Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-07-19
Hon. Henry y. HsaymOnd's Letter.

On the nrSL page Vi ILLS mOihihB 'SSNN
win be found the editorial letter Of Hon.
HENRY j. RAYMOND, Republican Member
of Congress and editor of the Neo York
Times. To this letter we direct special at
tention. 1t discusses " the political future"
The purposes of the Radicals as herein set
forth are such as should cause the voters OF
all parties to cooperate for their over
throw at the polls. For the Democratic
party-its organization or its leaders-Mr.
RAYMOND has no political friendship. So
strong is the prejudice In him against them
that he adheres to the bad practice OF talk.
ing of certain Democrats as "Copperheads'
whose conduct in the past was unpatriotlc
but yet he can not but confess that the po-
sition they to-day occupy Is patriotic
one that they now hold 1.-The stronghold
ofOthe Union and Constitutions" while
the leaders of the Republican party have
led It into a position 1t never before
held, and have committed it to issues that
are ''new to its organization and the coun-
try;" that "the people have never yet been
called to vote upon them, and while they
may seem to their Jealous advocates and
authors to be very strong, others may
prove to be still stronger than they"
1t is made very clear by Mr.. Raymond
that while the Republican leaders have
abandoned the cause of the Union and the
Constitution-acause they never In sincerity
championed, in our judgment-the Demo-
Gratis and the ANDREW JOHNSON Republi-
cans are alone the supporters OF the Union
and the Constitution. Waving the fact that
the Democratic party was always devoted
to the Union and the Constitution, it is un-
deniable that that party now Is its special
guardian and protector. This should chal-
lenge thought and consideration. jeff.
Davis and Beauregard and other officers
who did valiant service for the
stars and stripes In the Mexican
war, can not plead that service in mitiga-
tion Of what we have denounced as their
treason in attempting to set upan indepen-
dent Government. The bravery and pa
triotism displays in the Mexican war, it is
not the pleasure of our people to take into
consideration in connection with their do
inQs in the late civil war. That service not
availing them now, how can past patriotic
service be made to extenuate the warfare of
the Republican leaders, through legislation,
against the Union and the Constitution
If such warfare was crime on the part of
JEEF. DAVIS and his followers, is 1t not
equally q crime when prosecuted by Re-
publican leaders and their followers? That
they mediate an appeal to force to main
tain their power, ii the people shall pro-
nounce against them at the fall elections
through the ballot-box, is made so plain by
Mr.. RAYMOND az. to admit ofno doubt what
ever.
Without discussion-stealthily, in obe'
dience, probably, to a caucus decree-tht
Republicans have passed through the House
a resolution calling on ''the States (tht
eleven Southern States not being counted
as matter of course) to organize, dlsci
pline and equip their militia, and. directing
that two-thirds of the arms, ordnance and
+ ammunition now under custody of thu
General Government be distributed anon!
the States; the distribution among the lOya
States to take place immediately and thG
among the States lately in rebellion to be post
poned until further orders"
What does this mean? It means war
| civil war-neighborhood .war--on the par
of the leaders of the Republican party, tt
hold on to power in the Federal Govern
ment, if they shall be defeated in the cleo
tions. Political considerations inclined
many Of them to favor separation from
the South rather than agree to 4
compromise by which war woulC
have been prevented. They thought tina
through such separation they would be
come the governing power of the adheriui
| States; but when the temper Of the peopl
wastested by call for II, 900 volunteers, an
| it was shown in the response that the.
would not on any terms consent toa dlsso
luton Of the Union, they became furiou
war men, hoping that thereby they woul
secure the power they imagined they woul
have secured had the people consented
secession. To hold power they defy th
Constitution; to hold power they will agai
allow the country to become embroiledin in
horrible and desolating civil war. Const
tuition, Union, peace, prosperity, and u
happiness Of the people must be sacrifice
in ministerlng 10 their rnholy ambition