The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-05-02
The Union Dissolved.

There are yeta few croakers in the
country who are positively sure that
the Union is dissolved, and that every
thing Is going to destruction and ruin.
With these men, every telegraphic dis
patch creates a dismal sinking of the
hopes, and with spasnodic utterances
they gasp out an imprecation upon
somebody, and stigmatize all who do
mot faint when they faint, and comfort
when they spasm, az most diabolical
race of factionists and fanatics. To
hear these men talk of concession and
compromise is not entirely ridiculous I;
it is pitiable. They will tell you of the
immense strength and resources of the
South of the manner in which the
North has constantly invaded their
rights, and how awfully horrible is the
thought of forcing them into war to
defend their rights and their property.
Poor fools they do not yet know that
while the North has stood with forbear-
ing kindness for years, the South has
been rampantly and persistantly fore
ing the question of dissolution upon
the people. They have yet to learn
that the South are the aggressors in
both secession and civil war. They
have not brains enough to realize that
every spade full Of earth putint works
to defy the power of the Government
is rebellion, and that the operating of a
foreign government within the limits of
the Union, is treason. They construe
the defence of Sumter from the attack
of the armed rebels, into an act of
coercion, and mournfully sigh for peace
and compromise. They blubber of
Democracy and compromise, with an
JUNCTION that soon calls for spiritual
stimulation or leaves the victim pros
trate by the effects of his ,pointless ar
gumentation. Even now, after the
Confederate States had assumed indie
pendence; after they had organized
armies, and battered down our forts,
and killed our soldiers; while they are
blazoning their treason throughout the
world, and laundering it from the can
mons mouth, these men would ex-
cuse the rebels, would cry "peace,n
"compromise, "concede," and by thus
weakening the power of the Govern
ment, shield the unholy traitors from
the just vengeance of an indignant and
outraged people. And this they call
patriotism Great God then what
is treason?
Concession and compromise cannot
save the Union, even if the people of
the North would again degrade them
selves by offering them. "The day of
compromise has passed" No matter
how much we dread coercion; it is not
of our own choosing. The issue was
forced upon the North, and it will be
met manfully and fearlessly. No mat
whether it is a united South or not, the
issue will we the same. The South
must learn that there is Government,
and the will of the majority must and
shall prevail. The issue is simply shall
we have a Government at all, or will
we give it up, with all its blessings, be-
cause few traitors, dealers in men
and women demand it? Never! The
Constitution, the Union, the Govern
ment shall be sustained, even if it costs
us millions of treasure and seas of
blood-yea, even though duty calls
upon us to exterminate every traitor in
all the land. We cannot sacrifice it
without we sacrifice. with it our all
Liberty, happiness, property, all the
rights of freemen, our honor, and even
Life. Let all these go into the scale
against anarchy rebellion, treason,
selfshness and slavery. The issue mast
be decided in favor of Freedom and the
Government, as it is.
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