The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-08-05

The fountain bead q. ils leaders G., Michigan ueu.c-
rscy-A hat % those living iu glass housesWho are
s.sl1u-iiallsts. ana tbs procf
DETROIT Jolly IS. 1868.
Ed. REPUBLIcAN-Dear SIR. The great lead
er Of he y. Y. Democratic mob j. named An
drews aad as a representative man. deserves /
more an passing notice. According To the 4
report in the \. I. World democratic paper
10 the service Of JEFF Davis, which says the
draft shall not be enforced to raise soldiers or
90 he'll hounds 10 tight the rebelioa.-thi-
Andrews nade several speeches TO the mob
during be three days he was one Of lis leaders
According 20 ihat paper his first speech was a.
follows
81 He told them they were lighting for their
rights aud he hoped 10 see them wipe out th.
Abolition Back Republican party. All con
nect.d with this pieraal draft should swing as
high as Haman. H. had always opposed ibis
party. aud be wished 10 see 10 crushed low
Form into file, Of % front AID march ca a,asss
down to the eighth district or wherever this
accursed dram Mas h,i4. enforced, To wreak
YOUR vengeance. lie was cons antiy che.red.
Al the conclusion of his speech be got down
of the little building and was taken on the
shoulders of the moo which then moved IN
raasss down third Avenae'
The mob proceeded in the work Of arson.
murder and robbery They halted in front Of
the residence of Gen. Mcclellan, and gave him
three cheers. and also gave many cheers for
jeff Davis, Wood. and Seymour.
Only few DAYS ago Andrews made demo-
cratic speech at the Cooper Institute, on the
same platform ,rith DOR Seymour. and other
distinguished leaders For several months
past he has been employed as a speaker at dem
ocratic meetings in the city. lie was presi
dent OF democratic club in the Sth ward in
800. and has been since. and is now.
He is noted as a vigorous and effective lead
er and eloquent speaker Tie is one of those
ori ght particular jewels of democracy who dis
unguish themselves above Others in their foul
denunciation Of republicans as amdigama.
rionisfs, In favor of tainting the Anglo Saxon
! blood by contact with other races. A. all 9TH
cr such democratic brawlers are, of course
Andrews is a specimen pink on this subject.
He hates niegers. and TO secure a leadership of
the party. ard to make his hatred of all but
the pure white race more manifest be accuses
/ in common with all such bowling leaders, the
republicans with bciRg amalgamationists 90
| BE wouldn't De acknowledged a. a leader unless
be could show these cred .ntials Ii always
answers as a diploma to any yagabond dema-
sogue. You have some such in Lansing
have them in my mind eye this very moment.
and your readers viii pick them out at once.
-No,o for the sequel After three days lead
crship Of the mob, which he lad been cduca
ting for two years, in bis speeches at Cooper
institute aud other places. with other demo
cratic speakers he went to his home the third
night for rest and refreshment to begin the
fourth days labor with renewed vigor. His
object being, as he said in his opening speech.
.' to crush out the Black Republican, party
which he had always been opposed TO-"
The police cot wind Of his retirement. pro-
ceeded to hi- home, No. 10 Eleventh st., and
arrested him in b,d-yes. ia bed. aud IN tie
aims Of a rtqro prostitute. named Josephine
Wilson, who has been bis courtesan for four
years. and the Keeper Of a notorious house Of
I'D fame. which was broken up eight months
ago. and she fined one hundred and fifty dollar-,
which Anare'ss pad, to keep her from the
Tombs. after appearing a. Der lawyer Only
one week before the mob, be was seen walking
arm in arm with bis big greasy weucb, in
! Broadway. Does any one doubt that he Is d
j-wel Of a democratic leader TO deuounc-
Black Republicans as au,alqan,ation,sts'
/ Is he not an honest democrat, who works 10
keep the white race pure aud untaintedg Is he
not fit leader:
/ If any one doubts the purity Of his democ
racy things subsequent to his arrest will cast
all doubt in the shade he acknowledged that
be harrangued the mob. but >aid he was exer.
cising the democratic right Of 90 free speech. "
IN making a democratic talk to his friends
de was ia favor Of 80 free speech and free
press and the democracy would stand 5y it,
De said be had made the same sp ech. in sub
stance al the Cooper Institute al demog ratio
meeting few days ago, and he claimed The
iualenable," home bred 80 " fire side right
under the constitution TO criticse" the acts
Of the government, as be had in his speeches
/ d. demanded TO be taken before a copperhead
justice of the p-ace to give bail The officers
.didnt see it in that light. and took him 10 tho
! lock up. lie bitterly denounced the whole
proceedings Of Ms arrest and in being drag
god from bis bad in the dead hour Of night
by the " hirelings of the government. quo
/ ting Valandgham aud his defenders-as an
other black republican arbitrary arrest
which was unconstitutional" and infringing
upon bis personal rights" he was snbse-
quently sent to Fort Lafayette for safe keeping
when be gave another outburst of his indigna
! ton against arbitrary arrests and uncon
stituronal acts of despotism by the black
republican party. aud put ia the usual demo
cratic poetic patriotism about being sent to a
'' Black Republican Bastiie, without a trial
Quoting the speech Of q Lansing delegate al
the last democratic State convention 10 this
city. about Waitls. from Lapeer.)
In short be appears 20 Dr. the qu;i.f,s,enc,
Of a modern and popular democratic leader
aud put ia al the usual pleas that have Away.
been pat in Tor every v.llainous rebel spy and
agent Of JEFF. Davis. that has ever been arrest
ed. while generating treason aad sedition in the
North. TO undermine and divide the people and
/ thas weaken the strength Of the government
to f hit the armed traitors in tie south
This Andrews i from Virginia. aud belongs