The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-04-02

opportunity to urge, in the most earn
est manner, every true Republican to
work early and late, with heart and
hand, for the success of the Republican
Ticket. A better ticket was never pre-
sented to the electors of this State for
their suffrages, whether judged by en-
inent ability and fitness, or for the ut
most purity Of character in private life.
Every vote put into the ballot box
will have momentous weight for sus-
tanning the government, encouraging
our soldiers, and crushing the rebellion,
on the one side, or for giving hope and
encouragementto the rebellion, on the
other side Give heed to no false is
sues raised by the allies of your coun.
try's foes. Sink all considerations OF
party, look at the facts as they exist,
and decide how your voice shall be
given, by the dictates of pure patriot.
ism. This gigantic and causeless re-
bellion, got up to overthrow the Union
for no other reason than because the
slave power had lost control of the
government through the triumph Of the
people at the ballot box-the slave
holders refusing to submit to the voice
of the majority when against them
mast be put do,o,s, and the supremacy
of the constitution mast be ackno.cl-
edged every,ohere. The rebels must
surrender Internationally" or we
have NO Government. To comprom-
Use with treason noso, is but to invite
treason to raise its blody hand again
whenever its demands are not granted.
With a united North, armed treason
could not stand before the patriotism
and bravery of our gallant army for
one month. But drawing resources, in
sympathy and encouragement, from a
large party in the North, whose whole
influence and efforts are for the rebels
by sowing dissention among the people,
by embarrassing the government, in
every possible way, and by opposing
and denouneing every policy calculated
to injure the rebels-they are enabled
to dispute the supremacy of the con.
stitution-to insult the old flag! and
offer terms on which the war may stop
and those terms are, that we shall
acknowledge the independence of their
bogus "confederacy," resting upon the
corner stone Of human slavery!
LOYAL MEN OF MICHIGAN are you
ready to submit to these terms after al
the blood and treasure, sacrificed
The armed rebels draw comfort and
encouragement from the North. They
have allies here, on whom they rely fol
assistance, in trying to demoralize ouI
armies, and in opposing every policy
that will strengthen us or hurt them
In this kind of work these allies are
rendering the rebels more assistance
than if they were in the rebel army
BY asserting that this is a Northern
war on the South, they place the rebels
in the position of self defence, and thus
justify the rebellion, and excuse them
from the attitute of armed traitors
with fixed determination to overthrow
the government and set up govern
ment of their own. The Republican
and loyal men of the North have taker
up arms, and said the south should no
succeed in breaking up the old govern
ment The allies of Southern traitor
hold out the hope and promise to then
that reaction will soon take place il
the North. when their friends will ge
into power, and treason receive par
don! But for this hope of assistance
at the North, through the Democratic
party, the rebels would long since have
laid do,cn their arms-in fact but fol
the encouragement they received OF
tho start, that the Northern Democra
cy would not permit the government
to take up arms to "eoerce' the Soutl
to obedience to the constitution-they
would neuer haze taken up arm
against the Union. They calculated
on decided North. They relied OIL
the promise that if Northern soldier
attempted to march against them, the,
would be followed up with "FIRI
IN THE REAR" by the Democracy O
Michigan, 10000 strong.
|, The allies of traitors no made thes
promises and gave this encouragement
then, are still active in giving encour
agement to the rebels to hold out long
err. aH rf $50 s
They are already advocating al
armistice" TO allow the rebels to recruit
their army. They are demanding tina
the government shall offer to "con,pro
use" with the traitors. They are de
f handing that our armies shall be with
drawn Thew are nronosino In boL