The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-02-22
The NEW PARTY.

I The Republicans propose to abandon the
party which they organized in Philadelp Ia
u 1856 and merge themselves into .'Un-
ION party" II Republican principles are
right. il they are be>t calculated to advance
th. true interests Of the counlry, why should
they be abando, ed :? The surrender is an
evidence, we may say ack knowledgm-nt.
that the Bepobacanz programme has prov
en- a failure, and that the party which sue
c~eded upon the r publican issues only =
year and balf ago are unwilling to go before
The country upon them again .--LndianapO-
We hold row as heretofore, that "Repub-
tlican principles are r gh', aud are best cal
culated 20 advance the true interests OF the
country. Ths-psrty does not propose to
sabandon its principles. for to. do 50 would be
to abandon the very principles upon which
ou- Government is Organized II would be
Z. abandon the principles advocated by eve
,ry patriot statesm an from GxoR3E WASH
ISGToS down to the present tune. The Re
publican party entertains no doctrine on the
question OF slavery more rad cal than that
which was enunciated by HENRY CLAr IN
the Senate in his speeches on the .Compro'
mise measures Of 1850. He there avowed
that no earthly power could ever induce
| him 10 vote for the extension Of slavery over
soil then free. He held the opinion that
the institution of slavery was b great polit-
| icaL and moral evil. and that the foot of the
bondnian should not be permitted to mark
ano,her acre Of free soil Tais platform of
principles. enunciated by HENRY CLAr. is
the Republican platform, and "best calcula
ted to advancs the interests OF the country"
/ This issue was presented to the people Of
the United States. at the last Presidential
election. and was endorsed by such msj ri
tie. rs hsv.. never been known before. The
public opinion Of the country sanctioned il
as the true policy Of the Governments. and
SIX hundred and sixty thousand men are
making it good by the sword. 1t is poll
cy eminen,ly wise and just, and as long as
the walters Of the great lakes shall swell the
thund-rs Of Niagara it will nOs bs aba III IN
, ed. Oar people are under the conviction
that the efforts made I" ex'end slavery. was
the Cause of all our dnnes,c troubles f,r
tne past few years. sni which have nov
lcul,ninsted in an effort 10 rthrow the
: Govern rnent by torce of arms. The q ,es-
ton Of the extensi m Of slavery is now set
tied permanently. fiasily and et-rnalIy.-r
The Western Continent has Witnessed the
cuniina ion of its 'w--, anh will now Wit
ness with ieligh it, decline and 'sll. 1t
twill d, no good now. tor partisan j ,urnals
! to d-npun;e ,he doc rine as 40 ,liioni,m. for
an eulis hened pnbc opini. 'n has sanction
ell it, against which il is fol tn war The
Ad .ninisirs'ion is vastly stronger now than
Il VIXEN it Went ino power. Ii has Won the
confiiencr of the people in its ability TO
4 guide the Old Ship %: State. IN. Ahe s-sorms
v tseh sns1fv hywfs srvund IT.. Fhe Prssi-
den, by his h"nesty ami conservatism. and
Z jealous guardianship of the Constitutional
II
attracts the homage aud respect OF tue brst
men of all parties. Knowing full well the
devotion OF the people to TIE Government.
AMI their Willingness to sustain it without
re- ard to partisan politics, he has made his
appointments from all parties The patti.
san has been merged IN the patriot AMI
statesman. When he assumed the duties of
his position, he was surrounded By peiils of
a chsrae e- u hich no other President was
ever called upon to encounter. Treason
stalked undismsyed a, MONDAY in every de-
part ment OF the Government Hostile bat
teries of rebeliitih and treason frowned upon
Federal Forts and Navy Yards Our little
army sent TO the remoier parts of the
country. and our Navy sen, t. distant seas.
The Treasury was robbed and plundered,
and the nation rendered bankrupt disgrace
iul abroad aud demoral zed Al home. through
the imbscility, crime and treason of a Dem
j, -ra,ic Administration. States had seeded
auJ were ssiziug Forts and Arsenals belong
ling to the general Government to equip
tha,g armies. TO destroy the National Cspii al
aud the Public Archives of ths Nation
The whole fabric of Constitutional Govern
nent was tottering on the verge of ruin. ard
smidst the general gloom and despair the
Seattnel and its kindred spirits compliment
NoH IIf aff 10 ttrnu ND
denounce loyalty in its efforts to defend ,he
preservation of our Government. Amidst
the general wreck the Sentinel closed its
/ eyes to the public peril. and devoted its
time TO re-orgsniZing The broken and scat
/ tered fragments of party. From that time
TO the present. its ambition has been to pre-
serve its party. Party, party. party. has
/ been its cry. When the lam-nted DouGLAs
returned TO Springfield TO arouse his coun
i trymen to tull understanding of the pub
/ lie peril. he evinced sn exalted patriotism
which was the theme of general praise
+ he was no longer q mere partisan, amin ~ ed
{ by selfih motives for PERSONAL advancement.
but he advocated the ignoring Of parry
questions. aud The pre>erva,i n OF the Union
with tire sword. rhis patriotic conduct the
Democratic Convention at Indianapolis re-
fused tn endorse. His condae, was a little
TOO p<triofic Tor That Convention The
Sentinsls patriotism suited it m .ch better
1t received It's sanction ant fall approva. for
being the devoted sdherent ot par y. during
she dark days of the Republic. The toi
lowers and admirers ~ ID ,UGLAs .ceived no
consi ieration IN thar c ,nvencn The rick
st is called the "Demo-yat.e Union Tseke,. >
T"e country is too s-ll aware # the spin,
whi-h animated tat Conventi,n to reposr
! Al its candidates a moments Confidence -
i he people will brand the hole iickes With
the most overwhelming d-f-at ever known
in the Stale Of Indiana. The organs Of ,h..
party not being able TO give it respectable
~ from Is o~n merit. are turainx heir At
tenti'n 10 denouncing the Administration Tor
ecrrupiicn.
We suppose the .Sc.siael has forgot the
names of FLoYp and TuouPsox as we'll As
the many virtues OF Mr. BuCHANAx The
charge comes with a bad grace from the