The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-12-24

We should perhaps do injustice to the Ioy.lt,
Of tens Of Thousands Of men ia she West Who &C,
With the Democratic party, aud whe voted
against the admin'str sti0n in the recent election
il ne we're 70 cay that the price OF their sdhs
renee u the Cuiou cause, Is the quick opssisa
Of the xississPi river 70 the transit Of the pre-
daess Of the prairies u the South and . market
But do not when Gay thai the neRiec,
T. seeonpiish that great and emis.n.Iy nsccss.
~ york. hes been . lever which the oppooeus1
Of the Government have used wish 10 mean
SKILL AMI With remarkable success, in piIiDe IN
the w.jo,Ities BY which tho West has Affirmed
that = change III policy ~ Washington 10 d,
manded. We tell the Adminisss alton nov. a iss
friend, that . failure 70 do mat the necsse,tv OF
which the people have indicated, cannot b., aaf..
y deferred.
fnis postponed for another year or iade6
nitsly, the W.j ,riIy, Who have jass nov recorded
their votes tor . more vigorous couducs Of shs
war Gill be sure 70 demand that the "a, h.
brought u Z close. Aud while We Who are com.
m.ssd TO . msIusaioanee Of t.s Struggle q soy
coss, until The South Is reduced " AL obedisucs
TO the laws, and until the uuity and isdivisib,li
~ Of the Republic are afir med BY the subiusa
ton 0t all sno opp0se, shall ws regret any INA.
ifsssAiiUns Ut the popular viii luke savss that "
have Indicated; We shali not b. the Isss seusapls
that they may have their excuses. Ih0sgh no,
their jusUhcAton, IN the Crushing pressure u
the var upon those wh0 have heretofore enioysd
tie free ot the Mississippi - an avsnas "
the markets Of the world. We snsssas tho mil,-
sary authorities At Washington to study the
economical situation Of the larger portion Of the
West Al southern Indiana, southern and can
trail ILLINOIS, the greater portion Of Iowa aud I'll
Of Missouri. agricultural produce % worth next
70 uosh.ng; wuils all over the Wsss the PRICES
Of cloth, VI sugar. Of molAssss Of aals, Of iron
I'll the great nscsssaries Vt Ihs farm and houss
hold ecvuomy, save only the bsssdssa6s aud
meat for man and TODD for auimals-hsvs in some
cases doubled, in others ai00ss QusdrupIsd in
value. In the localities that - have msus,oaed
. bushel and Lsit OF c0rn Will buy bus q po,ud
Of sugar, ana three bushels VI - . Gvsne,
Of heat only equal la market value posud O,
common coffee. Cotton cloths aud coar,s vool.
On iAbrics-artclss wholly Indispensable among
the iarmeis-srs sold It enormous figures. L.
large districts Of the country, the bushsl OF
wheat that SOuld once buy SIX yards Of coars.
muslin, 10 n0s paid iVr . ys,d aud half Of the
same govdA " bile shis u true Of merchandise
the prices Ut labor have Increased 20 snormoua
j that on thousands Of farms the grown crop i.
not sorth the bare coss VI gathering and pre,.r.
Ing is for market And IN addition % tnsa. dis.
abilities under which she farmers Isoor. iacr.aa.d
taxes in the school dissric, the township. The
county, the State aud The Republic, are . Ger
tausy that NO power can ward d. 50 prsa.sa
% one extreme by Low prices Of whas shey ali.
and BY taxes, aud on the other BY higa pr;ce.
Of I'll the Commodities they buy and Of The I.h.r
that they muss employ, the farmers in the loc.I
isies that We have named are equssssd we'll ,;oh
unto death add " need nos wonder thu. ~,
have insisted, nor that they ssiu insiss man
change.
A part Of the burdens that W have euumera.
ted - those which fall upoa the asriculsurisss
With such ~eighs. are the natural, logical peees
sary and inevitable consequences Of The VA |:
and = such. though they Wy, they viii sos shakc
nor discourage, the stesdy Loyalty Of shs masses
Who saaer thereby. But the belief 10 general
ana ve nave no dosos correct that shen the
A'ssissiPPi and the old channels Of commerce
ore opsu, part OF the disabilities vill be ~.
moved; and - ere sorry 70 say tbas the beIisf
b general. and perhaps quite q juss ,hss The
opening q that stream has been too loos and
unnecessarily deferred. At any rate. upos M.
later hypothesis. With the campaign Of aall.ek
and the criminal tardinsss Of Buell. bsfor, thu.
the people voted. The result Of The elacsion !.
kno~u q Washington.
Again We ensreas the Administration 70 MAKE
nssss 70 remove the stumbling block which 10 10
sns .ay o. On union Of oil parties in the Wsas
soe me prosecution OF the var % q soeedy and
Asd W DO -. not - eomplsi.ers q ths ne
vo'cn ~ar on0gs; but because Chicaee and
The peeple for whom Ne more immedia,.is 49,
nave o.eo large gansss BY the new direction
nso snsce xsde he been forced. Oar en-,
sssms With unmistakable Evidences of prn...r;.
" VA 80 S."sos gee su.s . ..H. s.sssS 90
what vs have gained 10 BY the ioss Of Others.
We are lseossrs Tor the public veal, and q such
vs pIeed shss the campaign 10 The West shall d
short and decisive. The esuss demands il
Chies9e zti6s~s.