The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-08-12

A correspondent OF the Chicago TriBun,
writing from Niagara FallA, thus discOurses con.
corning the great Democratic Martyr:
As I have before remarked, Vananairh.r
seems much disappointed aud cast down. IA
came here expecting and desiring o be houired
and he finds few wiling to undertake the ioh
The nobby natives OF this British province. With
brief tailed coats, narrow trimmed. blue banded
tiles, peer at him through their glasses from
distance, with sublime GOODNESS and indifference
or hardly at all. None OF them send him a card
or come forward to greet him This is annoyinr
10 the martyr, for be looked tor active demon.
sIrasive sympathy from the Canadians.
DISPLAYING HIS WOUNDS.
The martyr is very anxious to show his
wounds 20 small and gaping audiences, and %
large ones too, IL they will but come and take +.
oos. which they DO not. He has not vet msda
enough political capital by their exhibition 10 a.,
40 a candidacy for town cons, able He "a
counts with much unc ion and extreme stall
the manner Ia which he received them He has
words Of hate for the Government. the Admins.
trA,ion and all in power, but not ore VOID Of
hope and encouragement tor his country He
utters anathemas and cursings against our Gen.
erals and soldiers. but not one curse not one an.
athena. against Jcf Davis and the rebel horde
who are trying 10 break down and utterly de-
-troy the best government on earth He taks
continually. aud with malicious earnestness about
crushing the despots &C Washington" but savs
nothing about crushing the rebellion To HE
mind the latter j. Of remote con>sQueuce-mere
80 mint. auise and cummin while the " more
we'ghtier matters Of tie laN are centered in
the grrts which ne hiss been compelled 10 suffer
His rights his privileges and his freedom 70 talk
aud practice treason, must he secured frst
aud until then. the country left 20 take care OF
itself
HIS PROGRANNE
His p ogramuc. as gather from his uttera,-
ccs. ia something ike this. the war will be endst
when the Democratic party come into power
which will be IN SOS; and not until then Tn,
independence OF the Southern Confederacv MI
then bee Acknowledged. with the undersiandin,
that National Convention shall immediately b,
called Tor the purposes of decentralization A
that Convention uew guarantees shall be givel
20 the South, by constitutional amendments
such as the noWledgment OF the nationair
of slavery the right OF shareholders 10 carr,
aud hold their slaves wherever theV please, un
der the protection of the Federal Government
the restoration OF slavery where q has bee
abolished by the Emancipation Proclamation;
genera amnesty ana RESTORATION 10 rights OF a
rebels-leaders aud all in tact, al that IN
shareholders ever claimed IN their most arrogau
moments, aud more TOO. Is 10 be re sdily an
cordially conceded, with such a disposition of th
Abohuani.ts as the mercy of the rebels NAV SUE
gest This is about the programme which
now being prepared 60 govern the future actio
Of the great Democratic party and depend up
on it, it will have the support OF that time hou
ored party; there is no mistake about thh
True, the veteran apostles Of that faith, thos
y hose personal character aud intellect added Ia.
tire to the name, are not with ihem-Dickinson
Dix. Cass. Butler Brough. Tod. Wright. OF Ia
diana, Wight, OF Pennsylvania, Andy Johnsou
Holt. Guthrie, Burnside, Rosecrans. aud bur
dreds Of others but il will, nevertheless, hav
the sympathes aud active support Of larg
majority OF the once proud and dominant Den
ocratic parry, and will be made the test Of pou
cal faith in the coming national contest Upo
this platform il will have to be met and cot
quered.