The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-07-21
The Johnson Party.

There are now but two great political mowers
IN the land, amt ct these the Radicals are
one, and the Conservative Republicans are
not the orhe.. The Conservative Republi
cans cannos hight even pigmy's fight under
a distinct banner in the great conflict at
hand. lhey cannot live separated party
| existence III the political atmosphere of the
times. They must go back to the Radicals
or come to the Democracy. That Democ-
racy offers them "a place on its broad and
| sufficient plattorn--lf they accept it they
will have political local habitation and a
name, II they reject it their organization will
vanish from the arena by the mere grayita
ton OF ITS elements to one or other of the
greater bodies
Everybody, we presume, who knows any.
thing of politics, is convcrsant with the DO
Iltlcal proclivites of the New York Ne,cs,
from whose columns the above ractistaken
Its principles are as thoroughly rebel as any
Richmond newspaper ever was. Whatever
political conventions it endorses, it must
knom, before hand, they are wholly in the
interests OF the party which inauguratcd the
rebellion, which was the present Democratic
party-and entirely antagonistc to the Union
party-which fought and vanquishcd treason
in the field.
1t well says the conservative Republi-
cans cannot fight even pigmy's fight
These Conservatives are what is Familiarity
known as the Johnson Blair Swami. Purnell
party. What show they will have, if even
such thing was expected by their leaders
IN forming distinct organization separate
from that Of the Democratic, Rebel party,
IN opposing the Union party, is pretty plain
ly indicated by the above extract from the
Nelcs. 1t speaks what it knows, that the
18th OF August Convention is for the purpose
Of uniting the Iohnsonians with the parry of
treason, and betraying as many unprncipled
Union men and zanies as possible into the
party which has for the last six years been
the persistent enemy of the government and
every principle for which our Union boys in
blue laid down their lives to maintain. No
man, heretofore expressing himself as a
Unlonist. can have anything to do with that
party, unless he is either knavc or a fool.
We quote still further from the Nc,gs:
"The call for the Philadelphia Convention
was at first suspiciously regarded by almost
the entire Democratic press of the country.
1t is not surprising that journals cognizant of
the many attempts of demagogucs during the
past iiHe years to poison the pure fountains
OF Democracy, should hesitate to welcome
this departure from the strict line of party
action. The mischievous results to the or.
5anlzation of its utilization with that her
maphrodte partizan creation that assumed
the title of War Democracy. were too obyi.
Gus to justify any hasty acceptance Of prop.
osltlon which at first view might seem to in.
volvc an amalgamation of discordant Gle.
ments.
But when the Duily Nccs, with its accus.
toned frankness and decision earnestly and
emphatically endorsed the contemplated
Convention, all doubts as to the honesty and
eXpedlency of the movement were dispelled
The record Of this journal was accepted as
a sufficient guaranty that it would enter into
no political enterprise calculated to iniure
the prospects or the integrity Of the Demo.
cratic party"
The only Democratic members Of Con,
grcss who recommended this Convention OK.
pressly disclaim any intention O: abandoning
their distinctive political organilation H.
Anything which tends TO wcan off Union
men from the ranks CT the great party which
conducted the war is q gain to them. and |
therefore they favor it, knowing we'll that
they will absorb all stragglers and carry
them prisoners into the Rebel camp.
The H'orld is displeascd at the attitude
which for seeming virtue the n. Y Times
has heretofore taken in regard to he Con.
ycation. 1t says;
"Thc Times has persiscntly contcnled
that the purpose Of the Philadelphia Con
ventlon Is to natioudile lie Republican
party. So long as there appeared any. even
the smallest. ground for this representation. |
the WORTH kept aloof from the movement
and gave 1t no counienancc. When the
wrathtll opposition Of the Radical journals
showed that the Convention. instead of ma
tlonal2ng the Republican party. seemed
likely to break it up, we began to look upon
the movement with favor. The endorsement
by the whole Democratic delegation in Con.
gress, after opportunities of consultation
with the Committee who issued the call, full |
ly exploded the pretense that the Convention
was intended to 'nationalze the Republican
party. Its Democratic press has since given
the movement its cordial support, and the
Times is tossed on sea of tribuations.n
Here is the distinct avowal that the World |
only favored this call after it became appa.
rent that it was not for Matchmaking the |
Republican party" but "sccmcd likely to