The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-03-04

engaged 10 Is 40 Lew 1ar Il Is the oli st-ug-
gle between the defenders Of right and the des
poGc supporters Of privilege. Tie cause q tie
var he- 10 the very depths Of human nature
The South has tempered ~ilh IL conscience -
org tia, IL a. los, the poEer Of Distinguishing
between good and evil Il has CONE 10 bate
shat Ee Of the free States .ove, AID 10 ioVe
~hsi we hate.
II this var The North IS engaged in support
re TIE essential principles Of governne. aud
Of a.. Il has experienced the benefit. OF free
Institutions; il has faith .a skill greater blessng-
to ao~ from them, and j., : uoE ish.i Tor rhe
-apporr Of those principles, ~thout adherence
10 which free Institutions are impossible. Toe
Nor,h is engaged not in an Abolition crusade
Emancipation Is but a. incident il The grear
var, by which il Intends to esf4o "a the prnci
pies Il universal jls-ice aud humanity We Of
me tree State believe in the % al tights o. MAJ
b sck or white, TO lie 20 liberty and the pur
-uit Of happiness TIE nea Of he slave State
scof al the ooj cts u our faith. Tue South
-ay- the Redmond Inquirer, NOS Maintains
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principle Of slavery i itself rght. AID does ROT
depend on rte ference OF complexion" "
Of the tree States believe that Christ came 10 SCI
he captive free and 20 break the bonds OF thvs,
that are oppressed We know that be Taught
Is TO 90 70 Others as sc would tha, they should
DO uulo Is, AID declared thar love was the illal
Ing Of the Az. TIE Bishops Of the slave STATES
"a council assembled declare that " the opinion
which seeks tor tie ultimate abolition Of saver.
il not o. y hateful but al i'.flel opilioa." We
Of the Tree States believe ia free democratic .-
sututous. " We have got says recent south
ern paper, ''to hating everything win the prefix
tree" We believe 10 Ulion, the South ia di-
union. We believe ia democracy 10 ths people
DO the rights OF uau as maa. The siav, hois-
rrs believe 10 oligarchy in a class, ia the ex-iu-
-ive nd cruel privileges OF the few.
With such a radical difference OF opinion an
iaith, besSeeu the people Of che Free States and
the rulers OF TIE Save States war was inevitable
IL was not brought about BY any two or three
men on one side or the other; Garrison and
Wendell Philips, James Buchanan aud JEFF
Davis did not make the storm hey were ou
the CONDUCTORS which attracted the lightning
from the clouds The war l. not var for ID
wing or restoring Union, it il war TO max,
Uuion possible We mean 10 make our ideas -
Tie ideas OF justice, right and freedom, prevail
over IL Jusuce, wrong and slavery. We have o,
terms 70 make Vi b those at hate al that y,
hold most sacred and most dear The var mus
be fought cut ill one side or the other is trium
phant. No compromise Il possible. Aud yer
u these days, weak hearted men are crying foi
peace, peace. But peace is lot to be had The
end Of The war nov would not be peace tru,
peace Can now only be made by the sword sac
the cannon, which shall open the way for the
entrance Of the ideas OF the North into the State.
once Slave, hereafter to be free, and which shat
destroy the generation Of those who believe Dot
IL the rights Of man and tie justice OF God