The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1862-10-29

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potism more terrible than any known to
civilized nations. The sacrifices of the
rebellion have invaded and desolated their
farms, blasted and destroyed their crops,
ruinously deprecated if not annihilated
their slave property, emptied their Golfers
of money, impoverished and ruined the
great mass of their people, stripped their
families of both sire and son, and rolled
back the prosperity of their fertile and IA
vored territory for century or more; yet
they fercely press on the war, as though
inspired with that madness whose end is
destruction. Out of this unity of tho't
and action alone, has sprung that remark
able power which they have displayed in
this bitter war against the Federal Union.
Such determination. such sacrifice and
such unity, must be met with like deter
mination, like unity, and like sacrifice on
our part, if we really hope thoroughly to
crush out this naughty aud giant rebellion
We must rival them, not only in their
earnestness and enthusiasm, but also in
their unanimity. We, too, must close, if
necessary, the counting house, the work
shop. the Office and the store, and give
ourselves wholly to the services of be-
leagured government; not only this, but
first of all, we must for the time being,
surrender our individual will rs embodied
in political measures, and partisan plat
forms, ana suffer the love of country to
fuse, weld and compact US into one un-
yielding, enduring, irresistible mass,
around the constitutional executive Of the
nation.
This can be done only as the people
move in their majesty, and subordinate
all mere party measures and men TO the
higher interests of the country. That
such is tho wish of the great body of the
people of this State, there can be no
doubt. We regret, therefore, that one of
the great political parties of the State
has, through a few Of its ambitious and
designing leaders, resolved to do, and is
already doing what it can in the way of
thwarting and perverting the most cher
ishcd impulses of its members; cruelty
conducting them from the loftier plains
of grandly national patriotism, down
into tho miry ways of party intrigue for
mere party, place and profit.
How comparatively ignoble the posi-
tiou of that man, who, in an hour like the
present, stands under n party banner sell
fshly calling upon the people to como and
put him into office, from that of the citi-
zen patriot who, tramping all party de-
vices under foot, lifts up the glorious en-
sign cf his country, and summons every
loyal arm under its folds, to battle in its
defense. Yet thus stand to-day the can
didates of the republican and Union par
ties-the former crying out, "heed not
the peril of the government, but come
and exalt me and my associates to place
and power, and the government will in
some manner or other, and at some time
or other, take care of itself"-the latter
turning its back, the time, upon all old
party associations, and rallving all men,
of all opinions, from all quarters, up and
on to the common ground OF an untllnch-
ing support of the government against
rebellion. They know that while party
strifes continue, the flag of our country
will make but slow progress over rebellious
territory; and they have determined TO
suppress party, that they may the soon
or deliver aud re-establish the peaceful
government Of the United States.
There can be no question, therefore, fel-
low-ctizens, rs to the political duty of
every loyal American in a time like this.
The States Of Massachusetts, Ohio, Penn
sylyania, Indiana, Iowa, and others, have
all cast away the party banner in their
fall elections, and gone forth under the
simple flag of the constitution and the
Union; and already, in thunder peals, VIC
hear the voice of the Keystone State
leading in the chorus Of Victory" over
the peoples Union ticket. Let us initiate
their example; and, while hostile guns
are pointed at the government, let us
cease TO be partizan republicans, cease to
be partizan democrats, and become in a
truly noble sense, nothing but defenders
of our constitution, and patriots of the
Union. Let us rise To the sublimity of
tho historical era upon which We have
fallen. Let us realize the importance of
awakening and arraying this undivided
sentiment in strong support o. the gov
ernment, lest suddenly we wake to the
fearful fact that there has perished from
the earth a country whose history was
more glorious, whose destiny more noble,
and whose promise to civilization grander
than any the world has yet Produced
Send, then, TO their proper level in this
hour on which hinges not only nations
destiny, but worlds progress, all ques-
tions of party, all vain clingiug to asso.
Citations Of tho past, all selfish adherence
to mere material interests. Surely this
is no time to dispute about party claims,
especially when few, if any, party ques-
tions now divide the people. Neither is
it time to quarrel about slavery, which,
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