The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-10-25

OF humiliation. In the midst of this tiourishing
village of 1000 Virginia Democrats was the U.
;. Arsenal, occupied by $50 soldiers, we'll drilled
in military skill, and surrounded with stacks and
cords of pistols, mu-kets, Sharp's rifles, bombs,
mortars, cannons, bowie knives, spears, pixies,
Shells chain shot, torPodve-, swords, pow
der, grape, canister, slugs, bayonets, Jack
knives, and all the modern paraphanalia of war
aud these $50 guardians the progeny of the
+. +. VS., and glorio"s, true blue Democrats"
every mothers son OF them. Brown and his
party numbered some Il, including five negroes,
or 2 not counting them. He drew his army up
into line, and proceeded first to surround and
take the town of 1000 rampant Virginia Loco
focos. His next step was to take the Arsenal,
which contained the $50 brave of Virginia,
and some 90 900 stand of arms. He divided his
little force, and posted sufficient number at
different poi' to hold the 1000 Virginia Loco
focOs prisoners and prevent their escape from the
town. |, i, supposed that this stripped him Of
al his white men, and perhaps more, so he had
I'm Scjr and one more of the five niggers to
storm the Arsenal. But knowing the pluck and
cowardiIc OF Pro,lavery Locofocosm, he rushed
up with firm step, and in about three minutes
''. man VI '''e
II'I'iI -. ,,, ,,,,. ,r,eTaI Tor sS honrs
mill I,,,... S,, son, ,b. marines ~, C,,o W,sb.
ington and disiodged them, and released the i'm
prisoned Democracy. Gov. Wise is very much
ncensed at this display of pluck by portion of
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f
SAYS he would rather have lost both legs and
ann, tho, L,I sucb . 1;,o,.., oyoroo,,o a.,
'''''7 ''1 ''' " o'oo 0''''o'"e MS
lannon's OBI state. W hen the army came they
killed all but three or four of the invaders in.
vaders, infiicting eiGht wound. upon old Brown
aJ;er he had srrrendered and called for quarters.
Such i, the bravery it would seem, of even the
United States soldiers who breathe a pro slavery
atmosphere, and are surrounded by pro slavery
officers.
Nov il is well known that these slavery advo-
Gates and dvcdin the-wool Democrats Of the
Sonth, have been praying and preaching for a
dissolution of the Union, and frightening old
Gen. Cass and other northern dOughiaces halt
out ut 1helr Wis, LOT the past twenty years, by
their poid Wfed'S 10 dissolve the ohloh anyhow,
unless everything went As they would 1t To
go. suppose those VINO lave Always been OPP
posed 10 the Loco'oco party, ana now mostly
composing inc present hepuohcah party, mao
"t'"s" 'lt'h u eNe'"'e ''''' '"iea'' anu u'''
solve the Union what an a"j"f tate would nave
oSertaNeh 'he'e most unfortunate Z'''o virginia
ii'h"S u, '"c h'''"7 VI "'u p'""h a"' HE ''e
.,.-.
That 'btc the pel,lng Of this p.u.e,. storm,
." M t',, "n, ~
FROM seasons such as the9r'
suppose the Union hdd been dissolved Just
then, and there had been no government troops
To send on I" rescue these unhappy Democrats,
these Virginia sheep, they would most probably
have gone up For tins timely act and inter-
ference on the part OF "Uncle Sam, the Loco
loco party ought 10 be decent enough to stop
their threats about dissoivlnS the Union Tor at
least month or two' uh'i "oV. Use shaii hahS
old Brown, winch he probably WILL Tor this
marked insult To the chi'aifs OF the ofd DO
iiiiAioh; iof IL ""@ DC cohsttueo INTO an insult
and rothinS les', Tor any one man-thouSh he
be ciazy-ahd nan dozen hisgers 10 go ana
capture a whole town oil 1000 pure Democrats
The Locoioco editors throughout the North
are set OF Ingrates In relation 10 this aiiair.
they don't seem 10 appreciate the value OF the
Union IN the part 1t acted IN rescuing 1000 OF
their political brethren and co-laborers from the
clutches OF Brown and his five nigsers. say
they don't seem to realize the value OF the Union
in the case, because they are still abusing the
opposition to the Locofoco pro-savery party
the same opposition that goes in for maintaining
and protecting the Union. Is not this the basest
of ingrdtit"ds | have little doubt that they
are secretly grateful to the Republicans for pre-
serving the Union, and thus saving 1850 of their
unfortunate but valiant political brethren, but
they are 80 bent on dissolying the Union that it
seems TO come the natural way" TO them to
abuse the Republicans, though they have just
done them such good turn by successfully OPP
posing their iisunion scheme. They ough, to
come out openly and tender thanks for this kind
act, for it perhaps saved them 1000 precious
Democratic votes for President in ls6O-and