Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-10-31

for any party which clings to the losves and
fishes, and ignores justice. To such a political
organization We ove no allegiance, ADD il the
Union party l. TO De converted into a mere ma
chine 70 put political jugxlers into place. ne
. reorganizs tiou and reconstruction upons
new basis csnnot take Fsce = moment TOO soon
1T should rot be forgotten By the politicians
who have followed President johnson of on the
Conservative track. that the Radicals compose q
very respectable part Of the Union party of the
country, and they will rot suffer the Conserva
tives 70 run the machine ell their own war. The
or, that the preservation of the Union party IS a
necessity TO the salvation Of the Government,
will not work the desired result The Radicals
DO not want to destroy the Union party. but thew
do insis; that the Conservatives shall not run il
of the main track. The Union or Republican
party has always been opposed to the yiIIanies of
slavery. and IL i not reasonable to suppose that
its founders will consent 20 lie being diverted from
lie legit nate mission. We uox saw TO A. John
son 4 Co. that they are undertaking to run the
Radical train upon their track. We object
They say, Hold on there-youll tear the train
TO pieces We say to them. Get the train on the
main track, or We will all 60 the devil If thsy
persist in running the train in she same direction,
We hope they will go slos, so that the Radicals
may Jump of without being hurt. As one Of
that lumber. We don't want to stay 70 see the
smssh-up.
"But the Journal asserts that the advocates
Of negro suffrage are hypocriieal IN their con
Germ for the welfare OF the colored people, be-
cause they will not follow quietly in the pathway
marked out by President johnson and his special
defenders. The Radicals believe that Andrew
Johnson has proved recreant to the important
trust conided 10 his hands, and they refuse to
throw up their bats in laudati0n of his errors
he had it in bis power to settle the question of
negro suffrage in the South by giving the negro
the elective franchise, just as be enforced the
abolition OF slavery and made voters of disfrsn-
chised traitors, but he refused TO exercise the
power. he had it in his power to place the
Union party upon the side OF negro suffrage, and
make il a unit upon that question, but he failed
to do it, and now his apologists snd defenders
complain because the friends of negro suffrage
do not say amsn 10 his mistaken policy. If there
is any lack Of harmony in the Union party, An
drew johnson and bis conservative advisers are
responsible for it. he has turned a deaf eat
to the ~counsels of the Radical element of the
Union party, and is now attempting to compeI
them to acquiesce in his policy by keeping before
their eyes the danger of letting Democrats faste1
upon the spoils of Office. That is rotten cement
The Union party must have a stronger bond oil
union than the retention of political power and
Government patronage. Ii must have a ioun
dation upon the principles OF Justice and equa
rights. or il will fall 10 pieces. The men who
are attempting to steer it around the question Of
negro suffrage are rebelling against its vita
principle and moral strength. and, if they sue
coed in their efforts, they will fad a party with
on. moral principle, a political organization witt
nothing but an empty name. If the Union party
Is to have its face set against tue just principle
Of negro suffrage, We shall not go with it, snC
shall favor a reorganization of the anti slavery
party Of the past, which was supplanted by tat
Union party, brought into existence and shapes
by The necessities imposed by the rebellion"