The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1861-09-04
" UNION MEN AND ABOLITION"

us, inimical to harmony and Union, VIC
choose 10 present an editorial from re-
cent number of the Detroit Free Press.
We commend il TO the careful and
thoughtful attention of the readers Of
the Weps. The reckless manner in which
the epithets Of treason" and traitor"
are SO lavishly used nowadays against
men who are as true lovers of their coun-
try as any that do battle under our flag,
calls for just such words of patriotism as
are here given, and we hope they will not
prove swords in vain" "o
In speaking Of the two wings of the
republican party and urging with all the
force that we could that, at least while
the war lasted, the abolitionists should
waive the constant promulgation of their
extreme opinions, and heartily engage in
the service of the country; we have been
governed solely by the desire TO see the
nation restored to its position on the first
day Of November last. In pointing out
the impossibility Of this class of men CO.
alescing and forming cordial union with
the Union men of the South, however
conscientious they may be, and We do not
deny that they are more deficient in this
than any other like number of men, we
have dealt with the facts rs we found
them. He who will not, or who can not,
look at the great practical facts of this
life, and draw from them the lessons which
ages of experience have recorded, is not
fitted TO act for himself much less to be.
come the leader of others. sr
1t is to US one of the most remarkable
features of this contest, tina: men will not
sink their opinions upon the subject of
slavery and the practicability of emanci-
patton, even temporarily, 10 fight for the
existence of the government. Upon al
most all other points they can cordially
agree, or, at least, are willing to waive
their opinions, but those holding these ex-
tremc opinions on this subject openly pro-
claim that unless their views are to be car
ried out the contest had not only better
be abandoned, but eventually will be
abandoned, and the rebellion prove sue
cessful. Men who tremble with fear at
the apparent necessities of the govern
mcnt adopting measures Of defense out
side Of, or beyond the pale of the consti-
tuition and laws, and trusting to the rep
rescntativos of the people TO sanction
these acts by throwing around them the
garb of legality, but who are willing to
remain silent for the good of the cause
they are engaged in, will not forego an in
slant not only the right to the expression
of their opinions, but their actual propa-
CATION, notwithstanding they know it will
wither and blight our cause like the poison
of the deadly Upas. Why is it that
these men will not reason or listen to rea-
son, and act with judgment and discretion,
upon this ono point, in such an emergen-
cy? Side by side we see men of all par
ties take their stand in the ranks and 90
forth to battle; religious differences are
no longer remembered; all other party
differences are broken down, but upon
this one point the feeling is rs bitter now
as it has been. sU
To prove that this state of things not
only has produced evils, the extent Of
which can hardly be calculated, and must
continue to do so, we have only to refer
to the papers of Kentucky, which have
battled manfully for the country. The
Louisville Journal on more than one oc.
casion, recently, has warned the party
now in power that il was impossible for
the Union mer Of the South to stand up
on their party platform, and the Mays
vile Eagle, one Of the most steadfast
friends of the Union, does not hesitate to
say that:
"Such republican sheets are formida.
bic allies of the disunionists in their evil
work; they are neutralizing the efforts of
conservatives in the South by their vitu-
peration, insulting proclamation of dog
mas and their threats of subjugatng the
slave States. They have thus made dis
unionists out of some OF our most patr-
otto citizens, who, regarding their obsti-
nate persistence in rejecting all comprom-
Use as the final determination of the
northern people, think there is settled
purpose to deprive us of the rights guar
anteed by the constitution. To this ex-
tent they are infammatory and incendia-
~ documents"
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