Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-20
The Union STATE Convention.

ala iaa The Union state Convention.
T. "a within the power Of the Union
n1 u S,ata f,opveution which is to meet at the /
fanisal ON Thursday next, to ruin the
80 Union party in this State, or so to con-
solidate its strength as to enable it to |
syovsrwhelmsits political opponents. We
g. - regret to see a disposition manifested BY |
.gi-F County Conventions held in some parts |
ISL. ssa Of the State to adopt the ruin policy.
sla2 ,-si We have examined their proceedings
So av carefully to discover, if possible, sub
.@ &. stantal reasons for their suicidal course,
si-sse but have been unable to find any Like
30 children playing with FIRE, they seem
ynfsg to regard themselves as in sport, while
the flames are enyeloping the political
% 10 organization through whose efforts the
country has been saved-ifit is yet sac
AWkHu ed. The Delaware County Convention,
il seems to as. acted with imprudence
.o~. to call it by no harsher name, which if
- earried,into our State Convention, must
be productive of irreparable harm No
possible good can be accomplished BY
such radical demonstrations, while ths
T III cause Of the Union itself may be sscri-
feed. We have seen no good rea
- son : whatsyer,--if We have seen
= '@44 anything that might be called
reason--presented, why tbs Union
i st men should make negro suffrage ques-
zion in The ensuing canvass. If this
question Is to be forced upon the Union
party, consistency and self-respect de-
& mand Of its Supporters that they put it in
f0lsel practical shape, and go before the peo
pie with the issue shall we have negro
AEoa-i suffrage 10 Indiana" We believe the
NxkR most radical adherents of universal suf.
fraqs in this State wouldn't dare to go
no3 before the people of the State on any
s a such issue. Why, then, arouse dissen.
siens in the ranks of the Union party
~ over an issue they are not willing to put
in o practical and consistent form7 Why
disturb the harmony, neutralize the
strength, and weaken the organization
of the Great Party to which they and the
entire civilized world look, for the pre-
servation and perpetuation of liberty
noIa and Union, upon an abstraction2 Why
place the Union men of Indiana antago.
nistic TO their own President, who has
done nothiHg to indicate his hos
az gtility to their views and interests2
There has, as yet, come no con-
81 * ehict between our President and
Congress. What sense is there in the
,stnzi Union men of this State precipitsting
such a conflict If the President is
gaia willing to leave the question of negro
Suffrage to the States; and to Congress
Iss1 to decide upon the qualifications of rep
aalaes resentstives from reconstructed States
sent to that Honorable body; and TO
,.ssael Gems. Grant, Thomas, and Sherman the
- question to the number and charac- /
saia ter Of she troops required to keep the
sgfnarebellious states in order and compel
obedience to the laws and constituted |
IA authorities, what more can any Union
man ask for2 Why attack the theories |
Of the President so long as his practice |
m comedies with their views and wishes |
IT, Why rsise an issue with him in Indiana
on question, With reference to which |
his position is gradually gaining the ap. |
q proval of the most radical papers in the /
Eastern States
We copy, this morning, coaple Of |
gariclss--oue from the New York Post
and the other from the Tribuue-both |
regarded 90 the most radical papers in
the country possessing any influence
bearing on this point The remarks of
~ the Post are worthy the most serious |
consideration. Its warning that tho
~ tendency everywhere ia to an excess, and |
even license of government ought not |
to fall on unheeding ears in Indiana
ND The Tribune frankly admits that the |
prejudice against the blacks on the part |
gFrs Of the whites, is fact that cannot be dis
regarded. IT admits that the President,
in his recent Interview with the blacks
-, could have had the best of the argument
by saying to them ?" You must patient
eaAaly bide your time. We have abolished
slavefy-be content with that for the
presents aud we will take another step
forward, as soon as we can; meantime,
s4ss your people must help US by setting
conspicuous example of Industry, frugal
ity, notwithstanding and virtue
.a1I While the President may q not have |
used just the words the Tribune
would have placed in his mouth |
on that occasion, it ia notorious that
they express his sentiments. Upon no
laxG point has President johnson committed |
himself more thoroughly andunqualifed- |
ly than upon that Of conditional negro |
suffrage. Upon that question the Pres |
ident and Congress occupy the same
position. We say this in full view of
: the action Of the House of Representa-.
tives on the District of Columbia suf |
~ frage bill. Those conversant with the |
history of that bill know that at a eau
chs of the Onion men of both Houses, |
held previous to its passage by the
ssa House, il was resolved to make negro |
suffrage in the District conditional, as
tits in New York, Rhode Island, Mas
sachusetts and other States. Had the |
bill passed in the shape determined upon
~ by the Union caucus, Congress would
have stepped upon platform laid down
aeaa By the President. But this programme
was defeated by combination of few
~ impracticable radical Congressman,
who, boiling the instructions of the
Union conference, united with the De. |
6s mocraey to defeat, and were successful
fss IN dafeating the arranpement u. -