The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1863-02-04
The Union" and The "Times.

Inc editor OF lHe C"so" IL ri8ps IN
IN supposing that our sympathies are
with the editors Of The Chicago Times.
They not only have our sympathics, but
our approval of their course, as it respects
this rebellion. And we rejoice that we
have men who will stand up for the rights
and Liberties Of the white people Of the
United States. But we are sorry to see
that it is left to- the democratic party
alone to defend the people in their rights,
which were left 70 them by their fathers,
and guaranteed 10 them 10 the constitution
Of the United States, When their liber-
ties or rights have been violated by the
President they have been prompt TO re.
buke and warn him Of the danger he
was mourning Of losing the love and
respect Of the American people. I And
because the editors Of The Times have
defended the people in their rights against
corrupt Administration, they have been
called Z" Traitors" "Tories = and "Jeff
Davis sympathizers." The Editor Of
The Union knows, as we'll as any one,
that the democratic party have given Mr..
Lincoln firm and cordial support, for the
purpose Of putting down the rebellion;
but at tho same time they have opposed
him when he has violated any Of the pro-
visions of the constitution. 1.-THE repub-
lican journals had taken the same course
We might still be united in our approval
of the course and policy of Mr.. Lincoln,
But how few are the republican papers
that have condemned him for any of these
unconstitutional acts, viz:
Tho President has, without authority
of Congress, suspended The writ of habe-
rs corpus thus striking deadly blow at
the liberties of the people. Ho has caus-
ed citizens to be arrested and transported
TO distant States, and incarcerated in
loathsome prisons, without charge or ac-
cusation against them. He has attempt
ed TO destroy the freedom Of speech by
aresting citizens who animadverted upon
the measures of his administration. He
has caused persons to be arrested who were
engaged in, circulating petitions for the
signatures Of the people, thus interfering
with the rights Of petition. Ho has Civ
en- his assent and approval to acts Of Con-
gress appropriating and proposing to ap-
propriate enormous sums of money 10
purchase the freedom Of slaves and their
deportation to some foreign country, and
invited the Border Slave States to liber-
ate their slaves with the promise Of com
pensation from the National Treasury.
He has set aside the constitution Of the
United States by giving his official sane
ton to an act of Congress creating a now
State within the territory of Virginia,
without her consent. He has, without
constitutional authority, aided in freeing
the slaves in the District of Columbia.
He has, in violation of the constitution,
by proclamation, declared free al the
slaves in many of the States. t.uia
These are some Of the acts Of the Pres
ident that have been condemned by the
democratic party, and, for the opposing Of
them, some Of our fellow citizens, who
were true Union-loving men, have been
brutishly torn from their homes and i'm
prisoned. The Editor of The Union
seems to have special interest in the
welfare Of Gen. Butler. Now, we can
not account for this unless it is for the
reason that Butler was an ultra democrat,
and, as such, was working with the re-
publican or, in other words, abolition par
ty, for tho purpose Of destroying our gov
eminent. AT tho Charleston Convention
he cast thirty ballots for jeff. Davis, for
President Of the United States. Mr..
Editor of THE Union says, :" If Butler
has extorted eight millions Of dollars from
the people of Louisiana, his children will
be proud of the act.n 1t is possible that
they will, and Butler himself may bc proud
of the part that his father took in intro
duciug slavery into this country. Again
this abolition Editor asks, "Who is jeff.
DavisG" and answers the question by say
ing, Z" He is rebel in arms against the
government that he has sworn to sup
port (which is true, and a pity It's true.
Washington was rebel against the Brit
ish government; but that government
had 10 acknowledge him as Commander
L d."