Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-07-04
The New johnson Party.

When Mr. Doolittle and his associate fol-
lowers and hackers of President Johnson re-
fused to go with the rest of the Republican
party in demanding sufficient guarantees from
the rebelous states before receiving them back
TO an equal position with the 10y states in the
Union, these political seceders-much like
their friends, the rebels, in their upon the
governmeu;-said they going fight tn
battle out in the lines Of the Union party.
With the aid of presidential and department
patronage, and all the appliances which Il. ex
ecutive could bring 20 bea they fought this bat
tie for awhile, but with such poor success in fact
with such utter failure TO debauch and mislead
any bu: few corrupt party hacks whose Po-
litical virtue had been in the market at a very
moderate price for many years, that Doolittle
d Co have given up that style of fighting
tlrely, and have for several weeks past been e.
saying TO organize new party 10 be composed
Of the men, who, ike D1oiittle, have poll
tics but the politics of the officials who can
distribute government patronage, and no prin-
cples but the five lOaves and two fishes. These
bummers . have also some expectation that
the Democratic party, itself in helpless mi
norty and with no hope for the future while
its disgracefuI war record is fresh IN the minds
OF the people, will be glad to make some sort
Of a compromise and alliance with these mer-
eenary followers Of political traitor, in the
desire of bettering in some way their forlorn
and uncomfortable party condition Some
time since National Johnson club organ
lied at Washington, with Ex-Gov. Randall, OF
isconsin-now OF tie Post Office Department
at Westinghouse president, and great num-
Der of vice presitents-who never accepted
in every state of the Union. That club has
Just made ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS first demon
stration was the serenade of the Cabinet, which
they did not look upon a happy success-by
issuing the following call:
A National Union Convention of at least
two delegates from each Congressional District
of all the States, two from each Territory, two
from the District Of Columbia and four dele
gates at large from each, will be held at the
city of Philadelphia, on the l4th Of Angus
Eext. Such delegates will be chosen by the
electors of the several States who sustain the
administration in maintaining unbroken the
union of the States under the Constitution
which our fathers Is, ablished, and who agree
on the following propositions, VIZ:
The union OF the states is III every case Indis-
soluble and Is perpetual; and the Constitution
OF the United States, and the laws passed By
Congress in pursuance thereof supreme,
constant, and universal in their obligations.
The rights, the dignity, and the equally O.
the states in the Union, including the right o.
representation in Congress, are solemnly guar
anteed by that Constitution, TO save which from
oye;thros so much blood aud treasure were
expended in the late civil war
There Is no right anywhere to dissolve the
Union or separate States from the Union
either by voluntary withdrawal, b. force o
Grms or by Congressional action, neither b,
secession of states, nor by the exclusion oil
their loyal and qualified representatives mol
by the national government IN any othel
form.
Slavery is abolished, and neither can no
ought to be re-estbblished IN any state or terri
tory within our jurisdiction.
Each state has the undoubted right 10 pre-
scribe the gu .icitions Of its own c,ors, anC
no external power rig fully can or ought to
dictate control or influence the free and volun
tary action of these states 10 the exercise o
that right
The maintenance inyioate of the rights o
The states, and especially of the rights of eact
state TO order and control its own domestic
concerns according to its own Judgment excIu
sIvely, subject only 10 the Constitution OF th'
United States, is essential TO that balance o
power which ne perfection and enduranc,
of our political fabric depends, and the over
throw OF that system by usurpation in central.
ization of power in Congress would be revoIu
tiou, dangerous to a republican government
and destructive of liberty.
Each House of Congress is made, by th'
Constitution, the sole judge of the election re
turns and qualifications of its members, bit tn
exclusion OF loyal Senators and Representative
properly chosen and qualified under the Con
stitution and laws, is both unjust and revou
tIonsry-
Every patriot should frown upon all thes
acts and proceedings everywhere. which cal
serve no other purpose than to rekindie the az
lmositiss of war, and the effect Of which up
ON our moral, social and material interests a
homs, and upon our standing abroad, diffsrin
ONLY IN . degree, is Injurious like the war ii
self.
The purpose of the war having been to pre-
serve the Union and the Constitution by Pu'