The evening Argus., 1865-09-15
A Republican journal Disguised With the
COwardice of its Party.

From the following, clipped from the Mil
waukee Sentinel of the 9th. it will be seen
that the dIsgraceful lodging of the republi.
can state convention of Wisconsin does not
meet with the appreciation OF the ''old origi-
naP' portion Of the party. The Seatine!
says:
After careful psrusal of the resolutions
passed at the union state convention at Mad
lson, we feel con PEELED to say that thev are
wholly unsatisfactory. They stop short of
saying what ought have been SAID, and gem
orally are pervaded by cowardy, evasiye
shutting spirit. They are not the platform
OF the party, and will not be credited as
such. W Whatever merits or demerits thew
possess should be credited to Senator Doolii.
tie, who made the resolutions his specialtv
They come much short OF expressing the
honest opinions and convictions of a great
majority of the union party of the state If
Gen. Palne's and Gen Proudtit's resolutions
had been adopted by the convention, the
sentiments OF large portion of the party
would have found expression in them As II
Is, however, the resolutions represent the
stomach but not the ideas OF the party. By
comparing them with the resolutions adopted
the same day by the Minnesota convention.
tha wide ditfarancr hatgra0~ a ssurara,us
honest, manly declaration Il prin,inIss and
tme-serving and cOwsrdly refusal to say
what hve-sIxths # the party know "a he shs'-
ioteiy riSht, VIII be apparent; aud we re-
Sret 10 say that our convention doesn't c,u-
splcuously shine in the contrast
"hlie we say this however, we do not ex-
cuse many ren 1t the convention and ont of
1t who are dissatisfied with this result
Ihey might have had It different. and cannot
escape Il share Df q hlar,,a
son 20 winch the convention arrived Gen.
falne's resolutions might have been carried
thr'usn the convention If those who favored
1heLh nAu voted tor them. When men Gasira
0hat the party shal have PRINCIPLES aud
openly declare them, ,hey should demand
such platform, and give the tilne-servers To
understand that :hey will be c,n-ent wi+b
nothing short of it. The report of the nro. |
;eedInSs of the convention shows that tba !
motion to lay Gen. Paine's resolutions unop /
'ne table prevailed by very close vote. II M |
1I' although the presiding officer decided the ,
no''on carrlel- Ii the friends of negro suf-
rage mad earnestly. persistently, and with
Inythlng Ike concert Of action, insisted on
he passage Of these resolutions we don't ha
ieVe 1t possible that the politicians would
lave dared to table them As we have al
eady said, these politicians are looking Tn
ne votes, and not the triumph of ideas. and
hey would have feared to offend so import-
mt portion of the union party of Wisconsin
8 that part which believes in manhood suf.
rage, irrespective of color Gen. and JUDGE
'alne made gallant stand against this sur
snder OF principles and the convention. NJ
cart, was with them, but didn't dare ssy SO.
The late republican county convention in
ock Island county pursued the same cow :
rdly course-they nominated Anti-Johusop {
nd negro-sufrage candidates, but had not !
lie courage to make a declaration of their t
.inciples e