Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-11-21
IFrom the N. Y. Times, Nov, ISL
The lDisunion Party.

: The Anti Slavery Standard, in comment
ing upon the policy of the President, says:
His purpose, however, remains unchang-
ed,and every desperate expedient he clutch
es at only shows how resolute he is to save
his own scheme though he destroy the ma
tion in the attempt. r)
"That purpose, we believe, may be stated
in sentence: To bring back the States Nth
out Negro Suffrage. TO that the President
makes every thing else bend. We, there
fore, on the one hand, demand that erey-
thing shall bend to the purpose Of keeping them
out until Negro Sp6rdge Is secured"
When the rebellion first broke out there
was a party in the country, consisting
mainly of the ultra AbolitiOnists, which
was in favor of letting the South 90, in order
that the North might be relieved of all re-
sponsibility for the sin of slavery, and that
Northern men might no lOngerb be hamper
ed by the South, in their control of the Ma
tioRal Government. IL l0ds in pursuance Of
this policy that Mr. Chase, in the first Cabinet
meeting held after The attack on Fort Sumter,
opposed raising any troops or making any odr,
and 1t was also in persuance OF the same
policy that the Tribune took ground in tav-
or OF secession, provided majority of the
people of the Southern States wished to se-
cede. ia ''-lAe dAA
The patriotism of the nation overruled
this policy and resolved upon war. 1t was
,then demanded by the same party that
emancipation of the slaves should be at
once proclaimed, partly as means of car
rying on the war, but mainly as an act OF
Justice TO the slave--and that the war should
not cease until that emancipation had been
secured. Mr.. Lincoln's policy, which was
TO saUe the UniOrs-using slavery or abolition
as a means to the accomplishment OF this
ebd-was denounced with intense violence;
but 1t nevertheless prevailed until, in due
course ofstime, 1T became clear that, as a
military weapon, emancipation was neces-
ssftk, aud that public sentiment had become
ripe for itssempl0y Mr.. lincoln then
issued his proclamation, and that, instead OF
-the preservation of the Upion, became the
bImaiIloobject for which the extreme party
referred to sustain the war. - a 1'n$
| Now, that the. war Is over, the same party
resist the restoration of the Union, or rather
make it wholly ubordinate in importancet to
the elevation to political power of the ca
franchised slaves. AS the Standard clearly
puts the case, they mean 70 make "euerytlting
bend ITO Ithe purposeofskeeping the South
out of the Union until negro suffrage Is Sc
cured.n, Their policy has been steady and
|. consistent. They have never swerved a
hairs breadth from their leading purpose
They have made .'everything bend' to the
interest and elevation of the negro race
| They wonld have consented to the division
of the Union aud the overthrow of the
Government, rather than the continuance
of slavery. The war destroyed slavery
and now they not only consent, but demand
| that the Union shall not be restored unit
negro suffrage has been secured in the
| SouthernStates. ''"'
20 We have nothing to say now about the
question of Negro Suffrage. ltmay or may
not be desirable. But those who place Il
above the Union, who we're and are willing
to destroy the Union and perpetuate tht
reign, of confusion ard violence in order t
secure it, may be philanthropic within theil
sphere. bu, they are not good patriotss no
men who should be allowed to dictate. th'
policy and decide the destiny of our coun
try. Their immediate purpose is to forct
Conqress; /; to thwart the Presidents efforts Il
restore the Union and re-establish the au
thority of the Constitution and Government
unless Negro Suffrageis secured as con
dition precedent. We do not believe tina
either fanaticism or party discipline, or botl
united, are strong enough in Congress Il
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