East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-02-24

totppts to stop il will bc overwhelmed,
in my humble Judgment, with torrent
of abuse
Now, gentlemen, have already alta
ted 10 you that ther. are my views
and now. let us consider what is the
b,st mode of prosecuting the war |
have already ststc1 tn you that prefer
10 have peace; that We cannot have.
Those with whom We have to deal won't
have it, and those of us who aitempt to
have it without their consent are upon
fruitless errand. The articles | have
read to you, and the declaration To which
have adverted, show IT.
Now, It has been suggested that there
should be foreign Intervention in eur
difficulty. To th.t ia any shape, either
as advice or interference, | am thor.
oughly and unqualltiedly opposed. !
would not even consent with tho New
York Tribune la leave this to onc ot
the cantons of SWITZERLAND. | think
the Tribune should advocate, if that il
done, that it be coupled with an arplt
cation to be anncxc'i Ia one of the can
tons of Switzerland, ro that ". may be
protected hereafter The rebellion il a
blow aimed at tine life of this Republic,
and if we submit to foreign powers t.
determine WHISTLER We shall live, AMI
upon what terms We .hall live, We hal
better die at once. see no good tc
come through foreign intrrvcnli"n.-
We must settle this ourselves, or, in my
Judgment, it cannot lac settled at all
Then, upon what terms ls the war IA
go ont There was no difference OF
opinion in the Northern country when
this war broke out; everybody said
this rebellion in unjustitahle, IL must
DO put down; anil when Congress re
solved unanimously that the purpose of
the was to restore the Union ~ II exis
ted before, to restore tho constitution
as it is, and not Ia disturb the institu.
tions of the Southern States. or any ,i
the other Statcs, there WAS one unapl.
nous expression in Congress, the uhan.
nous expression here tn sustain the al
ministratiOn and to sustain tho Union
Subsequent to that ,Iue there have
been occurrences calculated to check
the enthusiasm of tn, North-calculr
ted to induce great many people t.
oppose the war and pr,'daciDg n"i
only universal opp ,sl,n'n I" tho |.
minis stratlon, but almost "A synpath,
with tho Southern people, and ~ letter
mination to end the w.r at mice ani al
all hazards. Now let me sce whether
this has not been produced 10y caIinr
IA "a a. iirf
After had the pleasure .f meeting
you, or, rather, just before met you in
November last, the President had ISSUED
a proclamation in which he announced
what was his purpose in regard IL the
war, ami he also declared that he should
issue another proclamation on q e LIST ut
January, which he has subsequently
issued, and and at tn, time of i,,llng
the first he issued another pro.lanatio
suspcndng the writ of habeds corpUS
and defining various crimes against the
government which were nrt cilincs L.,
law. | think them unwlsr, unjust, lille
gal, and subject To various objections.
which shall advert to presently
What Was the ohjact In the firs,
piaCci W Nte'Sht any 'o'h"c"e up'H tHe
action OF the government 10y suspendlng
the writ of hdocds corpus.
lie has no more right {" do this than
tho Khan OF lariafy. lic has ISSUED
another proclamation declaring the
slaves Tree 10 certain "i the rebelliois
States. "A proclamation is Ina,ic I" lie
clare an existing ia't he i'res'irnl
Is IN the same position aS III" rrler "f
court-ne does not open 'ile c"urt,
though he announces The opening "r IT,
Nothing can l'e more ao~nri "r preP"S
terous than the Idea mat Tue irrS'irnt,
Dy prociaiha'"h' can al''r ino comm
tion W any species o' W"perty OF
change any law
But al the same tine u II pr"par To
say that that was, W." hdndrci ant hity
years ago, sublect ut -'nne iIScuss'"l
IN Great britain Tie President be'ng
lawyer,-liam .ofry L" see you laugh
Tor l unders'fnh IN Springfield he VIZ
reckoned y lawyer "f some parts III that
viilage,-I want !" re'sr mn, and you
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