Year: 1864

The Hartford Times says an ''uncoDditionaI
Union man" Is now understood 10 be a man who
won't have the Union on any condition bat that
Of abolition-[ Boston Courier. ...


Undoubtedly this is now the understanding
amorgst the radicals And We may add that 10
the same quarter "a conditional Union man" is
understood 70 be man who will have the
Union Of the Constitution with or without
slavery.


This. however though the sole object for
which the great body of the pc pile are strug-
Cling is rot the object OF the radical party. IL
cannot but be observed as peculisr Characters
tic OF the times, an able contemporary re-
marks, that the dominant party has ceased en-
trey to profess love for the Union or desire for
its restoration. Having used the name of Union
for the purpose OF catching votes, they have
dropped the whole principle OF Union, and DOW
avow themselves solely and wholly devoted to
conquest and abolition. We verify believe that
greater hypocrisy was never known among men
than has characterized the leading politicians on
the radical side. The abolition motto, "The
Constitution is q league with death and GOV.
ensnt with hell" was never any too strong to
characterize the hatred with which they regard
the Constitution and the Union, and it fully
illustrates the sentiments which we have so often
exposed as underlying the whole radical party
movement r


We doubt whether press in the party can be
found to day, which dare avow itself in favor of
the Union, except on conditions. The constant
charge of conditional Unonism. which was so
often hurled at their opponents. is now fixed firm
ly on the entire radical party They '.condi-
tional Unionists" according to their own confes-
sions. and real disunionists beyond any doubt.
They are in favor of driving outof the Union and
Keeping out OF the Union every State which will
not abolish slavery. If, after conQuering the
rebellion. there should be any prospect of restor-
ing the peaceful and prosperous relations bereto-
fore existing between the States, the radical
parry are pledged to obstrnci and oppose any at
tempt to do 80 except on co:sdition of compelling
the people of the South 20 adopt social system
dictated by the people ol the North. That is q
plain statement of the fact. BY arbitrary and
foolish assertion of political party. the institu-
ton of slavery has been declared parficeps Grim
inis, or operating cause of the crime OF rebel
lion. The war which had been for suppressing
the rebellion. was thus charged with the separate
ana distinct purpose of abolishing slave y The
Union passed out of view. Slavery
became the enemy TO be attacked and
suppressed The Union was no longer the prom
inent object to be preserved. and il soon ceased
TO be any Object at all in the minds Of many pol
itcians on the radical side. Nor is there any
prospect whatever. on the radical plan. that the
Union will ever again be heard of among ma
tions. Dir. Lincoln has indeed devised notable
plan by which one nineteenth Of the inhabitants
of a Southern State may poll the electoral vote
Of the whole State in the next Presidential eIec-
ton. But no one is found. in any party. who
pretends that this plan has any serious look to-
ward the restoration of peace and affection be-
tween Northern and Southern States. The
radical party like it only because il does not in
terferewith their plans Of holding power in the
country. tf


If there be any who hopes for the Union Of
the States under the Constitution. even from
any Union under any Constitution, let that
solemnly consider the necessity Of q change OF
Administration. and change Of policy the
only possible method Of conducting the war, and
the radical plan OF peace. are hopeless. The
Union is no longer even the avowed object Of the
radical party Louisville Journal.