Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-06-11
islase Politics.

pDhucs beglns TO attractthe attention Of the
people, and seme Of the newspapers are freely
discussing theJnecessity and propriety Of abau-
doping alI political organizations, and uniting
the whole people Of the State upon single
ticket, made up from men heretofore occupying
hpssIls positions, and ranged under different
political banners; while other journals vehs-
msptly object 70 such proceeding.
Thefabid Republicans of the GIDDlNos stripe
wshta fall tirrepressible ticket; moderate Re-
pubsicahs are favorable to Union; and the
trickstess and mapagers are very much dis
tnrbedas what is going on in the ranks Of the
Republican ps.::y5 9 +. 81 sc 'sa.4a
Those Republicans who desire q Union ticket |
appear toybe hoatilc to the denomination of
Gov. DEssIsoN, and this fact may have some
influence in inducing them to favor such
@oseneDi. Bat there is another motive with |
many effhem, and incur opinion the controll-
ing motive, and that is this Having for years
been intensely sectional, and having devoted
their'time and energies in making war upon the
Sonihand the institution Of slavery, and thus
actively aided 10 producing The very state Of
.aings which has eliminated in our present
Eseztnational disaster, they now seek to get up
unicn organization with the hope that BY
such q proceeding ard the movement which
would follow, their past sias would be forgotten
aud they would thus escape proper responsi-
biiity and accountability for their wicked and
reprehensible conduct
IA number Of Democrats also exnress a aes;re
60 havea Union ticket, thinking that in the
MIDST of this great national trouble, we should
exclude IRON public view any evidence of di-
vision smong the people, lest we might thereb,
damage the cause. Men who hold opinions Of
TINS eort, are to be esteemed most highly, and
Their devotion to their country admired, by all
their felloV-cidzsns But does IL follow thst,
oecaase you run ticket nominated by a Con.
vention and supported on certain fixed princi
Pies tnst you thereby disclose any evidence Of
division In the sense referred tot We think
not; atieast the fact that the Democratic part,
had nominated ticket of State officers in Ohio,
Eould never 60 forth to the world as eyidepc.
OF weakness. The Union cause could in no
way be Injured BY such nominations. Every
man knows that the Democracy nov, as IL al
ways has been heretofore. is the Union party
devoted to the Union--and having failed to pre-
serve by compromise, is nov prepared to fight
for It's preservation,
The antecedents of the Republican party are
not IN THE respect- so good. That party has
oeen intensely hostile 10 the Union, and bas
used its every eforisto- dissolve it; but now Il |
has tue Federal Administration, and Of course |
Noinnot turn Its back upon the Union, no mat
terh0w hostile the Heading spirits In the part,
may be to The sacred bonds that bind the States
together.
IL the Republicans we're to unite in Union |
movement, IL would not be real and genuine, |
They have announced from The press, the legis !
lative hall and the forum, that there was nov
''no party" any more, and yet in all the civil
appointments and most Of the military ones
made by the President, there is the most palpa-
bic and oGenslVe party selections made; and the
same remark Is true of the action Of the author
tiles in the State Governments. /
Another fact is apparent to every one; and
that TO- that RepubIcanism Is not equal to the
emergency whlchis to be met. There never was
party In the United States that could settle
any formidable difficulty with which we have
been In thepast beset, but the Democratic party
Ishas been tqaal to the occasion in oil former
emergencies, and It must be summoned to the
work now. Had II not unfortunately been divi.
ded at BaltimOrein In lie Convention in June last,
the Democracy would nov be 10 the ascendent
and the Union be safe. But that division allow
ed the election of sectional candidate, and
sshis was the beginning of SORROW eg SOS
~ The Democracy of the country must put
oFth lls poser and make one herculean
sffsrt for the Constitution and the Union. II |
can We firmly believe, save both. If It can.
not, then. indeed Is our future dark and drea.
lry. Tie first movement OF the Democ-I
rscy Ia to regain their ascendency in all the State
Governments Ia the free States. This they
must, and We think can do; because we believe
that thousands of conservative men will Join
them In the effort. who never we're members Of
the Democrutioparty. --
Az the Democratic party has al,Odys been
Uafon party there is no necessity for It joining
Uaion party, while there is manifes. propriety
10 all those citizens who have either directly OF
ildlreclly, from the nature Of their party organi
zaiion, made war upon the Union, and who now
$50 the error Of their former action, at
raching themnelves to Union party. This
tSsy can do BY recognizing and acting
10 the Democratic organization which has al
ways been for the Union and ready TO make any
slc1fces to preserve it. g oo.t. Ii
When men therefore talk about organizing a
Union party, we, would suggest to them tina,
there isncw In being grand old pirty, the very
essence Of whose existence is the Uuion, and IL
smuch better to strengthen its ranks, fill up
! it's columns, and transfer to It's keeping the
various State Governments in the Free States
and thus take one magnificent step toward the
adjustment Of our national troubles and the re-
establiahmentof our Federal Union 10 all lie
strength, power and beneHcence.
i'r Thc RIshs sf Secession. II