Year: 1862

The address Just issued by the republ-
can and Union democratic members of the
New York legislature is signed by 20 re-
publican members, As who were elected as
Union republicans, 81 Union democrats,
straigh. democrat, Union, and indepen-
dent republican. A few straight repnbi-
cans declined to sign it, because not quite
sure of the approval of their constituents,
but will doubtless come. into it, since the
most radical papers in the state acquiesce
in the movement as the only one promising
success, even though il fails to come up to
their views of party policy. The party re-
tains the combined name, republican and


Union, but simple Union would be more
correct and expressive. The address states
the occasion and the motives which led to
the organization of the party, and shows
the necessity Of maintaining it unless the
country is to lose all the compensaing ad-
vantages of the war for the suppression of
the rebellion. The views taken of the re.


lations of war to slavery are so just and
reasonable that they must commend them.
selves TO the approval of all loyal and
thoughtful men, by whatever party names
they have hitherto called themselves. They
are at the same time so tersely and iorcibly
presented that they constitute an admirable
resume of the whole matter, from which we
would not subtract one word, and TO which
we would not add one. Upon this basis
substantially we expect to see all loyal men
stand, and we see no reason to fear the sue.
cess of any party that takes opposing
ground, unless the friends of liberty and the


Union commit grosser indiscretions than we
have now any reason TO fear. We quote
the passage in respect to slavery entire -


"The rebellion thus far has proved fatal
to the interest it was designed to serve
The blows of the war which slavery invok-
ed have fallen with mortal weight upon sla-
very itself. The whole false structure of
the institution has been shaken TO its foun-
dation. Not only has its sway over the ad-
ministrafion of the national government, and
its hold upon the respectful federation Of the
country been rudely and thoroughly brok-
en-, but the local laws and usages upon which
it rested have been seriously affected by the
presence Of our armies and the measures of
military administration which the emergen-
cies of the country have required. How
ever men may have differed hitherto as to
the power of Congress ever slavery, there
is now very little difference among those
who have acted together in support of the
government as to the practical necessities of
the future.


We all agree that slavery must never
again be allowed TO increase its power by
invading free territory or bringing new
slave states into the Union therefrom-thai
il must cease to exist in the District of Co
Iumba, which is under the exclusive juris-
LECTION of the general government and


hat the constitution must hereafter be adj
ninistered in the spirit of freedom and for
ihe advancement of those principles on
which our institutions rest, anu not for the
of slavery. We all agree that
slavery, so far as it may be Of pecunisry,
social. or political value to any individual in
rebellion against the government, should be
made to bear the penalties which every such
incurs by the guilt of treason or
resistance to lawful authority. And we all
agree in sustaining the wise and constiiu-
ional policy of President Lincoln, by which,
through aid extended by the general gov |