East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1862-07-15


tiOnal goreTnment the preserrattoa Of the Union
This is not the time to recount the history of the
war, but our purpose and duty to-day is To rejoice
ov,r its great issue The history and the issue are
comprehcndcd in this that the Federal Union, the
bond of our national life thesource and condition OF
all our past prosperity, position aud happiness as
nation, has been assaed by domestic enemesj by
the determination, courage and sacrifices OF the peo
pie, the Federal Union has been defended and pre-
served. The founders of our government, men who
were endowed by Providence with forethought and
skill unexampcd in his sous, not blind to the
dangers which has fallen upon us in these latter times
With prophetic vision they fOrcsaw that the time
would come when the rivalry of sections, the ambi-
tion Of unprncipled leaders, the evils that flow from
from great national prosperity, all these and other
causes combined, might bring about civil dissenSons
aud subject TO the severcs test the institution which
they sought to build strong and which they hoped
would be perpetual Into THEFT, visions of our future
greatness and happiness some forebodirgs intruded
And therefore their most eminent cxtatiOns, their
most solemn admOntiOns to us were, that we shOnld
~ watchful of the most distant approach OF this
danger; that should ai"@ys realize mat lhe IN
tcgrily of the Union and the maintenance of the
Constitution VITAL not only to our liberties but
10 our existence as natloni that our utmost vigil
lance should be continually exercised TO prevent and
put down even the earliest manifestations OF diso
sliOn 10 unervdlue the benefits of the Federal Union.
But large aid prophetic was their foresight, they
did not we are surc anticipate that he St d cfri-
est attack upon the Union and the COnstlUt would
be causeless and wicked; destitute OF all sem-
blancc of justification; entirely the offspring OF
ambition and lust of p,wcr as this rebellion has
been. They could not have f0reseen for il is be-
yond human fore 81 Iht anticipation, that the time
would ever come when any any number Of
men, without the prCtence of any complaint against
parent government, enjoying unmpaired all the
rights and benefits secured To them by the Constitu
ton but moved Ouly 10y ambition aud desire of rule,
should organize aud maintain rebellion against the
national authority and bring upon tho country all
the horrors and sacrifices of civil war. History
shows no Example OF such wc.xcdncss, aud faith
ers would not have believed it possible in any OF
their postery But this is what we have been called
towitncs TO encounter and 10 overcome. The causes
aud influences which have brou ght about the events
of the preseLt time are matters OF history, too nu-
merous and involved for mention now, too familiar
To all of Us to require enumeration. But that the
events of the past year have been broug gt upon us
by the wick, dneSs and ambition of those who de-
tclmincd to ruin tie country If they coG not rule
1t; that they have pursued this deadly purpose for
years that they have not hesitatcd at the disre-
gard OF all obligation, exalting and justifying the
fuulest ueaso as sacred duty and virtue that they
have been deaf To the teachings and exortatons OF
foetathels blind to the sacredness of our insti
tutons, and insensible to the claims of honor OF
patriotism; these things we. know and have pro-
clai med TO the world and to history.
And this rebellion, springing from such designs
and fostcrud by such influences as have mentioned
plotted deliberately aud With ouch dcvuly Iore-
thought that It's promoters had in their hands almost
the whole power OF the government; involving In
treason the sworn servants of the Union, and the
proper guardians of our institutions; entering upon
optn war with all the advantages which the possess
ion of the power aud resources Of the government
could give; this rebellion is insOlent aud boastu
in its beginning, having it must be confessed, some
reasonable expectation aud show of success, becaus,
its plans hal been laid so secretly and wickedly
met at once by the resolution the loyalty, the pat
riotism of the North, has been overcome and is now
curtailcd OF its wicked proportions, aud we trus
is expiring in the last faint struggles OF its infamous
life. Can we too highly magnify, to-day, my fel-
low citizens the preservation of the Constitution and
the National Government as the grand result OF the
events of the last year All the frvcnt cOngratu
aliol S. ! the arto' all the IL joicng with which
this people formerly celebrated, on this anniversary
the birth of the nation, becomes us to-day rs We re-
call all the dangers of this recent struggle, and be-
hold emerging from il, the institutions Of our faith
crs preserved aud maintained by the yaor aud pat
rioti,m OF their posterity We entered upon TIM
struggle to defend the temple of our liberties; to-day
desperate as has been tie attack upon it, IL still
spreads over US its protecting dome we fastened L
uphold our standard, dcsccratcd by hostile hands
to-day banner new slOres won on victoriou
fields but chiefly WINS our eyes to do its new si9nll
cauce as the emblem o. preserved nationality. w,
rallied to the defence Of the Union The Uniol vii
be savel
Time would fail u, fellow citizens, 10 recount the
manifold blessings advantages and po biiitie'
wrapped up in this grand re;ut OF the war, The
maiutainance of the CONSTITUTE and the complete
re- establishment of the supremacy of the Natcna
Government These things rcqu re no demonstration
or argument. Our loyalty to the Union is founded
on national appreciation of all the benefits 1t ha
conferred on Us as people, aud is profound con
vctOn as we'll as an ahsOlying affection. Nothing
that the pen OF the historian can write or the voice
OF the orator utter, can express that sense oil th'
value of the Union which is the instinct of every
loyal mind We know that all our history points
us to this the of all our past advancement
! aud prosperity; cur own experience OF the hbelt.
and happiness we lave enjoyed under its benetceli
| protection, demonstrates that the integrity OF th
National Government is the condition of our nationa
| cxstente and happiness. What else but the pro
fnnndest conviction of this truth underlies tina
splendid ana ulanlmUuS uprising of the peoil whcl
| the whole world has witnessed with admiration
that spontaneous offering of all the resources anC
yalor of the North in this sacred cause that cheer
u and united movement Of the whole people Of th
North, as ono man, to the arbitramcnt of war
When the choice to be made between war; will
all its sacrifices aud horrors, and the destruction
| the government. Our enjoy OF the protection
and benefits Of our institutions has been so much
thing of course, our experience of the advantage
of the government has been attended with so littl
cost that fearful observers and profound mind
among ourselves have doubted whether the senti
mrnt of loyalty was to be found in the citizens O
a republic But the war has shown us that GU
devotion to the Union is made up of an intelligen
conviction of the advantages of form of govern
ment. and grateful attachment to the institution
founded by our ancestors. We know that under tn
fostering protection Of the Union we have grow
from weak TO strong nation; that our en-
| pire has been enlarged fom the possession
Of limited territory to the sway of con
tinent that national strength, wealth and powe
have acci ued TO us In steady and rapid progres
that whatever we have risen TO be in the family O
nations; whatever of liberty and prosperity we cn
10Y Mt home has been achieved under the favorin
influence of our peculiar institutions. And as W
contt mpl lted all that has been accomplished by
as people all nationtl professions, all our pc
ical strength all the order, civilization and happ
ness which joy, we are sure. that, as the Unio