The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-02-07
From Lansing.


From Lansing.
Special Correspondence of Cass Co. Republican.
LANSING, Feb. I'd, 1861.
The public mind will be somewhat
relieved now, inasmuch as the Legisla-
ture on Thursday last passed joint res
olutions upon the State of the Union,
by an almost unanimous vote in both
branches.
A feeling of contempt almost had
arisen in every part of the State, for
the dilatory and childish manner in
which this subject had been treated
from the COMMENCEMENT the
Legislature perceiving this, urged the
Committees on Federal relations to
unite in recommending something that
would be acceptable to the Legislature,
that the whole thing might be des-
posed Of, and the people relieved from
WEAKNESS they had for weeks been
subjected.
But the Committees from stupidity,
personal ambition, or for some other
cause, failed to come up to the wishes
of the Legislature, and on Thursday
last, tired and sick of this delay
the Legislature took the matter into
its own hands, disregarded its COM
mittees and passed resolutions that
have the ring in them. And which
reflect no doubt the wishes and feelings
of nine-tenths of the people Of the
State, irrespective of party. The reso-
lutions are as follows.
Whereas, Certain citizens of the
United States, are, at this time, in open
rebellion against the government, and
by overt acts threaten it's peace and
harmony, and compass its final over
throw; therefore
Resotced, That the government of
the United States is supreme, with full
inherent powers of selfprotection and
defense.
ResolUed, That Michigan adheres to
the government, as ordained by the
Constitution, and for sustaining it in
tact hereby pledges and tenders to the
general government all its military pow
err and military resources.
RESOLVED, That concession and COM
promise are not to be entertained or Of
fered to traitors, while the rights and
interests of union-loving citizens shall
be regarded and respected in every
place and under all circumstances.
Resolced, That his Excerlency the
Governor be requested to forward a
copy of these resolutions to our Sena-
tors and Representatives in Congress,
and to the Governors of our sister
States.
So it will be seen that Michigan is
devoted to the Union and to the laws.
And while she cannot recognize the
duty resting upon her to treat, or to
undertake to settle difficulties with
traitors to the Government, she,
nevertheless, is ready and anxious to
unite with Union loving men in every
section of our Country, to secure and
protect the rights of all under the Con-
stitution, no matter whether they live
in the North or in the South. This is
the feeling that pervades the masses,
and this is the feeling that animated
the Legislature in the passage of the
above resolutions.
This work done on so much harmony
and with so much good feeling may
lead to the appointment Of Commission
ers to Washington on the fourth inst.
But let no Democrat or Republican en-
terrain the thought for one moment
that the present Legislature will ever
Commission one man, or set of men,
to Washington, unless with instruc-
tons to present the principles of the
Chicago Platform as their ultimatum,
with positive orders never to lower it
by hairs breadth. Let me say just
one word more in this letter for the
benefit of my Democratic friends, and
easily frightened Republican, that there
cannot be found a single Republican
about Lansing, either in the Legisla-
lures or out of it, in favor of abandon
ing anything they ever claimed for Re-
publicanism, but on the contrary they
all stand shoulder to shoulder as
one man in favor of its distinctive
principles. JUSTICE.
A Lesson From History.
The notification ordinance of South