Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-05-07
The History Of The Union Party
and the Warming IL Conveys.

At our last State election, says the Har
risburg C,on, great deal was said in favor
of ignoring parry, and combining all shades
Of political opinion into one grand Urion Or
gauzation. unse'fzhly devoted to the rcsto-
ration of the Union and the maintenance Of
the Constitution. In many counties Union
tickets were fDrmed-anl the movement re-
suited in sending about a drzcn men to the
Legislature claiming TO be [ Mon Democrats
No sooner had these superiative patriots ar
rived at Harrisburg. than they struck bar>
gam with the Republicans. secured the or
ganizatiou Of the House Of Representatives.
acted with the Republicans throughout the
session, aud finally assisted that party il
passing Al ayportiOnment bill which, as an
unprjnciried party gerrymandcr. stands
without parallel except in the act of the
previous session. This was the sequel Of the
uo party NOV eI-eEt. Never did a set OF
men display more extreme partizauship than
these - called Union Democrats. who were
elected Is patriots of too exalted a pattern 70
coutaminate tAei. virgin pUIiEy with the
touch II party.
The same no-party farce was enacted il
Ohio upon 2 scale much more extensive.
Finding tina, ,ie Republican party could not
carry Iiat State without GONE assistance
frnm the Democrats, an arrangement was
elected whereby Union Democrat was
elected Governor. and the coalition secured
large maj ,r.ty Of the Legislature. The con
clIsiun Of ;hi, business Is the same a. that
reached in Pennsylvania. TIE House OF
Rcrreser atives Of Ohio. on the 18th inst.
passed what the Salesman calls the most
Tiliaiuous scheme 70 gerTymauder tn State
that was ever introduced in a legislative
body" Il elected spirited End exciting
discussion, dnring which some of the rali>
cais had tie rub,usljng elTrontory u aycw
their determination T. lrzisiate every Demo
rrat out # Congress that could te reached
They dcc!ar-d that the Democratic party
WAS entitled - no Consideration 10y tie I.e-
g.s!a;urs Aad this extreme partizanship.
he il remembered. proceeded from men wlo
were elected because Of their pgofesscd alb
ress;i" # party. and their forsetfulness of
everything bat attachment - the Union.
November 1851 witnessed proceeding Of
&. like character in the State Of New York,
where Uuiou. No. party State officers were
Fl cled by over a hundred Thousand major
ity. together With maj ,rity in both bran
ches # the legislature. The Republicans
;.yiu!ly Welcomed the Democrats who en>
L;,:ked il. tie movement and gave them a
temporary respite from. defeat, a. allies wor
thy uf distinguished Consideration; aud we
observe that call mas b-ca issued for /,
Union State Convention, which proposes to
REPEAT tie same game for Governor and
State ,tirers next fali.
Tlese short chapters from recent history
are sufficient to show what political Union
Ism means. 1t IS a sort of sugarcUated Re
| publicauism and nothing hut Republicanism.
In every Instance the pretended Union party
| las been controlled by Republicans and 40
| olitiunists, Who fiud il the name a conve
! uieut cover f.r past transgreSsioLs, and an
org .nizatiun for future operations. Under
| the affectation of party forgetfulness and az
! eye single to the welfare of the country anj
! the support Of the Government; IN its s.rug
| gle with rebellion, the leaders IN these Union
| organizations have made them subservient
10 the most prospective and ScaDdalous par
tizlnsiip: - for instance, in the Congress
ions; ~ pnrtiounents Of Pennsylvania an,
Ohio, where the Democratic voters are dis.
franchiseI as far as possible.
The Peoples Party" State Cvmmitte
which meets at Philadelphia ON the first G
May will doubtless call Union. MOZART
State Convention, with the hope If deceivin
the voters Of tlis State and perPetuating Re
publican misrule. We take this early occa
sim Of putting Democrats on their guar
We respect the man who sincerely beliey,
that the time If the Nations greatest peril
not the time for party contentious; but IL
Republican leaders 10 not mean to igno'
p their party, they mean, if possible, to pr
b., long its life by trickery-by shams and ar
full devices. No sensible man believes til;
the clashing Of ideas can be avoided III til
free Government. While Abolitionism seel
the destruction of the Constitution and &
decentralization Of the Government, Dem
p Gratis and conservatives will oppose the fat
he.esy, in whatsoever sphere it operate
z whether as the open advocate Of disuuio
or disguised IN the borrowed robes of patTi'
lie UaiJo.Sn. Il L-ust re slught. and fJu.