Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-03-06
Che freeman.
MONTPELIER. VT.
Tuesday Mo ming March ., 1 S66.
Saving the Party.


who voted with him against the passage of the
Freedmen's Bureau Bill over the Executive veto,
by that act saved the Union party and he men
toned this work something to be boasted Of
and for which the country ought TO be grateful
to Dixon, Doolittle, Cowan q Co. We have
known something Of Senator D0olttle's politi-
cal record and of his notions of the consequence
of his acts, and no. therefore surprised
that he should assume TO be the hero who had
dared public opinion in a sefsacrifcing effort
to save the party though il usually turns out
that the Inspiration of all his achievements is
the advancement OF Mr.. Doolitte. But what
ever his personal notions may be- the doctrine
which he makes the turning point Of his polt-
zeal action-and it i d doctrine which finds
many unseihsh and honest advocates-ls that
the party Is 70 be saved whatever may become
OF its principles; that all principles which
stand IN the way of the success Of the party are
to be surrendered rather than suffer the party
10 lose patronage and power. A mild form of
this doctrine Is 50 often urged by those who de-
precate open rupture between the President
and Congress, that II seems necessary for those
who believe that adherence to principles and
devotion to right, arc always the highest expedi-
ency, to set forth clearly their views. II opposi-
ton 10 those Of the DoohJties aud Raymonds
who hold that principles only the instru-
mentaIties, the pieces, by which adroit politi-
clans play for the control u the government
and the zpoils ana patronage oi Office.
A party which abandons III PRINCIPLES to re-
tain it, power Is a. detestable. az the man who
al ~ ,.rr.!e. h1a =,
ends The Freedmen 5 Bureau Bill was either
necessary as an agency m redeemine the pledge
of the Government, or 1t was not II II was
necessary Mr.. Doollttle and every other honest
Senator should have voted iof III. wha ever might
become of the party. ana vote a,sif.ss it can
not be excused because it saved The party. 4
church may save Itself by denying is faith, but
what i= such q church good To. when II Is ga Ted
10 that way ? And il the Union party can only
be saved by apostatisir, az wiz. c.useouence
ls It whether 1t l. saved or not?
We are among those who believe that parties
are mere Observation-Disclosures. and unless tDey are
vitalzed by great rrincitlss aud work with a
single purpose 10 secure : righteous Just
administration OF government. theg ought 10 20
to pieces. a corrupt, dishonest, unrighteous
party cannot to soon die. W nat did DooIlttie
and his six co-laborers save, taking his own e
innate OF their Work? They saved a party but
they denied justice to three millions Of the peo-
pie OF tins country. We say they denied this
justice, because they voted Tor the bill when It
passed the Senate thus atlestiDg It's Justice and
necessity, and then voted against 1t when it
came back vetoed. This was putting party be-
lore Justice, ana tho viii oi one man higher |
than the honor Of tno country. How would
these men like TO have IL recorded OF them in ms
tory, They sacrificed iUs,cg, refused to redeem |
the solemn piecge o. the nation to the Freed
men, ana turned back the car OF righteous pro-
gress,-but they saved their party
Two-tAirds of the present Congress. both of
the Senate ana the House. were chosen as Union /
men IL Is in their power. ID strict subordina
ton 10 tie Constitution. n mass arv law thew
NAV syree unon. ana recommend any coo-ritn-
tional amendment ,hey nav deem ueee .arv or
od,i-..hi. r. ..o,ti.t H. - ~ T. - ,od