The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-11-21
How a Great Party will be Perpetuated'

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How . Crea, Party will he Perpetuated.
The political elements in the United States,
have been in a transition State-they will settle
now. Lincoln will rally to his administration, ev-
cry true Union man, and that without distinction
Of section.
The present violent measures at the South,
like all violent measures, will be succeeded by
reaction. That reaction will bring up patriotic
men, equal to the occasion, who will lind centre
Of cooperation and organization around the al
ministration Of Abraham Lincoln. When this Is
done, the patriotic masses Of the South VIII be
ready to see, under the guidance OF men IN whom
they have confidence, that the principles OF the
Republican party are politically right, and sound
ly National.
The resul, of all this viii be, that the conser-
vative States, such as Kentacky, Delaware, Ma
ryland, Tennessee, Louisiana, and perhaps North
Carolina and Virginia, will in 1864 be reliable
Republican States as Indiana and Illinois, and
will assimila;e in tone and sentiment, and will CO.
operate in the choice of candidates, and in the
adoption of measures and principles, with the
same party in Pennsylvania, New jersey, Con-
nectcut, and Rhode Island.
1t is hardly to be expected that these south
ern States will come up at once, il ever, to the
more radical standard of Republican sentiment
Of Vermont, Massachusetts,, New York, Ohio
and Michigan nor is it essential that they should
do so. So long as they acquiesce in the wisdom
Of the great principles Of the party, as being
right or nearer right than that policy which die.
tated the bred Scott decision, and cOncoctcd the
Lecompton policy-so long as they stand by
national administration, the aim Of which, in
measures and principle, is 10 extend freedom,
and to leave slavery to slave States, nothing pre-
vents them from becoming hearty and useful aux
ilaries and such they will be. The present
thunder.g gust will soon sweep by. 1t is confined
to South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama, and is
very far from including majority at that
These States are poor in resources,-the fore
most Of them very poOr-and their tax payers
will soon see the runous policy-nay, the mad
ness of undertaking to maintain government in
all its functions of Legislature, Judiciary, Army
Navy, and Diplomacy, more especially when ev-
cry great foreign nation to which they might
look for cOun:ensncc, with one exception, repu'
dates human slavery.
The greater the violence of this treason move
ment at the South, the sooner it ends, and the
less it is meddled with by northern Legislatures,
by the northern press, or by those affecting to
speak for the President elect, the better. There
are two or three States, apparently determined
upon seccssion-let them 60 out and begin
Better begin before the slightest pretext has
been afforded them, except the bsre.faced and
ridiculous subterfuge, that an election for Presi.
dent aud Vice-President has been constitutional
" holden. The extreme politicians in the disaf-
fected States, would be loath to admit it, bat
nothing is more certain than that their conGuct
il centering powerful southern party around
the administration Of Mr.. Lincoln. These mod
crate and patriotic men, cannot go with the Sc.
cessionists ani of course cannot affiliate with the
Locofoco party North, whose presses, almost
without exception, are prosttuting themselves
to the base purpose Of treason, either openly, or
by indirection. Ii is plain, therefore, that they
will rally around the administration Of Lincoln,
and around the Republican standard. Nor
should that standard be lowered for their recep-
ton, for they will not ask it. They understand
that the Republican party, upon this question of
slavery extension, are as careful and sedu.ous to
demand nothing but what is right, as they are
6rm to yield nothing which is right, and
like reasonable men, they viii accept the basis
upon which the party now firmly stands.
As soon as the Inauguration takes place, it will
be seen tina, this state Of things viii commence,
nor will it occupy much time. 1t will be hasten
ed BY the necessity, division Of public patron
age. Federal Offices canno. be left in the hands
Of traitors, nor can they be left vacant. A few
months will teach the north moro about real
popular southern sentiment, than they ever knew
before.