New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-27
THE NEW JOHNSON PARTY.


nent of Senators Dixon of Connecticut, Hendricks
of Indiana, Norton of Minnesota, and Ne'mlth OIL
Oregon. can be understood no otherwise than as
formal PROCLAMATION of withdrawal by the
.Jobnsones from the National Union party
MIR. Hendricks and perhaps we should add
Mr.. Nesmith, cannot withdraw from party to which
they never protested to belong; but the Others have
all been honored and trusted members OF the great
party which they now openly abandon and consplre
TO overthrow. We thank them for their frankness,
and shall hope to find them more manly as antago'
nists than they have been faithful as compatrlots
No one can possibly be duped by their call. Its
terms are explicit and emphatic. Ex-GOv. Andrew
of Massachusetts is disqualified by his convictions Tor
seat in the contemplated Convention; not SO
ex-Govs Smith and Letcher Of Virginia. Gems. But
Ter and Howard cannot pronounce the Randall Shb-
bocth: but Gems. Lee and Fz-John Porter can do it
easily. Cows. Oge5by Of Illinois and Stone
of Iowa cannot have seats in their Sanhe-
drim; but Wells Of Louisiana aud Throck-
the vote of every hearty Unionist in bis sate-wll
be present in spirit, and may be in person Gen
Geary the chosen leader of The Unonists Of Pcnnsyl
yania. cannot pass their doorkeeper; but Hester
Clymer, his opponent who never once even pricnded
to wish the Rebels defeated aud their Conederacy
suppressed will see those doors fly open to welcome
| l.. all ,,Ir lain tha adj
hesion of the Johnsontes proper to the
party made up of the Rebels and pro-Rcbels
which aims to seize the Government and control the
dcstines ofou country. Messrs Randall & Co. will
furnish the new combination with liberal proportion
of its managers and oIice-holders bu! ninety-nine
hundredths OF its votes must be supplied by those who
voted last for President either for jefferson Davis
George b. Mcclellan. II may be that they will vote
next for Andrew johnson; but we do not believe it
nor do they.
It were idle to note that the rights of tho Blacks
nay the very facts that they claim aud hare any rights
are utterly ignored in this call. The Randall call
affrms tha,
zach has the undoubed right 20 prescribe the quail
icatOnl u It's own electors
but falls 10 meet squarely and honestly the prior and
vital guestion-Bho constitute tho Slater We know,
indeed. precisely what is meant-that the intensely
Rebel minority OF the people Of South Carolina for
Instance shall monopol1c all power in that State, and
that the invnciby loyal m1onty shall have power
"a, an; but this barb is concealed by the bait and the
Rebel minority of the people of Texas, who have
just consolidated their power by the election OF
Throckmoron 4 Co., are to be recognized by this
Randall Convention .as fully entitled to work
their wicked will the. large majority whereof the
Whites have voted for Peace and the Uuon wherever
they burst, while the Blacks utterly ignored and
suppressed. If the disfranehised majority of devoted
Unionsts in several States to send delegates to
the johnson Union Convention, they would be simply
kicked out--or rather, would be kicked at the door
for presuming to offer TO go in. Right well do
Messrs. Randall & Co. understand this; they only
in imagining that tho People will not understand it,
Messrs. Randall q Co. tell us that they affirm and
uphold
domestic according to rs Judgment exclusively
subject only 10 the Constitution;
and that any overthrow Of that system" would be
obstructive of liberty" They also assert with re-
gard to Suffrage, that
mo external power rgh,ay ought to dictate
troll influence tbs free and voluntary action Of the State In
the exercise Of this right.
SO far, they arc in perfect accord with Vallan-
dgham, Voorhees,, Jack Rogers Clymer, Ben. Harris
g. Co.. and we clearly comprehend them. Not so,
when they turn a short corner, and assert that
Slavery Is abolished neither ought to be rcss
tabshed in state or Territory within our Jurisdiction
Why mott You know, Mcssicurs! thtt the Rebel
States-that is TO say, their Whites, to whom you
restrict political power-nsrer did freely and heartily
consent to abolish slayerythat their action in the
premises was dictated, controlled, commanded, by
"ezternal power"-and is, Of course, according
to your proclaimed principles, rightiuly invalid
aud null. The ,Ant-savery Amendment is
no part of the Federal Constitution, if
your principles are sound, but an cxcrcscence
an imposition-a product of usuSpation preying on
helpessness You know This as well as We do;
and You will yet be voting to pay the Rebels for
their slaves in order to cure what according to your
programme, is fatal flaw in the title of the enamel.
patcd to their freedom.
Let It be distinctly understood on all hands that
this Johnson Randall Convention is blow aimed
with deadly intent at the integrity aud ascendancy of
the Union party II means defeat this Fall to Coy.
Feptu, 10 Gen. Geary and 10 the Union tickets in