The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-03-27

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To the Republican Electors of Michigan.
The country is in crisis !! Treason
is everywhere rampant, and armed re-
bclIion strikes at the vitals Of the Re-
public. In such times the truly loyal
citizens will consider patriotism every
thing-part'aership nothing saorg %
From the commencement of the re-
bcllion the Republicans of Michigan
have set an example worthy of the
highest commentator. In majority,
in almost every county in the State,
they have with open arms received all
patriotic citizens and co-operates with
them in all proper Union movements
without regard TO political antededents.
In many instances the Democratic
masses have borne themselves nobly-
they have indeed "kept step to the
music of the Union.'' But the leaders
of that party seem incapable of rising
above the most groveling partizanship,
or even of divesting themselves Of SYM
pathy for traitors! rs..
Whenever they have had the power
they have ostercized all who would not
applaud them for rendering practical
&c aid and comfort" to the enemy.
They divide their time between weak
apologies for the rebellion and sense
less howl about a6olitionisna." p. @
They are not alarmed that traitors
clutch the throat of the Republic
But they are in an agony of alarm lest
the loyal men of the North shall per-
vert the war from its true objects! i.
Does prejudice SO blind them that
they cannot see? or does disloyalty so
corrupt that they cannot feel? In
either case We cannot act with them
without failing in duty to our country.
| REPUBIICANs-We can reuder eff
cient service to the country only thro'
our own organization If the Union
be preserved at all, it must be, under
Providence, by the Administration of
Abraham Lincoln. Let us vigorously
support the National Administration.
Our cordial and energetic support win
tend to keep them from going wrong
and give yigor to their efforts to crush
rebellion. ,re -easfs ma ais
We must rally under our own flag
la flag that never ffoated over trail
tor. Who ever heard of a Republican
traitor p Our ranks do not even con-
tain one apologist for rebellion. We
4 cannot leave such an organization at
this time without infdelity to our-coun-
TRY. 100 70 go. go. go, =, .'i,i
Il Why should we abandon our own
i for an organization that has furnished
4 fromtits own bosom all the rebels an ti't
Z field, and still has within its folds a
monopoly Of their sympathizers -.
Notwithstanding all the SANDERS Of
their presses and orators, which has
been persistent and malignant from
the very birth of our organization, his
tory will record these two facts no
j First, That,the Republican party
has never attempted, or ever proposed
the slightest Infringement of the rights
of any State in the Union; and, second,
That it, has never furnished one TRAI
ToRsto the Union. d a3,fe aoiiG5iasl
] With such record for the past, there
need be no fear for the future.
i Cordially welcoming patriotic citi-
4 zens of all y PARTIES cooperating with
them in all proper ways to sustain the
/ Government - State and National {.
/ beware Of old efete and corrupt or
CARNATIONS, controlled by reasonable,
or even doubtful influences. In this
crisis he will best sustain the country
who bears aloft the Republican ban
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i COMMITTEES RooM, Detroit, March %, 1862. i :
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