Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-16

hueuSe VI "n IVY al peopV VI TIE OIbucu CIaltS
without distinction OF party 'asss,-- . 80
Resolced That we cannot too severely con.
denim that spirit nor dcnouncc those ,nen
who have sought, or who now seek, to make
personal profit from the necessities of the
Government, or who have availed themselves
of its wants and calamities, and of their OPP
portunities or official position. to plumber its
property or abuse its trusts; and, to the end
that pcculation, corruption and dishonesty
may be banished from each and every de-
partment of the Government, We pledge our.
selves that, IN the appointment and election
OF all agents and officers. civil or military,
State or National, VIC will recognize but one
test Of merit or qualification among loyal
men, and that shall be the Jeffersonan requi-
site" Is he capable? is he honest? is he
faithful to the Constitution 2"
Resotred, That the present wants and ex-
penditures Of the government, cmphatically
call for the most rigid and scrupulous hon
csty and economy in the administration OF
its affairs. Officers and agents should be
held to the strictcst accountability ana all
dishonesty, extravaganza and fraud, should
bc summary and stcrnly punished, since
in no other way can the heavy burdens
which now threaten the people be alleviated
or averted. 0"..
Resolred. That for the purpose of carrying
into effect at the coming election the princi-
pies and policy thus set forth, we recommend
that State convention be held for the nom
nation Of State officers to be supported at
the election next fall that all Republicans,
Union Democrats and other loyal citizens,
supporters Of the policy Of the administration,
and responding to the principles and policy
set forth in the address and resolutions here
with submitted, be invited to unite in the
election of three delegates from each assem-
bly, district to such convention, and that the
following persons be appointed a committee
to designate, CATER proper dcliberation and
consultation with the committee of any or
ganzation in this State whose cooperation
we hope to o5tain,) the time and place of
holding, and to arrange such other prclimi-
nary details as may be necessary. Z. ''
Such is the doctrine we should like to see
the conservative elements of this State unite
upon this fall. The Albany Eccning Jour-
nal, the organ Of Secretary Seward, in speak
Ing of this matter says:
Republicans will fail to discover sentence
or line in either the Address or Resolutions
which does not fully harmonizc with their
principles. Nothing more thoroughly Re-
publican has ever been promulgated and it
is matter of congratulation that so many
patriotic men not hitherto identified with the
Republican party, can cordially unite in Il
Platform from which no Republican can dis
sent. The fact is harbinger of future victo
ryan earnest of that good time coming"
,hnp l,,,t l,n of .b,>
think alike, false Democracy will cease to
have the power to be of essential service to
the primary cause, or to the real authors, of
the present rebellion. Those who think
alike will come to act together, and results
will be reached which will prove to the world
that it is possible for Patriotism to rise above
Party, and for men, however classified hith-
erto, now to band tremendously together to
save the Republic. .-.s
In further support of our views we give an
article from the Dubuque Times, which
speaks our mind exactly.
The fall Of Fort Sumter and the dShonor
Of the national flag by the myrmions of the
slave power, wrought an instantaneous effect
throughout the free States. Party names
and platforms were crushed in a moment by
the blow which had been aimed at the life of
the nation. Union loving patriots rushed
together, in public meetings and military or
CARNATIONS, and pledged their lives and prop
crty to redeem the honor and preserve the
integrity Of the Republic. This union of
sympathy and effort thus formed, has been
strengthened by the progress Of events thro'
more than year of civil war, and has been
cemcntcd by the blood of thousands of heroic
martyrs who have fallen on the battle field
Yet there are narrow minded and noisy par
tizans, who now snecr at this union of so
many millions Of patriots, as mere abstrac-
ton and dccry it as a practical failure. They
are political knavcs who seek to revive the
conflicting passions and prcjudces ofparty
warfare for selfish purposes, or they arc ig
norant bigots who have no idea Of God or
country outside of their own party caucus
We care nothing rs to names, Tor tins Tn
ion organization exists in different State I'M
der different names, but in its high and broad
spirit and principles patriotism, it is every.
where the same. The Union Democrats,
Republicans, Conservatives, and National
Union men, differing by localities in name,
are in effect but one grand organization, de-
voted to the support Of the Government in
its present struggle with rebellion to the i'll
yiolable preservation Of the Constitution and
the Union and opposed to all compromises
with Slavery and Treason. That an organi-
zaton which now controls the whole Federal
Government and the Government Of every
Free State, which has arrayed six hundred
Thousand soldiers in arms, and achieved such
glorious victories over the enemies Of the I'm
ion on the battlefield, should be powcrlcss
to defend that Union at the ballot box, is in
credible. The result of every State and gen
eral election in the North, involving that is
sue, has demonstrated the power of the IN
ion sentiment. The hand Of patriotism
which now rules tho Government and the
battlefield. will continue to control the ballot
box. In Iowa this organization is now rep
resented by the Republican party. While
some who have been Of that party are urging
the adoption of policy hostile to the Union
and subvcrsive Of the Constitution the great
mass of the party in this State, its ablcst
leaders and organs, are surpassed by those
of no other State in their zeal and devotion
to the cause of Liberty and the Union. We
trust that under their influence, the Republi-
can Party of Iowa will, at their approaching
State Convention, extend liberal welcome to
the hundreds of Union Democrats in this
County, and the thousands throughout the
State, who have sacrificed their party preiu-
diceS and attachments on the high altar OF