The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1862-04-09
The Duty of Conservatives.

try, we said the other day, must unite
with democrats in the great work Of re-
uniting in peace and harmony the people
of this whole land, The larger part Of
the conservative men, outside Of the dem
ocratic organization, occupy position
something like this: They have never
acted with the democratic party; their
early education prejudiced their minds
against it, and the conflicts of later years
have confirmed the impressions of earlier
days. And yet to-day it would be a
difficult task to nationally account for
these feelings. The issues of the past
are settled, and settled to the satisfaction
Of the country. To whom the credit is
due impartial history will award the
praise, and no feelings or wishes of the
present can change the result.
These conservative men now sec clear
ly that no sectional party can ever sue
cessfully administer a government for the
whole country. They know that section
al agitations have involved the country
in its present fearful condition. They
know that the vital element of the repub-
lican organization is aboltionism; rs
much so as secessionism is the vital ele-
ment of the agitations in the other ex-
IRENE of the Union.
And they know and feel that IN
less the clashings of these fanatical Or
CARNATIONS are suppressed by conserva-
tive power mightier than they both, the
Union, the government, the happiness and
prosperity of the American people, must
all 60 to common ruin. Armies may
achieve victories, but this contest is not
ended till a majority of the people of the
North shall stand united in the spirit OF
the fathers, and invite the conservative
elements of the South to the united pur-
pose of conducting the government with
the justice, the simplicity and integrity Of
the days of our prosperity.
Let us reason together. We have a
common purpose. The demand is imper-
alive, the duty paramount, The details
rs to how the conservative elements are
to be brought together are of themselve:
of very little account, only that they shall
be brought together Every vote is want
ed, and policy ought not to hazard The
success of the undertaking. There stands
the democratic organization; its members
believe in democracy, and hundreds o
thousands would refuse TO disband. II
attempt to disband it would probably LOST
more than the conservative men outsid,
would be able to bring to another organ
ization, and our great duty and purpos'
would be defeated by little folly o
pride of opinion. No, conservative mel
ought not TO ask the disbanding of tn
democratic organization. They ought t
be thankful that it exists in the strengt
that it does, and cheerfully come to it
ranks and place it in the majority all owe
the land. Then will come tho trump
Of the constitution and the Union. The
will come peace and happiness, individuc
prosperity and national glory. Withou
such a triumph the country is betweee
two mill-stoncs which will grind it to pow
der.
We tell our conservative fellow-cilizen
of other parties that when they shall hav
imbibed the democratic faith they wi
not wonder at the tenacity with whic
democrats adhere to their principles an
their organization. The democratic PAL
ty has not always put good and true me
into oficc-the organization and its mem
bers are not infallible-but the principle
of that party are true to The Union, tru
to the interests Of the people, true to tn
future happiness and glory of tie nation
Will not patriots rally to its ranks p
Chicago Times, Apra 4h.
A PROMISING FAMILY.--A busine:
gentleman residing on Long Island hs
been recently presented with large fam
ly under rather astonishing circumstance
He is now living with his third wife, tt
other two having died childless; but, a
though his last marriage was less tha
four years ago, he has twelve children, a
alive and well. AT the FIRST birth his wi
presented him with one child, at the SO
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