Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-04-17
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"The Constitutional G Union Party"
A Republican journal that gives support
to President JOHNSON, and berates the Rad
icals with becoming severity, has taken up
with the notion that it is peculiarly appro-
pirate that party organization should be
formed to do political business under the
style and name of "The Constitutional
Union party" We are told that the Demo-
cratic party, for many years known as a
Union party, has become emphatically ef-
Jete, and that the so-called Union party was
organized simply for a temporary purpose,
and having outlived its purpose, it is prop
or that it should be consigned to the tomb
of defunct parties; that "the Radicals
who now undeniably have, and must inev-
itably continue to have hereafter, the lead
ership and control of the Republican party,
are opposed to the Constitution as IL is, and
to the restoration OF the Union on The terms
of the Constitutions" :" that "the Radicals
cannot constitute genuine Union party;"
that "their violent measures and bare-faced
disregard of the Constitution would soCn
destroy the Government or involve us in
another Civil War" that "they were not
Union men before the War;' that "HoR-
ACEGREELEY and his partisan Radicals pub
licly encouraged the Southern States to Sc
cede, and pledged their influence to Sc
cure to them peaceable secession;" that
G.this cannot be denied" and then asks the
clinching question: "How can these Radi-
calls, thei eiore, claim to be- Union party"
Nothing can be more absolutely certain
than that the welfare of this country de-
mands that its government shall be intrust-
ed to some other party than the one now
ruling it through Congress; but why seek
the formation of new party to be styled
"the constitutional Union party?" The
Democratic party is as inhexibly devoted
to the Constitution as any new party pos
sibly could be. In both Houses OF Con-
gress the Democratic party has voted and
will continue to vote solidly against every
scheme and measure that in the least in
tracts the Constitution, or is stride toward
consolidation or Capitalization. Without
hope of reward at the hands OF President
JOHNSON, they have with promptitude ra,-
lied to his side whenever he has, as the
guardian and protector of the Constitution,
come in collision with the Disunionists in
Congress. In all such issues, he knows
that he can count upon the ready and un-
faltering support of the Democratic party.
All, then, that conservative Republicans,
who desire the overthrow of the Radicals
and the preservation of our Republican
form of Government, have to do is
unite with the Democratic party. 1t is
folly to object to such association under the
name of "The Democratic Party" Were
party fopmed and called THE Constitu-
tional Union Party" it would have to be
made up chiefly from the Democratic
Party; and although the Democrats
should not undergo change in their poll
tical notions, the comparatively few Con-
servative Republicans who should unite
with them would not object to the associa-
ton on that account. Inasmuch as the
Democratic party is the only existing con-
stitutional party, and inasmuch as it is
stronger to-day than at any period within
five years, why play into the hands of the
Radical disunionists, by getting up new
political organization? Every man who is
convinced that the schemes and measures
of the Radicals lead to disunion and prob
ably into another civil war, owes it to him
self, to his family, and to his country, in
this hour of the country's sore trial to iden-
tify himself with the Democratic party.