The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-08-01

to elevate democrats exclusively to
power-a demand which is equivalent to
a proclamation that no more recruits
will be received, and which, it generally
persisted in, would inevitably consign
the South and the country to the per-
manent benelicent rule Of radicaliSm.
Any party organization now must
necessarily be temporary. The one great,
paramount, all important issue now is
that raised between the President and
Congress, upon which depends the
peace OF the nation, the hopes OF the
American people and every political
organization which stands in the way
OF the settlement OF that controlling,
practical, vital question is to be regard
ed as a public evil, for in the presence
OF that issue all others sink into utter
insigniiicancc
Hence, if even the democratic party
was a living and patriotic organization
as Of old, it should be ignored now for
the purpose of enabling all men of. all
parties who would see peace restored to
the country to unite on common plat
form in support of the only practicable
plan for the reconstruction Of ,he Union,
and certainly it should not now, when
it is distins suished by no distinctive and
practical feature. from the republican
party OF 1864, bepermitted to stand in
the way of the national welfare.
1t may be vcryunpatri,tic prejudice
that prevents Seward, Cowan, Doolttle
and Dixon, and Il host Of republicans
who agree with them, from taking
"back seats" in the democratic party,
and helping by their votes to place
democratic leaders in power, but for
that matter 1t seems to us just AS I'M
patriotic and selfish for Guthrie and
other war democrats to refuse TO take
back seats" in the republican party and
help put conservative republicans in
power, whereby The same end would lie
reached and AS. right or wrong, this
unwiIlmgneSs exists on both sides, we
see no way to unite these men who
agree on the only question pressing for
action except IN a new party where they
will all BE equals.
Every day this fusion of conservative
elements is delayed increases tic difficult
ties of an adjustment Of our troubles
and the dangers Of the situation. Last
Fall such an Union would have carried
the great State. ct New York This
Spring it would have carried New
Hampshire and Connecticut, This
Summer it would have carried Oregon
and Nebraska And with "A new party
we believe a majority of TIL! Northern
States may be carried at the next elec-
tlons without it, not one Of them.
The new party, should 1t be formed,
will necessarily bea temporary one, for
its object will be accomplished in the
settlement Ct onr national troubles,
which must be adjusted once for ever.
Then other 9sucS pil arise, bascd OH
measures Of po.icy o. principles Of gorcrn
ne4t, upo' mhich tie people wiU dicide,
But until the country is again at peace,
until our people are again united, no
question OF tariff or taxation, Of finance
or diplomacy, oSinternal improvement
or territorial expulsion, can shapcparty
lines and control toltical affiliations, and
none should he allowed to 10 so.
For the present, we hold that PEI sonal
ambition, unworthy prejuditcs, indlyi,
dual aspirations, political associations,
party names shoull all be willingly Of.
tered as sacrifice upon the altar Of
reconstruction, deeming such political
and seIf.abnegation indispensable to the
pacliicalion and the safety OF the ma
ton.