East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1862-09-09
TI,sarIOw Weed ON the Past, Pres
ent and Future Of the War.

ent and Future Of the War.
"In the same way, it may be said that
the republican party, as an organization
has expired. All the objects for which
it was framed, and which were express
ed in the creed of Chicago, have been
substantially accomplished. Slavery
has besn forbidden in the Territories
it has been expelled from the Distric,
of Columbia, and has been otherwise
so hampered ard restrained that it can
not easily become again formidable
power in the gov srnment-N Y
Evening Post.
In January, 1861, in view of rebel
lion, the formidable character Of which
we then comprehended, the senior edit.
or Of this journal uttered the sentimen nts
notc quoted from the Evening Post
The utterance was designed to prepare
the country for struggle which would
tax its patriotism, its endurance and
its resources. We desired to see the
question met by the governmen. and
the people, as ono of country rather
than as one Of party. We knew and
said that parties and platforms would
be merged into the higher issue OF
union or disunion; that it would not be
whether slavery should go into the Ter.
ritories, but whether we were to pre-
serve our Unionp
But although these things are his
tory now, it was treason to foresee and
proclaim them. We were denounced
by ultra journals and reproved by mod
crate ones. Our views wero not only
disclaimed by the Auburn advertiser,
but by the junior Of our own journal.
We saw then what others see now,
that slavery, through the blinded am
btion Of its leaders, in attempting TO
overthrow the government, would des.
troy itself. We knew that results
would flow, logically, as the war pro
gresscd, keeping the encmy in the
wrong, and the governmnnt right. And
as far and fast as we have progressed
events have vindicated our predictions.
The danger and folly consists in blind
efforts to anticipate events; to insist
upon executive proclamations which
would defeat the purposes con.empla.
ted by those who demand them.
The rebellion would have been much
nearer its ignom inious end, if the mad
ness of its leaders had not been met by
a corresponding madness Of ultra de,
chalmers and journals Of the North. A
South Carolina Governor; while invit-
ting other States out of the Union, hail
ed the "abolitionists as the friends" ot
secession. This was true Of parties We
need not name. 1t is equally true thai
the same parties are "the best friends
of rebellion, for their speeches and ed
itorials have united and embittered the
whole South-men, women and chill
dren--against us.
States were fraudulently rushed, by
packed Legislatures and conventions,
through the influence of desperate lead
ers, out Of the Union. In those States
were devoted Union men overpowered
but ready and anxious, in turn, to over
throw secessionists. Tens Of thousand:
Of az true Union men as Andrew John
son, Judge Wayne, John M. Bolts
&c., have been rendered powerless by
the insane teachings of those who labor
even now to drive Delaware, Maryland
Kentucky and Missouri, whose gallant
sons are shedding their hearts bloot
for the Union, into rebellion.
We cannot better illustrate oul
meaning than to instance the attemp
to destroy Edwin Stanley, who, as Mil
'itary Governor of North Carolina, il
endeavoring to mass the Union senti
ment of the State. We did not doub
the injustice Of the accusation agains
Governor Stanley, because his lifelong
record, on the slavery question, is |
clear one. In Congress, more than twen
ty-fve years ago, his voice and vote
were always against the encroachmenti
and aggressions Of the slave power
During his long term Of service, he ha'
always stood by the North, against al
reckless efforts of southern leaders t.
divide the Union or weaken the gov
ernment. Upon all the existing SLAYER!
questions he was true mao, more hos
tile to slavery aud more devoted to the