give that un
- der the proposed union of parties the fus
g ed mass will not be under the complies
: control and dictation of those wild, fanat
g ical abolitionists, who drove our brave
army recklessly on to slaughter and de-
q feat and utter rout, at Bull Rum They
: united the governmental and military au.
thority Of the nation and welded them
; to greed their insatiatc hatred of the
g Union.
{ We must have definite basis of prin-
ciple, upon which patriots can unite in
any coming election. The pcrpctuity of
, the Union is no part of the purpose of
) any secessionists or aboltionists in the
land. Democrats, North and South,
fought the hcresy of secession at the
Charleston Convention, throughout tho
last campaign, and still loatho and abom-
mate its reasonable designs. The obsta-
cles in the way of its adoption by other