Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-19
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THURsoAY, TELY Is. Isoo.
PoLrTrcAL nECoNsTlUCrToN

From the New York Heraldl
Great commissions in the natural or poll
teal world bring about great changes from
the old order of thing Against these
changes old parties and factions that have
fulfilled their time may struggle, but they
Wiz struggle n vain Change, for instance
ield Of tobacco into q Geld Of Indian corn,
and the tobacco worm viii be superseded by
,-nother insect. So with the abolition Of
Southern slavery; the old pro-slavery and
no-slavery parties must take new shape, as
did the old National Bank and anti-bank
parties with The death Of Biddle's monster.
The present Republican party, being admir-
ably adapted for the purpose, was appointed
by the people Of the North 10 put down a
great Southern rebellion. in doing this
work this party has fulfilled its mission Il
is not adapted to meet the new conditions Of
the restoration Of peace. Nor is the peace
party of the war. New issues call for new
ideas new platforms, new organizations and
new leaders. The radical Republican lead
ers cannot be made to believe that the war
is over; the old hide-bound, shent-per-shent
Democratic leaders still believe that the war
was 4 failure They are the BourbOns who
never learn anything and never forget any
thing they are the old English JacObites,
whe have but one idea, the restoration Of
their worthless King JAMES who has been
cast out, never 10 return.
MACAULAT says that under WILLIAM Of
Orange "England's great and glorious revo-
Ia ion was complete i" but under the good
ana lamented ARRAHAAl of Illinois we have
accomplished a much greater revolution.
we must have therefore, 2 more marked re-
organization Of parties. The ienacity Of the
Republican party and is discipline are great,
but fate is against it. From It's very excess
Of strength il is falling TO pieces, like the old
Democratic party Of 1852 and the old Whig
party Of 1870. The DOOLITTLE and DIXON
call for q Conservative National Convention
at Philadelphia marks positive disiniegra-
ton Of the Republican party. The mani
lesto Of the Democratic members Of Congress
(the authoritative high priests Of their
church), in urging a fusion Of the Democrats
IN this Philadelphia movement prOclaims
The Democratic party disbanded in view Of
a new and broader and stronger and more
elastic national party. The most powerful
parties, like tae most powerful nations, are
made up Of apparently the most incongru-
ous elements. Look at the British monarchy
and our great American republic, and the
materials which have made them.
Why, then maynot this conservative Phil
adelphia movement result in the dominant
party Of the future, in absorbing en- masse
the Democratic party and the best materials
of the Republican camp2 There appears b.
% be every reason for the prediction that
this thing viii come from the experience Of
parties gone by and from all the signs of
change and reconstruction 10 which we have
referred. We must remember, too that dis
integration has set in at both ends Of the
Republican party that while the Conserya-
tives are filling up with DOOLITTLEth the ultra
negro equality Radicals are following the
brazen trumpet Of WENDELL PHLLIPs. A
candle burning at both ends is soon con
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