East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-09-17
EAST SAGINAW, MICHIGAN SEPTEMBER II, 1861 -

hniteiy more in fault? The opposition I
; the execution Of the fugitive slave Ia
} has never been from official action, br
always from individuals; while souther
legislatures, southern governors an
southern courts have psrpotrated nun
berless outrages on northern citizens
IL is quite time that the North shoul
ask release from compromise or fror
these wrongs" a'
From tho Chcnango Telegraph
"The northern people have become 8
used to being skinned by compromise
and concessions for the benefit of slavery
that, like the fisherwomans 'eels,' the,
take il without much 'squirming,' and w
should not wonder IL they could be bro
to endure the inhiction of the compromis,
here suggested with nonchalance which
would suppress the first symptom of AT
uneasy 'squirm.' But to none would the
process be moro .orturing than to those
brought up at the feet of the 'Gamaliel
of the Journal, and by him taught &C
cording to the perfect manner of the law
Of the Fathers; and if these are to be
embraced among the munger expected to
eheerfully acquiesce in this or any similar
plan calculated to strengthen the power
and satisfy the demands of slavery, they
should insist as condition precedent,
that Mr.. Weed will at least try to undo
the lessons which, by precept and exam
pie, he has inculcated upon the readers OF
the Journal for more than quarter of a
century"
To these, and the articles of other po-
litical friends, we replied with earnest
ness and emphasis. The New York Tri-
bane, in the progress of the dircussion,
insisted that the Chicago platform was
sacred and binding, and that our duty to
the Union was subordinate to the duty
we owe to party. We quote from that
paper: gf
From the N. Y. Tribune.
"Senator Seward, in his speech of
Thursday last, declares his readiness to
renounce republican principles for the sake
of the Union. In this readiness the SEN
ator differs totally from the slmost ineom-
parable majority of the republican party,
and from the President elect. They re-
gard these principles as sacred. They
will not forswear them at the bidding of
a world Of seeding and reasonable slave
holdcrs.-They see no necessity to choose
between them; but if such choice must
be made, they prefer their principles to
FIFTY UNIONS"
In the samo issue of the Tribune its
correspondent said:
"A REPUBLICAN DEMoNsTRATIoN.-N
the compromising aspect of
things, there is likely to be decided re-
publican demonstration here before many
days. There would have been very
emphatic expression of opinion by repub-
lican Senators on the day of Mr.. Stewards
speech on the New York petition, but for
the fact that Mr.. Mason was awarded tho
floor instead Of Mr.. Fssscnden. 1t can
not be long postponed. Gov. Chase ar
rived. this morning. He is explicit against
the eompromissrs." "a, 80.
And few days later the Tribune in
quired: ....
"Why can't wo now hope that Mr.
Seward, Mr.. Cameron, Mr.. kellogg, Mr..
E. G. Spaulding, and all others who have
readiness to sacrifice tho pri,,-
siples fAs Chicago platform to tho prsssrpa.
ton Of tho Union, will discover what Mr..
Clay has discovered, and like him, once
moro set their fleet firmly on the rock Of
TRUTH" -. a...
Though occupying moro space than wo
usually devote to iterations, we venture
10 ask attention to the following views
md sentiments, bearing, as they do, upon
vital questions: |
From the Evening Journal Dec IL, 1860
"'No MORE CoMPRoMIsE.-'No BACK
ING DowN.'-With two or three excep-
lions, the suggestions of the E6eni,g Jour
nal, having an adjustment of the oontro-
versy which threatens todivide the Union,
Tor their object, have elected from tho
republican press, in this aud other States,
responses in the spirit Of these head lines.
That our views encounter the vigorous
resistance of our political friends causes
rs less of surprise than Of regret
"We differ with our Political friends
That difference, however, would be very
slight with most, and disappear entirely |
with others, if we could but look into the
future from tho same stand point. To do
his, it is indispensable that all should re-
.lize that the Presidential election is now
,ver; that there was virtually but one
question involved in the conflict, viz -
hat the territory devoted, by the Mis-
'ouri Compromise, to freedom, should not
DO invaded by slavery; that, the freedom
If Kansas assured, the Territorial ques-
ion may now safely be left to natural
avs; that, asa party, we were indebted
20 the folly Of our adversaries for the tri-
imph we achieved, and that, until their
sggressions were renewed, our mission |
vas ended and that, finally, the mad
,ess which swayed proslavery counsels
or six years, has eliminated in an openly
'vowed determination to dissolve the
Union. 0 ~ it.ht
when republicans will back down
ong enough to look at the new issue
presented, lifting their eyes and thoughts
! little above the political horizon, they
will discover that the duties Of the parti-
ian and patriot harmonize; that the prin-
,iples of the republican party derived
rom the political fathers, teach devotion