The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-11-30
THE RxIeFNcY OF THE RADI
CAL PARTY,

THE EFFICIENCY OF THE RADI-
CAL PARTY.
The object Of the Republican pArty-shs
prohibition Of slavery in the TerritOriSI-
was accomplished in q way aRd BY a mean
wholly unanticipstSd BY its founders. They
never dreamed that the entire and uneOndi-
IionAl Abolishmsn. Of slavery throughout the
UAiou would snEulf their platform of "nO
mere slave States" and become tho policy of
an Administration, enforced And maintained
~ The bayoDets Of the national arnies.-
1hey 80 little dreaned that the force Of their
eEawp!s and their pbilantbropie efforts in
behalf Of a suffering aud oppressed race
wOald, 10 10 short a space Of time, eulminA.s
Ia the sTansisica Of the nation from the bar
bsriSn Of human sSrVitude to the enabling
and iasPir,iEE civilization Of universal lib
srty. All iAc alma Of the Republican Party
and far bJond, too, ware accomplished,
whom, on the morning Of the sTer uenOrA-
bic S,h Of April, 1855, the WSHd Of Southern
inVineibiliiy was forever broken, and a new
and a more glorious sra than ever before
aAwaed aDOA America AAd the world. The
loyal millions composing this party would
havs here been coR.sui for their political or
gsniSation to hare become extinct Gnd for
getting the sad experiences Of the ?Alt
Eould gladly have uaited with nen Of all
parties and sections, to retrieve the Losses Of
var, iuFuss new life into the dead sns'rpriSsS
s~f.ssace, calm tbs rage Of paniOn, and re-
StofS the Wonted feelings Of ~frA:srnal regard
between the snbit.srsd cOntsStInts.
In the work Of national pAciheAtiOn and
recovery, they were for a short time greatly
encouraged BY the warn aua prompt aIGu-
raacss Of the Southern leaders, WAo then
had the fear Of the h~angnIn'S rope before
thsir eyes, that they with their whole people
submitted with the almost resignation TO the
i'll ate Of their eauSe, aud most earnestly de-
siTsd The restoration Of their States or any
s~,asfhOss that might DO prescribed, relying
With the strongest faith upoa the magma
AiDity Of the TietoriOuS North to prefer
gut0 ~ WIZ 4ob NAaAAlY AAAeASNs $50
d,Erssiug. The North was neither disposed
80 tyrauny, nor aetuatsd BY revenge 10 pre-
Scribisg these conditions which are SsI forth
10 the prepoTsd ameadn ats to the Constitd.
Iion. Thu ibS re unieu Of the severed ties
Of The Republic was progressing with no IN
certain success TO all human appearances,
When TIE cry vas raised b.. that corrupt and
iraiiOrOuI pArlJ-thS Northern Democracy
ihst the South bad madt abundant amsndS
for her miScSndaci, aud syinesd ample and
satisfactory sVidsheSS Of entertaining no de-
sire or dsSiga Of lis repetition. The ialsiiy
Of the Prsbidons WAs made known A. ihtI
~junSture BY bis Proclsining the sane false
hoods. Ths work Of rseonItructioA vas
suddenly impsdtd. The subdued, diIpiriisd
and pleading rebels saw another sight
than tame sad uRrsSisiing submission TO The
FsquifsneutS ofths eOsqusrors. TaS friends
sd defenders Of the govsrnpsn. we're driV-
"a from the "whits HouIs," and lis doors
we're thrown open TO those Who, not man!
moths before, fought for the poIsesg.on Of
Arlington Heights, IL order that they might
dsnoliSh iS stately wells with their "iron
Indignation" PsrdSnS WdrS grated to all
applicants Enthusiastically. The rs.organi-
sAtioA Of State Ervsrnmsnu in The South
was entrusted 20 the most odisuS and ua-
prineiPlsd rsb,lI 10 be found 10 al the lAad
IL this var the far Of puniIbmsnt WAs dis
Sipaisd from The minds Of the proninsni
traitors, and nOu the spirit Of rsbslliOa and
disSAtisfAsliSn IL - rAppani In the rebel
States az il was when the asE Of the country
uaI bssisd dow from the broken AAd dis
uau,lsd walls Of Fon Suuptr. ThsSs few
hets We bsVs usntiossd in addition % many
others Of heiAr import Show eonelusiysIy
thas tAs ior.asIoS q a party dealing 70 trss-
Iou IN jos, paaaliy and rswarding Loyalty
With he dss eonpsniaiion vas A5Solutsly
usesBsay fs he nfsty Of he nation. Trail
tors DEBATED BY The sword transferred the
sgbt icf pssfr 70 he Political irons, aad
thsn hsy uun hAsf 9Th I'll The snsrU
sud eournEe which shsraeisrissd The Federal
basialions % he ksld Of battle. The RAdi-
el Party sow ssutind the watch towers Of
he s%atlsu, snd sssry loyal sas nay rest
eeublJ astafed, taai 20 iraiiorous hand viii
aver nrAia uip he hir hhris sf Rspubliesn
Liberty, o. NE P~fssltsaiial robs svsF aEain
sisats losL slsst Assftsf ps5sry sad Tree
ga.