East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-11-18


4 harvest ofaed 10 the church..
Rebels Rejoice at the Result ofthe
Elections.
Just before the October elections
took place, the administration organs
told us that every traitor in the country
would rejoice over a Democratic vic
tory, if one should be achieved, in
Ohio or Pennsylvania. The elections
took place in those States, and the
Republicans, not the Democrats, were
victorious. Did the Southern traitors
cry? by no moons. They rqjoiood.
Tndeol, thvi4 joy surpassed tnar OF the
Northern radicals themselves. They
look upon the result as closing the
door to restoration of the Union
They think they will be plagued by no
more Unionists in the South. Let us
quote from the Richmond Inquirer:
~ year ago there were many re-
constuctionists in Virginia, to say
nothing of other States-wc mean
sort Of partial rcconstructionists, look
ing TO reunion with some select States
Of the Yankee nation, and, of course,
on honorable terms" Where are
they now? The continued and still
increasing brutality Of our enemy in
all the regions occupied by their troops
but moro especially tho distinct policy
Of entire subiugation, with the reduc-
ton Of these States TO Territories uni
ycrsal confscation, Acknowledgement,
lands by Yankee proprietors--'i''s
plain policy, announced 10y Lincoln
IL --i-,-.-I- l., f@,s'rretls, HllhlStcIs,
platforms of Republicans, and now
deliberately sanctioned 10y the Ohio
and Pennsylvania elections, has open
cd the eyes and nerved the hearts OF
thousands of weak and well intention
ed men, who dreamed of peace on
"some terms" and who now know that
they can have peace on no terms save
surrender ut discretion and AFFECT vas
salare TO the meanest and most vulgar
race of beings on all this earth.
The policy of the radicals, endorsed
by the elections is just what the reb-
els want. II mass the South and while
the South is united, no matter how
many victories We may obtain in the
field, there can be no Union. A different
result in Ohio and Pennsylvania might
have produced a very different state of
things in the South. Here is what the
Enquirer says in the Same article from
which we have quoted above:
eve should have dreaded the evil
effects of Vallandigham and his cop
pcrheads, and his moral suasion, unit
cd as it would be, with n vigorous
prosecution of the war,-in one hand
tho sword, in the other money brides,
party alliance, constitutional guaran-
tees, and honorable terms. Those in
Gucnces would still have found, we
fear, certain Of the meaner and more
stupid Oonfederates ready to listen and
respond to the false promise OF. Yam
KEGS. A crop Of Unionists would APP
pear again; the natural allies of north
orn copperheads arc southern block
heads; and original anti Exodists
would again snuff at the flesh pots OF
the Egyptians.
Far bettor as it is; tho present pro-
grammc happily insures to us a COM
plete, final and irrevocable separation
from Yankees, which is the paramount
political good"
Here the truth is plainly spoken
There are Union men in North Caro-
lima, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama
and Arkansas. Their hands would
have been strengthened by Demo.
cratic victory in the North. A Union
party would have sprung up. 1t'
leaders would have declared that the
war, on the part of the South was nj
longer a war for State Rights and in
stitutions, nor for their homes, but {
war against the old flag. Thousand
would have hoclkcd to their standard
and tho power of tho rebel govern
{ mont would have been broken. Now
, however, these Unionists arc silen
/ and their numbers are few. They ar
: forced TO acknowledge that their hope
{ have not been realized, and that tn
' radical policy has been endorsed b
: the Northern people. We shall hea
5 no more fro IN influential Unionists j
o the South. They have never cndorl
/ cd confscation and emancipation, an
thcy never will.--Prorideacc Post.