The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1866-07-18

was powerful LOT 1uiScnteI only so q as
he remained With and wa partof the
chosen tVslye. The moheIt he gan the.
signal that betrayed bis Master into the
hands of the enemy he lost his influence,
and thereafter he was piiicd by his former
companions and despised bS those who,
had purchased and prtfted BY his services
johnson is not Of the Union party ; there.
fore, IL is we'll that he has decided to ighr
outside Of its organization. BY deceit he
threatened 10 weaken our ranks by open
oppcsitiop he viii increase our btreaeth
To. day, thank Tod, tho lines are drawn.
The President has decided upon his
course, lie has as,aysd himself upon The,
side OF the opposition. The Union,men,
with few exceptions, IRE back ID theft
places. The ranks which seemed a whiIo
ago, to be irregular and broken, are again.
compact and 10 lines The middle party
which Threatened. so much mischief, have
swallowed up tie Democratic party, and
under the lead Of a,poliiicai judas The
fate Of that party is as certnin as was the
fate of the Tyler party. Those who
sought the destruction Of the Government,
and those in the North who symphatbized
With The rebellion, win accept this treason
as crumb Of comfort they did not nm.
ticipate but, nevertheless, they will
d, spise the traitor. The mere acceptance,
however, Of Johnsou's, treachery, and the
professcd. endorsement of his course ty
Democrats, necessarily links their fortune
with his, pnd both leader and followers
must silk together. The Demo cratic
party cannot fight manfully under that
banner. There can be no display OF pluck
10 such a course. A new party is to be
built upon the drees which ireachery has
extracted fr'm the great Union organiza.
ton. That will rrofo weaker than q
sandy foundation. Upon the first charge
Of the veteran armybf UnioDists, led by
the soldiers who crushed the rebellion, il
will be swept out of existence. Demo.
Gratis who are about to be swa. lowed up,
with their organization in The johnson
party, will max this discovery 10 October,
If not sooner.
The resignation of Mr. Denuisotn az a
member Of Mr.. Johnsonn's Cabinet, will
mark the date Of the formal Withdrawal
Of the President from the party that
elected him. The Postmaster General
remained in the Cabinet until convinced
that the President was dishonest and We
may remark that hitherto he had been
led to believe that Mr.. johnson could
not be Tylerized, or driven from the party
that elected him. But the mask having
been removed, and the previously con
cealed treachery revealed, Mr.. D%ennison
promptly Withdrew, and ,e9k his stand
upon Union principles and with his Union
friends. Speed, Harlan and Stanton will
fellow. Whether Welles proposes to go
into tho new party We cannat say. Sew.
ard Of course will 20. It is his work in a
measure. lie has potbccn heartily with the
Union party Gncs it failed to nominate him
Tor President in 1860. lie is now seek
ing revenge, and aiming Of the Presiden
cy Poor deluded man. His ridiculous
aspirations will baye their end only in the
grace. He was never strong enough to
be elected President, He was never less
available than he is to day. A year
hence, through this new party movement
be will DO weaker than ever,
Contrasted with the new party move.
ment-ihis treacbery Of the President,
how splendidly Congress stands Tha
great body Of the representatives of the
people have stood firm Throughout and
uow those who were disposed to waver
are fall into line, with less than half a
dozen exceptions, The patronage of
Office was used to corru.t Congress,
men, but without effect. They have
remained true to the principles upon
which they we're elected ; and in return
will find their constituents equally true ;
and Congressmen aud people together will
fight the great Union battle out on the
line originally chosen. The accidental
leader has deserted to, the enemy, but the
army remains. And as we found a Grnnt
to succeed q Mcclellan, SO We shall find
a true man to take tho place of johnson
at the head of the Union army"