The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-05-30
Party at this Time.

Party is all very well when neces
stiles exist for parties. We can vcr,
well understand how one class o
citizlns consider a high protective
tariff better for tho country than ab
solute free trade, and how another
clas may entertain different views
and how the two classes may divide
upon this question-form partiet
and fght it out. But after the qu ,e
tion OF u tariff is settled, or when
another question OF 80 much impor'
tance that il overehadows oil others,
and in fact prccludes the possibili
ty Of even considering any other un-
til it ia settled and disposed Of, he
who woull ut such a time cry star
ili" or mo tariff" must be other q
madman, a knave or fool.
We are in that situation now
Parties were formed upon variou.
question:, and for years have Tough,
political battles over them. BIT
suddenly Rebellion breaks out will
the avowcd object Of overturnine
the government-of breaking NJ
and destroying our whole politica
system. The entire energies of the
government arc directed to the one
polut--its preservation-there is nc
time b consider anything else, the
suppression of the Rebellion is the
only thing that can occupy the mind'
of tho loyal people, Of the loya
States.
AT this juncture Of affairs, while
the Administration is straining ev
cry nerve to prolong the existence oI
our good Government--to preserve
it's lite, and hand it down unimpair
ed to future generations--a few pee
til,nt dcmagogucs headed by
known traitor, attempts tolight anew
The fires of party-to organ'z,apar-
ty for tho avowcd purpose Of OF
posing the Administration, and they
ask The members OF the ol d mo
cratic party to 'ol!ov their lead.
We give tho people credit for .
reasonable amount al sense, and
therefore havo no fears of this NOV =
mont Of Vallandigham meeting with
"A very hattcring success. The old
issues bctwcen the Democracy ami
the Wing and R"pnblican partit e
hrs dead. Inc UomUariment o.
Fort Sumpter killed them over T.
year ago.
Tic first gun fired at tho for,
squelched allthcse issues and evoked
now ones. 1t was no longer tariff
or no tariff, it was " neither We. should
nave country 10 make tariff oI
'lcny one for. 1t was no longe,
whether slaves should be permitted
TO 20 into tho territories it was
whether we all should be the slaves
Of a military nsurper, or whether our
freedom SHOULD be continued TO us.
The Republican party, under stand.
ing the requirements Of tho times,
acting from most exalted patriotism
cd it's party organic ,tion,
and invited a union OF al! tho par
lies upon this one platform. Prcsl.
lent Lincoln, elected by that party,
invited able and patriotic democrats
o important commands (ndced the
in the army, took a life
Jng democrat into his cabinet, thus
gnoring party altogether. In Ohio
and al the loyal states the .R"pub
lean party Invited union, and put
nto the field at the last election tick
,ts made mp from both tho old Or
yanizations, requiring only honesty
ability and faithlulnes to the Union
As the qualifications for its nomi-
lees.
But this kind of politics don't
suit Vallanligham, nor some of the
old democratic party. In this aban.
lonment OF party they have been
lelt out. They want tho oil party
Ior in that lies all their hopes OF po.
itical advancement. Possessing the
places they occupy by trickcry and
chicanery, by wire-pulling and man
aging, they would be out OF placo
in party managed on different
principles, and they object And 30
while 100000 men are in arms
against the government, while the
aid of ovprv man in tho laval etatas