The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-08-13

oiina was the first to seoede and estab-
iish new Government, or more truly.
new kingdom and for whatp Be.
cause her people had been taught by
ner arlstocrats, by her Calhouns, her
McDufhes, her Buffers, that the people
OF the North were crazy fan atios, mud.
sills, unworthy associates of Southern
gentlemen; in fact, that they were en-
tirsly unlike ordinary beings, Now
these were the men, and thus the way,
In which. they started this rebellion.
Now it was the duty of the Presid ent
to put down these rebels, to put down
this rebellion, and the duty of the peo-
pie to unitedly help him. To do this,
he must call out troops. And for this
he was condemned, abused, and called
tyrant, violator of the Constitution.
Why, my God, let me ask you, what
did Gen. Jackson do in 1882, and who
denounced him; who would have
dared to do it? The very men that
now denounce President Lin coin, called
Gen. Jackson a hero-the country's
Saviour.
Now what was the cause of this pres.
ent opposition to our Government and
the WARP 1t was simply politics-this
and nothing more. He did not agree
in everything that Lincoln said or did.
He had always been a Democrat, and
Democracy with him meant patriotism,
love of country, and for the United
States always, one and inseparable.
Gen. Logan spoke of our non-suc-
cess at the commencement of the war
of the disaster at Bull Run, and the
necessity which our reverses created
for more troops. These troops were
raised, not as politicians, but as soldiers,
and defenders of our common country,
from all unnatural and God defying re-
bellion. They were called out by the
President according to the Constitution.
They went forth, with the flag of w ash
ington in one hand, and musket in
the other, TO the inspiring notes of
"Yankee Doodle" and thus equipped
i riney made war on the black flag of
secession. Yet some say that this " as
all unconstitutional. Was it unconstitu-
/ tional to follow the flag Of Washington
and see it carried victorious over the
ramparts of almost every Mexican for
tress? Did we fight Mexicans because
they were our enemies, of our flag, and
were against our Government. The
rebels carried an enemy's flag, they
have robbed our forts and arsenals, and
made a murderous war on our Govern
ment. We applauded Polk for making
war upon the Mexican enemies of our
Government, why not applaud and sus.
tain Lincoln as we did Polk?
Again, some say it is unconstitution.
al to kill our brethren-our "misguided
Southern brethren"-who are in arms
against us, while these same men neyer
say that it is unconstitutional for JEFF.
Davis to make war upon the best Gov.
ernment on the face of the earth. No,
they have no words of condemnation
for men who are trying to break down
our Government-thdti is all constitu
tionaz aciM thena-but they denounce
in unmsasnred terms, at all times and
) in all places, as unconstitutional, the
efforts of the President to put down
this rebellion. / am no apologist fol
the President, but 1 will stand by him
in his efforts to crush this rebellion un.
til the last day.
The General ridiculed, with scorch
ing effect, the various objections urged
against the war on account of its un'
constitutionality. The war was not un
constitutional, because ever measure
necessary to carry it on was writer
down in the Constitution. All of the
exigenciss of the war could not bt
provided for in the Constitution. The
I thing was impossible, and consequently
power was given the President to raise
and put armies in the field for certain
exigenoies, and he must do 1t. He was
in favor of the Constitution; but i
$ men make war upon the good old flag
: they must be put down. The Consti
5 tuition is the great bulwark of our liber
ties, and it must be protected agains
traitors, or it can give us no protection
Gen. Logan then argued the relation
] of the several States to the Genera
/ Government.
4 But how had the rebels violated tn,
Constitution /? BY seeding, by raising
t an army and resisting the laws, by
!. eleoting Prsident when we already
|, had one; by seizing upon Florida
r which eost us a seven years. war anC