East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-01-24
TnE NATIONAL PIsOsLHii.

w give ploco 10 the tOliOWlng article
from the Hudson (N. W Glsette, belicv-
ing il to be an unbiased expression in re
gard to the course pursued by the Ad,
ninistration:
The republican papers, with one nc
cord, deny the Administration any credit
for the course it has pursued in regard
20 South Carolina, and affect that il the
steps now taken had been instituted a
month ago "all the disgrace(ul acts that
have accompanied the seizure of Federal
property 10y the rebels would have heen
prevented. This is n very unfair, not to
say stupid view Of the present internal
contest. Tue Administration has puy.
sued course to avoid the shedding Of
blood, ana 40 the same time TO sustain
our national honor. The forbearance Of
the Government has been magnanimity,
In its fullest and most honorable scense.
Had the Notifications IN Charleston har-
Dor been strongly garrisoned at an early
period the Government would have
stood before the world as the stronger
power menacug the weaker, and its only
effect would have been 10 create sympa-
thy for the secesSionists; perhaps it would
have led 10 the shedding Of blood the re-
suit of which it is fearful to contemplate,
and none can conjecture.
Bnt the Administration has chosen the
wiser courae---it has offered the secession
lists no preteXt for an attack-it has scru.
pulously RETAINED from adding fuel to
the disuuon fame already kindled both
North and South-it has pursued dig
nitied and magnapim0us course, becoming
powerful aud generous government
towards weak and almost inoffensive
member BY this the seccssionists have
been compelled to present themselves in
the light Of open and unprovoked az
gressorS, and by Selling the government
property they have lost the sympathy of
their strongest allies. The Government
i now in position not only to suhiugate
the bclligercnt States, but to prevent the
shedding Of blood.
But we fear this is only the beginning
NJ the end. We hoped that the Repub
lcans would follow Mr. Weeds lead, and
meet the Southupon tho halfway grounds
of mutual concession. In this we have
thus far been disappointed; and the great
National problem now appears to be ~.
duccd to either pe7c15le secession or cicil
tcar as solution. Are the Republicans
prepared to meet this issue? Since they
declare in such bold terms that they have
no concessions to offer, and allure all
compromises, which horn of the dilemma
will they take.
Is there a Republican who darcs to
meet the people OF these Northern States
n1d tell them there is ''princple" in the
II publican platform which will weigh a
{ ather against the stability of this gov.
clnmcnG Mr.. Wade SAYS, with buliyiug
airs that "thc Southern States may re.
solve themselves into a seperate Conicd-
cracy," and that "a bloody war may be
brought on to compel them into the
Union again, and all on account Of q
disagreement between the North aud the
South about slaves, but he, "as North
cm man and a Republican will say, let
the war come, and Union slide" if il
cannot be maintained by force, rather
than extend the hand Of reconciliation
or lower the Republican standard an inch
Is this the wisdom of the trainers OF oul
government
We would say to Mr.. Wade, and t.
every Republican who is jealous about
sticking TO ''principlc," that there is nc
side to all sides upon slavery question
Northern or Southern, which is worth 9
moments consideration when it ioopar
dies the perpctuity of this government
1t has been fully demonstrated in our
history that the whole question Of negro
slavery, either in State or Territory, i!
subject to those uncontrovertable laws o
soil and climate which has hitherto gov
erned it, and under which it has beer
obliged to retreat from the States which
arc free. What folly, fanaticism, ant
madness, then, to sacrifice government
under which all men enjoy security fol
life and property, freedom Of speech anC
conscience, advantages for intellectual
moral and social progression, in degre,
Dnequaled by any other people on the
globc--under which we have grown from
few weak colonies upon the Atlantic
to n nation of thirty millions, and on
cities of a lttlc more than century
growth are rivaling in Importance thu
great sea-ports of Europe-for mer,
ldea about negro slavery. In the i'm
portancc of tho great question as to the
salvation of the Union, all the old issue
upon which men have divided upon poll
ties, should be dropped and buried; 70
we hold that the national compact is par
amount to all abstract questions Of part.
policy.
But as the Republican party, as ha
been strongly asserted, have no conces
sions to make, our national problem i
easily solved, and they should "put thei
house in ORDER" and prepare for the grea
struggle that must come.
DEArn OF CHARLES w. CHAPEL. -
The many friends Of Charles W. Chapel