The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-12-19


ton is still rampant at Washington. All func.
tons of Government subserve that end. Secre-
tary Cobb, of Georgia, having depleted the t..
s. Treasury 10 its last dollar, resigned last week.
He la, had nothing but secession schemes in his
head tor months, and has openly prostituted his
Office to bring it about. He goes home to lead
the movement.
The commander of the Military Post at Fort
Moul,re, s. C., Major Anderson, has made re-
QUESTION upon the Departmentfor renforcements.
THIS reasonable request having beensdenied at a
Cabinet Meeting, the veteran Gen. Cass, who
was Secretary at War under Gen. Jackson, in
dignantly tenders his resignation, outraged as
we'll he may DC, at the shameless pandering OF
Government to TREASON. Black, ere this time,
has resigned, without doubt.
The committee Of thirty-three in the House,
are with exception Of the fre-eating members,
houestl, seeking to do their dGty. On Thursday
the follc wing Resolution OF Mr.. Rust, of Texas
WAS adopted by ayes 20, nays 8.
"Rssoired, That, in the opinion of this Com.
mittee the existing discomfort among the South
earn people and the growing hostility among
them 10 the Federal Government are greatly To
be regretted, and that whether such discomfort
and hostility are without just excuse or not, any
reasonable and proper constitutional remedies
and effectual guarantees Of their peculiar inter
est as recognized by the constitution necessary
to preserve the peace, and the perpetuity OF the
Union should be promptly and cheerfuly
granted"
On the other hand, the following manifesto
made its appearance upon the same dsy:
WASHINGTON, Dec. l3.
To our Constituents: The argument is ex-
hausted; all hope of relief in the Union through
the agency of the Constitution and Congressional
legislation, or constitutional amendments, is ex-
tiueuished and We trust the South will not be
deceived by appearances or the pretence Of new
guarantees. The Republicans are resOlute in
their purpose to grant nothing that will or ought
to satisfy the South. In our judgment the hon
or, safety and independence OF the Southern
people are to be found only in Southern
Confederacy, the inevitable result of separate
State secession-what the sole and primary aim
of each slaveholding State ought to bets
speedy and absolute separation from an unnat.
ural and hostile Union. Sigaed by Push, Clop-
ton, Moore, Curry, and Stalworth, of Ala; !ver-
con, Understood, Gartrell, Jackson. Jones, and
Crawford, of Ca; Hawkins, Of Florida; Hind
man, OF Arkansas; Brown, Barksdale, Singleton,
and Reuben Davis, Of Miss; Craig, and Ruiiln,
Of N. c.; Benjamin, and Landrum, of La. Sen
ators Yu!ee, Sebastian, Johnson, Of Ark, Sldell,
Wigfall, aud Hemphl, will sign it. TIE mani.
festo was Immediately communicated to the
Southern constituents of the gentlemen by tele-
graph"
Temporary provision for the condition of the
Treasury has been made, by the passage of a
law for the issue OF Treasury notes tothe amount
OF ten millions oi dollars, in denominations no,
less than $4,000. In respect to measures of con-
cessiOn and compromise, it is authoritvely stated
and published by leading secesslonists, that the
repeal of the Personal Liberty laws Of Massa-
chusetts, Michigan and other States, would not
make the slightest difference with their determin-
alton, nor with the result OF it. They frankly
state that they seeking redress of grievances
OF older standing than any oil the laws of that
nature, and more vital to the spread and pre-
dominance OF slavery.
F4s es. al hast. doc,i"
IL is lawful to DC taus ht some things by our en-
emies, and it would be wei for some Republicans
az this time 10 cOnsluer the apparent truth vi
what these men say, and be guided by it, for
most assuredly Michigan should submit herself
to no such degradation as that implied by repeal
Of the acts Of 1855 and of 1859, to be laughed
ed at by the very men whom it sought to con.
ciliate.
The tone OF the local press of Michigan is firm.
Not an instance has fallen under our notice. so
far as the press is concerned, of disposition to
back down, while the following among our ex-
changes, have given forth most explicit editorials
against repeal: Greenvie Independent, Grand
Rapids Eagle, Jackson Citizen, Ionia Gazette,
Branch Co. Republican, Ottowa Clarion, Sagi,
nav Enterprise, Eaton Repabliean, Port Huron
Press, Macomb Standard, Battle Creek Journal,
Owasso American, Jonesville Independent, Con.
stantine Mercury.
Other Republican papers of Michigan doubt
less have done the same, but have escaped our
attention.
Michigan is sound, firm and true upon this
question, so doubtless viii be her Representa-.
ives.
WESTERN MONKY.-The bills of the Western
Banks still continue to create trouble among our
business men. A disturbance in money matters,
never fails to gil community with the worst cur
rency moving. 1t is for the interest of money