The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-09-06


ure those combinations Of public sentiment
in other States which were calculated to
promote the grand purpose OF sitting rebel
lion and restoring our confederacy to its
former proportions.
The only real value political organization
is to the public,i to promote great principles
Of public benefit. As a means Of promoting
individual objects and desires, when these
objects are at variance with the public in.
terest or that hcalthful tone Of public senti.
ment which requires to make it vigorous and
efective,a combination ofall who think alike
on single and vital question, it should never
be used. In the great struggle now before the
country there is but one vital question, viz,
the preservation Of the government in the
utmost breadth Of the Constitution. To do
this eifsctually. the Republicans as party,
cannot. Union men as are members, every
one ofthem ,patrioticas they are, this requires
the cordial cooperation Of all who love the
country and are willing to fight for its honor
and safety. Feeling this to be 50, we are
glad to see such combinations, as will in the
language Of cotemporary Of Democratic
antecedents which is now fighting for the
Union, with praise-worthy devotion to the
Union, "as will evince to the world-and
especially to the rebels, the hearty devotion
cfour people to the Union and their deter
mination to carry on the war with q single
object Of its preservation" That this feel
ing is largely shared in by the people, indeed
that is the sentiment Of the mass Of the
Nation is apparent, from the combinations
that are being made and the earnestness in
which patriotic men everywhere are pressing
forward the duty Of relaxing the strictnesso Of
partizan action. He is not far seeing man
who does not perceive that when this senti.
ment OF unity exists in large degree that
party lines offer but q feeble impedimcnt
to the formation Of such combinations, or is
he wise man it he attempts to breast the
upheaving wave of public sentiment that de-
mands, and will have, such combinations and
corporations as will aid in securing the re-
suit the masses are determined to attain.
In this State we find that there are two
parties which are really struggling for the
same end this fall, one viz, the prosperity
Of the government and the existence Of the
present constitution, one tho Republican
party whose candidate is our present able and
acceptable Governor, Mr.. Washburn, and the
other the loyal Democracy, whose candidate
is Col. Jameson and there is still another
party tainted with treason and sympathizing
with 1t. We mean the party that will sup.
port Mr.. Dana for Governor. lii the COM
mon object of the Republicans and loyal
Democrats to defeat and destroy this party.
Applying the views we have expressed it
is obviously the duty Of the two first named
to SO govern themselves in their political
action as will best promote the great object
they have in view.
1t is not necessary that they should in all
cases make united action, but where CON-
binations will advance the common result.
partiran prejudices should not be allow
ed to step in and defeata common object,
nor should it be required OF any one to give
up views on subjects foreign to tho great
question at issue. The reasoning that de-
mands of the loyal Democrats, for instance.
that because he is loyal to the country tina,
he should become Republican, because the
Republican party is Union, is unsound; and
equally unsound is the idea that the Republi-
cans should join the Jameson organization
because 1t claims to act loyalty. In all cases
the circumstances of the case should deter
mine what course should he followed. The
united vote given for Washburn and Jameson
will show the union strength Of the State, as
will the vote OF Dana give some indications,
though not full, for many will vote for Dana
who are at heart Union men from ignorance
Of the real effects Of their vote,o of the strength
of the symrathizers Of secession and rebellion.
This being so we trust that nothing will in
terfere to prevent the obtaining the largest
vote possible for the Republican candidate
and for Mr.. Jameson. The object Of every
good Union man should be to squelch out
the disloyal Democracy, and in doing this
there need be no strife between Republicans
and loyal Democrats. In this county the
path of the patriot is neither difficult or dark.
Two tickets for State and County officers are
before the people, one is brought forward
through the agency Of the Republican Or
ganintiOn, the other through the means Of
convention that planted itself really on dis
union ground, and the line between the two
is broad, distinct and palpable. Whoever
votes for the ticket prepared By the Republic
can organization will vote for the Union and
the Constitution; whoever votes for that
brought forward by the Democratic [Danal
convention wilvotc really against both and in
doing so afford aid and comfort to the enemy
The result Of the election is Of the highest
moment, and the grand issue involved should
call out every Union vote. Discarding the
spirit Of the partizan, and remembering only
that the frst and vital object we have to at.
tain is the sustaining Of the government in
its efforts to suppress wicked rebellion. we
appeal to every man whose heart throbs with
a patriotic desire to save the country which
he loves. to so vote as shall aid in securing n
result which will show that Maine is undi.
minished in her attachment to the Constitu.
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