Litchfield enquirer., 1862-04-03

no cause ofapprehension, and we advise him Co discard them at once, or keep them to himself, until he shall have some evidence that the rcpub. lican party hds tempered with, or yielded Co tho
 Union democratic element to such on extent as looks to its abandonment.
 True, we have OF the State ticket, two Union democrats. Id ..,. ..s,
 The republican convention, as .. ssparate po-
 liticai body adopted the ticket. Thomas was in that convention, and did he at any time odjssf to the republicans extending to the Union demo crats call for cooperation! I know that ho will try to shelter himself under the plea. thas the ticket vas put in nomination, bafSse tho 10. publican party was called upon to act. But this only makes il sc much worse for him. Because if thsrs is vel founded apprehension, iof. dna. ger to the republican Organization, spEluRiug from the act of co operation. that dasgcf sx. isted at the time, the republican party. or con yehtion adopted the ticket put in nomination by the Union convention. But it lis evident no danger then threatened the republican crVaniza- ton, or else Thomas had not then discovered iE It is evident, he did not then suppose. that put. ting two Union democrats on tho State fickot. with three republicans, was yielding tosor ism- pering with" an organization, dangerous to tho perpetuity of the republican party. Yet this b the only act upon which he can put his anser. which squints in that direction. Hero ws again disagree with Thomas. Instead of its being evi. dence, marking the destruction of the republican party, we thlnk it's tendency is directly there. tic element, this, the highest type of patriotism, which political party can offer. we receive in return their support. We allow this element to occupy such position with us, that it's strsugth and influence may be felt, in the support of us. and in support of those in power, in its struggle to strangle this gigantic rebellion. In union there is strength. In cooperation there Is pow. CT. Both of thes are needed at the present time We might act separately and thus throw the political power of the State into the hands of the secessionists. That of course would not destroy the republican party, though it ssigkf
 weaken the government, when it wants strength and support. Thomas would save tho rrpubli. can party from destruction, from being swallow. ed up by this Union democratic element, and having done that, peradventure. would turn his attention to the preservation of the government.
 We make the preservation of the government, our first duty. We shall not stop to inquire, whether the republican party alone can do that or not. We shall ask our Union democratic friends to help us. We know they are ready and willing to do sor They have as deep dn interest at stake in this matter as we have.A- They have cast of party. and spun as bitterly the proceedings of the late democratic conyen. tion, as do the republicans. Yet Thomas would whine, hesitate, and doubt the propriety Of act ing with them, because, forsooth, by 60 doing il may be thought, we are yielding to or tampsF. ing with," something that may impair the per. petuity of the republican organization. For one, we say, away with party until we have seen tho end of this contest. It is time to obtrude par. tY. It distracts odr efforts, and the man is want. ing in patriotism who will do it. Let party sink, yea perish, that the government and tho Consti. tuition may live. Tow WHrPcoRD.