Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-18
Attempt TO Sell the Union Party OF
Kentucky.


a convention, to be held in Louisville,
18th next May, TO select a State electoral
ticket, and to appoint delegates to what
they please 10 miscall the Union Con-
serya;iye National Convention, to be
held at Chicago, 4th July next
Now, these gentlemen can not be ig
noraut Of the fact that no convention, BY
their designation, has been called to
meet at Chicago; but National Demo
cratic Convention has been called al
Chicago ou the Iih Of Jnlyl Why have
these gentlemen so guardedly Stunned
the appellatiom ~ said convention as
affixed by its own National Central Com
mittee7 Is It possible that these gentle
men thought that the Union men Of
Kentucky would not willingly be trans
lerred by them into the embraces
Of the Peace " Democracy Of the
North, headed, as il is, by the Val
landiglams, Woods, Whites, Cincinnati
FHgRirers, &c and that, il ia bold
and manly way they should say. " to
send delegates to the Democratic Con.
vention at Chicago, there wonld be q
recoilY ~
10 the first place, this is a stnpendous
usurpalion Of power on the part Of these
gentlemen. and in the neSt place their
call is not in that open, manly way
which the people always admire, and
shows. in us very terms, there is some
thing hidden from the public gaze.
This Union Democratic party il made
up Of elements from the old Bell, Bfeck.
inridge, and Douglas parties, whose great
central and supreme idea was the pres.
eryaiion Of the Union, the Constitution
and the restoration Of the laws Of the
Federal Government over the rebel
States. and iis origin dates since the
last National Convention II has never.
bv any authoritative Convention. identi.
Ged itself with either of the national par
ties, or National Conventions OF the Free
States indeed II ray be trathfully said.
that the great body Of the Union men Of
Kentucky have peculiar ideas relative 10
the present national exigencies, which es-
seniially differ iiem either national party
I la this state of affairs, is II not as
toHndinP that thu gentlemen, who have
heretofore shared largely in the conf
dence Of Union men should attem pit, by
a bold asurpation Of power on their part,
and without giving the Union men .he
right Of consultation and hearing, 10
transfer them as so many sheep in the
shapbles, over. to the Pace DsHoe.
fdcN
Bv whom, aud when, was this vast
power 10 control the destinies of seventy
thousand men, citizens, and fifty thou
sand brave soldiers Of Kentucky, con
ferred on these gentlemen?
But. when il is considered. that these
men knew that anch call virtually read
out Of tho party, vast numbers OF the
truest uian men Of the State, and near.
ly every soldier OF Kentucky, its enorml-
ty only begins 10 appear No party has
ever been so unmindful Of its own digni.
ty, or seifpreservation, as to confer upon
Central Committee such vast powers,
and to make them the political father
c0ntessors of every voter.
BY recent act of the Legislature
every soldier of Kentucky is entitled 70
vote in the Presidential election, who
would be legal voter If at home. This
necessarily gives the Kentucky army the
right to delegation in the Convention
and who have q better right to be repre-
sented Who have deeper welfare in
the State aud the natiOnY Or who are
more meritorious than the brave soldier;
who have quilted home and its endear
ments, and periled their health, bard
ships and life for the defense of th'
State, and existence ol the nation3 AnC
vet the fine gentlemen, with an effront
cry and usurpation Of power, have ex
cluded our brave soldiers from eensulta
ton.
The Consideration OF the national ex
igencies, aud with what national party
and to what National Convention, tn
Union party Of Kentucky would sem
delegates, were all questions Of tn
gravest character, and pre-eminently be
longing to its deliberatiye convention
when assembled; aud the dietation Q
i the terms is simple, unmitigated usur
= patton on the part Of the committee, no
= in the least binding on the party hu
the party owes il 10 itself at ones to il
diguantly repndiate this action aud die
tation.
We are authorized TO say there will
call, in few days, OF the Union Dem
oeraiie party, as il stood organized j
the late Louisville Convention, 10 assem-
Bile in convention, to determine for !
self, these grave questions. We can 50
/. 10 these gentlemen that Union men wh
I have borne equally as prominent pal
Il in these national difficulties, aud wh
- share as largely the confidence OF th
Union party, do not intend 10 submit !
their dictation. Ia this call will be il
eluded the representatives from ID
army; and in Il Union men will not
> read out of the party, and 8 motley crew
OF semi -lovaists and rebel sympathizer
under the desi gnation of voters, sui
stitated in their places; but it will be a
sssemblage of pure-minded patriots, VII
will still cling TO the great central Ide
of the preservation of the Governmen
). the restoration Of the Union, with ii
supremacy of the Federal Constitute
Al aud laws, and the suppression OF the r
bellion, By the most effcieht and vigo
- ons war measures.
8 The Cincinnati Enquirer, which
one Of the prominent and standard O
{. sans of long standing in the Democrat
party, in It's issue Of March ID, said
N 1--WE believe that the masses Of Il
Democratic party in Ohio, lnaiai
aud Illinois, are in favpr of immedia
,, peace: and are ready 10 accept the ?
iitical conditions which peace at tn
r, time would necessitate.
g Again it says;
"a "a NO averments of Democratic ant
'ty cedents can establish in any man q
est right to call himself Democrat, vi
as. is in favor of the prosecution of W
'ot which is not merely wrong in the mo-
rs in which it has been conducted, but
wrong in its inception and wrong in 4
NJ principles which are set up as the gronl
- upon which IL Is wsEsd