The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-22

| alan { kept alive IN Southern hearts
| steady hope OF Northern reaction
4 against war There was time when
1 the rebellion, although defeated on
the battle field, might have recovered
4 its entire power. The fourteenth
Constitutional amendment would
/ have worked 90 social or political
| change it would have kept the polit-.
zeal balance of power where it was
/ before the war: it did not ordain ne
/ gro suffrage, or military Fec0ustruc-
| ton. Had it been accepted by the
South. delegates, elected By rebel
votes, would have taken their seats in
/ Congress. and men from the rebel
I armies would have been elected TO
/ govern the unvecopstFueted States.
! taEure history VII look with amaze
msnt GA the b.iudaess with which the.
! South refused To avail herself of the
/ opportunity 70 recover. With theeZ-
cepti0n of the name OF slavery. y.everv-
/ thing else she had lost; but she
/ listened to the pernicioUs advice of
/ the Democratic party ard Andrew
/ johnson, and allowed the favorable
opportunity to pass away. 1t was the
greatest blunder ever committed By
any political party, rsiaee the days
when G0d hardened the heart of
Pharoah In order toleffect the liberia
tion OF Israel ;but the Democratic party
is ready to intlict further ruin and
misery on the uuf0FIauate victim 1t
plunged the South into the war of
secession and rebellion. and viii next.
plunge il into a war of races; its mis-
s,on.ry labors are directed to bring
ing about such a horrible calamity.
The Republican party may have its
,mpeTtectIOns; nothing Is perfect un-
der the sun. 1t may have committed
iGdiscretion blundeEs; which party
has not? 1t may have occasionally
~Uceumbed to the temptations of
power, but Its principles are good, be-
cause they are the principles OF right
and justice. Though some Republi-
can politicians may have sInned
the Republican people. they are
patriotic and well meaning, pre-
sentiug the intellect and loyalty
of the country they may ad-
minister their own correetiyes with
out calling on their enemies to destroy
all the good il has done. Let Us be
careful, let US remember that the Re
publican party had to deal with prob.
lens of unprecedented novelty
With all its inexperieueeE in
matters of finance. Of such diff
Guilty as had never before demanded
invention or taxed the intellectual re-
sources of the American people;
with all the inconsistencies into
which il may have allowed itself to
be guided by the Wickedness and per-
yersity of a recreant President. that
party is the only organization with
which we can defeat the so-called
Democratic party-the representative
of violence, turbulence and anarchy,
EN- mbodiment Of injustice, bad faith
and passion, the evil spirit Of our
country. No calamity could beiall
more disastrous to the peace and
prosperity than the success of the
Democratic party next November.
T Cheers. That calamity it is our
most sacred duty to avert. Men may
disagree on a multitude of questions,
and yet cooperate for the purposes
to which they are agreed. We
may differ about tariff, banks.
currency, internal improvements, cap
ital punishment and other questions
of State or national policy; eaca Of
Us may have his opinions on matters
not strictly connected with the
great issue; but we should all IN
derstand that before we can afford
to quarrel on minor topics the
great issue must be solved be-
fore the disOrganiZer should be re-
admitted to power; that the new
edifce must be placed on an ImperI5h-
able foundations before the de-
stroyer should be let in that a roof
must be put on fabric OF Tee0nstruc-
ton before the doors Of power be
thrown open to those who not only
prevent It's struetion. but also tear
down walls which we have raised The
peace and tranquility Of the business
AMI commercial interests OF the
country, It's future greatness and pros
perity.its obligations of honor Justice
and good faith. its position in
eyes of the world, demahd an or
eanization which alone can defeat
the Democratic party, be put in pos
session Of the Executive branch of
the Government for the next four
years. The policy of the Republican
party has not had a fair trial since
the death OF Abraham Lincoln Leg
islative power could enact laws. but
hostile Executive defeated their pur-
poses, or barely complied with
the letter of Congressional en-
actmeats, while he endeavored to
defeat the spirit Of It. Had
1t net been for this deter mined
opposition of Andrew johnson, the
time of Congress might have been
more prohtaDly oc3lpied, ana Its
,rorL- of reror sfl.lfe.i8n would now be