The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-04-15
A s,rniheant Di.eIosare.

I, whispered to you through the key-hoie. and
all his little tricks Of strategy exposed by one
whom be has sought 10 make az aecompl &c OF
his guilt. tits also not at al probable that
the leaders Of the copperhead democracy ex- |
pected a revelation OF The traitorous pl ans and
purposes and hopes which they entertain bu'
This disclosure hAs come from q most une1Peo-
ted source, and may BIZ found IN the rem~lAA-
bic letter Of Lord Lyons which We pGolish I'D
another column, AID which is certaiuly most
singular chapter of history. The authority IN
+,is case cannot be disputed, nor can the dam
aging force VI bis statements be paired ny
the lying coppl beads and traitors, whose urea
AN 10 therein held up ~ the scOrn aud eAecra
ton Of mankind.
When these leaders Of the democratic par
~" nr.t met toe British Minister, on his return
from England. it seems they were very JuDiiaut
over tue success they had achieved IL the cleo
t.ons then just held, aud were saDguine th1t
these successes would result IN m0deLn=
Of The Cabinet, aid IN general backing GOV"
Of the Prssdent from bis var m~A.ur~. and
"thaG be would ende4vOr 10 effect = reconc Ia
ton with the pep Of the south, aud reHouues
the idea OF sub,ugat.Hg " externinaEing them.
But it appears that the intelligence OF the dis
missAi OF Mcclellan irVm command, which
reached New YORK about that time, dasDed
the rlslug hopes Of the conservatives" dispeiled
ali their nigh antcipaL.ons aud threw them into
. state OF great irritation, winch "as " 10,
unmixed with CONSERVATION and dependency
If any doubts exist that zen. Mcclellan had
perfect understanding with these eonserva-
tive" conspirators; that he was carrying Oh
the war upon political in stead OF military
principles; that he was seeking to proiong the
contest by tardy movements and ildeclsive
battles. until the energies aud resources oi the
nation should become exhausted, and the people
should consent to terminate the war" by Il
disgraceful compromise that would either sever
the domain Of the republic, or subvert its Gov
ernment;- all such DOUBTS are forever dIspelied
by the statements OF Lord Lyons, and We do
not need to be told that support Of him
(McClellan) had been made one oil the articles
Of the conservative electoral programme"
Having been disappointed in their anticpa
ted results Of the elections, these "conserva
tive" patriots turn to the subject OF Sc foreign
mediation" as a means Of putting an end to
the war in fact, this has all The while been
"uppermOst in their miEds" While they ex
pected that this mediation must come at last,
their only fears were that 1t would come too
soon,r aud be the " means Of reviving the
violent war sp rlt, aud OF thus defeating the
peaceful plans OF the conservatives" They
were, therefore, extremely anxious that any
proposals FROM abroad - should be deferred
until the control OF the Executive Government
ahould be in the hands OF the conservative
party"
They declare that the object Of the war
should be simply to place the North in q
position to demand an aImistice,' and that the
araistice should be followed by a convention
In which such CHANGES IN THE CONSTI
TUITION shO- De proposed as would give
the South ample security Oh the subject OF It's
slave property" Her are your croakers tor
"the Constitution as it is" with their heads out
Of waterl To tear up our glorious Constitu-
ton, to expunge the word Liberty" from 1t,
aud make 1t a great collie for slaves,-this il
called = conservatism this is democracy"
while to stand by the Union and the Constl-
tuition, and to defend both, even TO the pouring
out Of the hearts blood, is radicalism l"-
But this is not all. After stating that the
conservatives "prefsss to think" that resto-
ration OF the Uuion would be the result OF such
convention, Lord Lyons goes on to say:
The more sagscious members of the party
must, however, IOyk upon the proposal Of y
convention merely as q last experiment to test
the possibility OF reunion. Then are ,o
dOsbs veil aUare that the more probable eorss
qssnss Of as arBsisties would be the establish
Dsssss Of southern t~dspe'sdeaes; but they per
ceIve that II tue South is ~ utterly alIenstsd
that no possible concessions will induce 1t 10
Return voluntarily TO the Union, It Is wiser to
agree to separation than to prosecute a cruel
and hopeless war"
Language fails, adequately to charac terire
the basessss and meauness OF this proposition,
both as regards its avoH ed object and its ad
mitted consequence. IL is enough to make
every American who is worthy OF the name
hang his head in shame to read those words
and at the same time to reflect that they were
first pDblicly read amid the sneers of the British
aristocrscy and to think that th is an ac-
knowledgmsnt on the part of the leaders OF
great party in our country, flushed with victory
In several OF the most powerful States Of this
Republic. that we are beaten, that the rebels
have achieved their independence, aud tlat to
prosecute the war any further, is cruel and
hopeless"
But there is one feature OF this remarkable
disclosure that puts all the others quite into
the shade. II will be remembered that these
precious conservative" bypocrite> aud villains
carried the election last fail by a tremendous
outcry for more vigorous prosecution Of
the war!' After doing what little they could
10 enbarrsss the Government and thwart its
purposes, they turned round and abused it for
lie want Of SUGGEST The sequel to this COZ
duct, which is scarcely beaten by that of Judas
lscsriot, is thus given BY Lord Lyons He
sAys:
=" listened With attention TO the accounts
given me Of the plans aud hopes Of the con-
sentative party. At the bottom thought |
perceived desire to put an end to the war
even at the risk Of losing the Southern States
altogether but il was plain that it was not
thought prudent to avow this desire. Indeed
some hints OF 1t. dropped before the elections
were so ill-reeeIved that strong declaration