, 1863-03-05

[F.om the n. Y. Timcs, March 1st]
It wus well said by Edmund Burke "When
bad men combine, tho good must associate;
clec they .milt fall, one by one, an unpitied
sacrifice In cou.emptib!e struggle"
The chief fault Of the great 1oyal majority
neglected Organization. They have Left
this tremendous instrurncntality almost Gu
tirely in the hands Of their anniversaries. The
true explanation Of the alarming growth Of
west lies in the secret operations Of the
knights ofthe Golden Circle and affiliated SO.
cIetft6. By their clandeetine and thoroughly.
concerted management, they were able to get
the control of tho Democratic organization,
aud hll up the Legislatures with men willing
disloYal. They completely cfrcumsented and
et.s1aughcd tho real sentiment of-the peo-
pic: These societies have their kindred asso-
ciatIous in the East, somewhat Inferior per-
haps, in completeness Of system and secrecy
Of operation, but still 1aboring steadily to-
warsl the same tra}to7oUs end
Loyal men have too long giren clear field
to these miscrcants. They hare taken it for
granted that their cause was too sacred to be
seriously injured by faction. They have look.
cd passive1y on and made no sign, or hare in
dulgcd in croakings and grumhlings directly
calculated to strengthen the hands Of the fac
tionists, though not so designed. Consider
lug the untiriug activity Of the enemies Of the
Government on the one hand, and the general
rcmiesneas Of loyal men on the other, the
wonder is, not that the popular heart IL so
greatly relaxed, but that if has not become
thoroughly demoralizcd.
One advantage, perhaps, has resulted from
the inaction Of loyal men. The rebel sympa-
| thizers hare been emboldened to reveal their
spirit and purposes with tul1ncss they other
| wise would have avoided. The wayEAring man,
| though a fool, needs no longer have glim-
mering doubt as to their essential dis1oyalty.
| The delay has relieved true union1sm of no
| small amount Of trouble in smoking out its
OWL accord they have come out into broad day
light, md with defiant front. We know now
| Just where to find them, and how to meet
them. No blows need be wasted. It can
| very soon be settled which side Is to 60 to
| the wall.
But no more time must be lost. Union men
must at once organize. The Union Leagues
| which have been started must be multiplied,
until they reach every city, village and ham.
let between Maine aud California. Latent
must be braced up. The great popular heart
must be fred with new devotion. Public
spirit must acquire an earnestness at once
profounder md more vehement. The vital
principles and the infinite interests ut stake,
which have been oyesshadowed and thrust In.
t must again be recognized, and set forth in all
their imperative authority. Tie terrible
character If the emergency must be brought
closer home to ALL It should be understood,
as never before, that the Republic expect:
every one Of her sons to do his whole duty 1t
this her day Of peril, The same esprH d.
corps, the same generous ardor, the same in
tolerance Of completely with the rebels, which
peryade and rule the army, ought also to dom
innte outside Of the army. Loyal men mus
] put themselves in position to act in concert
wherever and however the occasion may de
1napd-yea, to march shoulder to shoulder tt
| the bloody field if need be.
II We say ngain, organize Union Led1ue*- Sim
ply to stand by thcGovcrmnenti Is not enough
Our dnty is to prepare to stand By it in II
most effclitc manner. Bad men hare Tecombined
, and added thereby thousand-fold to the{
| power. Good men must also combine, or b
!, woreted. Party lines are now nothing. Th
great elections have passed. and the Issue
which entered into them, 80 far as they Wet
. Of loyal nature; can now without injury t.
, any political interest be put in nbeyancc
!, There ia neither just reason, nor plausible ex
l cuse, for any further maintenance Of part
distinctions. The only difference recognized
should be the difference between loyal aud dfi
| loyal men-between those who arc for carry
ing the war on to the submission Of the rebels
: | and those who are ordropping the war an
yielding to the rebels. That Is the supreul
, | issue; aud 1t determines the position Of ever
man, whatever his estimate Of Admfnistratio
measures or policies. Let the men on til
r side Of war and an undivided Republic II
= aside all minor differences, and work togethe
| with a will for fhn one rrfAt object