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

Republican Administration re.
suit Of the gloriously fought battle OF
ls60-the public mind has been alb
sorbed with the horrors of a gigantic
civil strife, and the rigor of party or.
ganization has been partly forgotten in
the patriotic motive of uniting the
whole loyal element of the Nation upon
sustaining the Union, the Constitution
and the laws, in crushing out this most
ungrateful effort of traitors. But the
time has arrived; with all the circum-
stances which surround passing events,
when it is necessary for the REPUBL1-
CAN PARTY, as a great Constitutional
Union party-the party W hich eleva-
ted to power the National Administers
ton in whose hands the keeping and
welfare of the Nation is-to reanimate
its party organization and sustain its
just and cherished principles against
its former foes. The National Repub-
lican Administration must be promptly
and unitedly sustained by the party
through whose SURFACES it was eleva-
ted te power. Any other policy at
this time will forfeit all the principles
OF our National victory and secure the
ultimate success of the rebellion.
The Spring Township Elections are
close at hand, which will be followed
in the. Fall by the most important
elections ever held in this State. At
that time all the State officers, sia
members Of Congress, and both branch
es of the State Legislature are to be
chosen, which is to choose a United
States Senator for sac gears. To our
delegation in Congress will be placed
the voice and interests of Michigan in
settling the attempt to overthrow the
Union. The importance, therefore, of
Republican victory at the Spring and
Fall Elections, is too apparent, We
hope, to every Republican to need
words or argument to induce them to
act with zeal and energy.
The so. called democratic party
leaders have already erected their party
standard, and a Democratic victory,
even of the township officers, will be
claimed as defeat of the National
Administration, and verdict against
the prosecution of the war to put down
the rebellion, achich ac0s so suddenly
hurled against the Union, By the lead.
ers and adherants Of that party an
eleven States, almost simultaneously
taking up arms to overthrow it
The result of the approaching cleo
tons will effect the interests and credit
of the State, no less than of the Re
publican party. In this crisis of our
Nations disasters-and of what may
be in store for it in the next six years
it is difficult to estimate the immense
Importance OF the Spring and Fall
contests before US. A loss to us of the
Spring Elections will give courage to
the enemy for more desperate effort
in the Fall. A defeat the Republican
party now would be claimed, virtually,
to be Justification of the Southern
instruction, aohich has no real foua-
dation than the success Of the Repair
lican party in the election of DIR. LIN
coin. The repeated threats of the
Democratic leaders, North and South,
that our success would be met with
resistance and rebellion, have been
carried into effect. Shall that rebel
lion, for such cause, be allowed to
destroy the Union and the Republican
party?
As soon as our National success was
known, Democratic President and a
Democratic Cabinet commenced plot
ting for the rebellion, and the North
ern Democratic leaders proffered the
support and sympathy of their party
i'm the North to resist every attempt
of the new administration to maintain
the Union by forcible means-its only
resort short of disgrace and dishonor
against the maturing Instruction.
While 10000 of the traitors Of the
South were in. arms, starving out the
gallant band of 70 loyal defenders of
the Union, in the walls of Sumpter-
insulting and bidding defiance to the
government-the Democratic leaders
were protesting against " coercion" of
the rebels, and encouraging them with
the assurance that no Union soldiers
should march from Michigan against
their raid on penalty of " fire in the
rear" that would check their progress
and turn them back.
But our noble State has nobly re-
sponded to the call Of the Union. In
disregard and in defiance of these
threats and promises Of few disloyal