The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-10-12
Judge Johnson in Lansing.

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they nav exist on the Statute Book, mOdi-
fying The Interests OF Unborn millions, long
after the legislator and his children have
been laid in their graves.
We. therefore, took occasion, on Friday
evening. TO call in at Capitol Hall TO hear
the views OF Judge Johnson. whom the
Democrats insist shall represent us al
Washington for the next two years. We
found Mr.. LivermOre occupying the stand,
and reading the Presidents Inaugural Adj
dress to show how much he had changed.
He also was 50 excited on military arrests
that he declared he could scarcely sit still /
when he thought Of them, and read state /
ment Of numbers arrested, from y. Y pa |
per tie made an indictment against Lin |
coin as q usurper, which he proved by /
Wade and Davis-and proved by Fremont I
that his administration was failure. He
then discussed slavery, asking what we OF
the North had 10 do with il; and gave an
account Of the Abolition party which will
be new 10 most people. Once upon time, /
when all political questions in the country
had been settled, and all was quiet in the
nation some restless people away down
east IN the state of Maine got up a new in
ventiOn-a political hObby-which they
they called the Maine Law. They made the
discovery that we were all going 10 hell on
account OF drinking liquor, and asked the
Legislatures TO save Us by legal enactments.
Theysrun their hobby through all the States,
even into Michigan; and when it failed,
and twO-thirls Of the Temperance men had
gone To drinking again, aud had nothing
else to DO. they quit the old hobby, and
rushed into the Niger question. These
same men made the fuss in Kansas, and
toled the bells az the death OF John Brown
"a man who deserved hanging calling
him second Jesus Christ. But what has
the North 10 DO with slavery? The true
motto on this question was that OF Douglas
mind your oir4 business. The majority
Of the North are satisfied to let slavery
alone. Negroes were better of in seryitude
than with us He declared that if he were
Of the race, in ordinary times, he would
rather be Il servant to a master in Charles
ton than be a free negro in lansing where
40 wIitc persons would marry, associate,
or even eat with him, unless destitute OF
/ the Ollactory nerves. Let slavery alone,
and We can have again the good old times,
and this was what he deared-all things
Iro1Uivu 10 tlIuIi original basis. IL We Oti0r
this with sufficient guarantees for their
rights the South will come back, but they
will not have their property taken away
Do you wish to get nd Of the drafl-and of
the conscription law which looks rather
! infamous. then vote for Mcclellan. If not,
you Will be deseryedly punished ny being
/ sent South to fight for the niger. 1t was
said that we were fighting under the glori-
Gus stars and stripes: so we were: but
what for? For he nigger! The speaker
grew more funny as he proceeded, and end
ed his discourse by reading comic song
the refrain Of every verse being AL FOR
TIE NIGER"
Judge Johnson succeeded, and spoke Of
| the war, which was brought about by not
more than one-siXth of the people-a few
/ hOtheads Of the North and South, while the
great mass of the people carried it on be-
cause the two sections OF the country ms
understood each other. The war was not
carried on for the restoration of the Uniou,
aud never has been. AcClellans campaign
/ of 90 was ? failure because Lincoln CAUSED
I il TO fail out of mere jealousy OF Mcclellan
whose rising popularity he dreaded. From
J this mean personal motive what noble lives
( had been lost in vain, what treasures vast
| ed But what terms Of restoration DO we
| offer the South. These three: Emancipa
/ ton, COniiscatiOn, and an unconditional
surrender. Would they ever accept Of
them Never, They would be annihilated
first: for they were fighting for their homes,
! their property, their wives and children,
and they will fight to the last. Besides,
they were from the AnglO-Saxon race,
people who never were slaves, and scOrned
I the idea of unconditional surrender
But how long will require to il subdue the
South. The rebellion is stronger to-day,
comparatively. Hus Il has been at any time
since the tras 6eytu 1t may last one year,
or il may last five or ten years. But we will
suppose, by great perseverance and more
conscripiions. that the Southern armies are
/ conquered in the field. What then. VIII
! there Toe a restoration Of the States. No
such thing. Their forces will scatter into
/ 100 or 900 guerrilla parties. which will
continue h0stilities indefinitely, and perhaps
for ages. What are we to do. Keep an
army numbering from half million to a
million constantly in the field. In this way
we may he able to gortTn the territory OF
the South. hut there will be no restoration
of the Union. The country will be governed
only by armies, and by comforting on the
President a power second only to that of
the Emperor of Russia Do We wish TO
govern the South in this way by prosecut-
ing war commenced by abolitiOnists for
the abolition of slavery, and which will be
prosecuted hy the weak President whom
they control for this purpose, Onlys Do
we wish TO send ont half a million more Of
our friends and neighbors, when We know,
from experience thus far, that One-half Of
them will never return Should We like 10
see the South divided into hundred prov
inces, each governed by military COVER
nor. appointed and removed at the will Of
the President, and each supported by a
standing army. l. it safe-is it best-is it
wise to DO and endure all these things,
flnerelv because we can endure them, when
the sole object Is the liberation of few,
poor. worthless slaves, who are already in
the best condition they can be
Now look on the other side, and see what
the Democrats propose. First, to elect
Mcclellan President. Not that be is any
better than a thousand others who might
be named, and who would be just as good,
other things being equal But he was well
enough The individual man was Of no
great consequence. The important ques-