East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-12-06
EAST SAGINAW, MICHIGAN, DECEMBER G. 1860
Letter from Gov. Letcher, Of vir-
ginia. gn
From the Richmond EnouIrer.

Letter from Gov. Letcher, Of Wis
From the Richmond Enquirer.
We publish this morning a letter from
the Governor of Virginia, to which w
would call attention. As an indicatio,
of the future course Of the Governor o
Virginia, this letter has peculiar impor
tance. The very remarkable letter I,
which Governor Letcher replies is but a,
indication of the character Of public feel
ing at the North. Conquest, coercion
and "crushing out" are, in the minds o
the eighteen millions" as easily accom-
plishsd as egg-breaking "by q strong
man" FIia
Governor Letcher administers q calm
and just rebuke to northern notification
and shows that dereliction of duty on the
part of the North has been the prime
cause of all the present troubles. He ad-
vises his correspondent, and all other
northern men, to correct public sentiment
at home-to discharge their constitution
al duties-and they will find no cause of
complaint against the South. But north.
ern men will know their own disgraceful
nulification of the constitution, and they
may not heed the nomination of Vir.
ginia's Governor. Should this admoni-
tion fail, the northern people will find
that the Executive of Virginis, knowing
the rights Of the State, will never permit
them to suffer, in one jot or little, by any
act Of his. =,
The letter Of Governor Letoher indi-
Gates determination to defend tho State,
and to stand as the mediator, if necessary
the armed mediator, between the States
OF the South and their assailants, come
from what quarter they may. The peo.
pie of Virginia will rally to her Governor
in his noble determination to defend her
rights and those of her sister States of
the South, and sustain him as they have
ever sustained her faithful Executives.
The letter is published at a most op
perfume moment, and we hope will arouse
the rejecting and conservative men at
the North to contemplation of the civil
war to which tho unconstitutional and
arrogant course ofthe North is fast hurry. |
ng the country. The Northern States
hold the issues of peace or war: with them
'ests the continued Union of the States;
hey alone can save the Republs. Will |
hey discharge their duty? Delay is
dangerous While their neway&pe pers are
idiculing secession and disuniss, south.
rn States are calmly preparing 70 dis
ever their connection with tho Union.
The right Of secession is being dis.
used at the North; but, right or no riqht,
ecession will be exercised by the South,
Mess the northern States speedily take
teps to repeal their unconstitutional laws
nd furnish other guarantees.
CENTRE DEMOCRAT OFFICE, }
'ELLEFoNTE, CENTRE County PENN, :
November 10th, 1860. /
overnor John Lctchcr, of Virginia,
DEAR SlR-.The present position of ,
outh Carolina, and the sympathy mani. !
sted for her by many of the southern ,
tates, arc to some matter Of amuse-
ent-to others of alarm.
The disunion sentiment, which has c
zen growing gradually in this country
nee the notification Of 1888, has at 4
myth assumed huge proportions, and, a
my opinion, this spirit of rebellion u
euld now be crushed, and effectually "
ushed. If we are to have disunion. let ii
come now; we will never be better able p
grapple with the monster than at the t,
escnt hour. The rapid growth of ideas O.
ID sentiments in this country renders el
lays dangerous to the stability of our p
vernmcnt and the welfare of our peo-
E. II we wish to crush an obnoxious -,
ctrine we must do it at once, or it will n
ow to be formidable, and ultimately II
'tract the peace and harmony of our ef
vernment. Polygamy is an example ia
this fact Twenty years ago, and the In
IN who dared to mouth disunion was 81
'ked upon askance and Stunned by his ~
as traitor now it is in 20
mouth Of millions, and mon, to gasp. v
multitudes and in our market places, of
Try day boast themselves disunionists. 90
Q South will never be satisfied until an
has attempted to separate these States:
ner or later that test Of the stability
'ur government must come, and the v,
ner the better. i would rather have sci
danger in the past than in the future. OF OF
yhteen millions Of freemen in the Sc
rth are ready to NEE. disunion now gu
crush it as the strong man brushes we
egg-shell in his hand. my
states cannot reserve the right to Sc r. r.
Q. They are the common property of fP Ps
government. Texas cost as many A.,
lions of dollars, and shall Texas now 49,.
permitted to walk out of the Union - s''
those millions Of our money? Sup ~, ~
e we pey two hundred millions for An
"a one day, shall we permit her to 90 -"
OF the Union the next with those two .nS us
dred millions? This doctrine of the ~ ~
rved right Of States to SC ede is pre-. ~
erous. ,"S va,
he people of the North will never of ,
'efuliy submit to the secession of the till,
tn. liz the worst comes to the worst. of
brother go to war with brother, and con
he strongest party take possession wei
ne Dhoh government. We must have nv
Confcderacy---no Northern tha
ublic, but Union of .'saany in one." wor
wo hundred Of your Virgiuians have CON