The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-02-12

weDS EsDAY MOhxasG, FEB ls,h. lsss.
ssea.s.A. shs sssP.sais.a Orsass.aaiss.
The call lately issued BY the Democratic Cen.
trail Committee, for State Convention, % meet
on the fifth of March, 1862, for the purpose OF
dominating State Officers, and the Transaction ct
other business, has excited some surprise among
the rank and file Of the unterri6ed.
In common with the Republicans, they cannot
see the object of this early effort 70 resuscitats
the remnants Of q party 80 long without either
power or position in Michigan. The Object ID,
frs,, TO coax, if possible, conservative ksPubl'
cans to iorswear their political creed, on the
ground that the Republican party 10 abolition
lied, and opposes the policy Of the Satiocai Ad'
ninistTation.
The Free Pre", quoting the expression Of the
Democratic press OF the state, says, They e1-
press . Willingness to join hands, with any and
every man, VINO Will uLite with them On the oa
MS Of the Cri,tendeh resolution" The Port Hu-
ron Commercial, says: We call upon our
trisnds, democrats aud eOnseyratirs RepwtI'ee"s,
70 be I'D aud doing" The 81. Johns Democrat
calls upon the Democracy 70 Invite " The Stale
Convention, IAN conservative men who heartily
endorse President Lincoins course" Straws
snow which way Tue Wind blows. Now, Say the
Office seekers AID VIE puile.s Of the orsanizA
ton, winch III tue past seven years has been ei-
isctaaliy laid Out in every county OF the State,
10 the Tune 10 draw fishes into our net, who wheu
once committed, cannot well leave Us If they
would.
The second, aud great object Of this State
Convention, is " provide tor success ut the
spring elections, ia ordsi control the KegistrA-
u0n boards III the coming campaign. None have
forgotten The bitser Oppositon vi Democracy, so
called, TO the passage vi tais kegistrAIon law,
winch at once, aud iosever, put all end to the
countless frauds, that had hitherto deprived the
c,IizeHs oil Michigan vi their nights rs electors,
and compelled them ~ succun,D ~ majoIilc-
Obtained entirely 10y fraudulent votes. Look Al
the e!.ctious ia Detroit, where year after year,
hundreds vi Canadian voters were imported, ~.
the purpose OF controlling the bsilot-boI. Lock
as the frauds in the Upper Peninsula, where
more Indian votes we're returned, three times over
than there were male indians IN the state. Look
again ~ the fraudulent return vt votes from Eu,-
met county and the islands, cOnc0cted by Strang,
which sent lion. George w. Peck 10 Congress
and deprived Hon. Moses W isner Of seat to
which hc was lawfully entitled. So far as we
are informed, lot leading Democrat in the
State has ever endorsed the Repatriation law
since il took ELECT aud Lot single Registration
Board controlled by them, has abidsd by the
provisions Of the law.
We do not believe that State ticket will be |
put in the hed at the coming convention. |
Whether they shall succeed in their recent pur.
pose OF canying The sp,ing elections, by the aid
Of conservative he pu6i,eans, once known to them
only as Black Republicans, depends upon the |
purpose and action OF every member of the Re |
publican party. Ii there was ever time VIXEN |
those who love freedom, and hate treason and |
traitors, should stand without division and dis
seDsion by the cause Of their country, it lie now,
in the hour Of peril. Together We must con- |
quer or perish. No platform can be erected |
upon which any man Can safely stand, unless in |
opposition to the Government, and in aid of the |
rebels, except that which takes the Constitution
Tor its base, and makes the preservation of the |
Union its object. This can never be accom-
plished by union with those, who aim at peace,
though 1t divide the nation, rob US Of our heri-
tage, compel US to strike hands with traitors, and
which all entail upon us in the future all the
evils We now endure at the hands of slave.
holding olgarchy. Let US act together in the
future a. in the past, aud seek no strange gods,
aliens to our own household. The Pontiac Ga |
sstte, asks if Republicans cannot favor the fol. |
lowing principles:
/. Confscation Of rebel property of all kinds |
- far IS practicable. 2. An equitable excise |
duty. 3. direct tax. 4. An economical ad- |
ministraton OF public affairs An American |
ization, Is soon as honOrably discharged, of all
foreigners Who are now in the Union Army. 6. |
An opposition to any and every attempt to settle
the present difficulties other than by an uncon. |
ditioual surrender BY the rebel powers
We answer they not only Can, but do endorse |
them. a. patriotic, and appropriate to the crisis.
The enunciation of doctrines in opposition to |
these. would place every loyal citizen in posi- |
lion, where. directly or indirectly, he mnst aid
the parricidal arm that would subvert and de- |
sasoy, tor the sake Of party success, and to SUBJ
serve selfish ends, oil that is dear to US in the |
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