The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-08-22

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PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION
The Democratic members of Congress have
published call for National Convention to
be held in the City Of Philadelphia, on the
'I4th of August, and to be known as the
National Union Convention. This call is n
formal d'bandment of the Democratic party.
and remuneration ofthe name Democracy, and
an invitation for its members to meet in Con.
vention with such dissatisfied persons OF the
Union party rs can be induced to unite with
the in forming new organization It is N
direct confession that the Democratic rdrty,
indelibly Stained with treason rs il Is, a name
too grievous to be borne, AMI the cunning
sgners fthis call. who arc staggering under
ITS weight, are striving to relieve themsc Ives
from the dreadful burden.
Ehis proposition to change its name is
humiIiating acknowledgment of defeat, o
dishonor and otnational condemnation, when
could have been wrung from these men only
by the direst suffering and necessity And
yet will not await The new party, what
ever name or shape it may assume, will be the
same old Coppcrhcad concern. Composed Of
the same men, clothed with the same history,
and plotting tie same dishonors and disasters
to the country
lhe "call' establishes the fact, however,
that the recent revelation to the Democracy of
this District, that the war was Just and ne
ccssary," was local in It's character, and did
not extend to Washington, for it makes no
mention Of the war at all and, for aught that
appears in il, the authors never heard of the
rebellion. They discuss the, dangerous stpa-
lion OF the country, utterly ignoring the fact
'ha' thore has been rebellion and innocent
lyseem to expect that the people WILDE
equally dumb; apparently entertaining the
idea OF the ostrich, who believes that when
his head is thrust into the dirt his body is ont
OF sight. But allow nie to quote passage
from it.
"At present eleven States are excluded from
the National Council. For seven lonr months
lhe present Congr IS has persstently denied
my representation to the people of these
states. Laws affecting. their highest and
dearest Interests have been passed without their
consent andtn disregard of the fundamental
principle OF free government"
Here it complains in pitcous terms that for
seven months eleven States have not been
represented in Congress, but makes no refer
cnce whatever to the manner in which the
Senators and Representatives. from those
States went out of Congress, or the condition
or those States for the five years preceding
these seven months.
II affects to treat the subject as if the Sena
tors ard Representatives from those States had
been rudely expelled from Congress, without
cause or fault on the part and wickedy kept
out OF their seats for the long period of seven
months, and very foolishly tries to ignore the
fact that these Senators and Representatives
five years before that time, and in violation of
their oaths, had voluntarily abandoned their
seats and lnaugurated cruel war, in which,
after costly and bloody struggle of four
years, they were Overwhelmingly de(eltcd.
The attempt to suppress the facts o, history.
and keep oMt of sight the many events which
mark the annals Of the rebellion is an admis- !
sion clearly fatal to the pretended honesty and |
soundness Of their doctrines.
Again they say:
''As essential to national union, we m1st !
maintain unimparcd the rights, the dignity
and the equality of the States, including the |
right of representation in Congress, and the
exclusive rightof each State to control its own
domestic concerns, subject only to the Consti- |
tuition Of the United States"
oil tllia 10 ,r;, 4,
intended to obscure the truth There is no
issue involved concerning the rights or the !
dignity and equality Of the States, but the real |
question is, what shall hn The status or cond- (
ton Of tie reJelEous mhobitaats of the rebel |
States; upon what terms shall they be admit |
ted back to the enjoyment of political rights, |
and what securi y shall be taken, what guar
antees cXacted by the loyal people of the ma
tion to prevent the horrors and atrocities of an
In conclusion, the aulhori les Of this
cAl use the following language:
'We therefore respectfully but earnest
ly urge upon cur fellow citizens in each
State, Territory and Congressional Dis
trict in the U Uliled States, in the interest
Of Union. and in a spirit of harmony,
and with direct reference to the prin.
;iples contained in said call, TO ac,
in the selection vt moderate
md conservative men to represent them
n sad Convention, to the end that all
he States shall at once be restored to
heir practical relations to the Union, the
Constitution be maintained and peace
'less the whole country"
Here we have the whole Democratic
'olicy developed, which Is that all ;hc
'tates shall at once be restored to their
ractical relations to the Union by the
immediate admission Of their Senator'S ,
nd Representatives in Congress-. EY, ,
ry Senator and Representative elected :
l nine. out OF eleven rcbe! States is,
m informed, rebel, and wholly unable
take the test-oath, Many Of them
ere leading rebels, and bore large
art IN precipitatlng the South into re-
elton. And Democratic Copgrosmen
.mand their immediate and uncondl
onal restoration to power, and proclaim a
at The failure to admi. them for sevcn :,
onlhs Is gross nfiaction Of their a
yhls, and wauton violation + the I:
onstitution, although these rebel Rep. ,
had for the preceding five j.,