Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-24
BETTER PROSPECTS FOR THE GREAT
UNION PARTY.


BETTER PROSPECTS FOR TINE GREAT
UNION PARTY.
In view of the terrible trials through which
within the past few years the country has been
called to pass, and of the part taken by the
present Federal Executive in saving the Gov
eminent from destruction, it is satisfactory to
believe that he has lost nothing of the conf
dence extended to him by the masses, not
outstanding the imprudent zeal of certain
ultraists, who, distrusting him themselves
have sought to weaken his hold on the public
regard. Whilst he has managed to rely
largely on himself for support and counsel in
the difficult positions he has been called upon
to occupy, it is pleasant to know that whilst
not properly sustained or confded in by his
ostensble political friends, he has yet not
formed any alliance or coalition with the old
enemies Of the Union. Subjected all this
time to the liveliest Establishments of the Cop
perhead Democracy, they have found out that
he has no intention of having his splendid re-
cord for patriotism compromised; and the
sturdy manner in which he has stood up for
his own views, his own kindly policy is at
length winning him the respect of friend and
foe. There are many indications that better
condition of things is to prevail, in the soft
ened tone with which his policy and his con-
duct is discussed by those who have hitherto
shown his views little consideration or quarter;
and we hail these indications as so far advan-
tageous to the country at large, since all that
is wanted is for the President and the great
Union party to act together, to give us peace
and prosperity in unequalled measure.
We have been led to these reflections, in
part, by a late article in the Memphis Post,
paper established and conducted by one of the
principal off GERS of the Freedmen's Bureau,
and ever since its advent, esteemed one of the
very advance guard Of the radical Unionists.
Able, but considerate, its views are worthy of
attention at this time, especially, and should
command the notice of all who desire to see
the Union party made strong by the hearty
utilization of all those elements and agencies,
which but little time ago were deemed so
essential to the saving of the nationality from
utter destruction. We quote:
'Al the indications point to the probability Of an
agreement between Congress and the President on
sees that in the power the President to thwart
and hinder the progress Of LEGISLATION in many ways
and that the differences between the two may be-
compromised so to secure the great objects that
both desire to reach. The President has had lesson
of the unanimity existing in the great party which
elected him to the Vice Presidency. and he knows
that to go into opposition to it is equivalent to
revolution.
Bold as Mr.. johnson is acknowledged to be, to
which Dn tnOs lIy
through the great of the rebellion and take his
place among the CoPperheads and rebels whom he
and that party have sgnally overthrORn, is n
venture that may well appal even as stout heart as
his. He knows that the Union party does not desire
to Cypress the South hut to obtain only such guar
antees absolutely necessary to secure future
peace and justice to all mon.
THE Union party do not ask him to go so far in
this direction he has in the past repeatedly de-
clared his willingness and his intention to CO. lie is
an old and astute politician sharp enough to see that
the men who have hated him with such unrelenting
bitterness during the past five years. never really
be his friends; that they willing to use him for
their purposes and fatter him while they do so 1t
is hardly possible that he fail that the great
and loyal North, asking nothing that is beyond what
he himself has claimed heretofore from the lately re-
beOus South, is the safest and by far the strongest
arm on which he can lean Both parties will have
to abate something in order to COMPROMISE Int
neither need be called upon to sacrifice great prnc
pies. There is manifest weakening in the boastful
confidence of the COpperhead and rebel journals in
view OF recent events, and not little grumbling is
heard. The Presidents semi-offcial announcement
that he shall execute the Civil Rights law and the
official circulars from the War Department explain
Ing that the writ OF hd6eds corpus is restored and
that military prerOgatve not abridged nor mill
tary occupation to cease are severe blow to tho
sangune hopes of those reckless disorganizcrs who
mad a,,1 lnl,- Il ~. ~. q
they had bought him out If the President acts rs
indications now point there will be mortal sickness
come over some people who have been very sanguine
that a new reign of prescription against Northern
men and Unionists generally would be successfully
inaugurated here in Memphis"
Now we insist upon it, once more-that if
the President has shown himself too lenient.
that every indication upon which we could
rely at the time of Mr.. Lincon's death went
to prove beyond all doubt, that the latter
would have been much more so; that the man.
ner in which he led off after the fall of Rich
mond demonstrated conclusivey, that had he
Tired, he would hare been far more ont of
.fdrOr NTH men Of Thaddeus Stecens' TEMPER
than the present Federal Erecutive is no,y. We
do not believe that the latter has the slightest
wish or intention to ''male treason respect-
able;' to palliate it, or make terms ne edessly
with it. The very last public speech but one
he has made was perfectly unsparing in his
denunciations of it; and since he does not give
Its adherents any substantial tokens of regard,
although doing what he can properly do to re-
store to us the blessings of real peace we do
think that in the interests of the whole coun
try, the warfare upon him should cease, and
all be permitted to unite again in the interests
of truly restored Union.
Even the Tribune is softening toward the
President, if we are to judge of what is print
ed in the last number of that paper from its
Washington correspondent. All this, we re-
peat we hail as cheering to the true friends of
the Union and of substantial peace:
The speeches of the President and the causes
which inspired them already fully comprehended
by the public 1t unfortunate that one so elevated
by the choice of the American people should he so
disturbed by the criticisms which always have and
doubtless, ever WILL attend the action of every nuh
lie man. But as no man is perfect, why not bear
with this imperfecton in character ennobled bv So
many acts Of bold patriotism in the past and II is
to be sincerely hoped that he may yet cordially ion
the great party which elevated him to power and
thus fulfill all his great capabilities in moulding the
popular mind for that grand and glor Gus future Or
dalned OF dod Tor this Republic. Beta"
Distinction ana OeodOrization
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