Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-06-21
Rule or Ruin.

war cannot now be doubted.
The editor of the N esol z ofk Tribune, af-
ter having contributed so largely to the
Screation of one war of that nature and
having revolted at the loss of life and mis-
cry 10 entailed dpon the people, has sepa-
rated from the society of his revengetul
associates, and endeavors to induce them to
abandon the part they have been so con-
spieuously playing in the nationaltragedy.
Mr.. GREELEY stili adheres to all the
extreme views of the Radicals; but
z4tion, n,and- ats least an outward show OF
christianity. The truth is, the original
Abolitionists engaged in their crusade
against slavery and the people of the
South for the purpose of creating Q peliti-
cal party by Which to gain power in the
Government, and having made up creed
of a single principle, the speciality SO far
absorbed their thoughts and conduct that
it became question which appeared to
them as one involving all the philanthropy
and religion of the country. But they little
ireamed then that their work of love for
The Negro would terminate in the sad re-
/ suits it has to the Whites But the adhe-
rents of that one principle continued to adj
vocate it and exhibit zeal that won the
admiration of many who despised their
creed and had but little faith in their sin
cerity.
So it was, and Mr.. GREELEYand his. asso-
ciates, like every other ism and sect in this
country. gained quite number of adhe-
rents. ,f31fi;i it..t I9Il@Bc
] Unexpectedly, however, one OF the great
political parties of the country, from the
effect of repeated defeats, want of Aboli-
tion zeal, and the death Of its great leader,
was permitted to become disorganized and
finally disbanded. Thus was an open field
ical party.
The sAboIitionists eagerly seized at the
proffered prize; but their time had not
yet come. The American party arose upon
the ruins Of the Wing party, to perish in
less time than it was created. The once
political arena with lesson of experience
to aid them, and were this time successful.
Then for the first time the one idea of a
faction assumed the proportions of prin-
ciple of great political party. That par
ty and that principle being purely local in
their natures and influence naturally led to
sectional strife and animosities so natural
to contending nations, sects, or class. -,
But ttfequestion was now political one,
and its success or defeat determined the
patronage of the Government. The phil
anthropic Abolitionists had formed an alli-
ance with politicians that were hungry for
power, and sectional hatred and a civil
war were the result. The war having
achieved all the most sanguine Abolition
lists had ever desired, that portion of the
party would have been content to have
stopped here, but politicians had obtained
complete control of the party and persist
ed in an advance, in order to maintain a
prejudice that would perpetuate their
power.or-gT2 no HLnrr
Reflection on the part of the people
would be inc vitable ruin to the party. The
slaves were Tree, the people of the South
prisoners of war, subdued by force of
arms, and obedient to the creed. What
more was to be desired? -E p y 81 -
Power. And in order to maintain it
every appliance calculated to excite feel
ings of inhumanity and revenge were re-
sorted to. Mr.. GREELEY lent the storm the
force of his intellect. He, too, had his as
pirations; and although from the natnral
kindness of his heart he regretted the un-
expected and unfortunate results OF the
past in common with all his associates of a
like goodness Of heart, he believed that all
the mischief had been done, and that it
would be harmless now to create little
hatred and ill-will to preserve power to his
party, which would gradually pass away
as soon as time had permitted the people to
realize the condition of the country, and at
which time his party would come forward
and ignore all sectional prejudices, smould-
er the spent passions of the people,
and make it a party humane towards a
fallen foe, as well as to the enslayed negro.
This good time arrived. The time for re-
veDge had passed. The time had come
when sectional hatred was to be dissolved
by national love. The time had come to
forgive and be forgiven. GREELEY, BEECH
Err and host of others proclaimed the glad
news, supposing it would receive an echo
from million hearts, and that the day of
the Republican millennium was at hand.
But their appeals fell like pebbles upon
the angry surf of an agitated ocean. &
BEEcHER, ever yielding to the popular
current, apostatized and again Joined the
rabble in their rage for revenge. But
GREELEY, shrinking from the responsibili-
o1a
should not be stayed; like faithful sea-
man surrounded with drunken sailors in a
storm, still continues to shout the alarm.
But he too is growing faint-hearted. His
appeals are unheard and the rising storm is
ag Lin visible to him. t@
He is convinced that a second war is to be-
forced upon the country, unless the Radical
party can be diverted from its course or
stripped Of its power. ------
That to divert it is impossible even Mr..
GREELEY will not deny. Then the only
safety for the people lies in their prompt
removal of that party from power.
Speaking of the President and Congress,
in a recent number of his paper, Mr..
GREELEY remarks sand SO we are plunged
into neU struggle, aohereof the end is clearly
foreseen, but the progress cannot fail to prove
disastrous"
sAnd what is Mr.. GREELEY's proposed
remedy? Too weak to demand the defeat
of his party, unable to divert it from the
war path, dreading the impending disas-
ters to the country, he argues that the Ex-
ecutive, rather than come in contact with
Congress and the Radical party, should
violate the Constitution; trample upon his
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