The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1862-08-27
SHALL WE UNITED BET


the respective counties Of our State.
In all our history, since we became n
State, there never has been time, prob
ably, when party politics have been SO
generally suspended as at the present.
Such unanimity of thought, feeling and
views now prevail, respecting the great
struggle for national existence, that, in
fact, we had almost forgotten that we had
ever used our time, money or talents to
defeat the election TO office of those whose
political preferences were antagonistical
to those to which we adhere and cherish.
Our Country, with us, has been for
the last half-year our theme. We have
studied its position, meditated upon the
thousand perils that beset it and threat
en- its very existence, weighed in the bal
ance of our own mind tho chances for and
against its salvation, compared our re-
sources with those of our ungrateful,
relentless, determined foe, and we have,
after candid consideration of all the cir
cunstances in the case, made up our mind
that nothing but the efforts of a thor
oughly united people can ever save our
beloved country from irretrieyablc ruin.
In union, now, is emphatically our
strength. With divided North we new
or can succeed. Will it not be hazard
Gus experiment for us at the present crisis
in our national affairs to risk any consid-
cradle division of feeling on government
policy event A close observance of the
conduct of political campaigns, shows that
secret wire-pulling, deep laid schemes and
petty intrigues, instituted and carried out
fer The ascendancy of 4" our side" have in
them any and every other element than
of concord, good feeling or unity of pur-
pose. We can not perceive how it is pos
sible for antagonisticol issues TO be sue
cessfully placed before the people at our
next general election. Old party issues
should at least be suspended. No con-
tingency should be allowed TO arise, with
in the next two months, that will call for
divided sentiment of the people. Sec
tonal or party strife is at all times TO be
deprecated, much more in our present ma
tional status; and, it seems to us, candid
", for the several States at the North,
now, within themselves respectively, to
split upon men, in a time when such diff
ference is altogether uncallcd for by the
force OF circumstances, is extremely haz-
ardous to the safety of our country. The
direct tendency of such course is to
mar if not destroy unity-and without
unity we are lost, forever lost as nation.
With us our country is first, last and
uppermoSt. Right or wrong we are
pledged to its salvation. Let, then, the
safety of our country, its redemption from
the perils that so seriously threaten its
overthrow, be first in our thoughts, and
let every act, political or moral, have ref
erence 10 the best interests of the Repub-
lie, its redemption and perpctuity. We
are ready to unite with any and every
political party, hitherto worthy of respect,
on broad, national grounds, for the bet
ter accomplishment of the great object
in view, the preservation of the Govern
ment, the Constitution revercnced and
oboyed, as it is, and we again free peo-
ple-then, if needful for our well being,
let party choices arise, and party senti-
meuts and men be supported, but only
With that degree Of moderation that shall
result as safeguard and protection in
the future TO the heaven-born rights of a
great, wise, free and prosperous people,
jealous of their national honor and ever
watchful lest corruption and political in
intrigue sap the foundation on which rests
the great pillars of State.