The weekly union record., 1865-07-29
Union Organization.

demand its Continuance. The late rebellion
vas founded on certain political, moral and
social considerations, which it is necessary to
overthrow TO insure the future peace and safe
ty of the Republic. To conclude that all has
been accomplished because the physical power
Of the rebellion has been crushed. while its
Sources still remain. shows san utter want of
ssgacity, and Cd imbeciliry of mind truly aston.
ishing.
The rebellion would never have occurred
had not the Southern mind been thoroughly
ndociriua,ed in STATE Rights-the Divinity
of slavery aud the superior manhood aud civil
ization of the South"
Before the Republic can be Insured against
future rebelIious. tie Calhoun system OF State
Rights must be eradicated-tbe system Of
,layery must be abolished and il must be prac.
iically and defantly Insisted upon, that a
Northern man is as good as q Southern man
Not one Of the points above mentioned has
been accomplished, and yet il is sought by the
Opposition, and even Boilers from the Union
party 10 make people believe that the legil
mate purposes Of the Union organization are
fulfilled. The South though defeated in arms,
have not yielded single point for which they
went into rebellion. The strife is only changed
from bullets TO ballots, and the opposition are
hopeful OF accomplishing by the latter what
they failed to do by The former. By means of
State Rights doctrines they hope TO restore
the old status and The superiority of slavery,
politics and tactics in the government.
Give Copperheads and Secessionits political
sway, and we shall see all this restored. Tn.
der such circumstances can it with truth be
said that the necessity of the Union orgauiza
tion has passed away? But it is said that
Democrats in The organization can rally to
their old principles. But TO what principles !?
The immense public debt has settled the ques
tion of Protective Tariff. there can be no ques-
ton of National Bank, and surely no Union
Democrat can ever advocate reputation Of
the National debt or the assumption of the
Confederate debt. What old question can
they rally on? Surely they cannot oppose
the war measures which they have so strenu
ously supported. Can any recreant Union
Democra, name single thing connected with
former politics which he can now put in issue
Where then is the sense of distinctions in the
Union party? We believe, n fact, there are
none. Boilers comprise Republicans as well
as Democrats We believe the fishes and
loaves are all the principles nvoved in the
motives Of boiling. But for the election OF an
U. S. Senator, we do not believe there would
haze been more boiling at the present time than
usual
We do not say that boiling may not be jus
tidable in some extreme cases. where all hon
orabe principles have been violated. But we
are strenuously opposed to it where a majority
fairly constituted and acting on settled princ-
pies, have decided; for otherwise how is it
possible to maintain party organization
There are evils attending party organiza-
ions. but until ii is shown how correct politi-
cal measures ard principles can be maintained
and carried into f,ct without them, we must
advocate submission TO their DEGREES. The
bad are sure to combine and the good must do
the same or be defeated.
The only issue we have heard of, is that of
negro suffase.
This is of no practical importance in Cali
fornia, and as to lis National aspect. who
knows what the views Of the Administration
are upon it? Until this be known. it is the
most Quzo,ic folly to 60 into boiling from
the party on that question. The truth is. this
is the merest preiext
prominent men in the party are fostering
such rebelons in il, we do not care who or
what they are, we hope they will be efectuay
shelved
/ II is said By some that it is war between
/ Republicans and Douglas Democrats How
ever, it may be in isolated cases, as a general
thing we don't see in that light.
Believing that it mostly originates with pol
iticians and a scramble for ofhce, we repudiate
the whole thing