The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-03-06

leaders Of party, her loyal sons
without distinction of politics, have
gone forth to coercen the traitors
subdue the rebellion, and maintain the
Constitution. Its for the Republi
cans, with all trne loyal men, as the
Union and war party, in favor Of
maintaining the laws and the Union
as it is, to join together to sustain and
cheer on these brave sons Of Michigan
in the tented field. They must be
assured that the sympathy which sus-
tains them at home, is not of that
doubtful character that would threaten
fire upon them as they went out to
fight for the Constitution, nor which
often intimates that the people will not
submit to pay war tax to sustain the
Government in the holy cause for
which they are offering up their lives ;
nor Of that character which asks us to
compromise with treason while vet
arrayed in arms agains. the Union.
The leaders of a party that would
brighten the country into CONCESSION !"
and compromise with armed re-
bellion, by the incessant cry OF, !" TAX
Es, " TAXES "-those who have offered
such a hating and questionable sup
port TO the Government, that the pop
ular judgment interprets it into hidden
sympathy with the insurrection-the
leaders among whom alone, whether
in the army, navy, or other places,
have been found traitors and spies in
the service ofthe enemy, while pretend
ing to serve the Union, in its pay and
protection-they will resort to every
deception and strategem to distract
and divide the real friends of the war
and achieve party success at the polls.
Let our friends understand this and
stand united To form any allegiance
with them, as general rule, will only
be to be cheated, betrayed and defeat
ed. They are already making vigor-
Gus efforts for thorough secret as well
as open organization, with view of
electing the Supervisors in April, to
secure the Boards of Registration for
their benefit at the Fall elections.
REPUBLICANS, You MUST NOT PER-
NIT THIS TO BE DONE. The insane and
dishonest cry of I" A6olitionist," with
which all Republicans, AMI all who
refuse to follow the lead of lukewarm,
and doubtful sympathizers for the war,
should not frighten any one from the
path of duty. The often repeated
declaration that peace and prosperity
cannot be restored until the Democrat
ic leaders are restored to power, ex-
plains their evident desire to prolonc
the war for TIE purpose of political
capital at the polls. The impudent
assumption that none but the Demo
cratic leaders are capable of success
fully governing the country-oointing
to this. their oacn rebellion as an eui-
dsnee-is only insulting to the intelli.
gence and patriotism of the people,
and should induce increased activity
There are many thousand loyal men
who never before acted with the Re-
publicans that will cheerfully act with
them now, because they so cordially
sustain the government in putting
down the rebellion, and because they
fail to find sincere sympathy in the
cause among the leaders of the Demo
cratic party-themenacho are operating
the party machinery thorough the secret
and reasonable organization Of the
"KNIGuTs OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE"
The patronizing invitation to " con-
sentative" Republicans to join them,
will not allure any true man into the
company Of I" fire in the rear "sympa-
thizers, nor concession and compro-
mise" advocates, while armed treason
is shooting down our brave soldiers,
and trailing the old flag in disgrace.
The Republicans nobly won the vic
tory of 1861, letthem as nobly now sus-
tain it. They were threatened with CIV
il war and resistance, to intimidate them
from the path of duty; and the threat
being fulfilled, let them not moao shrink
from the path of duty by surrendering
to the rebellion.
COnfiscation.
"There is a strong feeling every