The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-05-16

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shall confer upon the President suffi-
cient authority to call volunteers into
service for much longer term than
three months. IN
In many instances, the companies of
volunteer uniformed militia have been
mustered into the service of the United
States, and other cases will occur,
while these companies still desire to
retain their position in the ordinary vol
unteer force of the State. / recon-
mend that these companies be author
lied to organize reserve corps of their
companies, which may be officered tenn
porarily, in. order that they may con-
Itinue their practice and drill. Irecom-
mend also that the companies of the
uniformed militia now limited to forty,
be allowed to be increased to sixty.
| Considerable expenses have already
been incurred and paid from the volun-
tary loan of citizens to the State, and
large expenses have been incurred in
recruiting by individuals, which there
is now no authority of law for paying,
while very heavy outlays will become
State into condition to meet such calls
as may hereafter be made by the gov
ernment of the United States for troops.
l recommend the raising of the neces-
sary amount to meet every exigency,
by loan. As to what may be the best
manner of affecting such loan must
be left entirely to your discretion. /
| fhinl> hnxrayor will ho 70 49,,
slider that the suddenness with which
this war has been thrust upon the coun-
try, has taken nearly every loyal State
of the Union by surprise, and they are
all, like ourselves, borrowers in the
market. 1t will, therefore, be found
essential that the loan be issued in such
form as to enable our own people to
take it, to very great extent, and
thereby avoid going abroad into mar
kets where we should meet the active
competition of other States. For this
purpose it seems evident that to issue
large portion of it in bonds or other
securities, moderate in amount, with
interest at seven per cent, payable an
nually at some point within the State,
will be most likely to affect the object.
If this course is taken, / have reason
!, to believe that by far the greater por-
} ton of the loan will be taken in Michi-
gan, and thus we should have the sat-
isfaction of knowing that the patriot
ism of our own people was found suf-
ficient resource in the very greatest
emergency. The whole amount to be
raised, / think, should not be less
: than one million of dollars, to be issued
and used as the necessities of the State
} may require.
} Of the power of the Legislature to
authorize such loan, entertain no
: doubt whatever, and therefore do not
: stop to discuss it. We are in the midst
} of war. The very existence of the
government is imperilled, and we can
not stop to levy and collect taxes before
forces arc raised, nor would it be wise,
if We could, to add to the calamities of
war those of heavy taxation. That be-
longs properly to the times of peace
and business prosperity.
1t is only the dictates of humanity
:. and justice to make provision for the
support of the families of such as vol.
= unteer 20 fight the battles of the coun.
l try in case any occasion should arise
for such support. therefore recon-
, mend that you enact law authorizing
t the the towns and cities of the State to
: levy taxes for that purpose.
: Gentlemen of the two Houses: We
are just entering upon war, the ex-
: act result of which no man can foresee.
! The sudden and splendid outburst OF
: popular enthusiasm which has illumined
! its commencement, will shortly, in a
t great measure, disappear, and must be
D replaced by calm determination and
t resolute vigor. There will be ealami.
( ties and disasters which have not been
j looked for. He who went forth Joy.
ously singing the national anthem, will
sometime be brought back in bloody
s shroud. The national resources will
e be rapidly consumed, business will suf
] fer and ordinary avocations be sadly
y broken up, This is to be no six weeks
y campaign. / do not underestimate the
: gallantry of Southern men, and they
f will find it grave error that they have
: der-estimated ours. The sectional
4 pride and bitter remembrance of previ
: GUS taunts, which enter into this con
a test will make its battle fierce and
: bloody. We are all sprung from a
f race in which cowardice is almost
J.. unknown. Although we have been
e mainly at peace for thirty-fve years
e past, yet ours is naturally martial peo
o pie. 1t will, therefore, be wise for us
e to proceed very calmly and deliberate
o ly to our preparations to meet very
J. great occasion. Mere outbursts OF pat
f riotic fever will not avail. Now that
: we have entered upon the war, we must
g patriotically accept its inevitable con
j, ditions. To whatever of calamity and
i. disaster it may bring us, we must cheer
g fully submit and whatever of selfsac
: rltice may require, must be cheerfally
Q born. The war is just and righteous
a because it is waged in behalf of the
1 laws and the constituted authorities OF
g our country; country which has
!, never, in the smallest particular, op.
: pressed those who are in arms against it.
r If is our nlan of duty. therefore. tC