The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1863-04-01
For the Grand Haven News.
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since nave seen any HoIlCo vi NY Colh-
munications, yet, thinking my last may
not have been received, and knowing it
was none of the best, will make the at
tempt at the preparation of another,
hoping to be more successful. Since my
last was written l have been unusually
engaged with my compass, which has, as
matter of course, kept mo from my
homo the most of the time, giving but
little time for writing or reading, but more
for reflection.
Among many of the themes for OK
tended comments which have been pre-
sented in the passing of general events, l
can now only briefly review few of the
most important as they occur to my mind.
l. The object of the war; In the in
ception of the war it was the avowed OBJ
iect of the Administration, and leading
men generally, to prosecute the war with
vigor for tho maintenance Of the constitu-
ton and the enforcement Of the laws.
Then all parties at the North were ready
to rally around our country's standard
and ponr out their blood like water to up
hold the constitution and restore the I'm
ion. But at last it was discovered that
the management of the war was diverted
from its legitimate object 10 that of slave
emancipation, and the ardor of many pa
triotic hearts began to cool, and they are
now bleeding in view of the wasting en-
ergies of our country, which, from many
indications, is in greater peril to-day than
it has ever been before.
In General Buffers address to the peo-
pie of New Orleans is paragraph show
ing his opinion of the object of tho war;
In exhorting them to return TO their ale
glance to the General Government he
says: "0nly one thing prevents you from
returning, and that is Slavery. That in
stitution, cursed of God, has taken up its
last hiding place in America, like the tares
among tho wheat; and it must be rooted
up, though We root up the wheat with
them" What conclusion can be drawn
from this language other than that Gen
eral Butler would represent our American
institutions by wheat, and the institution
of slavery by tares, and that he would
see the former rooted up for the sake of
the destruction of the latter? And it is
not to be supposed that General Butler is
alone in that sentiment. He would new
er have uttered word of it had he tho't
it was not tho sentiment of the Admins
tration which had elevated him to q lucra-
tive position.
II. But the danger stops not here
All who are not abolitionists at the North
are threatened. A certain writer has said,
81 care not who makes the laws of Tie
country, if l can make the songs" l
think that was the language of a "Tippe-
canoe writer" in the days of hard cider
carousals," when they carried their points
by songs and cider with the aid of the ex-
cited rabblc. The illegitimato offspring
of that party have already commenced
flooding the country with their incondiary
songs, whose strains allure to ruin. l
have before me circular, issued by Root
& Cady, 90 Clark street, Chicago" which
contain some Of that kind of composition.
One entitled +" Call 'em Names, Jeff" is
well worth tho price of the Silver Lutte"
1t shows us the rock on which our nation
is likely to split. 1t shows tho circling
currents and calls us to listen to the roar
ING of the mnlstrom TO which our ship of
State is fast drifting.
After representing jeff. Davis, Beaure-
gard and Others as calling the Northern
army abolitionists, he says:
"Thoy really thought that calling names
Had strengthened their position;
When all their sneaking ours up North
Ran yolping abolition