The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-05-15
a FAIR PRUPosiTIOS.

We have fair proposition to make. which, IL
accepted in good faith and carried out honorably,
will tend nightly 10 lessen the illusion of blood
the destruction OF property-the interruption
@! land and ocean commerce-the ruin OF indus
trv, and general distress among al classes Of
people North.
The proposition We about to make-which
we commend 10 the careful Consideration of all
decent papers published at the North - is made
in all truthful csudor and sincerity. We desire
to avoid war. The southern people wish 30
avoid war, and have only taken up arms to de-
fend their ho.aes aud firesides. What they have
doue, they hSye been forced TO do by the Aboli
tiOuisis. Even at this late day, they would con-
sent 10 peaceabe separation and equitable
allotment OF the property and debts OF the Old
Concern, ardent Is their desire for peace
But, the AboitOnisis d. clare that there shall be
no peace, and that there shall be war. War,
therefore, is inev table, unless the Aboli,onists
back out, Ia We believe they will and both sec-
tons are preparing for prolonged arbitrsrpent
of arms.
Now, for the proposition alluded 10. Is is this:
Let an equal battle field giving both armies
equal chance of position, etc, be selected. JED
! Davis shall command Southern army. say. for
. t8e CONVENIENCE oi round numbers, Of .tty thou
sand rnen. Abe Lincoln Tor any person he
C. OOsc 70 designatel shall command a. Abolition
army Of one hundred thou-ard men. The equip
nenIs of both armies shall be equa-we mean
u small arms artillery, cavaiy, etc - only that
the Northern army, OutuumbeTng the Southern
army in the proportion of TWO to one, shall have
twice the amount Of equipments, twice the
amount OF small arms, twice the number Of can
non, vice the regiments of cavalry, etc that the
Southern army ehai have. AL around, IL shall
be in the proportion of two to in favor OF the
E..lH -,
only one ia which there shall be any equality, 20
far as our position is concerned Topogrs rsphicsl
equality is the only equality involved.
! Then, let the two armies eHg,ge and forever
settle the question between the North aud the
South. II Linco.ns one hundred thousand men
whip jeff Davi-- flty thousand msn, the people
Of the South are to bow submi-sively TO wha;ev-
er laws and regulations the Abolition Govern
ment at Washington may FL 10 adopt But.
If Jef. Davis fifty thousand men Whip Lincoiu's
one hundred thousand men, then the Govern
rnent at Westinghouse wherever else il may
De located, as we do not believe il will s,av long
there-shsll agree 10 amcsble separation and
just division Of that which was once common
property.
Ii will be seen that our proposition is liberal
in all its length aud bresdih-height and depth.
We give tEo to one so far as the fgh; is concern.
ed-promise to submit if We are ~hipped-and
only ask fair settlement at the hand Of the Alb
oltion-ts il hip them. We cheeffully ten
der them the greatest advantages all around.
We are fully persuaded that President Davis
would accep. this proposition with unmiXed de-
light We doub, not he would be hugely rejoic.
ed a, such an opportunity OF giving the Asoii.
tionists taste OF the power OF the dominant
race" as Greeley, Of the New York Tribune,
lately admitted the Southern people TO be. No.
! thing could please him better, grs'ify TO .
greater extent the aforesaid Southern people.
VIII this proposition be accepted! We doubt
it, cowsrdly Administration, Ike that OF
Lincoln's, never will meet a brave foe in fair
fight if they can avoid il, no matter bow great
the advantage possessed by their side
@ Bu; the Northern Aboitionlsts bad better
make Lincoln do this, or something else, which
will bring about peaceful solution Of the pres
!. ent dfcnlties, or they will bitterly rue it, They
are bound 10 be whipped terribly in the long run;
! and arrangements are nov being consummated
in various portions of the world which sil sseep
their two three hundred millions of commerce.
from the face of the ocean in six months Are
they prepared for annihilation sea and disastel
on land? If they are, lit them reject the prop
osition We have no e.tly made, and continue tbeii
o aggressive prepsrauons.-Nec Orlsess Pee
VI ysas.