The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-04
VOL. I, NO. TO- WHOLE NO. 332

all twenty eight feet" [Laugbter.l Now l
think their estimates about their forces and ca
pacitv are Just about as liberal. Aud they are
ID be looked at accordingly. Nevertheless. they
have great elements of mischief. And il Satan
himself had been sent on earth TO scourge man
kind, and TO cover the land with desolation, he
could hot have performed his mission more sue
cessfully than by assuming the shape Of q rebel
demagogue, and preaching Secession. Sound.
Now, l have a clear aud well defined. and dis
rinct theory, OF what would do with this mat
ter TO attain peace. | do not know that this
Government can be brought back to where il
before, in the enjoyment OF ali its relations
but i believe it can be. In population, wave
succeeds wave in generations ss wave succeeds
wave upon the ocean, and the men Of to day
pass away tomorrow. believe it can be brought
back, but not by fostering rebellion but il Is
by treating II as treason, robbery, ard murder
And, II this Government ever can be saved, II
must be by summary cha.tisement, and over
throw OF rebellion, 50 that the loyal people OF
the Southern States can come forward and ad
minister the Government of these States H. be
fore. Who is the missionary that is going with
his peace propositions? W. at is he going 10
say! What will he say 10 this party in rebel
lion! Ii is pretty thing TO talk aoout and for
the designing to dupe the North; il is very
awkward thing TO reduce TO practice. II YOU
drive out rebellion, you will have loyal people
South az well AS North. Then thev will do what
Virginia, and Missouri, and Mary land are irving
10 do, and what Delaware and Kentucky are do
ing. Are there any men here who want this
Union divided? ("NO.o Then do not sympa
rblze with treason in any form in gender, num-
Der, person, or case in any OF its ramiticstions
Hunt it like ferOcious monster wherever you
find it. Is there any who wishes this matter le,
alone to perfect the rebellion so causelessy com
menceds
"Who would be q traitor knaver
WhO would hll n cow.ri's gave
Who so base as BE- "A slave
Let him turn fee.
Who for Union and fer Lac
Freedoms IA will strong z " d.ag,
freeman stand or fieed1m Ia.l,
Let hin foiloo me
And that is, fight for the Union, the whole Un
ion, and nothing but the Union. Let every
American citizen, instead Of CRYING Peace, peace
when there is no peace. rally upon the ramparts
until Secession is silenced until the roar Of ar
tiery has ceased. Then We shall have peace
enduring, perpetual peace, and as monsters ar.
seldom born OF the same generation, We shal
have no more of this Secession in the present
century or the next. This Government is Oh.
American people. 1t was ours to use. ours "a
enjoy, but it is ours to subvert. We are trustees
We are charged with sacred trusts. All We hav,
TO do is to bask in the sunshine of its blessings
But cursed be the unholy ambition that attempt,
to destroy it, regard him and treat him as
traitor to his kind. God will set mark upoi
him too; but it will net be like the mark se
upon the first murderer of man-for that wa
Set for safety-but this will be Set for destruction
And God grant that it may be so. ("Amen."
1t will be time enough to struggle over VII,
shall administer the Government when we ~,
sure We have one to administer. He who is 10
for it, is against it. i have determined TO figh
this battle olt, but on no political grounds.
stand upon the Constitutional ground OF nv faith
ers. There will stand, and animate my coun
trymen to standwith me, and when once more VI
shall have peace restored; when We shall have pu
down rebellion, when We shall have encourage
fidelity, when peace aud prosperity shall aga
greet US, then let us see if any part OF any Stat
is oppressed, if any individual is wronged, il an
are deprived of their rights, see that equal an
exact justice is extended to all.