East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1862-09-02
From the Springfield (Mass) Republican.
How shall We Sustain the Gov
ernmcnt!


How shall We Sustain the Gov
ernmcnt!
We find ourselves now arrived at
crisis in the rebellion, and the question
comes, show shall we sustain the gov
ernment?" We see that We do nothing
except through the government and that
the government can pursue no policy
which will ALLEVIATE it from the popular
confidence and support. There are two
kinds of support which we can give the
vernmcnt-materal and moral. Ma
terial aid is very simple matter. The
government calls for men and we must
furnish them. The calls Of the govern
ment calls for tho sacrifice of money, aud
We must sacrifice it. We have no fault
to fnd with the American people for
any lack of generosity in material sup
plies. When, early in the struggle, it
was the policy of the government to
borrow money, capital dubbed in har
mony to supply it. When half mil
lion of men were called for, half a mil.
lion of men and more sprang 10 arms.
Clothing, hospital stores, comforts, have
been contributed to an immense amount
No government was ever supported bet
ter by its people in any struggle. The
government nov. calls for men, and cap.
ital springs at once to furnish them and
fit them out. The men, too, will come,
the new levy will DO completed at an
early day.
The second variety of support-the
morals a matter on which we have
something special to say The gov
ernment has had, from the first, not
only the material but the moral sup
port of the loyal people of America, but
there have been from the first uneasy spir
IFS who have not been content with the
march of events, and the steady pro.
gress of the nation toward the conclu-
sion for which they labor. These men
have occupied all positions, from that of
Governors sculion and back door tat.
tler-from that ofa Senator in Congress
to that of his prrrot penny aliner. Be-
cause things have not been done as
Mey wished to have them done-be
cause some things have been done un.
wisely-because some serious mistakes
have benn made-they have nothing to
say except it bc TO the tune of howl
or groan. Not word of encourage.
ment to the anxious men around them
ever passed their lips. They never open
their mouths except in blame of those
who are in responsi sible positions, or in
words of sadness or bitterness. To
hear them talk, one would suppose the
nation had alre ady gone to the d.,
that there was no popular confidence in
the government and its Generols, and
that there was a settled purpose on
the part of the administration to sell
out the country to the rebels.
These men call themselves anti sla.
very.men, and the only true anti.slavery
men in the nation. No matter how
thoroughly anti-slavery man may have
been throughout all his life, if he
do not happen to sympathize with
them now, he is bunker and pro
slavery man. If he does not go the
whole length, and curse President Lin.
coin and General Mcclellan, and all
those in high authority and high posi-.
tons whose views do not harmonic
with theirs, then he is accused as a
lover of slavery. They abuse tho gov.
ernment, aud speak contcmptuously of
all those who do not, ard then, with
characteristic insolencc assume to be
the best friends the government has,
and the only true friends of the coun.
tiy. Now we ask, in all can dor, wheth.
er these men are not doing more to dis.
credit the government with the people.
to discourage enlstmorts, to depress
the popular hope, an9 to..complicate our
financial affairs, than any equal number