East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-01-31
Weed on thc Du;y 0f
Republicans. oifu

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The following article from the Albany
Ecaiag Journal is in reply to the Newark
Mercury, which, while conceding Mr..
Weeds saracity and honesty, yet dis
sented from his policy, on the ground that
it ''desired to see the strength of this gov
ornment tested" rather than see peace
accrue from any sort of compromise -
Mr.. Weed rejons thus:
Though not desiring to see the strength
Of this government tested, we are pre-
! pared to meet that question as a neces-
sity. Tn view, however, of snch an
emergency, shall we not avail ourselves
OF the odmutages OF position and circum-
stances Should we not prepare for the
shock? Is there not streagtb an Union?
awe are as little inclined as our friend
Of the llercWg to purchase forbearance
Of traitors To that class neither terms
nor offers 'haye been made 1t is that
the country may be better prepared to
deal sternly with traitors, that we have
urged, and do most emphatically urge,
that the position of the Union men in
southern States should be considered
flour dissenting friends have taken care
to read us correctly they will have found
that this journal was neither slow to an
ticipate the treason of the Gulf States,
nor equivocal in its denunciations Of trail
tors. In an early and adequate appre-
citation of the magnitude Of the evil, we
suggested course calculated to place
the friends of the Union upon high want.
age ground. Apprchending that we
should be called upon to test the strength
of the government we saw what was
even more apparent now, that the con-
Aict would tax all its faculties and strain
all its energies. Hence the desire, before
the trial came, 10 make tsp a record tlat
,coaH challenge the wOrld's approoak This
was due, not less to ourselves, than to
tie Union men Of southern States who, with
equal patriotism and more Of sacrifice, were
amid the 'pitless peltings' OF the disunion
storm, like the dove sent from the ark,
seeking dry spot on which they can set
their feet.
at is not that we hope or care for any
change of views or course from disunion-
lists that we ask concil.atiou, but that, by
uniting aud strengthening Union men,
we may he better enabled to resist and
punish treason. And is not such union
and strength needed? Why, but that
the right spirit is not aroused, are traitors
allowed to stalk through the national
CAPITOL? Why, but that the public SEN
sibiity is dulled, do traitors come and 60
with impunity? Why, but that the gov
ernment is cankered are not men who
openly advise the seizure of Notifications,
dealt with as traitors? All this results
from the failure to adjust differences be-
aceea Mose ,cho might be aad ogyW 10 be
Grield8. When Congress is brought to
an agreement upon some one of the va
rious pending propositions the whole
question will assume brighter aspects.
''In the border slave States there are
tens of thousands of anxious, devoted
Union men w1o ask only that zee sEould
hrov them a pls1& which promises a
chance of safety In standing by the
Union Hey DO and dare much more than
is required of us. Maryland has been
and is now, withheld from the whirling
vortex Of disunion by the frmness and
| fidelity Of its Governor If Virginia does
not plunge in, recldessly, it will be from
the restraining influences of her Gov
emor Tennessee implores the North 20
throw. 9u. an anchor to which she can
wasa fl.G Gov Gilmer, Of North Car
ona Mr. f,thari1ge, of Tennessee, Mr..
Davis, Of Maryland, aud a few other
members Of Congress, are better Union
men than we are, and deserve far more
credit for COURAGE and patriotism than is
due Representatives backed by Union
consequences"
E-This is very pleasant world and