The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-01-24

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FRIDAY MOHyINu, Jan. "a, 1862.
Republiean,sm in Wisconsin.

Six mohlhs after ID. war broke out, the |
President VA. forced TO abandon the dis. |
,inc,ive sectional policy Of h;. party. and |
we witnessed the sad spectacle Of the Ad |
'niei.,ra,ion Of the government, in the
hand. OF men disngreeing npon the prin
cip'es and policy by which i, should be
conducted, and apparently held together
only by the love Of the patronage and
power it could confer. But for this disa-
vowal Of the President, and his adoption
tas bis own guido Of the policy Of the
Democratic party. which rallied to his
support a. one man, the Union and Gov>
ernmen. would have fallen TO pieces before
now. The Democracy did no. stop to ask
Of LINCOLN any Of the honors or enolu-
ments Of the Offices in the gif. Of his Adj
miui.:ra.ion, bu, they did ask him to place
brm.ef upon Constitutional grounds, and
call around him loyal men eompeten, to
administer faithfully asd truly the affsi:.,
Of the different, civil and nil''n.ry depart
ments Of tho government.
" hen re war first commenced, the
Republican party Of hi. State va. full of
courage, blood. and thundsr. and claimed
the War AS a Republican institution. to
be run by ,ns Republican party, upon
Republican principles, to be brought TO
speedy clo-e by the .uhjugation Of the
Southern States and the abolition Of their
peculiar institution TIE party press
denounced Democrats a. worse than COW
! ards-traitors to the countrywide talked
about contracting the war upon Const;,u
tional principles, and for the sole purpose
| Of putting down the rebslio and restoring
'he rebel States to their allegiance TO the
government dsprived,as sovereign States
Of none Of their Constitutional rights.
But when LINCOLN announced his purpose
should be, and had kirked the Platform Of
hin party overheard. the Republican pre..
Of this State changed i,s tone, and struck
from their roll as chief traitor the name
Of DOUGLAS, and placed it chief Of Ps-
tro:s, worthy Of immortal fame, and
proclaimed that there 10 no longer a Re
publican part, -henceforth let there be
known in Wisconsin bnt one party-a
party that is 10 battle for the restoration
Of tho ,eceding State. TO the Union under
the Constitution "a it is.
Under these hvposritical prstenslons Of
having abandoned their irrepressih!e
conflict" doctrines, and adopted the pol
| icy Of the Democratic party, they invited
the Democrats 10 abandon their own par
| ty organization, and unite with them in
the elections until the war is over. A,
the same time they claimed that Demo
Gratis could show their patriotism in no
other NAV than by accepting this invita-
ton and eiecting men to Office who were
the friend. Of. and had voted for IIHCoLv,
whose Administration is the government
Of ;he United Stxte.-whose overthrow i.
threatened ergo-if they refused to do so
! they must be traitors. MANY Of he con
sentative men Of tho party lecomirg dis
gusted with tn foIies, hlrnders, weakness.
e1travagance, and r-cula,ons which char
scttrzed The Federal and State Admins
trs,ions, ds.er;ed its ranks, and bu, for the
! threats and promises oft. press, and brihe.
"ff-red and paid BY its leaders, by which
new recruits were obtained, We should
have witnessed a, the coming in Of this
vesr the end Of Republican rule n Wis
consin.
!. The people mus. now wait two years.
and wiz then see The downfall Of = party
whose rise and progress has been their