The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-03
Mr.. CLEMENTS "DISUNION" RE.
CORD.

Mr.. CLEMENTS "DISUNION" RE-
CORD.
The Radical press of Southern Illinois,
led by the bright-shining Sun of Cairo,
has a great deal to say Of the disunion re-
cord of Mr.. Greeley and Mr.. Wall. The
former, they declare, asserted, at the com.
mencement of the late war, and yet main.
tains the dreadful doctrine that the South
ern people had the right, if they felt ag-
grieved, to separate from the Union.
Mr.. Wall, they insist, was never loyal
man and mustered in the ranks of the
knights ofthe Golden Circle.
We admire the strategy of these Radical
editors. 1t is amazingly wise, and would
enti,le them TO the name Of grea.
politicians If il possessed the
element of originality. 4. i. the
cry Of "Stop .hiefr' cried by the thief
himself to send pursuit.. on the wrong trail.
They know that Mr.. Clements mas &C.
quiesced in and advocated revolutionary
doctrines that 70 this day. he maintain.
them, and they would di.,rac, attention
from this fact.
We do 10: make this charge without
knowing it, full force-wi,hou.,h the ability
70 prove It's truth.
The sun probably remembers ,hs. Mr..
Clements, not many months ago, actually
applauded this sentiment, that whenever
any farm Of govsrnment-monarchical or
repubiicAn-becomes, ia the opinion OF
any people, subversive Of VIVA. they
many consider to be their political well
fare, they have a right 70 Sc. up govern
ment for themselves that will "sui, them
better IL not this 8 revolutionary senti.
ment? Is it not saying to the people of
the South; I" If this government don t
'sult you, get up one that does? Has
Horace Greeley ever said more than
this We pause for reply.
But we declare and can prove, that Mr..
Clements was, at the commencement Of
the war Of secession, IN favor Of still more
dangerous doctrines, or else that he was
an opponent of the policy Of
Lincolns administration and u
follower Of the Baal Of Democ.
racy. Did he not, let US ask the Sun in
the year 1861 after six states had seceeded
maintain with Logan the doctrine that
the states of the South should be allowed
to remain out until they should consent
to return If we remember correctly Mr.
Clements held about that time, that the
position of Mr.. Lincoln's administration
and the Republican party towards the
South was that the revolution in the Sc
ceeded states should be suppressed By
moral means, and that the cardinal doc
trine of the secessionists, namely, that
the federal government could not reduce
the seceeded states to obedience by con.
quest, was q sound doctrine, since our re.
publican system was, Of all forms of gov
eminent, the most untitled for such la,
bor-thst the laws should be executed
where authority could be exercised with.
out waging war, and that the constitution
Of the United States provided for the re.
turn Of the seceeded states by suthoriz
ing congress, on application to be made by
a certain majority Of the states, to assem-
BILE a national convention, in which the or.
ganic law might be revised SO as to remove
all obstacles to q reunion
Now, il 1t be true, as we intimated, tina,
this was the position of Mr.. Lincoln's
administration and its supporters, Mr..
Clements among them, what right has he
and other Radicals to throw dirt at Gree.
ley? They were all advocates Of the car.
dinsl doctrine Of the secessioni sts-tbat
only despotic government could conquer
thoroughly disaAected states, and that the
South should be allowed to 90 of in peace
Disunionists OF course; Mr.. Glenn.