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

day. that the 20 called democratic peace move
ment, j. ioHng ground anO1g the Democrat
mas-e-. aud that reaction IL taking piac-
which y Il sool bring back these masses t. The
loyal support OF tue Government.
Lolg d. toOk the Adm ni-tration and the
people to hnl out the real ma n,tude OF the
rebellion. u has taken still longer Ior the Dcm-
ocratic part. 10 h4d Gus Tue r, al sentiments o.
Their late ) luth-rI allies. upon the su4Je,t 81
recOns,ructOn AID reuu.on winch has been The
basis upon which all tue peace piopo-iuoAs
have ben butt. They arc noN just D-siunln.
to dad Gus, that tle.r late political assoc .aies
the nov RED Is -eh-n tAey ~ carded a4d sece-
ded from The Union, also discard d aud sc ded
from the d nOcrat party, AID ~lI now Aas,
nOle OF taelr proposition, iOr peace upon the
basis of reunion, and sail submit to notuin-
short Of aJs)llte aaI unconditional independ
ence from Tue authority 81 the Odd goycrnme.t
Such articles a. The lol.ONIng, t4kcn from tho
Richmond kIIurer, VI ~e-k before last, hag,
already goa very lar IN convincing ID. NOrlA
ern Democratic peace MAKER, that they aie
''reckOains without ta-ir host, AID that Nulle
their pa edOrts are dO4Ag much 10 cmOarrass
the Administration IN tae prosecution Oi tue
war, they are wholly Useless 70 lar Is the ebel,
themselves are co-ceraed That paper says:
We all know. indeed and are ,ppy 10
knON thai some Vi tIe NOrthAe- terI stats ar.
very SICK OF this war, Aeartiiy di-auecied L.
the Wash gtOu Government strongly spused
to sneak out OF The debt they have Incurred
and 20 ask alliance, or even union. with tht
some state Of feeling and must produce. IT.
fruits of sOrgan izatlOu aud di,cOarage meut 10
the Northwestern troops. But let Us not III
take the matter Not one OF those States la
yet pronounced itself ia thi- sense. though some
stump orators have When tlcy 90 iaae such
action that is when their Leg slitures anu
Governors accrtd cOmmi~s Ous to k.chmond
for any such purpose no dan0t they viii b.
received aud answered according 10 irs nttur
Of their proposal. We presume tury VIII bc
told THAT O. hr-t thing they have TO do Is 10 call
back their forces To Ia IT owa country, tnal
then We " Ii De willing 20 make treaties with
them. but tIit a. to al union with tue Cuufed
eracy, under O. old uag. or a.y other. The,
co nc TWO YEARS. 800 LATE. IWO wears and a
abyss of ao-ror and seed and the blood Oi
our slIi shtered Oi other cry.u- aloud from tht
ground. all urllluL ina mplOus uuiun. u
theV rsD,s rafe h. e. me faur contracted
aud abaa.on fse (}operltwen, h-y ,rs estab
hsh,d ara recIni me rorS AID bsetk Dieigs.
aud Dirt. 70 IS ne q skalt be char.ei: ta,
movement ~ II Ill Us perfectly. and. although
We shall not exactly respect tue actors 10 that
affair vet W. shall not 0e unwilling % trad,
with them hiding o,.r noses a itftie-aud 10
show them all suitable clvihtes- bat at prop
or Distance
Like John Van Buren, many Of these honest
peace Democrats are at last convinc, d that tie
peace wh Oh they % much covet. can be secured
BY eonqnss o',i4 and neeer ia any other way
Mr. Va Buren,. ia his late Cooperation Ban
qust speech. affrm- il 10 be every man found
en- duty to come out openly and con-isteutl, OIL
the one side OF tn othei-to join heart auG
hand in putting down the rebellion. OF to eo
over to the rebels aad he makes bold q,
prophecy that IL thc North will Loyalty aud
unitedly come up to the work 1.-The reteilo..
will BE- prostrat.d la s.N months from ght
The cause OF this great change in the op n
ions Of the Prince. is IMPLY the rough recep
tion which bis overturrs for peace met with al
the hands Of the rebels He say,. "Endeayors
were made to satisfy those who were srrayed
against the Government that they should give
over their hostility. as there was no warrant H.
the Constitution Tor TIER sec, s>ou from th,
Uuion and that Their attempt must IA unless
they went into a Convention with the Other
States This proposition was received with a
entire want Of cordslity-aitt an esfire KANT
Of respect iad,d Thy declared that they
bad p rfsct right TO 20 cut. that they wer,
now ind, pendent and that they would treat
with nobody who did not acknowledge their in
dependence
1t seems 10 US that such a rebuff from the reb-
els, ought to be sufficient 10 convince every
honest loyal Democrat. that ali efforts at con
Citation are wor,, than useless, and that The on
ly road TO acr is through the most vigorous
and determined war.
But there is a class Of Democratsc )-th- !
leaders in this cry Tor peace the opposers OF
the Administrator in the o.ecution Of the /
war-the copptrh, ads of The Democracy. who 4
have no honesty. no loyalty in their hearts
The Valland ghams the ODDS. the Bro kses, /
the CoNes. the Storeys these and other compan
ions in m schiei are men Who desire. at all bag
ards, 10 maintain the supremacy of the slave
holders on this continent who would maintain
the Democratic party at the sacrifice OF honor
and even OF country. 1t Is they who insinuate
distrusI in the puJlc N nd; i is they who ex-
Aggerate every defeat OF the Union arms mag
nfy every trivial success OF the enemy. ell the
air with shameless lies in regard 10 men in re-
spOnsiOe stations, bowl about the enormous
load Of TAXATION which the war is lay ng upon
the shoulders OF the people. pred CT the hnal
triumph Of tue rebellion. and the utter ruin OF
the Governmeot it the war IS prosecuted 20 the
end. Every war brings to light such wreiches
as (hese Nothing is sufficient to convince
them OF the error Of their course Indeed
their course IS lot the result OF error. but Of
wickednvss-of deep seated moral aud political
depravity
With these, also. there is a present reac-
ton brought about not by any moral argu-
msnt, but by al argument addressed to their
fears. The voices which az Come I'D 10 them
from the soldiers in the field. have convinced
them that they have already gone too far. that
they have presumed too much upon the good