The Goodhue volunteer., 1864-02-24
When and where and How

Under the above heading the R-pu5li:an /
o:last Friday attempted 10 answer the
question which we -p'opounded to it, viz
to show when or where the name of the
Republican party has been authoritatively
changed since its organization.
The substance Of the explanation is that
the president was elected oy the Rcpubli.
can party and was therefore a Republican
president: he went to work to-: save the
Union, and thereby became Union prcsi.
dent and these two facts make him a Re.
publican Union president. The Republican
party having elected him, and now sustain
him is thereby in fact a Union party
therefore Republican Union party-in 9th
.r words, whatever charac 'eristics it is
fund party possesses adds to its name.
Now 1t happens that its Union proclivi-
ties are not the only characteristics Of the
Republican party. l: is the especial cham
pion ofthe Homestead System, Internal
Improvement, Protective Tariff, Congress
sion authorities over the Territories &C.
Now there Just as good authority for
multiplying its names by all these, and the
thousand and one other pecularities of It's
character as by adding the word Union to
its name because it is devoted ID the
Union. Let US see how it looks on paper ::
Republican Union Homestead Internal I'm
proven'ent-Protective Tariff Congressional
Territorial Guardianship party. And if we
may take such liberty with party names,
why not with individual names -? Our frie nd
Littlefield is no doub, Union man, there
tore 1t follows (according to his theory) that
his uame is +. A. Union Littletield. He
has several other very commendable char
ac'eristics and qualifications such for in
tance, as being very gentlemanly, honest,
truthful. patriotic, pretty man and if his
account of the change ofname of the Re-.
publican party is correct, we can see no
lmpropriety in his assuming to be know
by the title Of E. a.. Union -Gen,lemanly-
Honest t-Truthln'-ratriotic Pretty Ll,tleteld
There IS just rs much sense in one as in
tn, other. Now we never had any doubt
about the Republican, party being a Union
party. With US that is not recent dis
,covery. We joined. that party, aud was
an active worker in it principally for that
reason, when our friend Ll.tlei.ll was an
active, efficient laborur in tho Breckenridge
'party, from which he was reclaimed under
influences already known to our readers
The party has the same characteristics now
as then, and we cherish them just as dear
ly but there are Union men outside Of
that party organization, who do not sub
scribe to the political dcgmas Of it, and in
these times all Union men ought to labor
together for the salvation Of tho common
country. The salvation of this nation is
not the work Of party, but Of all the )o yal
people. The most eff ;ient men iu the
lpresent times, are those 10 have formerly
belonged to the Democratic party. Their
lis Hal'eck. and Grant, and R,secrans, and
burnside, and Dickinson, ;'u,ler and Stan
ton and we could name fifty others, al OF
whom are Union men. In politics thy
are democrats just tho samo as Lincoln
and Chase are Republicans in politics bu:
when they come 10 the case Of saving the
Old ship ofstate they do Just as VIC ought
TO do with all Union nen--mret on com
mon ground. That could easily be accom-
p!:shed without disorganzng any party, by
calling Union convention.