The national Republican., 1862-05-14
PARTY nOvnunRrs.

PARTY nOvnnBRTS.
In the socount Of he meeting Of the ICON.
servative members Of Congress, % the lOth
instant We md the followiog:
''Mr. Richardson and otAsn disclained any
party movement. he bad igued Democratic
address because conservative nea bad beeu
men 10 cave the country from the Abolitionisu
now pending over t."
Mr., Richardson Is entirely willing that ID,
Democratic party should stand back, II th.
.'conservstives' will only move. II was BE-
cause they were thought 70 be laggard, the.
a. Ne understand Mr.. Richardson, The sddrsa
of the fourteen Democratic members Of the
House was Issued Tie other dsy. The burden
of that address wss exposition 70 The iell
spirit Of Abolitiooi m," % opposition which
may even be moro effective under the speciou,
title of conservatism" A ross BY any otbss
name would smell - sweet, and 20 long q Mr.,
Richardson can sst hi, rose, BE- b quite willing
that II should be called CONSERVATIVE" and
not Democratic" II Ia all ibe same thing iu
the end.
But Mr. Richardson not only willingly &C.
cepts the appellstion Of Conservative" but
svows bis readiness 70 take . name Of still
wider sweep, that Of the party Of "an good
men, That hes the dissdvautage Of being
long. but II is new sod attractive. Let u. then
consider that su "au good mem's' party has been
formed. headed BY Messrs. Richardson, vallan.
digbsm. Carlile, and associates.
Mr.. Crittenden, wb6 presided over this con
ssrvetivs meeting. was too pure 70 touch par
ty in any shape. We cut from the published
accounts:
Mr.. Crittenden, on taking The chair, mad,
and desiring only TO unite sgsiost The domi.
naot ultraism Of Coogress- He wished 70 spsot
the remnant OF his life, not In party strife, bu
in saving the republic"
II Nc. Crittendeu bad said, eaving niggers
inst-si OF ssviDg the rspublc, he would hav,
been better understood, slthough mesuinI
himself the same thing. He 10 quite lncsps
BILE Of compreheodiug that republic can ez
ist without niggers.
His last great effort 10 save the republis
that is to save nigsers, wss u The winter q
1861. when he offered the most e!focious prt
position ever made herr, being nothing els
than the oill then uuheard of) iufamy Of fal
'enicg 'slsrery upon all territory south {
Sc Dig, so min, BY an irrep-slable copsItu
'ioos' edict. He gave this proposition the Il
ee'ieu' Dsme of."a compromise" )" and althous
he was told from 6rst 10 last that not sipgl
member Of the dominant party 10 either branc
ofCongrers would vote for II, or for anythln
like it, he persisted, under the dictation Of Nj
Brecsinridge, in pressing II until Cougres
adjoarncd, aod in sich way a. TO defeat an
accord. II. indeed, sccord was possible unde
the circumstances. Nc. Crittendsn is OPPOSE
TO" ut aism,' always provided h'is not pre
slavery ufrdis'n.' or that he Il always !
favor. and has gone to greater x,rsnss In thu
direction than any m,n, living o. dead.
1t i. Of no ure 10 mince words These Cri
tendens and Richardson's, and men like then
are engaged 10 the same work 10 which 4hs
have been engaged for the last fifteen year.
claiming nationality ss the solc honor ot tho,
who uphold human bondage; undertaking I
break down BY dsuuuciation everybody who OF
poses The spresd Of that system; and maxim,
under 'be name Of patriotism, sacrifice Of a
general interests to y single one believed I
possess political power.
We agree with Mr.. Richardson, that II is {
no consequence what the combustion inauyu
rated here on the 10Th instant IL called, whsthe
democratic, conservative, or . union (G,
ssve the mark3 Of ell good men," Il is th
same thing, under whatever name. I, l. a
attempt 10 rule the country upon The basis ,
united South, With sope fragment Of u
Ntrb,t be detached BY the profsred debaucl
cry "t psi'y success. II ;s an attempt whIe
will tail Itis not 10 this day and gsneratIo
that the suffrage Of united South will seen,
for any candidate for the Presidency snythlu
but certain and Overwhelming defeat II
hDgsr-board 10 political power does not poi,
in that direction.