The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-20
The National Union Convention.
From che Times.

From che Times
Jucge Hughes, of Indiana, addressed the
following letter to Governor Morton. 1t is
sensible and seasonable admonltion:-
WAsHIN GTor, July 16.-Governor Morton The
PROPOSED h Iadelpma COnv, nuon tonds TO the alb.
serl ton by the DemocIa.lc paty oil the Conserva-
ave Union men OF Ihe North am not at present.
TeanY for such fusion, II 1t is 10 be. Lot the
Democratic party frs Ietiie is coasp cuouS anti
war ltadeIs and let sufficient time elapse for the
gro on the graves OF the heroic dead For
the present. advise ali Union men TO remain stead.
tast III ILeir own organization hoping that It's dis
senslOns may yet Le healed, ana 10 keep aioof from
pI pIoceCd,nes winch onlY result III the eec of
the regular pemOcIauc ticket IN lndaua. nearuly
approve OF the tlesldents POLO AID regard nim
perOnAlly with esteem and friendship and would
Chit July participate III any meeting to express
pIecIaI on OF has measures; bu am Lot ready to
power men who Incl ed resistance TO laws made 10
ill up the ranks of tle armv. speak only IOr my
sci, and Lo other is responsible Tor tlls c9mmunica'
ton. JAMES HUGHLs.
The Rebellion tested parties and individuals.
The Democratic organizations proved dI5loyal,
and now stand dIscredlted before the world.
The Democratic masses were loyal, and With
praiseWorthy devotion rallied unCer the "Strlpes
and Stars" III defense OF the Government aud
Union. There were, also, leading Democrats,
like General DIX, General Logan, etc, who took
the held, while in our State Davi1 Floyd Jones,
WllIlam G. Murphy, etc. etc, in the Senate,
we've outsposen and fearless against Rebellion.
III Congress, too, the late Mr.. Odell, Mr.. Kler-
nan, OF Oneida, Dir. Ganlon, vi Erie, etc., sus-
IA ntQ. Wnlle tue WOODS, IrOu lOlB CITY, OPPOSE J.
the Government and war. There IS broad
dlstinclion-a wide gui-between loyal and
"Copperhead" Democracy. The former united
with us earnestly IN preserving The Government
Shall we not as cordially unite with them IN the
effort to restore the UnlonY
We SAID during the war, what we repeat now,
that there was more merit in Southern than in
Nolthern loya atty, for the reason that II cost
more to be loyal in slave tnan III q Tree State.
| We may add that it was more meritorious lii a
| Democrat than in Republican to JOIN the
| army. The reason Is obvious. Aud shall we
| now, wheh laborlng 10 re tore and consolidate
| what our victorious arms achieved, refuse The
| cooperation OF all who aided IN putting dow wn
| the Rebel ion?
The Republican PARTY has been disrupted and
| demoIallzed by COngl ess, whose warfare AGAINST
the President and VII Ose new political dOgmas
| were designed to "dlive him back into the
| DEMOCRATIC party" In this the radicals failed.
Though Denocra until MIR. B:chanans Demo
clatIc administration gave "ad and comforti
to rebellion, President Johnson united with
Union men IN 1860, and renamed first among
the foremost battling for the Union until victory
rewarded our Efforts He regards the Demo.
cracy as IL was organized and controlled tnrou IN
the war as a dascrelted party, parry holding the
same relation to the Government during the
recent war that the Federal held during the
war with England. with these views, while
gratefully accepting the cooperation OF 10 a
Democrats, the President, standing in and with
the Union party, intends to flight It outn witt
radlcalism upon this line"
The Union National Convention call is ad
dressed to the trends OF the Union. 1t is al
entertainment" to which "Copperheads" are
} not invited. Northern men who were, durine
| our four years struggle Tor national existence
more than Indifferent to the result; whose sym
pathies were with. secessiOnsts, and gave wha
) | encouragement they could to our enemies, ar
4 not embraced In that call, and should not b
E received II they obtrude themselves upon tn
I | Convention.
, The National Convention was a wise an
C patriotic conception. 1t was demanded by
4 gleat public emergency. Congress has failed
1 slgnally failed, to garner up and preserve th
# fruits OF peace. II refuses to restore the UDloI
Y or to cherish and cultivate goodwill betwee
i peoples recently enemies. That sentiment,
=: popular on Fourth o:-July celebrations-"En
4 mics in war; IN peace, irends'-has becou
d obsolete. Congress is waging war against Il
Confederate States as vIndlctivelv as when v
Il were in actual war; and against President job
|, ! son with even more hatred than against Jede