Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-07-26
TIE NEW DODGE.

a lew dtSauecGed p0ilClciahS ana Of
fee holders of the Union Party,
anxious to hold position under rene
gadc administration, have been labor
ing earnestly during the last six months
under the encouraging auspices Of the
Copperhead Party, to build up John
son Party, that should so weaken the
Union Party as to give the control of
the Government into the hands of the
Copperheads and Rebels. Although
this movement has had the confidence
Of the President and the warm support
Of Messrs Seward, Randall, Raymond,
Dolittle, Cowan, Lane and others, hold
ing high positions, conferred upon them
by the party they are seeking to des.
troy, it has so signally failed to accom-
plish its purpose, or even assume pro-
portions emitting it to a decent respect,
that its propagators, ashamed of their
contemplate position, are committing
suicide, retiring from politics, abandon.
ing the movement, or going over to the
Copperhead Party. jim. Lane, aban-
doned by his former friends on account
Of his political perfdy, has sought re-
lief from the goadings of guilty con-
science by blowing out his brains
Doolittle, denounced by the legislature
that appointed him, is about to retire
from political life, unless the President
shall give him Cabinet appointment,
when the honest men who are now his
connsclors shall retire. Raymond has
discovered the "trick," washed his
hands Of the foul thing, and abandon
el the whole affair as Copperhead
"dodge," and Cowan has gone over, soul
and body, to the ranks Of the Confed
crate Democracy.
Such has been the'result, thus far, of
this "third party movement. There
was a time, since its Inauguration,
when we were afraid it might assume
formidable proportions, and seriously
embarrass, If it did not prevent the
success of the Union Party. The
moment, however, it became the special
protege Of the Copperhead and Rebel
leaders, and we found Ben. Wood, Val
landigham, A. II. Stephens, r. E. Lee
q Co., patting It upon the back and
encouraging it, we felt all danger was
over, and that, as third party move
ment, it would be without power to do
any harm.
Atthe commencement of this affair
the Confederate Democracy encourag-
ed 1t simply as third party movement,
and at a meeting of the leaders in
Washington City, 1t was determined
that they would not abandon their par.
ty organization to 60 into it. The con.
slant and complete failures of the Ma,
tional Union Committee and the Ma
tional Johnson Club, in their efforts to
give force and character to 1t, and the
clear evidence that the whole move.
ment was about to prove an abortive
and disastrous failure, unless some
thing decisive was done, induced anoth-
er meeting Of these Confederate lead
ers at Washington. At that meeting
IT was decided that the hopeless and
forlorn condition of the johnson Pal ty
required desperate remedy, and
nothing less than the abandonment OF
the name and organization of the Dem.
ocsaac Parry, and a complete and
thorough union with this sore head,
bread and. butter party would give it a
formidable character and manifesto
was signed and issued, calling upon
the Democracy Of the country to send
delegates to the Randall, Doolittle
National Union Convention. Fare
we'll, Democratic Party Your demise
six years earlier might have saved this
I Nation the ineffable disgrace OF the
Slave. drivers rebellion; the immense
debt under which the industry Of the
country will be compelled to suffer for
years 10 come; the thousands Of wild.