The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-05-23

The whole Democratic press seems
to be thrown into spasms, the moment
any body chances to mention the sub
jest of slavery. They talk Union
shout Constitution, berate Treason,
damn the Rebels, and all goes on
smoothly until somebody happens to
mention that the aecursed system of
Human Slavery, existing at the South,
is at the bottom of the whole trouble.
Then they fly into furious rage, and
tdenounce the unfortunate individual
who utters the truth, as though he was
some enormity; a specimen of hideous
infernality too dreadful to be tolerated
upon the sensitive. bosom of Demo-
cratic society. We are at something
of a loss to understand these exhibit
tons of virtuous Indignation, when
coupled with their intense devotion to
the Union and the warlike clamors they
SO freely indulge in. What is theissue?
Here at the North we all understand
that we are fighting for the Union, the
Government, the execution and en-
forcement of the laws, the equality of
the States and the right of the majority
to govern, subject to the provisions and
restrictions of the Constitution. But
what are the South in arms for :? They
are opposed to the Constitution, the
Union, the Government and the prin-
ciple that the will of the majority is law
to all,-and why are they thus opposed?
Can any sensible man deny that it is
because the people have refused to en-
dorse their iniquitous dogmas and sub
nit to their insolent dictation Who
doubts that if Kansas had become a
slave State; that if Breckenridge had
been elected President; that if human
slavery had been allowed to seize and
occupy every rod of our free Torrito-
ries; that if the slave interest had con-
tinued predominant and powerful at
Washington, the whole South would
have continued in the Union and in the
exercise of all their power and duties
as States, within the Union? No man
other than a fool or blockhead can
doubt it, or does doubt it. Then it is
not patent logic that this whole rebel
lion has grown out of the fact that the
power of African slavery is broken and
has been displaced in our government
That alone is the cause Of this Southern
reuoH. $3.50
Now in all candor we ask the Free
Press, Ypsilanti Herald, Marshal Es
pounaer, Cassapolis Democrat, OIL
any other of these sensitive papers to
point out the cause of the rebellion, il
slavery is not the root and reason of it.
Gentlemen, get down off your stills OF
detraction and abuse and come right
down to facts and causes. Throw
away all political fears and narrow
prejudices and look the question hon.
estly in the face. You need not fear
that the people will hold you in some
degree responsible for its inception in
your past doughfaceisms-tbey will dc
that anyway; but you may possibly re
instate yourselves in the public mind
as far as honest men by simply telling
and admitting what every sane man
knows to be the candid facts of the
case. 1t is useless for you to "whir
the devil round the stump" by raising
any cry of "abolitionism," or any 9th
er |" isms;'' all that kind of game is
played out. The people now under
stand the whole thing, and they will
justly set down every man who seeks
to crafty his spites and fan political
prejudioes at the expense of public
good, as at heart, and in intent, black
hearted, cold-6looded Traitor TO his
country and the best interests of its
people. The people demand of you
that you should show your hand-they
do not like this game of pretence,
which is only used to enable you to sow
industriously the seeds of discomfort,
division and treason. ala'm -