The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-01-15

thousand, and the physician comes on
bis hurried rouad. once day, looks
sharply at him.. makes hurried pre-
scription, and passes on. SO 1t goes
on for weeks, and perhaps months.
The physician ceases even to call, and
says truly he can do nothing for him
- the narses neglect him, and he
steadily declines. 1t is not medicine
he wants. Send him home, and the
bracing air of his native cline, and the
cheerful voice Of sympathizing friends,
will restore him to manhood again like
magic. Leave him there in that hos.
pitsl and he will die.
Since writing the foregoing, intelli-
gence has been received of another of
the great sacrifices we make to save
our country. My predecessor, Ex-
Governor Moses Wisner, Colonel Com
manding the cpd Regiment of infantry,
died at his post OF duty, in Kentucky,
on the 4th day of January, instant.
His conduct is his best eulogy. A man
of great intellectual, as well as physical
power in the meridian of life, surroun-
ded by all the comforts of family, home
and friends, he obeyed the call of his
country, and took. the field. Deeply
imbued with love Of those free insti-
tutions which had done so much for his
country and himself, he put away from
him everything, but this service and
went forth at the head of his regiment,
to peril all, in defense of the Union.
AS commanding officer of patriotic
volunteers, he was successful in an en-
inent degree, as he had been in all the
walks OF life. He died of the diseases
of the camp, in the midst of his com
mand, in the doing of his duty. More
than this need not be said. For him
the pomp of circumstance, and the bat
tie are no more. To his family and
friends, be leaves the rich remem-
brance of an honorable fame, and to
the State he loved, the pride that she
had so noble citizen. TO you, gen.
tlemen, the Representatives of the PEG
pie, is committed the duty of fitly COM
memorating his services.
FELLOW CITIzENs-Having thus dis
posed of the subjects which concern us
more practically as State, j should
disappOint your expectations if did
not invite your attention to the affairs
of the nation. Whatever concerns
the national government, concerns us.
In its great struggle for existence, we
haze the most momentous stake. Eve
ry blow aimed at its life, strikes at US.
The best and bravest of our people
fight in the ranks of its armies. Scarce
battle field of the war but has drunk
of Michigan blood, and the graves of
our men mark the camping aground of
every army of the Union. Not many
households bat have some stern grief
to charge to the account of the South
ern rebellion, and nearly every heart is
bruised by its cruel blows. And still
the bloody struggle goes on, growing
more fierce aud deadly, day by day.
1t avails little to look back and inquire
for the cause of the war. The time for
that argument has long since passed
away. They alone are to blame who
first resOrted to arms, and made the
war. There were no causes of dispute
between the sections, which required
such resort, taking any view of them.
Every despairing wall wrung from
the hearts of the countless widows and
orphans they have made, appeals to the
same high throne against them. The
liberty-loving and just men of all lands
will condemn them, and history will
doom them to its impartial bar and
write them down among the scourges
of the world. The Government is
wholly balneless in this affair. With
long suffering and forbearance bor-
dering upon weakness, it hesitaied to
take up arms and resort to war meas
ares for its own preservation and de-
tense.
We have now to deal only with ex-
listing facts. The single choice is left
US between AFFECT Submission to such
terms of peace as the rebels may choose
to offer on the one hand, and vigor-
Gus and determined prosecution of the
xar, i'll spite Of every obstacle, to final
victory on the other. Between these
a people bit for self government could
not hesitate. The people Of Michigan,
brave and manly, both in the field and
at the ballot box, have not hesitated.
They simply inquire for the surest
means to secure speedy triumph and
lasting peace. 1t is undeniable that
the rebellion had its origin, not in any
danger, either faucied or real, menac-
ing the institution of slavery in the
Southern States-for all parties were
agreed 10 let it alone there-bat it had
reference entirely to its growth and
spead in the future over territory now
possessed, aud therefore to be acquired.
Visions OF great despotic empire, the
foundation stone of which should be
slavery, had taken strong hold of the
imagination of the bold, bad men who
lead the southern mind. In a com
munity already corrupted by the idle
ness, ignorance and servility which
necessarily comes of such social sys-
TEN, these leaders found it easy to i'm
press the great mass of the people
with their own designs. So long as
any fair. prospect remained that the
Union might be made subservient to
their grand purpose, none clamored so
loudly for it as they. All such as
warmly supported the system of free
government based upon the principles
OF the Declaration of Independence,
were fiercelv deuouncad as oisuniOn.