The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-07-22


horror and Indignation Such brutality and
cold blooded atrocity were never before wit
messed in this country The actors in this dra-
ma Of crime murder and robbery stand forth
like incarnate fends let loose from hell to pill
lage and destroy, while beneath their feet lie the
torn and mangled victims Of their wrath, and
in the back ground are the deienseless women
aud children and orphans they have made des-
olate. and the smoking ruins Of the homes they
have laid waste.
The inquiry arises, what has caused this as
founding exhibition Of brutality and violence
Who 60 .ho men thes have iuUitvd this IuUb OF
New York rufisns to murder, pillage and de-
stroys The answer is ready. 1t is the work Of
the copperbead. Their persistent misrepre-
sensations OF the policy aud acts of the Gov
eminent aud their efforts TO stir up the igno-
rant and degraded in hostility TO its measures
for the suppression Of the rebellion. have borne
their legitimate fruit in rapine and blood This
New York mob is simply their teachings reduced
to practice, and they should be held responsible
for the result
In another column we publish an appeal
which was placarded over the city ofNew York
the night before the 4th Of July, the object Of
which was to stir up the people in armed hos
tility to the Government 1t is only a conden-
salon Of the venom which has been sOwn
broad cast over the land by copperhead press
es, copperhead orators, and copperhead con
ventions Yet these miscreants, who have
done this without let OF hindrance, have the
impudence to howl about the suppression Of the
freedom OF speech Even Gov. Seymour, in
his late fourth Of July address. must take up
this false accusation a. one of the burdens OF
his complaint against the administration No
The truth Is there never was Govern
ment half 20 lenient to its enemies as is ours,
while there never was one surrounded by more
imminent dangers.
We might multiply the most incendiary ap-
peals to the passions and prejudices Of the PEG
pie, taken from copperhead presses and speech
es. but We have at present only space to notice
the speech Of the Governor Of New York. de-
lvered before the Democratic Association at
the Academy Of Music y. Y, July ith, 1853
10 which We have already alluded. 1t Is, in
fact, only fitting supplement to the placard
of the New York rioters OF the night previous
When the Governor Of great State can so far
forget the demands OF his high position, can so
ignore his duty to his country, and can descend
to such base, partizan harangue on the day
set apart as the anniversary of the Nations
Independence, 1t Is no wonder that his friends"
the denizens of the Five Points-the thieves
pickpockets and roughs of great city should
take demit to murder, burn and plumber.
We take few extracts from this speech. to
show the spirit that animates it, and as it has
been published pretty generally in the copper
head presses, the correctness of our quotations
will not be disputed Gov. Seymour says:
But on the other hand is it not true
that many of our organization look upon this
Administration as hostile to our rights and lib
critics; look upon our opponents as men iohO
loouid do as 'rroRg IN regard to our NEST sacred
franchises p
Il appeal to you, my Republican friends
when you say to US that the nations life and
existence hangs upon harmony and concord
here; if you. yourselves, in your serious mo
ments. believe that this is to be produced by
Selling our persons, by infringing upon our
rights, by insulting our homes. and by depriv
ing us of those cherished principles for which
we have always sworn allegiance? Great ap-
plause.)''
IL Is through the misrepresentation of ex-
actly such men as Gov. Seymour that many
Of his organization look upon this administra-
ton as hostile to their rights and liberties"
1t is he land such as he) who has insulted the
intelligence of the American people by incul-
eating the idea among his degraded dupes, for
base party purposes that the rulers Of the
nation chosen to their high Office by the act of
the people themselves, would so betray their
solemn trusts as to do any portion Of the loyal
citizens Of the land Il" wrong " in regard to any
of their rights, still less " in regard to their
most sacred franchises To what depths Of
depravity must Gov Seymour have descended
when he can coolly make such a charge a. this
merely for the purpose Of getting an opposing
party out OF powe, and securing the Presiden
cy for himself, or some one Of his friends
But Gov. Seymour talks about selling oUR
persons. infringing upon OR rights" insult
/ ing OUR homes &C. We do not suppose be
will deny that there i a. tie present tine a.
armed rebellion existing in this country which
aims at 10 les purpose than TIE overthrow
I Of The Government We presume be will also
/ yield = relucte-i assent 70 i3e proposition that
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EvEN II ca sTVic Designating southern rebels
a. traitor o. csr escape classifying their nor
i1eru symP@t1isers WHO assist them By advoca.
ing their eaases b. creating disafections in
Their favor. and by supplying them with iufor-
nation aud articles c0ntraband Of war. a. men
guilty Of giving aid and comfort to the enc
my and therefor, also traitors by the terms Of
the Constitution.
Now it is true that the Government has
waged war against southern traitors to bring
them into submission to its rightful authority.
and has also in rare instances laid its hand on
northern traitors, and restrained them of their
liberty for the purpose Of shielding itself from
the injury they were inficting upon it by their
" fire in the rear" But to denounce the admin
istration as oppressive on account of these
acts, is a far more ridiculous absurditv than to
hurl denunciatiOns against the courts for arrest
ing thieves. outlawing robbers and shutting ID
murders for life. inasmuch as treason combines
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