The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-03-16

Grafton be given to nv name. Il was never
more important than now that all our efforts
and all our energies should be devoted to The
suppression Of the rebellion and the restoration
OF order and prosperity on the solid and sure
foundations of union, freedom aud impartial jas
tice, aud earnestly urge all with whom my eoun'
sci NAV have weight to allow nothing to divide
them while this great work-in comparison With
which persons and even parties are nothing
remains unaccomplshed.
Cordially your friend,
(Sicned) 5 =. CHASE.
To Hon. Jas. c. Hall, Senate Chamber, Colum
bus, Ohio.
For come time past, the Copperbead papers
have been full OF speculations as TO the dissen
sions and quarrels for the succession which they
thought we're sure to take place among the Re
publican leaders. 10 their view, Lincoln, Chase,
and Fremont could only be regarded as more
political gamblers, who, by their united knavers
had Jointly accumulated a large fund, and were
now lying awake nights TO devise modes BY
which each might cheat the Others, and so sweep
the whole pile from bis colleagues. These CA
culations were natural for persons who were
themselves all selhhness and meanness, AID who
II
enter their minds. Such persons were incapable
Of couceiving that it was possible for Lincoln,
Chase and Fremont to be 80 many true patriots
aud pbilanthropsts, all laboring together for the
success Of Il great and noble cause, for which
each one was ready, at any moment, to sacrifice
every personal consideration. We admit that
mean, personal seifsbness 10 a great power il
society; it may be and often is, the predomi-
nent one but it is still true that the most mpor-
ant events in the advancement Of nations are
the results Of patient, we'll directed self denying
philanthropy. Mr.. Chase, for some twenty five
years, has advocated his present principles
through reproach, contumely and scorn: he
,alked, wrote, voted ard toiled for the Old Lib
erty party when it could scarcely musteF 10000
votes in the whole United States: and ne was
not the man, when success was just ready to
crown the great object for which be had given
The energies Of bis life, to defeat that success by
a selfish and greedy grasping after prize which
might hereafter fall into his haLds without any
effort at all. II occasion requires we shall see
an equal unsel6-hness and nobleness Of mind in
both Lincoln and Fremont. The greatest hope
Of the Copperbeads was in the division Of the
friends Of the Union upon several candidates,
and the consequent defeat Of ALL The magma
n'm''s Vi mt t"ase, IA prviv'''ns s'e~s 49,
10 all Individual interests. gives assurance that
This hope will be disappointed
II we now turn our attention to the military
situation OF the country, We have reason TO hope
hat the only course which will bring the speedy
end Of the war is beginning to be apprehended
at Washington. The attempted surprise OF
Richmond by Butler, the raid Of fitzpatrick, the
expedition to Florida and Shermans incursion
INTO the interior OF rebeldom, have not beer
without their favorable results Men cannot
tight always; and fifty or hundred more such
expeditions might bring the war TO a close by
wasting the southern country 10 so great an CT
tent that no rebel army could be supported in
1t. But at what tremendous cost on our part
Of lives aud treasure would such success be-
achieved We did we'll last year in cutting reb
eldom in two on the Mississippi. Il can lever
be reunited What is nor waited is to find
cut the head, the vital part, by which the Con-
/ ederRcy still lives and concentrate on that spot
all the immense miliiarv and naval mower that
we have now prepared. A full success IN doing
this will be the end of the rebellion. Gen. Grant
has Just been to Washington, and had consul
sation with the President and all the military
advisers in that city; and if we may credit the
new spaper reports at all il Is now proposed TO
concentrate all our available forces, estimated at
$50. 600 men, for the siege OF Richmond. That
Richmond can be taken by sufficiently large
iorce, Is known to every military for no
place can be made so strong but it can be re-
duced by the appliances of modern warfare, Wul
tplied by a sufficient time The siege OF Vicks-
ourgh lasted fifty days or more, and its surrender
not only gave us the place and the control OF
the Mississippi, but an army Of 10000 prisoners.
The siege Of ScbsstopOl lasted two years, but
It's capture ended the war The siege OF Rich
mOnd might last fifty or hundred days, or long
err but when taken, it would 5e found that the
rebel army of the Potomac had been used up
in its defence. We make no pretensious to mil
iIary knowledge but common sense teaches Us
that our immense power enables US now to strike
any portion Of the Confederaey we may select,
aud that the 5lo'0 should be made to fail fret
and heariest on its most vital part. We trust
the Administration will learn BY the experience
OF the past, and organize no more local raids or
expeditions only a. they can be made auxiliary
to the grand and final blow which shall end the
rebellion forever We have a strong hope that
this course will be taken, aud followed persever
iugy; and il so, We may look with confidence
for our final triumph the present year.