New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-05


reunion
"Ithink that The leading Republicans in the light
the last ~ months experience, should set them
selves to the task of organization, and they should
do so at once without losing an hour. In my judg-
ment it should be done IL some such way as tins
| think measures of Cancellation should DC
Immediately proposed, and the leading Republicans
who supported Mr.. Greeley consulted. and also tie
Republican journals which supported him. These
should be invited TO secure by all honorable
means the consideration OF reunion OIL
the divided forces. In tins direction Il
great deal has been already accomplished in
New Hampshire. All the mon who supporter
Mr.. Greeley really helped the Democratic party
Sop,e of tbr mon have gone into that party prob
ably to relnain b, il will depend principally on our
action whether the others will act with nS LOT
! bald that there are TO be only two parties Con-
ciliatioD sAould be effected with such newspapers
~ THE TRIBUNE, Tie Cincinnati Comm0cd'' Ih'@-
1,jrhf Times, and others Of that class. We should
obtain the influence and hearty cooperation OF lheSo
;,,r,.ls aud The mon connected with them. l be-
heve that all the influence we can commando sho"iu
be directed to bring about that union mat IS pouhu
TO secure for the Republican party the con-
troll Of the Government Of this country
and to continue it until the whole coah-
fry. without exception, comes to perceive
in tbcir widest acceptaiion rs the common heritage
Of orr pcoplc. I don't want to sec any reaction
AGAINST the blacks and would recognize il - great
misfortune TO tho country as well TO the cause oil
liberty generally"
"What are the views Of The Republican leaders on
this question ofTeuniOnW
81 find that most of the Republicans 20 whom !
have spoken on the subject agree with these views
rs 10 union There is great deal of Republican III
Aucncc that ouch, to be Immediately cNeried' now
LIVING dormant. think IL Ought 10 be eNert'' Nooh'
for we are losing immensely by delay. Opportunities
have boeD lost ajrcady ia my letter 10 Tbe>aiGhcd
Republican last January, Indicated TINS pohcy 10
save the cause. / came back from ihe South more
convinced of its necessity than over There Is very
large element in The South, too the old Henry Clay
men and their connections, who had no SYM
pathv with Rebellion, and many OF these
could lie brought into the Republican patty by
proper measures OF Cancellation, and il - oil the ut
most importance that they should be brought III l0r
the benefit Of the country. All the elements that
can possibly be brought to cohero with
the party in every part of the count ~
should be brought i'll and conc'hatcd.
( think there are some Republicans who
were so alienated by the conflicts OF lS|2
| that they would probably refuse to en-
/ terrain the idea of reunion. l believe that
!
and will now but the great idea Is 10 treat
all kindly alike. Political parties moi
governed by either love or hate. They
must bo governed 10y pure dealing My
idea Of PARTY Is TO welcome everybody thai comes
! keen ranks crowded. move with the mass of men,
keen be best mon in front. That is the way 10 keep
tbe party in power and not 10 set any body up too
conspicuously, OF give him any superior adv antagcS
Personal matters are neither here nor there. III a
great movement they should he entirely ignored. II
peope agree with us the common ground OF pI1n-
/ CHILE that is quite sufficient, and l huk on that
ground they ought to be invited back
"May 1 ask You to state more fully what You
mean by lost opportunities !"
well what mean BY lost opportunities IS TINS:
When sneak Of these, mean more especially that
we should have lost no time III Tie work
of efccting strong nnion, including the
Gisafl,cted portion Of the Republican party. We
carried thc country in 1872 by means Of q popular
majority, and by means Of vote Of most Of the
States But in contemplating that majority one very
! important point vas generally overlooked We al-
pearod TO be very strong appeared TO b stronger
1ban we really were. We lost more Republican votes
on that occasion than many Of or leading men be-
leve Many of the Democrats would not vote Tor
Mr. Greeley. and therefore this appearance OF Re
publican strength WAS not really so great as 1t
seemed. We did unqucstionaby lose a
great many Republicans, aud among them, |
am soIry to say, some OF our very best men,
think we should tn have offered terms OF recon-
citation, and regret it not done lwonld haze
said 70 them for example, We have bad division il
/ our ranks with men who have been united with us
in the great struggle for Liberty; such Lien
want the same things in government, are
/ actuatcd by tho same princ,pl and ought
| moi TO be divided. We could have SAID
this them with good grace and good effect The act
would then have been deemed one OF magnannnty
and magnaniuity would have won. We world
have brought most OF these men into cooperation
with U.s. | think we should have let these men can
ddIv and distinctly understand that proposition
was for the good of TIE party and the welfare OF the
country and if we had dOre 80, believe 1t would
have been very Effective, and | have no doubt that
the response would have been cordial and hearty.
There have been times since that we could nave
done il more eGcctually than now. At
this time il appears to be neces-
sity forced upon us by our present con-
diion. Bat / think it should be done
even now, although we lost great deal by The de-
Law and although we have lost mcn-ren who have
gone from rs 70 stay-wh0 wcud have come back
them II was apparent TO at the close Of The cleo
ton that tie present Administration would encoun'
fcr as severe criticism as any had sustained
since that Of Van Buren,. This was
manifest for various reasons. The great questions
that had lifted the country up into emancipation
and preserved It's unity-in other wOIGs, the liberty
and patriotism that had filled the minds and
hearts Of our people-theSe great questions
had practically died out, and We fought
the battle of 1872 past recollecticns
and past achievements. Then there were new qucs-
tions of another and totally different character COM
ing up, some Of which were quite unexpected. No
one expected, for instance, that tho financial Ques-
ton would come up soon There were some
croat Questions that We wore not PREPARED