Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-08-22
ITna new Republiean ONION Parry.

The New hsePupAc~N UNIV" ~'
We take the following from the Ashtabula
Ssntinsl, the true exponent Of the late Repub
lican organisation In Ohio; ~I
UNION STATE CONVENTION.
Below is call issued at Columbus for State
| Convention. For what object the call itself
saws; and upon what authority, 10 TO be deter
mined by reading the names OF thirteen inaivla-
uals in franklin county, thirty -one In Cuyahoga,
eight in Miami, one In Portage, one David
Tod in Mahoning. seventeen In Lake, one
blocking IL. Hunter) in Fairfield, seven In
Clark, one In Champagne, and three In Mont'
gomery. Eighty.three individuals IN all, in-
Sludipu four or Ave who may be made eligible
TO a nomination for Governor by the assembling
| of such q Convention. (Here follows the CALI J.
| n ia the right Of any individual to get up Q
State Convention IL he can; and he may bold
one himself if he likes. But with our habits OF
party Organization, the people expect such things
to come in order. The Democracy have held q
Convention, declared what issue they propose to
make, and nominated ticket. The kepuDi-
can Central Committee has invited the Democ-
racy 10 Join them in Union ticket which tney
have declined. 1t was naturally to be expected
therefore, that the Republicans would nominate
n
ton. But the committee has not called Con-
vention, for either purpose. ;.
Now what is the Republican party to do. IL
appears 20 be left for them to fall 10 with TINS
call as an only alternative. But what 10 70 be
the effect of such course 1t is we'll for us TO
inouire. The Democracy have brought their
ticket before the people on the ground oil oppo
sition to the present State and National Admin
istration, and making this an issue, declaring
that the Republicans are responsible ior tne
| War. and that they are not worthy OF pubic
confidence offering to settle the present
difficulties BY compromise with the rebels -
Here on the other hand is Q call, which proposes
TO repudiate all party relations, not even oner'
ing to sustain the Administration, or justliying
the course IL has taken 10 the conduct OF the
war to this time. Is the Administration, elected
by the most decided popular expression 70 De
thus coolly Hated In this trying nouri ht.er
voting for Mr. Lincoln, and placing the ADMIN
Iteration in his hands, are his ffiends 70 turn
thsir backs upon him, and invite all who voted
against him to Join them 10 electing local OH
GERS? We are of those who believe that the
Administration ought to be sustained; and we
cannot join In movement that 90 plainly gives
IL the 70 by. Il may be that those who got up
this call did not intend to do tbisj but in new
organization of this kind, we must know what
ia intended TO be done. We know what the
Democracy are. and what the Republicans are,
from their past record. But the eighty three
Gentlemen who propose to call State Conven-
lion. must tell US before we can know what they
nronose to do. Their call should therefore In
dicate whether they intend 10 support the Ad-
ministratiou, or not We demand this as o
right before we follow their lead
AZ TO the Republican Central Com mmittee-I
what are they abOat2 They published the other
day that they would issue call on certain
basis, Il the Democracy did not respond 70 tneir
offer Where is that CALI some OF tnem nave
signed this call. But are We 10 regard tue ap-
pearance Of their names in that posiuoh as al
order for Us to face about; or is u evidence tnas
thew have left their pArly7 They we're appoint
ea 70 call Republican State Convention, and
like party duties; but not to disband the party
at their pleasure We deny that they had any
right to make the move they did toward the
other party. Bot since they have. it was their
business to perfect their proposed plan. How
are we to know that they have decided not 70
call q Republican Convention2 Perhaps II may
not be amiss to remind them that they have done
an unwarrantabe thing, transcended their pow
ers, and betrayed them who put them in place.
Their action Is without precedent, and without
excuse; and they merit the denuneiation OF all
honest politicians; and they will find them
selves held TO further account. for this high
handed attempt to destroy their party organiza
tion. -,
As to the Union party, We do not say We VIII
not act with it. We mean to act as seems right
and best; and we may see reasons for joining
this Union party; but till 1t proposes to support
Mr.. Liucoin's administration in tts etort 10
maintain the Government, and takes issue with
the Democracy In their opposition to IT, we shall
stand aloof.
We must be permitted to say that We think
tho Sentinel is perhaps unnecessarily severe on
the Republican committee. They could not
we'll do otherwise, though some of them strug'
gled hard in the committee-room to save its ex'
istence. The order Of the committee Is GER
tainIy to "face about" The people Of that
party have been 90 often ordered to "face
about" and ground arms by committees, that
they are getting used to it. It s supposed they
will obey the command of some man who they
have been in the habit of dsnouncing as q
"Dosglas pro-slavery doughface Democrat"
rather than one who has the smell Of Republi-
canism on him. The men whom the Ssntinel
would favor are b.lop par just now, In the new
movement. They must be kept in the dark for
fear Of making the new party unpopular.