The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-06-10

No candid and intelligent observes can take
an impartial view Of the course pursued by that
fag end OF the democratic party, known by the
title Of copperheads," without coming to the
conclusion that the tail Of the secession serpent
lies coiled up in the Northern States From
the time when the Detroit Free Press threaten
ed the loyal people of the country with " FIRE
in the real" if they attempted to put down the
rebellion. and the traitor Valandgham de
clared that as the troops Of Ohio, before they
should march through his district TO cOerce the
South, would have to march over his dead body,
down TO the time when our neighbor Of hell
hound " noloriety introduced his resolutions
into the Democratic State Convention declaring
that in case Of instruction too powerful for the
control Of civil authority Sc the appeal was not
10 the sword" there has been no doubt that The
rebels have had sympathizers aud allies through
out the North. What these men have lacked
is not the disposition, but the opportunity to
train the "deyilish enginery Of rebellion upon
the Government from the battlements Of the
free States.
The doctrines Of secession have time and
bodness that ought to startle thinking men.
The declaration put forth by the recent con
vention of the peace" democracy Of New
York city, held in that city on the Sd inst, are
quite up TO the most approved standard Of
treason and secession,-nOt excepting even the
resolution of the " democracy I" Of Connecticut
In his speech on the occasion alluded to,
Fernando Wood laid down ten propositions the
first of which runs az follows:
I. The war should cease, heeanse il should
never have been Commenced. inasmuch a. there
is no coerclve military power in the Federal
Government az against the States, which are
sovereign, and in possession Of all power mol
delegated. IL power OF coercion exists at ali,
il is legal and not military"
This proposition could not be set forth more
satisfactorily, as against the Federal Govern
ment, by the arch-traitOr JEFF. Davis himself 1t
is nothing short of the secession doctrine as
promulgated by the traitors before the break
ing ont Of the rebellion, and as feebiy acquies
ced in by that palsied prince of dotards, james
Buchanan. But the resolutions adopted by that
gathering Of unmitigated copperheads" 20
still farther and assume what everybody know
hereses are "time-hOnored principles Of the
Democratic party. Here is one of these resolu-
tons:
"ResoLved That under the Constitution
THERE Is NO POWER IN THE FEDERAL GOVERN
them BY MILITARY FORCE. If the power y,
coercion exists at all, it is a legal power -nd
not military That the Democratic party, II
true 10 its own time-hOnOred principles, cannot
IN tlt.fs
believe it to be the duty of the party to pro
claim these sentiments boldly, that the people
may feel that there is at least one political
organization whchwill deal honestly, indcpend-
emily, and truthiully with them
"Time- honored principles" indeed 1t i.
enough to make the bones of Andrew jackson
stir in his coffin to listen to such defamations
OF the time-honored principles" Of the De
moeratic party Had that stern old patriot
filled the Presidential chair at the inception of
this rebellion, he would have compelled the al
vocates Of secession to have ceased their macbi-
nations, or he would have hung them higher
than Hannah" How can men who have grown
up in the faith Of Andrew jackson listen to the
enunciation of such doctrines without MAXIM
their blood Jingle? How can they feel the
contact OF the advocates of such principles
without loathing and adherence? Above all.
how can they follow the leadership Of such men
to their country's destruction?
There is one thing more in this remarkable
speech of Fernando Wood to which We wish to
call the special attention of Democrats He
says:
Let US hear no more about War Democrats
III this war Is to go on want the Republican
party to have power aud the responsibility.
tell you here. speak advisedly. the thing thai
the South holds in utmost contempt. even
greater than an AbOlitionist is a hypocritical.
eanting. lying War Democrat"
What say you to this War Democrats p
Would you vote for such a man for President
OF the United States. viii you sustain a party
that has such men ministering as High Priests
at its altar
The Man and his PrIncfnIea