The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-01-09

1t was then supposed that every facili-
~ would be furnished by the British
government to exhibitors from all ma.
tons. This will, no doubt, still be the
case, unless our relations with that
country shonld be further complicated
by events hereafter to take place. OF
course the Commissioner will have no
pecuniary assistance or salary unless
the Legislature grant it. / submit the
the question entirely to your decision.
In October last, Gov. Kinsiey s..
Bingham, one of the Senators in Con-
gress from this State, died at his home
in the county of Livingston. BY yir.
tue of the second sub division Of sec.
ton three, ofithe first article of the
Constitution Of the United States, it
will be your duty to Gil the vacancy.
Gentlemen. of the two Houses /
cannot close this brief address without
an allusion to the great subject that
occupies all mems minds. The South
ern rebellion still maintains bold front
against the Union armies. That is the
cause of all our complications abroad,
and our troubles at home. To deal
wisely with it, is to fluid short and
easy deliverance from them all. The
people of Michigan are no idle specta-
tors of this great contest. They have
furnished all the troops required of
them, and are preparing to pay the
taxes and TO submit to the most onerous
burdens without murmur. They are
ready to increase their sacrifices, if
need be, to require impossibilities of
no man, but to be patient and wait.
But to see tho vast armies of the Re-
public, and all its pecuniary resources,
used to protect and sustain the accursed
system which has been perpetual and
tyranical disturber, and which now
makes sangninary war upon the Union
and the Constitution, is precisely what
they will never submit to tamely. The
loyal States having furnished adequate
means, both of men and money, to
crush the rebellion, have right to ex-
pect those men to be used with the
,rtmest vigor to accomplish the object,
and chat without any mawkish sym
paihy for the interest of traitors in
arms. Upon those who caused the
war and now maintain it, its chief bur-
dens ought fo faEh No property of a
rebel ought TO be free from confiscation
not even the sacred slave. The OBJ.
iect of war is to destroy the power of
the enemy, and whatever measures are
calculated to accomplish that object,
and are in accordance with the usagcs
of civilized nations, ought TO be en-
ployed. To undertake to pat down a
powerful rebellion and ut the same time
to save and protect all the Chief sources
of the power of that rebellion, seems,
to common minds, bnt short remove
from simple folly. He who is not for
the Union Internationally in this mortal
struggle, is against it. The highest
dictates of patriotism, justice and hui
mainly combine to demand that the
war should be conducted to a speedy
close upon principles of the most heroic
energy and retributive power. The
time for gently dalliance has long since
passed away. We meet an enemy,
vindictive. bloodthirsty and cruel, pro-
foundry in earnest, inspired with an
energy and selfsacrifce which would
honor good cause, respecting neither
laws, constitution nor historic memoir
les, fanatically devoted only to his one
wicked purpose to destroy the govern
ment and establish his slavcholding
oligarchy in its stead. To treat this
enemy gently is to excite his derision.
To protect his slave property, is to help
him to butcher our people and burn
our houses. No. He must be met
with an activity and purpose equal
to his own. Hurl the Union forces,
which outnumber him two TO one, upon
his whole line like \ thunderbolt pay
them ont Of his property, feed them
from his granaries, mount them upon
his horses, and carry them in his
wagons, if he has any. and let him feel
the full force of the storm of war which
he has raised. l would apologize
neither to Kentucky nor anybody else,
for these measures, but quickly range
all nentrals either on the one side or
the other. Just little of the courage
and ability which carried Napoleon
over tho Alps, dragging his cannon
through the snow, would quickly settle
this contest, and settle it right. If our
soldiers must die, do not let it be of
the inactivity and diseases of camps,
bullet them at least have the satisfaction
of falling like soldiers, amid the roar
of battle, and hearing the shouts of
victory, then will they welcome it as
the tired laborer welcomes sleep. Let
us hope that we have not mnch longer |
to wait. AUSTIN BLAIR.