The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-09-21
InALr.AND-uALr UNION PApEns,

There are at this late day very few
presses which, though Republican il
name or profession, fail to give their un
qualified Endorsement to the party Of Con
gress. They are particular to relate the
story OF the short coinings Of the 39ih Con.
gress, aud seem to relish the work of at
trbuiug TO il the blame, in large meas
ure, for the present conflict between the
Executive and Legislative Departments
To crafty one class Of their readers, and
retain their Influence over them, they ad.
init that the personal behavior Of tho Pres.
idcnt il not what II should be, and gently
csliclse him for the tono and manner Of
his speeches, family condemn his election.
ccring tour, and express the wish that he
could have been moro discreet than be
has been in his public movements. BY
this course they hope to prevent their
readers from considering tho principles at
stake, and while not in print upholding Mr..
Johnson in such manner as to claim the
position of Policy presses, yet by casting
slurs upon Congress they do all tho damage
they can to the cause of the radical RJpub
lican party.
These papers constitute one of the dan.
gers to our cause. Having taken patriotic
grounds during tho war, aud now being
managed with marked ability, their innu
enoo has been great, which to-day would
be OF a commanding character If they would
come ont boldly for tho rights of the pco.
plo against tho claims of tho one man Ruler
at Washington. They are working for the
President, though pretending to act with
.Cbngrcss, thus emIlN ting tho example of
Mr.. Johnson who said his fight should be
inside the Union lines We all know whore
that determination has landed the Presiden-
tal poltician--into tho embrace of Cop.
perheads and Rebels.
These half and-half Republican sheets
have tried to instruct tho Southern Loyal
lists who met in Convention at Philadelphia
on the 81 inst, by mildly urging "that
the Republican party AMI everybody aud
every thing else have moro to gain now
Representatives, who can accept all le.
gitimato tests of lealty to the Government
and regular election, than from a continued
fruitless exclusion for the reason that
this exclusion keeps alive Sectional bitter.
ness" Thus, wo arc to give up every
thing, yield the very point at issue with
red handed Rebels for the sake of--poace;
just as if tho Government had not tho
power to command peace instead of alb.
joctly suing for harmony between Sec
tions."
Tho tempori2ng policy is fallacious'
Temporizing newspapers are iallaoious
These both arc full of danger by luling
the public mini into false security by in.
ducing hope for future good, when the times
demand action of tho most intense and rad.
ic.l character, by sending to Congress mon
who will honestly and (ear'ossy do their
duty. The question now is rot how best
can the differences between the President
and Congress be roconciled, but it is to
ascertain what is right and just and how
best TO enforce the laws, regardless of any
one who may oppose, be he President, or
Rebel
Hence when newspaper, party, or
an individual man say that the political
salvation of the Republican party can be
secured only through the speedy admission
of the Southern States as States, they
should be counted out, as dangerous enc,
mics to the safety of the country; for it is
not enough to accept individual represent
atives from a Southern State, and call the
State loyal merely because its representa-
tives can takn the test oath. For if the
Southern Congressman is loyal ho does
not represent his State, tho people of his
State being to-day more bitterly rebel thar
ever. And if Rebel ia sent to Washing,
ton to represent a Southern State then h,
certainly ought 10 be excluded, for he cal
not take the test oath.
Away then with tho sophlstries of halt
hearted writer's aud semi.Johnson men
Let them go TO the places where they be
long. But if they wish to act with the Ro
publican party, lot them come out and take
decided stand, rally around the radical sen
timent of the country, fight for il, work for it
write for it, aud by their endeavors help
speed the day when, through the efforts o
the real patrots-thoN Observation-Disclosures and
theSou,hern, ,unionists--all the States shall
os in u Union based on Justice, where law
order, peace, and harmony shall forov e
prevail.