Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-11-15
The True Policy.

The Conservatives have triumphed ia tb.
elections, and now they have great duties Il
perform, lt Is true that the Congress- lusi
elected will not meet till December, 1863. nm.
less sooner called together by the President
yet the Conservatives, victorious almost every
where and by overwhelming majori.ies, have
OF course established moral power that musi
OF necessity have great weight IN all the affsirs
of the Government. They are now and viii
continue to be the controlling power In the ma.
tion.
The Hon. Horatio Seymour, the Governor
elect Of New York, asserted the true conserye.
tive doctrine In his speech at BROOKLYN after
the election. He spoke of conservatism as In.
volViDg especially, and frat Of oil, the main.
tenanoe Of the Union In It's integrity. He in
sisted, as all Conservatives insist, that there
can be no dissolution Of the Union-that II
must be saved at all hazards and at all sacrifices.
10 save the Union, 1t is immensely important
tnst we encourage and strengthen Union
feeling In the South. Hitherto the war, it would
almost SEEM has been 90 carried on and our
Legislation at Washington 90 shaped ss to unite
the South as far es possible In opnos;,,on ~
the Union And this result has. to n verv
great degree, been brought about. SecessioII
was not originally the universal doctrine of the
Southern people, We do nos believe that n
was, at the time South Carolina went ont. the
doctrine OF one half or near one-half of tbn
Southern people. The friends of the Union In
that section were both numerous and resolute.
and, II they had been properly sustained and
encouraged by wise and judicious policy on
the part OF the President and Congress and the
people OF the loyal States, they would have
gone on Increasing 10 numbers and resolu,e.
ness But the ultra men Of Congress insisted
on voting and acting as II aboitionists we're a
necessary and substantial part of Uniopism.
and the President, overborne by the ipcesaant
and desperate pressure of the radicals, Welded.
after long and even brave resistance, 20 4
tide that was too strong for him. Hence Il IA
that at last there is In the South little or no
Union feeling; at any rate, little or none chat
ventures to show itself, If not dead. IL Il
buried. And now, ss the Chicago Post saws,
ii should be the care Of the Consery tiyes q
send word Of fraternal greeting to their breth.
rem In the South hereafter considered identical,
and that every man Of the South who will ar.
ray himself In favor of the Union, In favor oi
the Constitution and the Union, and In favor 81
prompt and thorough redress of grievances
IN the Union, and In the manner provided b,
sue Constitution, shall find In the Conserya
nve party OF the United States, and In th,
conservative Legislatures, State ana national
friends and fellow laborers. Let the hand O
feloWship be extended to these men. Le
them be invited to come once more into tn,
old family council room; let them come therI
with an assurance that life, liberty and prop
erty shall be -sacredly protected, that. Wher
there, II there be grievances, those eriey
ances Will be considered BY brethren OF com
mon country, who will "do unto Others a,
they would have Others do unto them. q a Le
tois greeting Of friendship and kind feeling
OF an ardent desire to meet these men of th.
south as friends and not as enemies, be sem
| forth, and let the Conservatives satisfy thu
Union men OF the South, that, with Govern
ment rescued from the control of fanatics, thu
Constitution affords an ample protection to ali
and is sufficient 10 remedy every real wr0nf
that has been sustained by individual States
or sections; let Us commence the work of mt
ting down the rebellion, nos only by q yieoroul
support OF the military powers Of the nasion
but also by extending 10 the people OF fSyb,
south reliable ssanrances that the Constitution
In the hands of national men will be create
and more enduring protection than independ
ence can ever afford. Let them be taught tba
the south has everything to expect m the Union
and nothing but war--6eroe, orele entless war
out of, tle Union, b,,.,.t.'. l..-.,- ". I
Let the bayopet be trimmed with tho olive.
Les the two symbola gotogether; let the bayo-
net never be spared while alhostile arm sesistt
the nag or the laws Of she Union; but let the
olive be alwsys proHsred to- those who win
unite with ua In sds,sinibg tho Gag and the
Constltntioh OF the country. Let Tennessee
be eipvited tu send Senators and Representatives
to Congress; let her people opportunity
Of once more participating In the affairs Of the
uniou, and Of once more enjoying iss protection