Smyrna times., 1862-07-31
The Resolutions of the Union PARTY

The Resolutions of the Union Party.
In late issue of the Delawarean, we notice
leading editorial upon "thc resolves of the opposi.
ton" wherein its editor seeks, by his own intcrpre
taoh and construction of the resolutions To deceive
the good men Of the county as to their meaning and
extent We are not at all surprised at these com
nents from the organ Of the Junior Senator indeed
we rather expect them, for it is now and invariably
has been in time past, the characteristic of the so.
called Democracy, when principles have been cnun.
ciated by them and positions questions of political
moment assumed that were untenablc and intci;nsi
blc to assa the integrity aud detract from the hon
cSty OF purpose of their political opponents
The editor, conscious Of the vuncrabty and falla
ry of the position of his party upon the great ques
Tons now agtating the Country. attempts TO bolster
up lis hypocrasy-not by any sound argumcnt-bnt
by an assault upon the integrity ofthe Union PARTY
and the charge Of Hypocrisy. The first exception
the DearGreGnS editor takes is to the fifth resolution
wherein it is declared that President Lincoln has
strictly maintained the Consttutoll-allognrt that
the suspension Of the writ ofhdbcuS corpus on the part
OF the Executive is in direct violation thereof N,v
we hold that the President is fully authorized to
suspend that writ by the ninth article of the First
section OF tn" Constitution wherein it is provided
that the privilege of the writ of habcas corpus shall
not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion
or INVASION, the public SAFETY may require it," Will
The editor attempt to deny that such an occasion has
arisen as Is prcmcditatcd BY this article But he
may entertain the opinion that his paragraph, like
the paragraphs which prcccdc it, is a restriction
upon the powers of Congress. Ifso he will find by
reference to the proceedings of the convention which
adopted the Constitution, that this paragraph was
offered and adopted as an amendment TO the Judici.
airy Section, and was afterwards arranged as il now
l" BY the committee style and arrangement.
The second exception taken is to the second rcso.
Iulion wherein the seccdcrs are charged with having
forced upon tho Nation the lamantabc civil strit; IN
"hlch we are now engaged. Here the Delurq,ean
alleges that thu attempt is made to shit the Hmm,
from the shoulders Of those who originated the rb
rebels 0U''''' u ti'e
II may be that the editor in this finds so,notb;pc
TO arouse his sympathetic feeling but we have M
desire to shift the blame and responsibility from
those who are in fact chargcabc. Ifthose who have
attempted the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of this Government
Pi"'ucreu the National Treasury, robbed our arscn
ais and mints, seized upon National property off
every description, and inaugurated this war bv nm
unprovoked attack upon Fort Sumter and it's bcIoa.
CURED garrison of patriots, are not chargeable with
the dire consequences of this intestine strife we ors
really unable to discover who are. Another cxcen
ton taken Is to the resolution endorsing the Conpre
sIona course of Hon. Geo. p Fisher our Renrose,,,
tive. Inasmuch as Mr.. Fisher has sustained ,,,o
Administration in its efforts to crush out this rebel
iloh' ana ana not when the President asked for 500
OOO men and s5OO,0O0,OOO, propose to give him
2OO'OOO men and s200, OO0,OOO, we can very readily
perceive why the editor should condemn him NJ
Fisher however requires not our defence. Tho
hearty support and endorsement which he recc;vod
at the hands of all truly loyal men is in itself sniff
cient vindlcatOn. The editor not satisfied u,;,h
having condemned the resolutions scvcr,l, ,.;nd.
up his lengthy editorial by drnouncinp the whole
and says that "On this platform without distinction
OIL party thc people ct Delaware invited TO unite
10 oeieat inc Democratic Party--a party that has
never proved recrcat to single trust through tho
many years it administered the Government in ro,o
and in war" Now relying solely upon the trntb or
the statement here mado-for VIC have no ,es;rc =,
question the veracity Of the Delaararean-we arc
Wiling to Affirm that the Democratic Partv nepey
has prOred recreant to a single trust. Did J,mos
buchanan prove recrcant to single trust con6ded
TO nm by the Democracy, when he connyed at the
secession of the Southern States when in his
annual message TO Congress he denied the ricbt Of
seccSSSn' and at the same time alleged that there
was no means to prevent it Did Jacob Thomson
and his associates prove recreant in the robbery If
the Indian Trust Fund? Was there anv reason 70
suppose that John b. Floyd was dishonest when bo
robbed the arsenals and arInorics throucbout tho
loyal States, to supply the Conederates of the Soptb
with munitions of war Was the seces,,on &c
Southern States and Representatives from the Con
gress of the United States, any evidence that thew
had proved recreant TO a single trust conGdcd -
them by the Democracy? We opine moi il was I'm,
programme pre-nrranged and agreed upon bv tho
Democratic Farty, who impclled BY their ins,,ioho
lust for power aHd gain were determined a.,
soon as the reins of government passed from, ,'.:
grasp, the Union should be DESTROYED W. ..L':. |
our judgement in the premises to our ;r,oII;.a".
community, and leave them 10 answer os 80 a.
correctness of our conclusion
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IIOrrible Accidan.