The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-06-26

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command to cut il down and bind il in sheaves
Of death.
Treachery never spawned q more odious Off
spring since the day when she who
s-emei man . the waist, and far
Hot en- ed i,1 IN many sea y fof-
yopmnou al vast serpent srned
|rh 0rtsl stng
Gave birth to hideous hell hounds that
.Nev.r--ceAs ny bsrked,
wra -sie Gerber an mouths full loud, and rung
\ ,4rieso- zeal vet, WHEN they -t, would creep.
n ,sgh, disin bed dseir noise, i1tp her womb,
AM ksnn~i there "
There lie a striking similarity between the brood
Of cycling monsters begOt by this " most foul
and unnatural rebellion" and the one engender-
ed by the incestuOus embrace Of Sin and death in
the first instruction Of devils They resemble
their prototypes as we'll in the % eeaseless cry
kept up as in the timidity evinced when Taught
dpstus bed their noise
We are Sillin:, however, 10 take it for granted
that such men as Gen. Price, Gov jackson, and
the fellows at Alexandria who wanted 5000
Southerners to help them whip 1000 Zouaves,
are below the average Of Secession bravery
We are willing to admit, for argument sake, that
- body the Southern army are equal to ours
in bravery, discipline and equipments, with the
advantage Of position. Still the contest cannot
be doubtful
In the fret place the spirit evinced by the
people OF the North is Of itself sufficient guar.
anty to the success Of Constitutional liberty, of
law and Of order. Not when our fathers united
to roll back the tide Of British tyranny; not
when Cromwell called together the " God fearing
pessantry Of England to hurl Charles the First
from the throne he had disgraced; not in all his
tory did patriotism ever work so sublime and ter
nble retributon to oppression, or did free
people ever arise With such unanimity and power
to dethrone despot and trample his crown in
the dust, as they have done who have risen up
to overthrow King Cotton. The summons of
Roderick Dhu, whose
Whistle garri.oned the g.s
At once with full i've hundred men,"
sisks into insgnifcance in its effect when com.
pared with the grand uprising Of twenty millions
Of freemen at the call OF the President of the
United States
IL 10 astonishing with what GOODNESS and nsre-
p'dity the American people tread the heights Of
great events, and collect their energies to leap
o'asms which yawn with hidsous and hungry
throat TO swallow their national existence. Less
than year ago they we're unconcous of danger
and petrifed with lethsrgy, while the work of
robbery vas constantly being carried on by trait
ers to whom they had innocenty confded au.
theriiy.
Then came the rude swaking. The nature and
extent Of the conspiracy gradually unfolded it.
self, while the treachery and imbecility of
the Chief Magistrate Of the Nation fell upon
them with crushing weight of chagrin and hu-
initiation But this great agony-an agony which
no other nation uhder heaven would have borne
at length passed away. A new administration
was ins'" - !" power, who quietly set to work
to rehs The staunch but dis,nantlcd Federal shin.
and prepare il for the inevitable approaching
storm IL came, black and swift, charged with
'he iron hail, the roar and the smoke of battle.
Dur people accepted the issue rendered the m.
and are gathered together from all the raths of
peace. to follow with strong, courageous hearts
the war path.
The confidence which animates the pson,. If
the North is placed on firm and sure grounds
We are vastly superior to the rebels in numbers
our wealth lie much greater, VIC have upbounded
ered't' We Can shut them in completely from the
sea- and Can penetrate to their very heart through
tnat great artery Of the Coniinent-the M,sis.
spP'.-and over the mouDtaip.chain of the Ale
shan'ss Besides. We have, sitting in his Office
I" Washington. mighty chieftan who never
lost battle, who is preparing with nimtable
sk' the combinations requisite to crush ont ,rea.
son, and who holds in his hands the wires which
communicate TO the living battery with which he
proposes to shock the sensitive nerves of the
"chivalry."
No wosder the Confederate States vince up.
der the calling letters Of the blockade which al.
ready 80 effectually binds them. But don't be
uneasy, dear Confederates, don't. One good twist
OF the chain around your neck, with the hook in
your nose, will have great tendency to keep
you quiet. We sympathise with you in your in
dgnation at these vie and insoent Yankees"
ous never mind, you will be worse bored before
you are done with them. We fear, too, that the
pressure you are just now feeling from your foreign
relations will not be much relieved by the pres
sure of reluctant men and boys into your service.
but You probably know best.
The Confederates, already hemmed in on eve.
~ hand, have perfect right, to grow restless
under the restraint. They will find that thew
cannot pick with stolen bayonets the lock with
which Uncle Sam has grappled them, nor burst
it With riaed cannon. The rat,lesnakes and 9th.
er modern serpents are already beginning to feel
the warmth Of the circle of fire which surrounds
them. and which is narrowing upon them by "a
gradual and almost imperceptible invasion
The rebels who have set fire to the national edi.
nee will succeed in consuming only their own
end OF the building, and will themselves be de.
voured in the flames. So perish oil who would
destroy our country.
The FIRST OF JuLr.-This day is important to
all persons having land returned to the Auditor
Generals Office for delinquent taxes, as the
charge for expense Of sale is made upon unpaid
lands from this date. This charge has been in.
creased BY the Auditor General this year to meet
deficit which has arisen from the receipts of
shis fund having heretofore fallen short of the
expenditure, consequently the amount now
charged Is ninety cents-a sum barely sufficient
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