The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-10
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The Third Party Movement.
The life of the Union is az stake For
more than one week the soldiers Of the
Republic have poured out their blood on
the deadly plains Of Richmond, until the
very earth seems 10 reel and stagger
with tho fumes Of the intoxicating
draught which she has drained from the
heart Of heroes guerrilas murder hun
dreds Of our soldiers and citizens all
over Kentucky, Tennessee, and along Tho
rivers of the South; rebellion in Arkan-
sas invokes the aid Of negro slaves land
Indian savages TO butcher and tomahawk
loyal men and wnmer, across the ocean
the hoarY monarchies Of Europe watch
our woes with exulting eyes and long for
an opportunity to stab American democ-
racy 10 the heart; and with all these
signs Of prodigious sorrow throughout
the land, party Of old politicians met in
Cooper Institute, in New York City, to
organize a conservative party II may
seem strange that loyal men should stop
10 manufacture platforms, at time like
this. Popular instinct is right on this
point and the people everywhere with
one accord recognize this great fact, that
when the Republic is in danger Of per-
ishing there can be but hoo parties, the
friends and the enemies Of the Union.
There is no need Of platforms or resolu-
tions TO draw the line between loyal men
and traitors; there is an involuntary ag-
gregation of natural aillnities and SYM
pathies with each other on both sides.
The present is no time for a third party.
il is impossible TO form one, and If il
were even possible, IL would be useless.
The ostensible purpose Of the Cooper In
siilute meeting is harmless. We will
say, very good. II was to declare "for
the Constitution as il IT, and the Union
as il was" But il is a flimsy concern
for party platform, and at time like
the present. falls far short Of the require-
ments Of the country; for the simple rea-
son, that JEFF. DAVIS, VOCAL, FLOYD
and SrEruENs, with a thousand other
men now arrayed against the govern
ment said all along that they were for the
"Constilution as Il is, and the Union as
il was" The declaration is too vague
and amounts to nothing. fits afog-bank,
not head-land, and we don't think it
safe 70 sleerby IL without further exam
nation. Let us see. One Of the Conser-
vativo organs Of New York calls il the
anii-aIoiitjoa and anti-secession meet
ing Abolition first, and Secession merit.
Is that the order in which these Third
Party men rank these two organizations,
one of which is in the minority in every
State North, and the other having an or
ganized and armed government or con-
fodcracy within the Union, and waging
bloody and dangerous war against the
Union? Whore is there an Abolition army
or regiment, or company even, in arms
against the Government? On the contrary
where is There county in an the South
where there are not either armies, or
brigades, or regiments, or guerrilla COM
panies watching an opportunity to battle
their hands in the blood Of the loyal
But one Of their resolutions carries out the
absurd announcement Of the programme
and declares that TO The preservation
Of our government IL is requisite not onl y
that we disc0untcnance i5yegularapp0ahol
to lbs acknowledged authority, such as is
now exhibited az the South, and has been
exhibited at Che North, Irregular Qp~
position cf H6 Southern Oonfederacy in
deed A barbarous, brutal ,senseloss, cause
loss, suicidal rebellion called an irreg.
ular opposition by the Third Party men
ofCoopor Institute JErF DAVIS YOU are
irregular BrAmEoARD you are cratic /
From, WIaFAIL and TooMBs you are re-
ally acting improperly You really
ought to be talked tol But this 'irregu-
lar opposition which is 80 terribly ir-
regular thPt Il has called one million Of
soldiers TO the feld--slain over fifty
thousand men in battle and in hospitals,
and cost the nation directly and indircct-
" il is estimated over zen thousand millions
Of dollars-this sirregular opposition" Of
abe South Is only the counterpart Of the
conduct Of the North, say the resolutions
IL is an impudent oalumny The North