The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-03-04

From the Crisis.
If Truc.

From the Crisis.
Important if rue
We give the following to our readers from
the New York Her ala, that they may watch
the signs of tho times. Whether what IS here
developed turns out to be true or not, We have
the best reasons for believing that there IS a
large interest at work TO accomplish it, This
interest, SO far as the Democratic party is con-
cerned, is composed of VI hat is called the "Con-
seryaiives," aud the WEED and SEWARD in
terest in the East. The object is to break up
the Democratic party, as such, and combine
the money mongcrs ond the army in another
two years war and then seize the Government
at the end of Mr.. LINCoLN's' term at allhaz-
ards and at any expense. To inaugurate this
movement without doubt of success, it was
necessary to break up the Democratic State
Convention in Kentucky at the point CT the
bayonet, and if necessary follow 1t up in eve
ry other State.
To give countenance TO the movement they
pretend to- make war on the radical Abolition
lists as well as the Democratic organization,
but that is all moonshine, for these radicals,
holding all the Offices OF the country, will form
the basis OF the new structure. They will
very easily be won over to the arrangement"
The main purpose is to destroy the Democrats,
modestly called tCopperheads," as it is we'll
known that unless tho Democratic party Is
destroyed and scattered to the four winds,
they can rever succeed in wrestling liberty
from the citizen, subdue the State organiza-
tons, and finally bring the people under pure
military rule.
1t now becomes a serious question with the
Democratic party, what is its proper course to
pursue-disband or contest our rights as a
party to the last? We sec signs all around us,
and have seen them for months, that we might
expect an effort ofthis kind precipitatcd upon
US. 1t was for this that the term conserua-
tire was attempted to be interloped into our
designation, instead of the old term of Demo
crot. We have called attention to this very
often, the past nine months, to stave it off,
Its purposes are very fully confessed in the
following article, which we hope our readers
will read with care, and then watch the symp-
toms as they appear in certain newspapers,
and in the actions oe cer'ain men. The con-
Esoript law-the Bank Law, and the enormous
appropriations for the next year QS63-4) are
the brides and the temptations to this new
combination, and which can only be made per-
feet by prolonging the war to tie end of Mr..
Lincoln's administration. hmccrcfs, 1t is
for YOU to consider and reflect on these mat
tiers, and decide on your action. We can only,
at this time, present the facts as they are being
made public:
From the New York Herald.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 1868.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS N
RUMORS
There are some very important movements
on foot in the city. The present apparent i'm
mobility of the army and the suggestive pro-
ceedings of Congress are indicative of this
fact, there are besides a great many rumorsln
circulation in political cir les, which are kept
as confdentially as possible, in regard to what
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on the 4th of March next-not over a couple
of weeks from the present time. 1t will be
seen that little opposition has been shown in
Congress to the financial and military mea-
sures of the government. The conservatives
have given them their support, and the con-
sequence is that the new consumption scheme
will soon become a law, as well as the fnaneia,
nruruTc5 TUr rr0 maHreDducU or fne SoSSfn-
nept. Some people have not failed to express
surprise and establishment at these movements
and results. But from what I have heard L
think they will scarcely surprise you. Among
the rumors in circulation which pointed to
these results is one to the effect that the Pres
ident intends to restore General Mcclellan to
the chief command of the army sometime
next month, and that he intends to reorganizc
his Cabinet on a conservative basis, retaining
Mr.. Seward in his present position, for the
nasterly and dignifed manner in which he
has discharged the duties of his de- artment.
1t is said that he has promised several mem
bers of Congress, who, though belonging to
his party, are conservative in their politics,
that he will certainly make these changes. 1t
is understood that he feels that the present
General-in-chief is not equal to the emergency,
and that he is now satisfied that General Nc
Clellan was fully equal to it, and that IT he
had been left alone he would long since have
accomplished all that the nation so anxiously
d1a;ro {lo4 L. % no- Grpplu Of thn opIpion
that Mcclellan is the only man in the country
capable of filling that position, and that his
military mind is the only one that can grasp
the necessities of the occasion, control the
movements of all the armies of the republic
throughout the Union, and preserve their uni
ty of action and efficiency for the suppression
of the rebellion. With these ideas in view he
has unhesitatingly made the promises alluded
to; and the conservatives therefore think, In
consideration Of these facts, that it is best to
strengthen the hands of the administration in
every possible way, SO that the spring elm
paign shall be one of the greatest vigor and
unity.
When General Mcclellan was removed it
was stated by the radical abolitionists that the
President was induced to adopt this course on
the ground that he had tried the conservative
plan for a year and a half without any practi-
cal result, and that therefore he was at liberty
to give the radical plan a trial. But We all
know that it was the conservative plan which
led to the great victories of last year, while
since the Inauguration of the radical plan,
dates from the issue of the emancipa-
ton proclamation, everything has gone wrong
on land and sea, in the army, among the poll
ticians and with the people. Thus the Presi-
dent has found that the radical plan will not
work at all. He is not restoring the Union by
it, nor does lie win any victories by its agency.
need; and now he is determined to have it.
He sees that with the success of our army we
will have peace with Europe and peace at
home, while with the continued reverses of