The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-08-05
Total RebeI loss IN three weeks

Total Rebel loss in three weeks.----...... 5000
This is not man less THAI one fourth OF
the entire Rebel strength, while our losses
during the same period have not amounted TO
30 O00
or course, the decentralization, Encouragement,
despair, OF the beaten Rebels, their losses OF
cannon. smaarms ammunition, horses &c in
tensiiy this avalanche OF disasters Their routed,
h,ing conscfipts are deserving by hundreds and
making Tor their homes, protesting that thev
have had enough of rebellion, and shall demesn
themselves heneelOrth peaceful citsens OF the
United States
Hereupon JET Davis does the oulv thing he
can do in his dire extremity He orders levy
IN Dldsse OF every white man between : and
45 years OF age throughout his cominions
Those who have hired substitutes and paid
81, 800 10 3, 900 each for them, those who
have hitherto been exempted as employed To-
vocatons wherein their continuance is indis
pensable TO the success, and even TO the pro-
tracted maintenance, OF the Rebellion. and those
Who are subjects of foreign powers, are al
swept into The vortex of this remorseless con
scription. The determined Uniousts Of Ess
Tennessee and Western North Carolina, th,
thousands in every State but South CArolins
who stood up for the Onion. voted for it. anc
would JOyiuly fight and die for it, are now tC
be driven into the Rebel encampments and com
pelled to fight against their country on pain o
instant death
To meet this last possible resort Of Rebel fury
and despair, to strengthen and sustain our toll
worn, ioOt-sore, battle wasted brethren compO
sing the Union armies, our Government makes
/ levy Of less than one fourth OF the able bodied
Militia of the loyal States Could this force b,
promptly raised and embodied, II Is not prObab
that quarter OF it need ever march soath
ward. Could we but show this Halt Mnhoi
ready for the field, composed in good part, as ]
would be, of veterans whom the extra bounty O
$500 obtained from those who seek exemption
would certainly attract, the Rebels would se
that their case was hopeless, and the great body
OF them would submit and make their peace
| The desperate leaders would Of course persist il
their rebellion; but, deserted by the bulk o
their followers they would have no alte nstiv,
but to get out Of the country "a speedily as pos
sible.
To stop the Draft then, is the last resourc
Of Treason.
IL is this which its frienl- ia the loyal State
are now determined TO effect
Hence the Infamous riots of last week
which have been hailed with such Joy al Rich
mond
Hence the demonstrations of our Seymour
Barnard, MCunn. Haskin, Common Council
/ &c., against the National ConscriptiOn.
Hence the intense mshgnity aqd persistence
With which the Draft has been assaed and de
nOunced through the COpperhead journals. espe
! oi~li- .Le-o i. op0n amlatOn VIII tho Roeele
Hence the esgerness Of the CopPerhesd ora
cles to proclaim, however falsely, that the Drai
has been stopped-given up.
Hence the established fact that every leade
Of the rioters yet arrested has long been con
spicuous as partisan of the Stakeholder:
Rebellion.
Hence the uniform fendshness Of the mo-
with reference to Abohtionists" and " nig
gers"
Hence the conspiracy of the Copperhea
leaders TO take our State out of the Union an
throw it virtually into the arms Of JEFF Davis
by procuring decision from our higher Court
that the draft in unconstitutional
The judicial machinery of the States, but pre-
eminently OF this State, is thus the last refug
of Rebellion and Disunion.
Now, far be il from Us 10 counsel the Govern
ment TO be, or even to seem, lswless, dictatoria
revolutionary On the contrary, we trust it wi
pay all possible respect even TO the forms an
shows Of law. But We call the People to vii
ness that, should the glorious, hard-won tr
umphs of the Union armies yield no fruit
should the complete restoration OF the Union
now palpably within reach he nevertheless d,
fested-the terrible responsibility will rest who'll
and heavily on those Democratic politicians an
judges who are doing their utmost 10 uuilify "a
Conservation