The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-03-10
DOWAGIAC CASS COUNTY, MICHIGAN THURSDAY MARCH TO- 1859

and which time cannot efface. 1t is
important that men of right principles,
lovers of freedom, enemies to every
form of slavery propagandism, should
fill every office in the gift of the voter.
But the time may come in the history
of Michigan, when it will be more inn
portant to know who is Chief Justice,
who is Governor, Or who is Senator.
Questions in regard to the State and
National Constitutions are liable to
arise at any moment = and more than
one such question, vital to our Consti-
tutional rights, will doubtless arise
within the eight years Of judicial
term. Will You then, by supineness or
thoughtlessness, permit the office to be
filed by any but friend of freedom
by any one who, from party education
and party drill, will follow the lead OF
a Taney, instead of a Curtiss or Nc
Lean?
Republicans Of Michigan The
State Convention has put in nomina-
ton, for Chief Justice, one whose name
we are proud to present to you. A
tried and faithful man in every position
of life-a tried, experienced, and able
Judge. He assumed the ermine in the
midst of active practice. For eight
years he has been upon the. Supreme
Bench-for six years with the added
duties of Circuit Judge, where he
was daily thrown in contact with the
people, and for two years Chief Justice
of our Independent Supreme Court.
How ably, industriously and honestly
he has performed his Judicial duties, the
bar and the people all know, and by
his former nomination and election ex-
pressed their hearty approval. He has
steadily grown in public estimation, as
in judicial experience. Neither his
mind nor his legal knowledge have be-
come rusted by long retirement. We
cordially and earnestly then commend
Hon. GEORGE MARTIN.
to your suffrages for Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court.
Republicans If you do not appre-
ciate the importance of this coming Ju-
dicial election-our enemies do. They
know the Importance of a Chief JUS
tice better than we-tkey have expert
ence on thatpoint. Besides, they know
and admit that their only hope of car
rying the State in 1860 for the slavery
nominees of the Charleston Convention
lis by winning this spring election, or
decreasing our majority, and thus OBJ
tanning prestige of success-which
they fondly hope will dispirit us and
encourage the so-called Democracy to
superhuman efforts to revolutionize the
State in 1860. The men who have
control of that party are those whose
present office, future likelihood and per
a1aae,at emo!esnaent are all at stake in
the coming national campaign. They
are sparing neither of time or money
to carry this Judicial election. We
have no such inducements to labor
Loce of oar party and its glorious
principles alone can animate us. Are
not they sufficient not only to draw out
eyery cote to the polls, but to make us
all active and alive? Make us com
p1ete our toacn, city, and county organ
ization, and see that ever lukewarm
voter, and every man who says OF
thinks, s'this is only Judicial election, .
shall be told that it is an election vital
to the interest of the State, and to Re
publican principles, and thus be drawn
out to the polls.
The decreased Republican majority
of the last election = the activity and
industry, and unscrupulous tactics o.
our enemies = the great results they
hope to accomplish by our defeat this
spring, say to every Republican voter
sseternal vigilance" is the only sure
preservative of political power and
Republican predominancy.
Tor four years the Republican party
has wisely administered this govern
nent. Our enemies have never charged
ne W.T., an act Of corruption, which
they themselves believed or could ever
prove. We are uni,ed and harmonll
Gus party, and never stronger among
the people than now. Our principles
are active living principles as much
needed now as in the days of the re-
peal of the Missouri Compromise, and
of Kansas outragcs. A great national
contest is approaching, the result OF
(which, we hope and trust, under God.
will be the establishment Of our glori-
Gus principles in the counsels of the
nation. Shall we then run any risk
by simple inactivity of q defeat in the
coming election, which would dispirit
the hosts of freedom throughout the
nation, and give to our enemies an en-.
tering wedge that might overthrow oul
power in the State.
Individual voters in the Republican
partyl there is no danger of such {
resultif each one of You does his duty
in previous organization, and at tht
polls in April next, but on the contrary
if you are true, our relative majority
may be surely increased. To this enc
especially, let every Town and Count.
Committee in the State, see to th'
organization of their respective dis
tricts, and new triumph awaits us.
E. C. WALKER y;W. TILLMAN,
G A. TROwBRIDGE. CHARLES UPS0N,
]. C. WILLS, GEORGE NJ DEWEY
A. b. TURNER, T. Nj. FERRY,
JAMES BIRNEY, WARREN ISHAM,
PB. LOOMS. F. c. BEAMAN
Republican State Central Committes.
Detroit, February l2 1853.