The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1862-09-03
THE COMBAT DEEPENs


vorsaries, and Of peril to the federal forces,
and have taught us two important lessons,
from which we may greatly profit.
First, that our enemies arc made bold
by our supineness, our want of vtgor'
Gus, earnest prosecution Of the Oar-as
witnesses the late raid of Stuart's Caval-
ry, if true as reported as penetrating our
lines to the very headquarters of the
Commanding General, and, after taking
as prisoners of war his staft-officers, rifiing
his trunk Of his most valuable papers
dispatches, we'll deliueated plans of the
entire campaign, and even the muster
rolls of our vast army-escaping within
their own lines unframed. Also that
most bold, confident, daring act of the
whole war, that of the rebel General
jackson, throwing himself with 10000
troops between our forces and the Capital
of the nation, bent, evidently, on laying
to ashes the very throne of our empire,
though the attempt should involve in
certain destruction his whole host.
Was ever boldness and bravery moro
admirably illustrated or better calculated
to teach us the second great lesson, 10
wit that our enemies, too, are Aneri-
cans, equal in strategy and fighting pow
or with ourselves, numerically considered,
aud that nothing but superiority of num-
bers, the greatest vigilance, earnestness
and even desperation on our part can gain
us an ultimate vicloryl and, further, that
soon, very soon, we must conquer or be
conquered! Dangers are thickening on
every hand. We are being besot by foes
without and foes within.
On our Western Borders looms up
danger, dark with impending evil A gen
eral rising of the Indians on the plains is
anticipated. They threaten to dig up
the tomahawk, sharpen the scalping- knife,
and make indiscrimirate war upon inno-
cent and defeuceless settlers, instigated,
no doubt, by the enemies of the Repub-
lie. Such war, cruel and attrocious 1t
may be TO the last degree, is most seri-
ously to be deprecated. 1t would indeed
be to us at the present most direful ca
lamity, to avert which the most prompt,
decisive measures should at once be nau-
gurated that that threatened danger may
be nipped in the bud, war Of Sujuga-
ton at once entered upon, not only to-
ward out savage foes, but toward all our
enemies in arms, or of determination, if
need be, 10 rescue our country from revo-
luton, anarchy and destruction.
For Heavens sake, let US not by our
supineness, want of zeal or edrneStness,
suffer the golden moment now passing to
be unimproved. Let such a blow be
struck, at once, as shall inspire our enc
mics everywhere with awe, and send con-
fusion and CONSERVATION through all their
marshaled hosts. II, through inactivity,
the Republic is lost, the whole civilized
world will justly pass sentence upon us,
that we are not worthy the glorious,
hcaven-born trust of selfgovernment, not
worthy the rich legacy left us by our
fathers, and purchased at the expense of
so much blood and treasure, not worthy
to be and remain the most happy, pros
porous and exalted nation under the blue
heavens above us.
Let us, then, noaO, at once, quit our
selves like brave men, and exhibit from
the President down to the humblest citi-
zen, that we are united in purpose, and
terribly earnest in the salvation of our
country, and that by the help of God
and our own right arms we will conquer.
If we have not forces enough already in
the field to quickly accomplish our grand
purpose, in connection with the 100000
just called for, let an additional 100000
or million even, if necessary, be at once
summoned to the conflict, and the people
will promptly and heartily respond, amen
Yes, rather let every man that can carry
a musket be summoned to the field, and
every dollar Of treasure exhausted, than
that the sun of our existence should 90
down in obscurity and this last expert
mcnt Of selfgovernmcnt on earth be held
up to the gaze of monarchs and tyrants
as a most miserable and signal failure.
Mol il must not be- Let the Presi-
dent and his Cabinet, now that an awful
crisis IN our affairs is upon us, as well as