The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-07-10
WASHINGTON.


an opportunity to every Union man to decide
whether he il for the Constitution or for Con-
gressional usurpation; whether he is for govern
ing this land according to its own laws, q
nation Of cOnquerors; whether he is for one Hoe,
united nation for third of its States to bo
shorn of all their rights, and onethird OF its peo
ple degraded to vassals and subjects; whether he
is for tho rule of section, and reign ofpolitcal
terror, or for the return Of harmony and fraterni
ty; whether he is for flag lustrous with glory,
Tor one with eleven stars obit Grated or obscured.
AND when these questions are replied to at the
poHs IN November next, we expect to find the
masses of the Union men who voted in 1864 for
abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, supporting
President Johnson and the Constitution instead
OF congress and usurpation. The voice Of patrio-
tism aid nationality which shall go up from Inde-
pendence Square on the 18th OF August will sound
the kneil of seotionalism and radicalism through
out the land.
THE WEST.
From the Chicago Time,l
We want union OF the conservative elements
OF the country. The idea that Democrats can be
men, of whatever section or party, is preposter-
Gus. The effect Of such association must he,
not to weaken the attachment of Democrats to
sensible and honest-with whom they meet re-
spect for democratic principles. Messrs. Brown
ing, and Dixon, and Cowan are good men and
true, Ihey are true 70 the Union and tho Consti-
fanaticism, and malevolent and reasonable spirit
controlling the party OF which they are now MEM
bers Let us say that they represent in all this
the conservative men Of the Republican party
who have asked for such Convention as the call
contemplates. Shall We decline to meet them and
ask frank and true answer to the practical ques-
tion, What are you going to do2
The principles and policy OF the Democratic
party are yindicated in the call This is not
enough The Democratic name must be, and
shall be, freed from every libeous aspersion cast
upon it by unsorupulous opponents in the bitter
political warfare Of the past hve years. Re-
publican President and Republican Cabinet, and
second in capacity and reputation to none in the
party, are upon the Democratic platform and ac-
knowledge that our government system can only
be preserved by the enforcement Of the constant
agitating the country. The Democracy have
fought the good fight OF constitutional liberty;
they have kept the faith; and now when they have
wrung, from the reluctant hands Of determined
political foes such concessions as we have cited,
shall we be called upon by them to abandon the
name and organization under which we have gain
the Convention will act upon the manifest truth
that the surest way to promote the issues Of the
principles they espouse is to promote harmony
among those who sustain them, the Democracy
will gladly shake hands with all other national
Union men.
From the Republican. CAieagol
The delegates to this Convention can hardly be
said to be invited to deliberate upon the questions
which agitate the public mind, because the call
recites in detail what is declared to be the actual
condition OF things, and also rectes the policy
no delegate refusing to accept these as the law
and gospel will be admitted to the Convention.
The call is a national one." Under it, all the
Senators and Representatives of the Confederate
Congress may claim adn1ittance to the Conven-
tion; under it, Henry A. Wise and Pirate Semmes
may enter doors that would be closed to the ma
Under that call, JEFF. Davis, il at liberty, would be-
admissible as delegate; and we suggest that it
would give selGt to the Convention il his release
and preside over that body.
[From the Republican, ST. Louis.l
\ Such is the platform Of principles under
which the Convention to meet at Philadelphis is
called They are such as every opponent Of Radi-
three propositions were settled by the war, and,
30 far as the States which were in 1861-6 in re-
bellion are concerned, the adjustment Is accepted
tanned by every man Of Conservative feelinss in the
country, whatever his party antecedents. and ia
but reiteraton OF principles to which the Repub-
principles from which that party has most faith
lessly and shamefulIy departed. The remaining
propositions are those upon which the Radicals
and Conservative parties in Congress and through
war. They are vital, living principles and de-
mand immediate and emphatic settlement By the
people,
doing good service in behalf Of constitutional
liberty in opposition to the disunion obstructng,
negro equality, revolutionary party in Congress-,
and in support OF the Presidents wise and states
menlike policy Of restoration. Some of them have
heretofore co-operated with the Republicans, and
even now do not acknowledge that they have
abandoned the principles that the Republicans, in
their Presidential Nominating Conventions, have
professed. But they have seen and become
alarmed at the lack OF rationalism and the growth
OF sectional feeling among those who lead and
control the now dominant party, and, being unable
any longer to act with the Radicals, have inaugu-
rated this movement in spirit Of patriotism not
to be too warmly commended.
From ne Journal, 'LouiscaleI
Many good men, perceiying cloud rising dark
ly above our political horizon, and desirous OF
alaying the storm before it gathers blacknesB
and might, have counselled the assembling OF
National Union Convention. 1t is the supposition
OF some able and judicious thinkers that effort
to bring the macs Of these liberal and patriotic
men together for the common good OF our COM
mon country would be successful, and thus solve
the great problem, as yet unsolved, how to ter
inmate finally the unhappy contest which dis
tracts and disturbs the public mind and warns
sagacious men Of the patriotic duty OF making
manly attempt 10 put an end to it.
tFTom the Courier, Louisville, Ky
The principles enunciated are such, in the main,
as will commend themselves to all patriotic and
Constitution loving men, and If anything can be
accomplished toward their enforcement by the
proposed Convention, it should certainly assemble
and receive the active support and countenance Of
all who are opposed to the schemes of the Con-
gressional Jacobins and desire the restoration OF
the States and the oonciiiation Of the people. It