The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-04-09
Sham UniOasiSsM.

We engaged in this war for the ain.
gle purpose of putting down ''gigan-
tic rebellion" AT least such was the
declaration of the President, the head
of the nation.
Last fall the people we're called up
on by the Republicans and their
brother Fusionists, who claimed to be
patriots and Union men Of the FIRST
water, to lay aside all party questions
and party issues, until the great object
of the war should be accomplished.
The war is not yet over; but it is in
a fair way to "crush out the rebellion"
Now, what are these bogus Union men
doing? They are striving to arrest its
progress and prevent the accomplish.
ment Of its object. They are reviving
the old party questions and sectional
issues Of the Abolition and Republi-
can school. Instead of uniting with
loyal Union men in a common effort
to put down the rebellion, and restore
the authority of the Federal Constisu-
ton and laws over every part Of the
country, they are sowing the seeds Of
dissention and division broadcast.
In proof of this we need not look
at the ultra measures proposed by Re-
publican Fusionists in Congress, bat at
some Of those which are claimed to be
moderate. They are pressing bill
for the Establishment" Of slavery in
the District of Columbia;a a proposition
looking to the emancipation of slaves
in all the Southern States; bill for,
the organization of the Territory of
Arizona, with provision prohibiting
slavery in all the territories Of the
United States, and other. measures Of
q ike character.
Without discussing the constitutions
ality or justice Of these measures, or
any of them, they are all Of them dis
tinctive measures of the old Republican
Abolition party. Every one Of them
involves an issue on which political par
ties have been divided. They are
broughs. .forw ard, defended and urged
by the, men who were loud and vocif.
erous in their clamor that al party
issues sheuld be abandoned and placed
out Of sight while the war lasted.
Tho central Fusion organ, the jour-
nal Of this city, of yesterday morning,
March 81, contains ali article highly
commanding Ashley's bill for organi-
zing Arizona, and prohibiting slavery
lin, all our territories. The Journal
says the bill sdrives straight and strong
to the direct issue touching the extern,
sion Of slavery into the Territories Of
/ the United States, and adds: Make
that the binding and the abiding law.
and tho clamor for the introduction Of
more slave States is silenced forever"
This is the voice that comes from a
paper that talks in such honeyed pAfa-,
ses about a Union organization for the
sake Of the Union. But it is charac-
teristic of its party. Its Unionism is
la pretence and sham. Those who
), fuse with it are expected to, and must
support Republican men and old Re-
publican and Abolition party measures.
4 Talk Of men of this sham Union
Epsrty as unconditional Union men!-
Their moaesalt saving the union IN
volves one stringent condition, without
(which thay I'D not care 4 stray for It's
lbafsty--ghas The Republican party, I'M.
asr cone aane, Union, Fusion, or
wla@ nos, must be ia the ascendant and
! lrule the country. This is tho Union
isn which ignores party. 1t isa base
and deceptive sham. [statcsuiaf