East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-09-24
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than she rises like the Phoenix from her
ashes aud re organizes a Government
faithful to the Union.
In Missouri did they yield? No. Cen
eral Fremont has been under the neces-
sity Of proclaiming martial law to pro-
tect the citizens from pillage and destruc-
ton. In Kentucky do they yield? No.
Look at the mighty majority there of
60000 There they met the question in
the face. Look at the speeches of Holt
and Crittenden, and at the vote there,
and see what you find.
You let this rebellion succeed and yo'
will have every other kind Of rebellio
down to that kind Of rebellion, that
you have q horse and vagabund wan
il, he will take it in spite Of you, at
you will have no law TO help YOURSELF
"For why-the good old plea that b
may take who has the power, and let
him keep who can" The taxes are go
ing to be formidable? Certainly Who
is to blame? Those who have inaugur-
ated the rebellion, or those who are try
ing to put it down?
Who objects to taxesp An individual
here and there who, not being well In
formed, thinks if he can have peace il
will raise the price of butter. But n
who rebels at taxes is no friend OF hi
country, and when you see man cry out
against the taxes to support such war,
you may believe that Judas Iscariot is
laughing in his sleeve to think that he
was not living in this day, for he would
have been surely underbid. Usughter.)
Nol let every man bare his bosom to the
shafts of this great battle. Let him COM
prehcnd it in all its vastness, and sec
that these men mean destruction and
nothing else, and that their aiders and
abettors are no better than they who are
engaged init. Let those in rebellion know
they are to have no aid from here, and
they will ground their arms.
Let them think that there is a party
here to help them, and they will fight
forever. You who go for peace, 60 for
vigorous prosecution of the war. Throw
ten men in where there is one now, and
prosecute it with vigor becoming to
this great people. None of us need
change our former sentiments. We can
90 in this, for it concerns us all Those
who are determined in this mattsr--maks
up their minds to oppose their Govern
ment-thcre is no use talking to, know.
"Though you bray fool in mortar,
yet will he not depart from his folly
the same of Secessionist | talk TO
those who wish to commune together In
order to exchange ideas for the purpose
of determining how to best act. My
theory is clear and plain That you must
put down rebellion and treat with fidel-
ity. / had letter few days since,
from a gentleman in Kentucky, whom 1
never saw, but with whom have some
times corresponded. He said, we wish to
know what you are doing in the North.
In Kentucky we are prepared to fgh
out rebellion and put it down forever, bu
we are told that you in the North are &c
ing to give way and put in proposition,
for peace. l wrote him back, in my
opinion, so long as there is a loyal citi-
zen, so long as there is dollar at the
North, so long will this war be prose
cuted, until this internal rebellion is put
down. You can't change q mans mind
who won't be changed, but you may ar
rest treason in its thousand walks, and
bring it to the judgment of an indignant
people. 'a a
The question is becoming more and
more understood. Men are meeting to-
gether to commune; woman at the altar
is pouring forth her gentle and availing
prayer, and children are raising their
hands against it as monster come TO
torment them before their time.
Let us act together, and see if we can
have one occasion when we can rise above
the party questions of the day. AS for
myself, am enlisted for the war. will
call upon my fellow-citizacs, far and near,
to 90 with me in this great battle Of
opinion, and see If this country can be
sustained and this Government ueheld, if
these glorious stars and stripes can float
over the sea and over the land through
out the long tracks of future time, to
gladden. the many millions who are TO
come after u.s. Shall we permit this
Government to be destroyed? No, say,
neverl Let us stand up to this great oc-
casion, and let him who fails or falters be
called atraitor. Loud applause.
"Theso are tho times that try mems
souls. The sunshine patriot and the sum-
mer soldier will shrink from his country's
cause in times like these, but he who
stands up now deserves and will receive
the love and thanks of every man and
woman"
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