Year: 1862

| Translated nom the Waeehtef am Erie, June n


The Democrnts are taking already the


field with their usual clamor and especi-


ally in Ohio. They called for State Con


vention on the 9Th Of July next, with the


expectation that the excitement Of that day


viii Furnish them big crowd. All their


engineering and al their forces will be


put in operation 70 gain the victory next


fall, and that their party leaders are not


very sorupulous in this natter tine past of


that party gives abundant proef Their


intention is 20 open by the next election


the way for regaining ;he Federal Govern
men1 and at the same time 20 get q major
ity in the House Of Congress, because in
the possession Of this and The Judicial fed
eral power, (still in their hands, they win
control the Executive power and its most
important acts, by which they could easily
prescribe the policy according to which the
war should be conducted and rebellious
States ro-admitted into the Union.


The Democracy Of Ohio, headed by VAL
landigham, Cox s Co., takes the lead in
this restoration movement When we look
at their late Democratic manifesto, at the
fact that the Democratic Representatives
in Congress nearly without exception vot-
ed against every measure which is obnox-
ious to slavery, and that the Democratic
press never tires 70 stigmEtise the Repub-
hean policy as Abolitionism and para
mount to secessionism-WhenW we take ev-
erything together, then there can be no
doubt that this Government is 10 be driven
back to regime "a Buchgsan, in which
the Shareholders sean be sOothed again at
any price.


Such an ignOminious policy would cause
the fall Of this Government, as slavery in
our political system is like plate Of iron
between two mill stones, either the stone
must be crushed 10 atoms or the whole ma
ehinery will be smashed to pieces All
civilized nations found it necessary to
abolish slavery, a system which ruins the
public peace, contaminates good morals,
and jeopardises the national welfare, and
here We see . party aiming TO eternaliEe
this damnable institution.


On the other side there exists faction
in the rDemOeratici party which is more IA
vorable to leniency and compromise, and
not so slaFery-rampant, which likes 10
unite with the Republicans out Of motives
more or less sincere. But this faction can
muster only smad force, but asks for it
a big share Of influence, and especially in
such parts Of the country where, as in our
District, they alone form only small mi-
nority. In Districts where they hope to
carry alone the day, this inclination for
an alliance is not apparent at all.


Looking at these facts, the Republicans
must necessarily ask themselves whether
they should 60 again into such an alliance
as the sO-calied g Union movement aims
at, or whether II should not be the duty of
all true Republicans to stand to their party
and to its plainly expressed principles.-
This question is now discussed in the press
ofour city and in other places. The LEADER
is for Republican Convention. The Plain
Dealer, whose party has no prospect here,
and whose only endeavor it is TO get
through conservative man, fayOrs the
Union movement. The Herald, we are
sorry to say, is lukeWarm and for Union
movement, though its constant adherence
to Fremont should dictate to il a more firm
position


That Of the " Wachter is clear to every
body. He never approved q Union
movement bare OF principles, and would
only favor it when based on a clearly ex-
pressed liberal platform. But it being
clear to him that it is only a scheme to
elect only conservative men, and TO
throw over the Wades, Ashleys, Riddles,
Bihghams and Hutchins, it viii become
the sincere friends Of freedom, to let alone
the Democratic crutches and stand on their
own legs And we should think that the
party which kept its promise so well,
which passed the Homestead Bill expelled
slavery from the seat of Government and
out Of the territories, which supported so
firmly the Government in these trying
times, should not be ashamed to show its
colOrs to the people. The people have had
opportunity enough 70 know that Con-
gress composed of men of conservative
complexion will not save the honor and
the freedom Of this government when our
Executive needs more Of an encouraging,
than q hesitatiRg Union Congress on its
side. We need not be afraid that our so
called radical men VIII storm the hea-
ven.n We are quite satisfied that this
Union movement will bring forward only
gcroakers, andathe result would be the
same as il the rVallandighams and Coxs
had wen the field. By a consistent re-
publican policy the Union and the Re
public can be saved by Democratic, or
halfway policy it will fall, therefore, we
ask not too much when we exhort every
sincere Democratic friend of the Union
and the Government, to 60 this time with
the Republicans.