The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-08-02
Enemies in the Camp--A New bat
tie for the Union to be FOught!

tie for the Union to be Fought!
James E. Harvey, the Republican Minis
ter TO Portugal, has written a letter, date
Lisbon, March 24:h, 1865, to William II
Seward, the Republican Secretary OF State
in which occurs the following strong sen
tencc,
We are fighting New battle for III
| Union, and against foes the mo,e dangerou
fo' being insidious and within the line o
our camp
This tells The true character of the fgh
now going on. The President elected by
the Union Party'--a Southern loyalst--
and Seward, the chief cabinet officer Of the
Union Administrations Northern Re-
publican and leader Of that party--havinl
united, at the beginning Of the war, with
men Of other political views, upon plat
form of Unconditional Unionism, and con.
sidering themselves bound, 10 the country
and their allies, to carry out the programme
laid down in the Union Platform, (see Crit.
,enden Resolution, at the head of the edi.
torial column of the Recordl now find that
the Abolitionsts and Radicals, who have
not only been in the Union party but
have aspired TO control it, are the most
dangerous foes they heve TO contend with.
These Revolutionary Radical have been
forced, by the inexorable logic of events,
by their desire to secure the ema cipation Of
the slaves, and the hum Elis ton of the mas
tiers, into the Union ranks. They have
sailed on the tide, hoping that, as soon as
their own objects were gained, they could
then stop the rushing current of patriotism,
saying, thus far shalt thou 60 and no fur
ther,' or that they could turn the great pop
ular purpose into new channel. In effect,
they say to the balance Of the party 'Now,
YOU have labored and suffered Tor the Union,
you have sacrificed much, even that you felt
to be right and constitutional, sooner than
risk the cause dear to you. True you are
now within sight Of the promised land,
and your task seems well nigh accomplish.
ed. All that is true, but if the Union is
now restored End the interests Of The whole
country represented in Congress, where, oh.
where, will we be what will become Of us,
who represent, in reality nothing but the ex-
treme sectional spirit Of the North, and the
interests Of class who, in fact, represent
in the North, exactly what we charged Yam
cy and Toomhs & Co, with representing, in
the South. We can do nothing, in re-
stored Union. Like Othello, we can only
cry, 'our occupations gone.' Therefore we
declare, that, near as you are 10 The accom-
plishment Of your efforts 10 restore tie I'm
ion, you can 60 no further with our aid, on
the contrary, you shall have us taking the
place Of Davis & Co. TO prevent the reSto-
ration of the Union, unless you first secure
to US, by amendments to the Constitution,
and appropriate legislation, the guarantee
of continued power and place. The party,
and our ascendency in it, irst-after that
so much Of the Union, as may be safely
left. The case is stated thus, wendell
Phillips, Lloyd Garrison & Co. for long years
labored 10 erect Union, after their liking,
on the ruins Of the Union of Washington
and Madison but the patriotism Of the
country defeated them. Afterwards, Jefier-
son Davis & Co. attempted 10 destroy the
Union OF Washington and Madison, for
purposes of their own. The patriotism Of
the country arose to defeat tn at object, and
called US to assist. We did so, all the time
in consideration of our aid, upon
directing the course of the great struggle,
in channe! which suited us, and now . we
demand, as the reward for our services, that
tie Union shall be restored, not as WASH
ngton and Madison made it, but as Philips,
Garrison & Co. wanted it,
This is, in effect, the language Of the Rad
Gals, 10 their late allies. Their course
makes it evident, that, as between the Rad
cals and the re bels,' it has been only
question, after all, as to which dog should
irire his competitor away from the meat.
and swallow il himself.
Of course all those men, of various po.
itical views, who acted together, in good
aith, desiring simply the Union, under the
ity and title of the Union Party will
zee the truth Of the declaration we have
Iuoted from the Republican Minister to
ortugal, that they have got TO fight "a new
'attle for the UniCn, and against foes the
more dangerous for being insidious and
within the lines Of our camp