Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-02-06
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6,
OLD AND NEW PARTIES.


we defended the policy of President Lincoln.
and deplored the opposition which hpextreme
aboltionists are manifesting to it, and accom-,
panies its quotations with remarks somewhat
eommendstory, and styles the Herald well
and gives us credit for thinking and talk
ing soberly.' The Sentinel says
What raised up and constituted PARTY
Republicauisn, but protessed and dctioe OPP
position ;e The Southern Negro sLaoery sys-
ien." Remove that from them. and what
would remain as the ground ot osrts action
and Of party existence Retain IT, and what
conservative hope of coneialiDg ii South
and restoring the old fraterual Union ould
there beg ii.
And vet the Herald, with man, other Of
the well.disposed and wculd-be conservative
Journals OF its late party, ran soherly think
and talk thus -
"sOur armies are on the eve OF grand
combined movement. Suppose our military
operations are successful, and the South is
subdued within the next three or six months,
and made to resume her allegiance, as we
fondly hope, and have been constantly pre-
4 daiicoteine, sne will do, II the military power
which has control OF her destinies for the
time beng is etfectually checked, broken and
\ vanouished. In such an event, should
majority of the people of the seced-
ed States decide TO resume their old
place in the Union, who would not for the
sake of peace welcome them back into the
sisterhood of States, with all their rights of
local selfgovernment under the Constitution
unlmpaired Z =" <
The Herald talks thus, and yet in the
same breath talks Of retaining Republican
4 Administration, with "policy which looks TO
a speedy termination af the war, and the
GRADUAL abolition and ultimate extinction of
slavery" In other words, the South are TO
be persuaded back into the old Union under
the profe ssion that we are 10 let them and
their old institutions alone, while all the
while we strive TO keep up party based
upon hostility to the whole framework of So
ciety among them, and are TO administer the
National Government upon policy which
looks TO q gradual overturn of their domestic
system.
How is it that the Herald and its friends
do not noo see-what they failed To see wher
the lamented Douglas was alive--tbat the
Y only possible ground upon which our wan
q dering Southern brethren" as it terms them
n can be recalled to fraternal Union and last
ing peace with us, is that of full and franA
and final disclaimer on our part OF hdviat
anything 10 do soith the system Of negro Slaoerl
at the South. Leave il alone, is our ONLY
safety. Discard II from party politics, iron
Congressional discussions, and from Admin
istrational politics--and then may we hop,
with the Herald that ere long the better
angels of the natures of the Southern masse
will recall them from their wanderings, anC
restore them at once to their love for, ant
allegiance TO, the Union"
But to do this, political Repu6lcanisn
must be renounced, its distinctive principle
disavosced, its very name discarded. For il
not that name to the Southern mind identi
cal with hostility to the South itselfp Anc
can you hope 70 propinate Southern feeling
and recall Southern hearts TO a cordial unior
with you, when your very banner haunts il
their faces hostile and hated name? Leay,
then your late party name TO the fanatica
abolitionists who will retain it and use it ii
despite of you, and pnt yourselves upoI
common ground with conservative men O
ass other ames and parties, on which we can al
work harmonlously together for the restora
ton of peace and the salvation of the old ma
honallty. Ii must sooner or later come t.
this. The sooner it takes place, the bette
will 1t be for us all and for the country"
Though we deprecate the revival of par
tisan discussion at this time, the occasion
seems to demand reply to the Sentinel.
In the first place, if the Sentinel has an
expectation of forming nes0 party ID tn
platform OF which "polticsl Republ.canlsn
must be rencunced" and its distinctly
features disavowed," and entertains the leas
shadow of hope ofour joining in such move
ment, we deem ii proper to disabuse the Sen
tinel, by saying distinctly and emphaticall
that, while we are disposed to unite wit
loyal men of whatever political creed o
name in putting down the rebellion, and
pretermit the discussion of mere party ques
tions until that work is accomplished, "
have no disposition or intention of joinin
hands with any party now in existence, o
hereafter to be formed, whose policy it is o
may be to seek restoration of the Union, b
renouncing political Republicanism," o
"disayowing its distinctive principles" If tn
Sentinel, and others of like way of thinking
have such party as that in the process {
incubation, and expect any aid from us,
our readers, so far as we can persuade sn
enhghten them, they will find themselye
ss sorely mistaken. Perhaps the Sentinel wi
not regard this as sober thinking and tsls
mg," and yet we say it deliberately and di.
psssionately, though earnestly.
The Sentinel seems to be still governed b
its party prejudices, and persists In misrepre
senting the +" distinctive principles" of rh