The Placer herald., 1862-05-31
NUMBER 80.
In What Do They Agree?


Those, who are striving to entice Demo
Gratis into an alliance with the Republican
party, profess to desire such fusion for the
sake of the Union. They constantly hold
up the idea that in order to save the Union
the Administration must be supported, and
to effect that object all the friends Of the
Union should act in concert. To a certain
extent there is some plausibility in this
Things have arrived at such pass now that
the troubles must be settled by the sword
In order to do this the Administration must
have the support of the people. To prose.
cute the war the Government must have
soldiers and the sinews Of war. To this all
parties are agreed There is no difference
of opinion. The men and the money are
furnished. But here the unanimity Of feel
ing and opinion ceases, and, in other respects,
Democrats and Republicans find themselves
arrayed against each other. The sole object
of the war with the Democrat is to restore
the Union and bring back the blessings Of
liberty, peace and prosperity They are
supporting this war for the restoration of
the Union as it was, and the preservation of
the Constitution as it is. They propose to
hold the Administration and the Republican
party to their sacred and solemn pledges
given to the country when they inaugurated
this war. They intend to demand a COM
plance with the Crittenden resolution adopt
ed 10y Congress in July last, which says:-
THAT this war is not waged on their part in
any spirit of oppression, nor for any purpose
of conquest and subjugation, nor purpose Of
overthrowng or interfering with the rights
or established institutions of the States, but
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Constitution and to preserve the Union with
all the dignity, equality and rights Of the
several States upimpaired; and that as soon as
those objects are accomplished, the war
oue ht to cease" They intend to hold the
Administration to the same line Of policy
indicated by Mr.. Seward, in August last, in
letter of instruction to Mr.. Adams at the
Court of Great Britain. He said, ''You will
indulge in no expressions of harshness, or
disrespect or even impatience, concerning
the seeded States, their agents or their peo-
pie; but you will on the contrary, all the
while remember that those States are now
as they always heret fore have been, and,
notwithstanding their temporary self delu'
sion, they must always continue to be equal
and honored members of the Federal Union,
and that their citizens, throughout all politi'
cal misunderstanding and alterations, still
and always must be our kindred and coun.
trymen."
They do not intend that this war shall de-
generate into crusade for the abolition Of
slavery without entering their solemn pro.
test against it. They cannot endorse the
Chicago platform, nor can they approve OF
the corruptions and extravaganza OF the
powers that be- Hence, while they will sup
port the Administration in the prosecution
of the war for the maintanance of the in
tegrity of the Union and the preservation Of
the Constitution, they will oppose any mea-
sure intended to divert it from that line of
policy. In consequence of such diversion
the Democratic Congressman and prominent
men of the loyal States have sounded the
tocsin of alarm. They, therefore, insist
upon reorganization of the Democratic
party to oppose fanatcsm and to hold such
checks upon the Administration as to prevent
its dverting the war from its Legitimate OBJ
ect and proper channel. The object of the
Republican party is entirely different. They
intend to use this war as means of abolish
ing slavery. They are not for the Cons:itu-
ton or its obligations, but while denying the
right of secession and protesting to recog-
nze the Southern States as part OF the
Union amenable to the Constitution and the
laws, they claim the right, under the war
making power to commit any atrocity they
see proper, not excepting the freeing and
arming Of slaves. They hold themselves
in readiness to support any measure the Ad'
ministration may propose, no matter what
its character. or how repugnant to the Com
s,itution This Democrats can never do
But what they can do, is to organize thorough
y and elect conservative Union and Constl'
tutionloving Congressman, who will hold
proper check on the Administration, CON-
pelIing it to adhere to the Constitution.
Marysvil1e Erpress.