East Saginaw courier., 1866-07-12
National Union Convention.


We publish to-day the call for a Ma
tional Union Convention, to be held at
Philadelphia, Tuesday, August l4th,
and call attention thereto as a matter
particularly worthy the attention of
all in this Congressional District, who
desire that the lamentable incidents
Of the past four should be followed
"by measures of peaceful administra-
ton, so that union, harmony and
concord may be encouraged, and in
"dustry, commerce, and the arts Of
"peace revived and promoted; and
"the early restoration of all the States
TO the exercise of their constitutions
"al powers in the National Govern
"ment which is indispensably neces-
"sary to the strength and the defence
"of the Republic, and to the main
"tenance- Of the public credit" and
who is there with heart to appreci-
ate the dire condition Of civil war, of
states discovered. disnnrdant. hali;e
erent. our land drenched in fraternal !
blood" our people round to the dust
with taxes, and burning with section
al hate and animosity, as unnecessary as
it is unnatural, who would not regard
this return to the measures Of peace
full administration" as ga consumma-
ton devoutlv to be wished"
Certainly there is II Democrat who
will hesitate to endorse every PROPOSE
ton made in the call, and in our State
where our party has been ready on all
occasions to ignore non-essentials, to
merge at any time, its name, its or
ganization and the prestage of an hon
orable record, into any movement be-
lieved TO lie for the common good,
no good reason can be offered
against supporting, if it is shown to
be for the best, this movement which
seems to offer the fairest basis for q
reasonable, fresh, vigorous and enthu-
siastic opposition TO the encroachments
of reckless and insane radcalism
which at this time, more than at any
D, riud Of Its mad career, threatens the
destruction of our government, the
complete and ircooncilable alienation
Of the people of the difierent'sections
of our common country.
Personal and political claims ought
not to have feathers weight in the
all important political contest which
is approaching. All minor issues are
merged in the one great issue of
peace, union, harmony and concord,
as opposed to Strife, intolerance,
wranglng, and anarchy, the sure re-
salt Of the policy which the leaders
IN the radical interest SO bitterly and
vindictively urge.
The present situation, It seems to
us, speaking solely upon our own re-
sponsibility, is one whose exigenc:es
demand free and unbiased considera-
ton, earnest and untrammeled action
on the part of every elector who cher
ishes sincere regard for the safety.
honor and welfare of his country
In this view, regarding the National
Union movement as one calculated to
condense and simplify the issues really
before the people, to vitalize the gen.
nine Union sentiment Of the nation,
and TO open the way for a union Of
the best elements Of all parties on
the broad basis of the Constitution
which our fathers established, We can
but hail it as an auspicious indication
of the coming "sober second thought
of the people, which is always right"
and ole happily calculated in the pres
ent emergency to work out the saliva
ton of our government As such it
has our hearty endorsement, and will
henceforth receive our cordial and
earnest support.