The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-05-14
For the Cass County Republican.

Mr.. ED1roR = Dear Sir This
morning l happened to see copy of
the Cassapolis Democrat, dated April
2sth, 1868, and found in it an editorial
article headed
"LET US REASON TOGETHER"
The article commences thus: "There
care many persons in favor of Wig
"orous prosecution of the war that do
"not stop to consider whatit costs.''-
Now sir, when a rebellion is raging
againsto our country, threatening to over
throw our Government, destroy our
institutions, to nullify our laws and to
override the constitution of the United
States, and establish Despotism in
our once happy and peaceful lard,
that man who stops to count the cost
of putting down such rebellion un-
less he be lunatic, is not worthy of
any place Of abode upon the soilof any
civilized land. And if he had his Just
deserts would be beyond the reach of
Hope or Mercy, and would be doomed
to eternal wailing with the original
Copperhead which beguiled Eve in the
Garden of Eden, and caused her to re-
bel against the Government of jehovah
He that undertakes to estimate the
value of this Government in dollars and
cents, is simply no'a-con,pos nae'atus,
or Traitor. You may take the wealth
of Nations, the gold of Opir, the dia-
monds of Golconda and the cattle
upon thousand hills, and add to all
this, Rivers of Blood, and the whole
sinks into insignifcance when COM
pared with the value of this Govern
ment. Why sir, the Government of
these United States is the hope of the
World. And the result of this war
will tell upon the destinies of nations
to the end of time if we fail to sus-
tain the Union, all nations will say that
Republican form of Government is a
failure; and it will set civilization back
thousand years. But if we succeed
in sustaining the Union entire, we shall
show to the world that Republican
form of Government has power to sus-
tain ITSELF
The writer then goes on in his ex-
travagant and classifying manner to
show some of the costs of the war, as
though he expected to betray some
loyal man and convert him into Trai-
tor by theory of heavy taxes. He says
among other things that "some of
" you who are worth but few thousand
" dollars, and have large families, have
"to pay more than John Jacob Aston"
In this sentence he has told the truth,
not willingly or Intentionally, but thro'
ignorance of the fact that John Jacob
Astor has been dead these ten years.
But suppose all his statements of costs
had been true, it does not become him,
who belongs to the party that raised
the rebellion merely because they were
beaten at the ballet box, now to cry
out against the costs Of putting down
that rebellion.
1t would be just as consistent for the
leader of riot, to say to the good citi-
zens, you had better count the cost be-
fore you try to stop this riot. l had
supposed that after the so-called Dem
ocratic party had run the country to the
brink of ruin, and had merged it into
civil war, and were then hurled from
power by the voice of the people for
their rascality, that they would never
again have the impotence to organize
the same corrupt party; but they ap-
pear to rally again, with renewed au-
dacity, and even wear badges to show
to the world that THEY are of the Cop.
perhead tribe, thus glorying in their
shame, and sinking themselves deeper
and deeper in degradation and eternal
infamy. But the signs of the times in.
dictate that they are forever doomed
We cannot charge any particular per.
son with having written the article re.
ferred to, for the paper in which it is
found appears to be fatherless and
motherless, it does not show that there
is any Editor, Publisher or Proprietor
but we merely know from the language
used, that the writer is traitor to bis
country. Yours truly.
A member of the National UNION LEAGUE.
Union League Convention.
The Union Leagues throughout the