Year: 1868




etly engaged in useful pursuits for
the support of themselves and
their families, and are trying by
the force of their example to lead
back the people of the South to
the order and industry not only
essential to their well being, but
to the greatness and prosperity of
our country, all those who, with
out ability or influence, have been
thrown by the agitations of civil
convulsions into positions of honor
and of profit, are striving to keep
alive the passions to which they
owe their elevation, and they
clamorOusly insist that they are
the only friends of our Union.
Proof OF that can only have sure
foundation in fraternal regard and
a common desire to promote the
peace, the order and the happi
ness of all portions ofour land.


Events in Congress, since the
adjournment of the Convention,
have vastly increased the impor
tance of a political victory by those
who are seeking to bring back
economy, simplicity and justice
in the administration of our ma
tional affairs. Many Republicans
have heretofore clung to their
party, who have regretted the ex-
tremes of violence to which it has
run. They have cherished a faith,
that, while the action of their
political friends has been mistaken,
their motives have been good.
They must now see that the Re
publican party is in that condi-
ton that it cannot carry out a
peaceful policy, whatevor it's mo-
tives may be.


1t is misfortune not only to a
party itself, when it's action is un-
checked by any form of opposi-
ton. 1t has been the misfortune
OF the Republican party that the
events of the past few years have
given it so much power that it has
been able to shackle the Execu-
tive, to .trammel the Judiciary,
and carry out the views of the
most unwise and violent of its
members.


When this state of things exist
in any party, it has ever been
found that the judgement of its
ablest leaders do. not control.
There is hardly an able man who
helped to build up the Republican
organization, who has not within
the past three years warned it
against its excesses, and who has
not been borne down and forced
to give up his convictions of what
/, the interests of the country call
for; or, if too patriotic to de this,
who has not been driven from its
ranks.


IF this has been the case here
; tofore, what will be its action
with this new infusion who, with
out decent respect for the views
of those who had just given them
} their positions, begin their legis
lative career with calls for arms
and demands that their States
| shall be regarded as in a condi
| tion of civil war, and declara
tion that they are ready and anx
ious to degrade the President Of
the United States whenever they
can persuade or force Congress tC
bring forward new articles of i'm
parchment


The Republican party, -as vel
as we, are interested in putting
some check upon this violence. !. i
must be clear to every thinking
man, thatsa dispersion of politica
power tends to check the violence
: of party action and assures the
f peace and good order of the coun
try. The election of Democrat,
Executive and a majority of Dem
5 ocratic members to the House 0
4 Representatives would not give t,
q that party organization power tt
make sudden or violent changes


but would serve to check thos
! extreme measures which hay,
been deplored by the best men o
|. both organizations.


The result would most certainl,
: lead to that peaceful restoration
n of the Union and reestablishmen
of fraternal relationship which th,


country desires. | am sure th
D best men Of the Republican part,
: deplore as deeply as | do the spin
> it of violence shown by those II
Gently admitted to seats in Con
i gress. The condition of civil wa
9 which they contemplate must b
Il abhorrent to every ght-thinkini
/ man.


7 / have no mere personal wishe


which miSload my iud0mpnt ii