The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1865-09-09

Decline OF the oiach NJ
The opening .. the political campaign IN
die.,es unmisiakably that the hepuohean
marty has los, It's cohesion. OPpsosI'ion 70
.I.verv was the foundation upon which the
marty was formed. and 20 hat only was y
properly adapted. The wrongs suffered oy
ne enslayed negroes was an excellent SUD
lee, for political agitation, and vivid co'o's
in which the Republican leaders portrayed
me colors Of the peculiar institution
,oncheJ a sympathetic cord in The heart q
he North. But the strength OF me hepuo-
,icsn party wis in the prospect, and not 70
,he attainment, OF freedom for the slaves.
4, was the blessing OF liberty 10 the ao-
s,ract that !, held up before the people,
rather than the plain. unyarnished afncls
which The negroes now enjoy. Parties
like coquettes. always msnsge 10 have more
than one string 10 ihsirsbow but the ilepuo
lean party had but one. and that they have
lost since the adjustment Of slavery Is no
longer a thing Of the future. To build q
new foundation for the party has beer me
treat aim Of III leaders since ire tate 81
slavery was sealed The radical class, know
inc wb II 4 strong cord the negro was ~hile
n : condition Of slavery, have been foollvh
enough to believe that be can still be made
available as a political instrument and WIN
this view they are making a desperate a.
: temp t 20 get the party upon a negro suffrage
; platform. believing that 10 be the next best
thing 70 abolitionissn. But i VIII not 90
/, The conservatives wing Of the party are
: shrewd enough 10 see tina; the negro was nc
4 longer available 10 the Republicans sf'er 'hs
/, shackles fell from his limbs, and he became
i q full fedged freeman They are determine
a that the party shall not be anchored 10
dead issue-thal shall not plant i:selt upcI
N a shadow because the substance was ono
lhere-hence the quarrelling rrangling an
frhtinr which 10 in progress between IN
two factions, and " hieh clearly points
party d~is;n,egralion. From ali parts Of ID
\ country-wherever the political ball i
~ mo,ion-we hear Of a bitter warfare b
n. tween The rival elements OF Republicanist
- and so tar as we can determine al this tim
A. neither has much cause TO dlsparsge u
other. TIE New Englsnd Republican
seem 10 be almost a uniI in favor q neg
!. suffrage. Those Of New York. judging
the complexion Of the State ommiite :
are very nearly q tie upon this PRESTON
= La Pennsylvania and New jersey they .
I. snti-suHrage; 10 Ohio they are divided;
Iowa the party Is VT ecking itself upon 4
suffrage question, and in q numter q cou
Ties each fDc .ion 10 running - cans
dates. The other Western States, Viii
hsye not yet been officially heard from, y
show the same state Of demcrai eaton
the party although the majority " them y
probably opppoe the suffrage ~poliey.
IL evident. therefore, that the Republic
party Is rapidly approaching dissolution.
vitalizipg principal wasburied with slave
snd there is no substitute for il. The N
skilfuI political architects ia the party b
exhausted their talents in vain attempts
%, q new foundation under the old sup
structure. and there seems TO be no lcnge
doubt that i, is destined TO cru mble and !
N. Y. Sun