The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-03-19


waymen, aud Yancy xhp was the lead
er of the AaLalna dtIrgai;on in III,
Southern Convention, sayS,-preteni
ing Ia speak for AIabama-that ther,
can be no, convention or reconciliation
unless proceeded by recognition @
the. Independence of the SoutherI
States. ! have great regard for Ala
bama re,nembrr her kIugs aud For
sy tbs as honorable public men, and
canuot help thinking there musiabe IL
that State men who would Iejecl, th,
the viewsof Yancy. Besides, in ,th.
great contest of 1910, When New Yn,l
rejected her own son, " hen the Key
stone faltered, Alabama was f.,ind sup
porting a Norihern against a Soulher.
man. We must deal with those whs
speak 10 the S"utt, and not with lhus.
" ho keep silent. We have no mode d
dealing witI rfr.nies IN arms except h,
taking the views ot their leading jour
nals and speakers. We have thoS,
views. They demand the ii,icp.n
demce of the South aud insists lp"n iht
right to secrdc. This | utterly ,len,-
Q..ud alplan>e)-aid il God should
spare my lite / never will cease t,
deny III. There is n"ihing in the Con
sliuti"n I" waIraut H.. IL l. the Dies
truciiun OF cur form of Government.
and must he resisted at all hazards.
fhis, tl,en, is lie condition "f The c"ui-
rrv. NV III regard Ia the holding al
IA conv.niI"n, ia which We may all con.
Ter with each other, anil They ot lh,
S.uuIh as we'll as We uf The North,
might debate how Ia get iil al This rx-
lstln. Grvtinm,ent. For il is plain that
Mr. Llu.,ln is the constitutional Prrsi
dent; elected ior four NcaIs, and b.
must sriyetwo years Hunger nom March
next, unless the people OF the. Union
cll""s. To Z" int" a convention ail.l de-
eide %, herwi>e. Ii they io this a new
election can be ordered in sixty slays.
II The convention so decide. But III,
people al the South do not ch"usc I"
see Tie thing in this light: they cho">,
rather I" abide 10y The opinions of Ger
tain head men, " ho have led them int,.
the controversy. and are unequivocall,
opposed I" an,thing like a restoration
at the Union. | never doubted thai
j. tf'rs"n Davis Is "I.i"sed To it, or that
The rngeadtrs of The rebellion are,p
posed l., rcr"iiciia,i"n. Their rxi>
i,nre, l"luicail,, m"ially, aud il ma,
br pi,. .>lcall,, dcitnds np"n theestal's
li>lIintnt of an independent Conird
ciacy. ~
n" man VIII" has any regard for him
self would undertake To- uphold these
men or treat ;hem as political brethren
hereafter. The certain fate which
awaits amy one Who would do so would
deter every one from the thought.
Our friends in Illinois VIII" pr''p"se ro
cmleavor To hold "A c',iiv"n,i.'n, ~ i'll find
Il barren task, because the South l. ,lr
'erninri act I" return, and " millr then
Il. niles have power la resist Or put us
down, this war must y" ON, and tlio>,'
hu would All, mpi 1" stop II Will he
carried away hy the t"iIrnt. Th"sr
are my 'rinl"n>-nx personal views.
And now let us CONSIDER what is the
best mode "f prosecuting the war. !
have already stated that prefer iaacr.
That we cannot have. Those. wh"m
We are dealing with will not have ii,
aud those who artrnpt tn obtain II
without their consent, are OH n frnltless
GRAND. The articles of their journals
and the declarations of their speakers
show it," t..e.,.fr
On the snlj jcci of the P'oclama'i"n
Mr.. Van Buren, Sl"kc at some length
and The following is the most essential
point: 'i-as
9 As our armies pr"Yress, freedom Il
the slave must follow as ii mailer al
course, Just like the destruction al
every other. kind of r-b. possessions
II this is what the Pr"sidrnt means il
is all right; but if he means to- SAY thai
all slaves in the South, are free, it Is false
for they are now jnsi as much slaves il,
law as il the Proclamation bad never
been is>nrd. 1t has, therefore, fall !
dead on l,lark, as al, bite. ! d"ii"
think he can iuciie AN in>urrcciion il
the. S"nih AMI if he rnnld, ever,
soldier in ihc United States wuuld ris.
To put down tie slave rebellion. Gap
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