Year: 1862

The Brooklyn Eagle says thdt


For some reason best known themselves the Repub'
esn leaders are rather delicate in coming before the people
the State thi. Fan under the title Of Republican,"


The Eagle surely ought to understand this
matter perfectly. Last Fall, it acted conspic-
uousy with that large body of Democrats who
saw fit to unite with the Republicans in rally
ing around the Government and showing the
world that they submerged all party names and
differences in a common, absorbing devotion to
our imperiled Country. The Republicans then
as now were perfectly satisfied both with their
party designation and the principles il epitom-
lied; yet they felt that il would be uDgener-
Gus on their part to exact of those Democrats
who were willing to rally with us around our
National Flag the adoption Of our party plat
form and name Those Democrats were not
Republicans; they were simply patriots: Why
should they be constrained either to adopt q name
that did not properly characterize them, throw
away their votes on a hopeless ticket, or
act with party whose remaining leaders they
knew not to be hearty and thorough in their


support Of the War for the Union IL seems


to us that the Republican, were simply fair


and just IN cOnsentng to act under q designa-


ton acceptable to Democrats cOncurring with


them as to the practical questions Of the hour,


and willing 10 act with them on such basis.


Not to have acted as the Republicans did in
the premises would have subjected them to the


reprOach Of repelling cooperation in perllOus
crisis out of regard for party name.


The Eogi: has the usual fling at those who
are addicted TO changing their party name,
which, considering that said journal proposes
TO come square round on the opposite tack to
that it held last year, seems TO US somewhat
maladroit Such stOnetbrOwing from crystal
palaces is only INDUCED in by those whose ma
leyolence conquers their discretion.


At its last years. State Convention the Dem.
ocratic organization in our State eyinced ten
denotes toward hostility to the Government
which were heartily condemned by The Eagle,
and which II ny thousands of Democrats ut.
terly refused to indorse. These acted with the
Republicans in order to evince beyond cavil q
detestatiOn Of the Rebels and oil their works
and ways, and a resolution tbat those Rebels
should be put down at whatever cost or sacri-
hce. Tie Eagie encouraged and exhoited them
TO do so. We are unable to perceive any
reason for its courso last Fall which is not
equally cOgent and pertinent to-day. Tho Re.
bellion remains ubsubdued. II ilnperils The lie
while exhaustiDg toe resources of the Nation.
II has apologists, sympathizers par,isans in
cur own State, and every one OF these is TO.
day and will Oe in November hearty deyOtee
Df that sort Of Democracy whereof The AJaHg
Argus is the organ. This kind does not desire
nor consent to a dissolution of the Union; but
neither dOes it wish the Rebellion utterly over
thrown and crushed out. 1t would prefer that
he traitors should be bought OF rather than
put down. The EGgi, last year declined to act
with men Of this school, preferring the com
lany even of Republicans. We regret TO 6nd
hat sympathy with treason is less revolving
0 It's instincts now than it was in 1861.


The People, we are confident take q differ
Mt view Of the matter. They will so act and
ote that Mr.. Jefferson Davis and hia crew
an derive no aid nor comfort therefrom. III
his State shall DOW be carried BY the adver.
aries of the present Administration, the result
ill be hailed throughout the South as proof
nat the North is sick Of the contest and pre-
airing to abandon it. The Rebel chiefs would
as much encouraged BY such vote as by


victory Of their arms. They undoubtingly
elieve that a triumph which yallandisbam aud
lon. Wood might reioiOs ogsr c)uli uo. bo