East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1862-03-04


specimens, will be sufficient Aud first, the Personal
Liberty Laws. Are they not direct and psiPable
infraotions Of the Consultation r. To argue the
question is simply ridiculous They are 80 pro-
nouneed by the highest judicial tribunals Of the land,
State and Fedorai and besides Ia is plain to the
common sense of any candid man, NJ that ght Is
opposed to darkness and darkness to light DO they
not exist on tho statutes Of Michigan7 They do
Has Mr.. Josn denounced them as inimical TO the
'Constituton; aud being So has he advocated their
expunction1 No! Were there in the Legislature
Clay and Webster Americans, who, amid the heat
and passion Of party "ayaed themselves Of the first
pause in the Storm for reckoning, to sec how far
they had driftod from the true course OF the Con
s,itution and tho Union and discovering tho
treason in tho statutes set foot their bcst efforts 10
dash IL from them and show up TO Southern patriots
and the world, tho Peninsular State true to the
Union? Yes, thank God for the honor Of Michigan,
there we're Tho names Of Riley and Stout stand
out eonspicuously from that dark background encir-
ced with haocs Of glory, in the estimation Of true
Unionists, menonto Of their noble efforts to that
end But, Immediately thereon, did not Mr. Joslin
set up abolition bowling and rantng; and, assum-
ing to himself tho arrogance and tyranny Of des-
pot, damn them out of the party and dcnounco them
as 'trators7" Yes, he did; and TRAITORS" indeed
fhey were. to abolitonism-his party--but not "a
their country, to the republican party propor.
secondly,-Is he apoogist of the John Brown
raidi OF this We have not SO direct proof We
happened 10 be absent from home in the time Of it
, and not seeing the "En.srpriss' in the meantime
and having no file TO refer TO- We arc deprived o.
that Of evidence. But let Us look afterfthc
J symptoms again--tho "infalcble symptoms" o.
the Personal Liberty Laws we have seen that L.
, was an unblushing advocate Is he not thon capa
bio of sympathizing with the John Brown raid1-
Did you ever know personal liberty law VIII
not also loud in his sympathy wi h John Brown
/. Where, notoriousiy, were the sympathos of tn
whole abolition corps2 The bare statement Of tn
question carries with il its own answer. Our dag
nosis, then, is that neghbor's sympathies ar
T emphatcaIly raidish. Now put the two together
4 the Liberty Law advocate, and raid apologist--an
what have you goi2 An Gbolitionist And whn
are the abolitionists seeking TO accomplish Loo
at them! Greeley, sumner, Garrison, Phillips
!, Beocher Choevcr, and tho whole posse Of them wit
our neighbor in their train, under tho banner 9TH
:. Constitution league with hell aud covenant wit
death, AMI road your answer The overthrow
. the Government" what tho robcl. arc attemp
h ing to do
n We have Subscribed oursclf Union" An
:, what are the Unionists seeking to accomplish3-
Look at tho general policy of the administration
look at Mcclellan and his patriot army: look at tn
;. gallant Dir, and hear him, too" II my ma
4 attempts to haul down the American Jag shoot bin
the sro,l' look AZ Holt Critteadcn, Johuson, an
the Reys and stouts oil over the land; look at n
Is Stare aud Stripes and what n your answer
+ Tho suppression OF the rebellion tho restoration an
\. preseryation OF the Government and yigoroy
prosecution Of the waT 70 that end but that it sha
be conducted in su,h o way, ~ shall convince Il
Il honest and dolud0d Southern masses that that
N The object and tho only object and not abolition sa
jugafioni AM that when that il aooonp lished Il
" war will cease" Now in the light Of these fact
whcrc is the consistency in our noighbcr preachiI
- Constitution to us2 To say tho least do,s it
q, come with a very bad grnce2 And too, IN view
. these facts, who are the true Union men1'i NJ
y whose 'sympton,," most inlallobly" indsa
le "IfGAorism?' Very truly,
" UNION