, 1866-11-22

mutual Agreement on the Cutting Loose
Question.
The Washington Republican, the ncwspa-
per organ at the capital of the Administra-
tfun, prints the article Of tie Chicago Time,
Which has made so much sensation. and goes
Oh to say:
From this article NC learn, in substance.
tnat the Coppeshcad, or Democratic party'
a1ler na violating all their pledges made 1t tic
abandon their party organization and Join a
purely Conservative National Union party.
anu IN consequence of such violation having
been repudiated in every State Of the Upi~
noloihg elections since, except two, h~vo ~
.er1nined asdna upon two things, narnsly% To to d.. d.
~, !. Lat their defeat was s'attributab1e
.as..ee ..e largely" to the Administration Of Pres
adent johnson than to t'all other causes com
bined, and, therefore, that thcy rcpudiate
and denouuce 1t.
2. That negro suffrage is inevitable. and
must be met as lite-snring measure to the
Democratic party; therefore, the Democra-
cy Of the Northwest are in favor Of qualified
suffrage to the negro, and will recommend il
to the Southern Suites as a life-sayinr meas.
ure for them.
We are glad the 7imts' editor las shown
nls hand and has turned 10 abusing tile
resident and Secretary Seward. He has re-
A"'NA ttAI A@+Sh ~ A4Cu uE Allu HIS lffGR1S nDE
on ut Philadelphia and wore when they came
here to congratulate the President aud ash
fGr offices. The President wouldn't rccoa.
hize the same countcnance now. They haze
changed. There is sing'eness Of purpose
were des1Eeiace,l. ne hsve but o word sIfo 70
say to such creatures as are represented by
the 1i,afs:
J.. We have the consciousness Of knowing
thaI Ihey never stung lis, because We always
dreaded reptiles and never took them 10 our
bosom. When they made their Shiny ap-
9ad drove them ont OF the Convention, as St.
PatTi:k drove snakes out Of Ireland.
-. We knew they were dishonest towards
the President when they put Clymer up in
fennsylvania and Hoffman In New York,
striking Dix down in the latter State. They
deserved What they got In both States
defeat.
8. They acknowledge now, what we ALWAYS
een;endsd they desired, namely, the success
OF the old Democratic party, rerardIess nf
PRINCIPLES, policy or mei.
!. We arc satisfied now, us re ALWAYS hare
D Dnsen, that the Democratic party went to
thiIade1phia for no other purpose than to
obtain place and power, aud not on account
OF ans lore they bore to President johnson
or the policy Of the Administration.
.; Ihat the Tin.es' proposition about
qualified sualngc Is dishonest, else 1t would
4-'s auoPteu LuaL principle When President
July last.
&C. g. That, II the Copperheads Of the Chicago
fancy stripe had not thrust themselves upon
the Philadelphia Convention, and intrudcd
themselves into every town, city, county,
poison tho politics Of each State against tie
Administration and in favor Of extreme radi-
ea!tsn, the restoration policy Of Andrew
johnson woul.a ere this have been yindicatcd
and recognized at the polls By the honest
american people. The Misrepresentation
OF such Infamous Journals hare retarded
restoration aud produced the present mis-
between the President aud
Congress.
The Chicago Times and it's political asso-
Giates will confer great favor upon the
form society Of their own, und no iourcr
impose themselves upon party where they
are not wanted.