, 1862-04-08

It is Tptse -thanr faa9S -
southep States into submission TO the Federal
goyeznmaut, It HaaA .ha i1aposs.bas to soeou'1'
ps,sh sreh rexalt md esea Il ttwere nat, SUCH
4 POLICY WOULD sBE{ YHE sAos1 :f1tH4sAA8sr f1tH4ssA8sr
TRoUs IN ErEaf RESPECT that could posi-
liz be pprspee. .,-DIGC1
kwe5do not, by M rst<ns, endorse To IT'S Full
EXTENT the position which the seeding States,
have felt Themselves renpea1ea ID take we
that they might have made 1t 1eass7oqe more effort
eeipis tie Union to obtain the recognition OF their
rights; But WE MUST SAX THAT e, EVER *
MEN BAD CAUSE FOR ANY ACTION, THE
PEOPLE OF TIE SOUTHERN STATES HAVE
CAUSE FOR THEIR: ACTION :
This Vas the language that the editor Of
the Chicago 7Smes held, during that per'oa
of CUR nations1 histor that will be hereaf-
Ter apt1v designated as the 1Dark Days"
Half a dozen States bad seeded A dozen
forts Ind been taken by the rebels, and their
ouns1,sd been tuned upon the hiendsnf the
govcrnment The muster ofuoops was going
en in sll the rebel States for the ayowed pur-
nose Of selling the capital of The country,
Anmuy had encampcd in Charleston, with
The intention, everywhere openly an
pounced, Of reducing Fort Sumter. The
istar Of The Hist, gpingg to the relief Of the
beIesgrercd garrison in that fort, had been
fired upon, and compelled to 1rnbaek ana
leave the men to their fate. Old Buchanan,
the traitor for whom poste1ity will have
nothing but hearty execrations, was vac1-
7stine between the forces that were
eudeavoring to guide him: but his
influence was with the..rebel cause. Wigfal1,
with his associate scoundre3s, WIS openly
Boosting in the Senate that the Union was
tlissolYed-thc Government broken up
and that be would take horse for bis first
ecampaigu, the end Of which would bethe
establishment of the rebel winter quarters
sin Philadelphia" The Foreign Ministers
at Washington looked On with amaaement
that the instinct Of scEpreservation, as
strong in governments as in Individuals,
was not aroused. The people Of other
countries SAN the disorder-the trea-
son and cowaEdice Of the Administ1a-
ton, the defiant attitude Of the South, and
the willing cooperation Of the confeder.
ates Of rebellion IN the North; .nd they
were horror stricken that such things should
be. The Liberals all over the world
were bowing their heads with
shame aad grief The good men Q:
our own country alternately chafed and
prayed. Despotism everywhere was loud
in ezultation. Slavery was jubilant, ani
more than usually malignant and exasper
ating. Throughout the South it rioted il
the blood Of Northern mel Every boa
and every train from Secessia was fil1ei
with the fugit7es, lucky in getting aw q.
with their lives, and content to leave thei
wealth and their homes behind To be
"Yankee" was there an ofense create
than to be 6 murderer or robber: Not to be
Disunionist was to be subjected to presen
is1ility TO short rope and a quick shriye
The world outside of the Cnion believed, an
the better part of OUT own countrymen AZ
Quiescea in the belief, that the great Amer
can experiment had come to an end, an
that hereafter, or for long period Of year
choice Of dcspotisms vas al that vas lie
10 the race
This was the situation, known to ever.
body, patent to everybody, deplored vii
anguish and tears almost Of blood, by 8
patriotic men. Yet this was the langua|
that the editor Of the Chicago Times held
Ne can tell the Republican Legis:ature and t
Republican administration of Michigan, and t
Republican party everywhere, one thing; thAt
the refusal to repeal the personal liberty laws Eht
be persisted in, and II there shall not be chm!
In the present seeming Purpose to 51ald to no 3
ccnlmodation of the national difficulties, and
tcs e.aU Be raised ii. t< North to march agosz,
lie 7,ewRe cf the 6o4n1. L FIRE IN TIE EEA
WILL BE OPENED Upon SUCH TROOP
WHICH WILL EITHER STOP THEIR MARC
ALTOGETHER, OR WONDERFULLY ACCK
ERATE IT. In other words, II In thep present Pc
ture Of the Republican party towards the Nation
difficulties, war should be waged, ttdt WAR;WII
BE FOUGHT IN TIE NORTH
The Republicans hare obstinately held On to t
pcrEonAa liberty 3AwB, and as obsti1ately 1eclin
to raise finger 10 ERE the Union by peace'
means. VIE WARN IT THAT TIE CoNFLI1
WHICH IT Is PREcIPITAT4,SG TIhL NOT i
WITH TEE soCTH, But WITH: TENs5t (
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN TEE. MORT
WHEN CIVIL WAR sHALL GONE, IT vi
BE A WAR HERE H. MICHIGAN End HEl
IN DETROIT, AND N:ETERT FORTHE1
STATE. --r = 80,
These extracts arc the, key to the: tor
cus course which the 7fmes. has .pursu'