East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-11-12

to bring about the very evils and calam-
tiles when they wish to avoldY II they
succeed, what influence will any con
servatiye or patriotic man have IN the
State? Their nominees are supported
most cordially 10y every journal and
every class of men who have not only
been vindictive, violent and revolution
airy in the past, but are also vindniiye,
violent and revolutionary now.
implore the patriotic and conserva,
tive men, who have heretofore acted
with this organization for conservative
purposes, 10 pause and ponder, and see
ii they are not about To fall into the
hands of those from whom they differ
most widely This movement is not
only dangerous but absurd. There is
usually attached to the travelling ucna
! gcries of our country an exhibition
called the "happy ia,uily," where ami
mails of the most opposite character are
pcnncd together in one cage. We AL
nire the skill that seems to subdue their
natural instincts 20 reno and destroy
each other, aud are surprised TO see
birds, beasts and reptiles living in appa
rent harmony. This may do for one OF
the curiosities of a museum, but 1t VIII
not answer for the Government OF
, State. 1t Will be found that the pas
! sions and preiudices of men are not so
f easily subdued, and our political "happy
{ family will he found to be not only
, blunJer but disaster.
r But is the proposition of our Repub'
, lican friends that they will dissolve their
p. organization, and that we shall give up
ours, gu tie fair ami equal? Their party
. is but thing of yesterday. 1t grew
! out of sectional passion or prejudice.
, 1t never embraced our whole country
. within it, organization. Its first victory
;, is associated with the ruin of our land.
!. If they wish to abandon it, let them do
s SO, but let them not attempt to cover
that abandonment by proposal that
q we shall give up Larty which Is iden.
+ tilted with the greatness, the progress
:, and the power Of our nation.
;, 1t has been well said by one of our
:. townsmen, that if an American citizen
;, returning from abroad and ignorant of
% the events which have happened within
p the past two years, should hear tina:
civil war was raging here, his first ex
! clamation would be: "Then the Demo.
cratic party was defeated at the last
- Presidential clection!" We believe that
!. our success at this time will strengthen
i the Union inen of the South We be.
= ieve that the dissolution Of the Demo
~ cratic party would discourage them
>, W c mean, therefore, to emulate the ex.
:, ample of our brethren in Pennsy lvania,
). and strive to place in power not only a
!, harmonious State administration, but
: one that will have the confidence of pat.
N riotic men in every section OF our
;, country.
n We are willing to support this war as
r a means of restoring our Union, and
n because we regard it az harsh but
4 necessary remedy for the evils of the
a day. But we will not carry it on in a
" spirit of hatred, malice or revenge
Il Whatever our views may be with re
. spect to slavery, we do not regard 1t as
n. the cause of the controversy. We hold
that the controversies OF the day do not
-. grow 81 much out OF the institution Of
/ slavery as from the existence at the
=. South of vast numbers Of the African
=. race. That the abolition of slavery
would not end the contest, but it would
:, DO the commencement of lasting, de
,r structive, terrible domestic conflict. We
W know that the people of the North
Il. would not consent that A 1000, 900 of free
, negroes should live in their midst. Thai
% they would not agree to the abolition Of
;. slavery if those manumitted slaves were
!, to be moved into the Northern States
rs and placed upon the vast, unoccupied
N lrnds belonging to our government. II
we would not live with them under these
circumstances, with what justice do We
~ demand that the people of the Soutl
w. should be subjected to all the evils anC
Go insecurity and loss of constitutions
10 10 right, involved in the immediate aboll
= ton of slavery
be We cannot, therefore, make this wa
ed for the abolition of slavery. We Wi
a not permit il to be made war upon tn
rights of the States We shall strive t
make the contest end in the re estab
''o lishment of our Government, and tn
Y. restoration of fraternal feelings amonl
~ the people of this country. We sba
TIC see that it does not crush out the liber
al ties of the citizen, or the reserved pow
W. crs Of the States. We shall hold tina
Ut man 20 be as much traitor who urge
~ our Government to overstep its consti
VI tutional powers, as he who resists tn
e. exercise of its rigbtful authority. w
u shall contend that the rights of tn
re States and the General Government ar
on equally sacred. Our motto is: Tn
Isl Union and the Constitution, and tn
'P,, Laws. The Union upon equal term'
10 the whole Constitution, and all tn
lis Laws