The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-07-23

Northern Democrats and Southern rebelsin
close concert of action under the proteotion of
the PRESIDENT at the opening of the next
Congress Tor the purpose referred to above.
And by nearly the whole Union party, as
represented here, it is believed that its object
Is to break up the Union organization and
form new party which shall embrace North.
ern Democrats, Southern robels, and sucb
portions of the Union party rs mnv bs DE-
tached from the old organization. 1t seems
to DO overlooked that this Convention is call
ed simply for consultation; that it is not pro-
posed to make nominations for any Office, to
organize any new pnrty, or to interfere in any
way with existing political parties. Any one
or oil of these things may be done by the
ConVentiop-but none of them are embraced
or proposed in the call for it. Those who
may do them In convention, or support them
when done, will of course be responsible for
their action. If the Convention should take
steps hostile to the Union party, no one could
longer adhere to both. If it should mnke
hostile nominations, or adopt hostile plat
form, no one could support both. But until
something of that sort is actually done, it is
not easy to soc why any man of any party
may not 60 into consultation with his fellow
citizens, from every party and from every
section, without forfeiting his party relations.
Tho idea that members of Congress have any
right, in caucus or elsewhere, to issue DEGREES
OF expulsion or exc! usion in such q case is
simply absurd.
"At the same time it is evident that the
Philadelphia Convention is regarded with
great disfavor by oil sections of the Union
party.
"rhese defaults of its own have given the
Philadelphia Convention degree of strength
which it is not wise for the leaders of the
Union party to ignore or underrate. By judi.
dicious connsels at the outset they mi ght have
prevented it; at later stage they mig
have controlled it; it is not yet too late to
save themselves from being ruined by it. But
they will make O fatal mistake if they con.
tent themselves with ignoring or denouncing
it."
Perhaps, on the whole, it would be as we'll
- Sn@so As"uiooA maiplots dt w a6nlngt0n
could be relieved of some of their surplus SAN
culinary liquid. We wish the country no
harm, we want no war, but if the row could be
confined to the aforenamed politicians, we
should not object very vehemently.
The New York Tribune, as might be sup
posed, makes light Of MIR. RAYMoNp's fears,
and proceeds to show that the Radicals are
all right, serving their country as true patri
OTIS should, but that the Conservatiycs.u
Copperheads, &c, are trying to get up anoth-
or revolution. GREELEY O. lis RAYmoNp an
other TITUS OATES All the other Radical
papers follow suit. But this, we apprehend.
is not in itself sufficient to quiet the fears of
the country at large.
Certain it is, the Republican members of
Congress recently had secret caucus in
Washington, at the ghostly hour of midnight.
Every man present was bound by n terrible
oath not to reveal aught that transpired in
that nocturnal conclave.
If we Consider the men under whose nus.
plces the caucus was held, the hour of meet.
Ing, and the mysterious hints we have had of
their doings, we can only come to one con-
clusion, and that is, that these Radical Con-
gressmen are neither more nor less than q
band of conspirators. after the Catilinarian
style, and it becomes US all to beware.