Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-07-25
Governor Seward's Reasons for Approving the
Ei!adelnhia Convention.

Gov Seward has written letter giving
his reasons Tor his approval of the call for
the Philadelphia Convention. Those rea-
sons may not be sufficient to convince any
considerable number Of his Lifelong adj
mirers that he is right but they VIII be
received rs conclusive Of his settled pur-
pose TO cooperate with the President and
his policy Of compromise and concIlia-
ton. Those who know Governor Seward
| best viii have the least doubt OF the pa
triotism and purity Of the motives by
which ne is actuated lie believes the
best good Of the country demands a dIt-
/ fercnt policy from that laid down by Con-
| gress an Immediate restoration OF the
/ Union by the immediate and uneondIton-
1 nj admission Of all loyal representatives
! Of the loyal people of the eleven states 50
/ long unreprcsented in Congress. In his
opinion, nothing but this can complete
/ it-n0thin@ more remains to be DONE and
nothing moro is necessary.
As usual, Governor Seward presents the
strongest argument possible in support OF
| his views. The refusal OF Congress to
admit these loyal representatives was, as
NE have constantly urged, mIstake.-
| Ard this mistake Is the moro to be regret
ted when it is known that, of the whole
number of Southern representatives VINO
presented themselves, not more than i've
could have met the test which both Con-
crcss and the President demanded as
requisite to admission. But, unIortunate~
". it was determined to hold all the re-
turned representatives from these eleven
States as equally disqualified; and, in
doing SO, Congress gave to those hostile
to it the only popular argument they pos
scss.
s.This," Mr.. Seward says, is the qucs-
ton Of the day." and he assumes that
the only mode Of meeting this question IS
through "a Convention representing all
parties, as no one party can do cIIcctually
what Is ncedful to be done.
And iust here is where the great mass
Of those who have always acted with Gov.
Seward viii find themselves dissenting
from him. They will not admit that to
effect Il restoration Of the Union, it is
necessary 10 go into council with those
whose hands arc stained with loyal blood
and whose hearts still rankIc with hatred
towards those who opposed them IN their
fratricidal attempt to destroy the Union
Even though Congress may have erred III
its nuIicy. and have cXacted more than a
wise patr.otism demanded, the power to
restore tie Union IS still with those who
successfully fought for its preservation
| Nav we not say Oh the th3On party WIZ
Mr., Seward was wont to say of the ole
Whie party when it Jagged behind him IL
,, his noble aspiration for ireedom-it may
not be all it should be, but there is ne
other organization through whose agency
the GOOD desired may be so certainly ant
! 50 speedily accomplished.
We viii not iInpuCn Governor Seward
motives. We have known him too lons
and have followed him too implicitly ant
. undoubting'y, not to know that he ha
. taken his position on this as on every
other question from the highest and pur
> est moti-es. lie believes that what i
: pronosed will contribute 10 the end h
: dcsircs-thc speedy and harmonious an
nerfect restoration Of the Union. Bu
; this is not the opinion Of the great mas
: Of the Union party They believe that al
: that is desirable, ncclful and proper ca
u be better achieved through the agency q
that party than any other-mOre certain
! ly than through the agency of the me
who are adroitly Selling upon this move
mcnt for the purpose Of oycrthrowIng tia
organization, and bringing back to powe
the men who agitatcd and carried on tn
only result OF this cOnvocation. II ma
= distract, and, to some extent divide tn
! Union party, but it cannot destroy it.
- viii continue, in all its vitality and nowe
. until it shall have achieved its mission j
: perIecting the work or freedom ana iustic
which the war initiated -Il6ulu liz,
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