Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-04-24

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age. My, SIR, so anxious was tne ItepuD-
loan party TO conciliats the conservative son
timeut Of the northern States and the Union
sentiment Of the Southern States, that we
chose ~ Standard + ragent.eman who had
bat little experience in public life, who had
siysn no cause of prejudice, who was him.
elf \ Kentuckian by birth, who was but
two years in Congress, who had no record
seainst slavery and he, following the same
policy, has revived many gentleman Of the
past generation, and placed them in power
] simply introduce IL to show that there
never was q party more magnanimous, more
liberal, and more generous to everybody but
its own personal and partisan friends.
REORGANIZATION OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
What did this party get for all this? l
noticed in the papers the other day a re-
msrkablc thing. 1t was this
IA Democratic conference was held last night. contin-
uiur in session until q late hour The cali was signed
by Iii, excepting four or Eve. OF the members OF Con-
sress who were elected rs Democrats" gUrr
Iulso notice in the papers much TO my re-
gret that e
"a A paper has been circulated, and signed by nearly nil
the Democratic members Of Congress, ind BY Senator
oaRIltx. having in view the rulIying Of the Democratic
party, and a convention in this city a, an early day, To
give direction TO It's future movements.
In the meeting l have just mentioned,
"Represcn,n,ivc CosNso presided, and Represents
lives PsspLrToN and saiEL acted us Secretaries"
"a Resolutions were introduced by my col
leaugue in the other House, Mr.. VALLAN-
DfaHAM-
Mr.. CARLTLE. If my friend will allow
me, so far as l had any connection with that
meeting, I am ready to explain it. Isigned
. paper here at my desk, handed to me by
some one, without looking at it further than
10 see that its object was for some gentlemen
10 meet at the room of q member OF Con.
gress at q hotel ip this cityfor the purpose
Of conference I went there. No action
looking TO q party organization as a party
was had, 80 far as my knowledge extends.
There was q free interchange Of opinion:
among gentlemen who were there and /
wa gladt to see, 80 far as I could ascertain, q
determination to support the Administers
ton in all proper efforts to suppress this re-
belhon, maintain the Constitution, and re-
store the Union. 1fthere was anything con-
Guided upon, l think that was the conclu-
zion at which that conference arrived. Reso.
buttons, I believe, had been .prepared--or,
whenI went in / understood they were in
course Of preparation--but / know Of no res
olstion having been adopted and sent forth
by that meeting to the country. do not
think it is justly ~chargeable with being an
effort to organize q party movement in OPP
position TO the constitutional effort now be-
ing made to restore the Union. 10 ,-r1
Mr.. LATHAM. VIII the Senator allow
me to say q word? q AJ-- A@'-"
Nj. SHERMAN. Certainly.
Mi. LATHAM. l was called upon, and
I believe both my colleague and myself sign.
cd the call referred to by the honorable Ben.
seSor from Ohio, but 90 little impression did
g~anisation, that, / believe, neither Of Us At.
tssded. | certainly did not; and l believe
he did not either.
mi. SHERMAN. As matter of course
i have only the public prints for what I say.
lind in = Philadelpbia paper that resolu.
lions were introduced by Mr.. VALLANDIa-
HAN from o committee of which he was
chairman, declaring in substance that the
restoration Of the Union and maintenance
Of the Constitution require that tho organi'
sation and principles Of the Democratic par.
" Of the United States should be fully and
faithfully adhered To-, and inviting all cid.
nons, without distinctions of sections or par.
ty, to cooperate with the Democracy in sup.
porting. the Constitution and restoring the
old Union. qs,,,f ...7 tsg t,l
Nov s;r 7 have M r;obt n comr,.;n ~
Ana ~ .nyrsnirat;on of the Oemocratic Marty
or anything that belongs to ii. II is very
well known that l never belonged TO the
psposratic party, and have no sympathy
Win H. Aitn9agn ome 9ils member
are my personal i1ends, YET l nave no iaith
ln y. An inc oisun5onlsts oIlne COUNTY,
were 9pposea % tne I.ePuDlican parry. lne
great pody Oh the men VINO are now nghtne
against the 1oyernment were democrats.
! DO not know that 2 singl member OF the
hspunhcan partyItheo ORGANISATION 10 which
I am PROUD TO belong ever took up arm
against his government, or ever threatened
70 AXE up arms against ms Government.
have shown you, SIR, by facts that no man
can ccntroyert, that there never was o party
more liberal ana generous % open enemies
snd manly foes, or 70 political sdversaries.
Indeed ve nave surrendered them every
thing; We hay gwen them oinces, honor,
power, patronage, ~ 2 seli-sacriiic,ng spirit
without example,, % not care how soon
theyi!o-orgsnixe the OLD DGmocrat!c party.
MT docs u not nc 70 us, hepubiican SEN
tors, That 1t y necessary that we should have
9 party organisation; that instead OF wan
dering some here, some there, some evory,,
WHARF, we should say what we VIII stand
upon, and what we ought 70 do on tho va
riouG questions out OF the prOseCu-