Year: 1861




From the Louisville (Ky) Democrat, August 10th.


This republican party is organized and built
up on the antagonism of sections, and, whilst
1t lives, the animosity its existence endangers
will not die. Its partisans have plunged reck-
lessly on, sneered at Union savers, and discred-
tied those who sounded the alarm of dangers
ahead. They derided the cry of wolf, forget
ting that in the fable the wolf did come at
last. The first step to restoration of the
Union is dispersion of the Republican party,
disorganization of the whole concern, a repu-
diation of the basis of its existence. Perhaps
an entire breaking up of parties in the North
might in the end answer the purpose but a
union with the dominant party there would be
taken at the South as al acquiescence on the
part of the minority in the purposes and objects
of the majority The whole North would be
written down enemies. That the Republican
party must die, if the Union lives, and that it
will die. we believe. It's existence costs the
country too much, and sooner it consents to
pass away the sooner will tie calamities of war
cease. Do they expect ore section of this
Union to predominant over the other at dis
cretion, and that upon principles that cause all
the hatred and animosity of the other? We
submit to all sensible men that this is impossi
ble We make no apology for this wicked
effort in the South to destroy the government.
We grant the necessity OF suppressing it but
aboitioniSm, that has produced it, must also
be suppressed. Abolitionism and secessionism
must be buried in the same political grave. =
The patriot who loves his country must con-
sent TO sacrifice them both. Seward said,
parties, platforms, and men must be sacrificed
to the Union and he told the truth that once.
The Union men of the South have made that
sacrifice. We have given up parties, and
separated from old party friends. We have
given cid creeds and platforms to the winds,
to save country and free institutions. The
people north must make the same sacrifice, no
matter under what name they 60. Whilst we
acknowledge the necessity of armies, something
more is necessary. This sectional antagonlsm
must be smothered out and buried. We want
now Union party north and south, composed
of men ready to sacrifice all, except the cardi-
nal doctrines of free institutions. to the one
obiect-the preservation of the Union


From the Albany (N. " Argus, August 10th
We can we'll imagine that if Democrats were
taken into the councils of the Administration,
and given a share in the direction of public
affairs, whether for peace or war, they would
then be invited to share the responsibility also
But this is not the case. Though the Cabinet
has not the confidence of the people, the
President refuses to reconstruct 1t, lest he
should be called upon to compose it in part of
democrats We do not ask or expect him so
to do The removal of democrats from Office
/ continues with sweeping severity. We have
not asked that the prescription should stop.
Yet, at the same time democrats are asked
to unite with the republicans in State ticket
to share the responsibility of their unconstitu-
tional measures, their profigate expenditures,
their swinding contracts, their political battles
and the suicidal policy which they are pursuing,
pointing directly to an ultimate separation of
the States.


The Democratic State Committee have re-
fused to fall into this trap, aud everywhere
democrats approve and applaud their course.


fit is time that republicans break up their
organization and change their name, let them
do it. They know how for they have done
it twenty times before. If they desire that