The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-09-07

taAI-fiatt 40 lllNr "a illAllNIll 4NI LlIl4>DAl-
one, in loyal community where the peO-
PIE are IN favor of crushing out this rebel
hon al all hazards. ani oi never yielding
10, or compromising with, armed traitors,
saving that be Is a War Democrat. IN
favor of carving on the war Another in
a community less loyal claiming that he is
fur peace for a cessation of hosiilities and
FOR compromise. i;ut when elected. each
Will iild al the very threshold OF his official
career platform ready for his reception.
upon he viii be III once mounted by these
leaders and dashed % it, iron frame. and.
reluctantly or willingly. ready 10 do their
bidding.
4 man need pass but a single session IN
Congress. or watch the votes of the men,
bers there 10 be convinced Of the truth of
this. Men sent there by the sufrages Of
people who believe IN The prosecution of
the war. and sustaining the administration.
sitting down there ald deliberately voting
with the Woods. Cox. NoorhieS T0ng and
Harris and their like. against every meas
ure for the sustaining Of the government and
carrying on the war. The gentleman from
the 9Th District in this state was not an
exception 10 this statement. but one OF the
most illustriOus exam ples of lis truth.
One eunacQuainted with the history of par
ties in this country might eNclaim, what
an anomalous state OF things 80 and ask.
.'why l. IL that party should exist in the
North. which has for ii> sole object the life
OF the nation. the maintenance of its integ-
rity and the perpetuily OF its institutions,
against an insurrecuOn which has Tor its
object the annihiatiOn and destruction Of
an these and of such magnitude a. Ia tax
the great powers and resources OF the ua-
ton 10 cope with 10; an Instruction inaug-
uraled too. Ostensbly because the people.
under the forms OF the Constitution and
laws and according 10 that fundamental
principle of our government. that the ma
iority shall rule, had elected President
disiaSteiul to the u~urrectOnlsts.
To IL, however. the reason Is plain and
may be- stated in a few plain. simple pr0p0-
-itlOn~.
Isl Tho rol,aihnn - in rhe interests of
the Slave power. and has Tor lt, objects the
perpeiuity and extension OF that Power
and 10 that end the destruction OF the old
government and the institution of new
one:
2d As one OF The natural and necessary
consequences and inevitable results, Slave
/ ~ and the slave Power will be utterly de-
StrOycd with the subugatiOn OF The rebel
/ lion:
Sd. The Democratic party had, lor years
before the rebellion been merely an adjunci
of the Slave Power, dependent upon the ex-
lsjenCe and success of that power for il
vitality and sustenance;
4th. Hence the annhilation Of the Sav,
Power carries with il the destruction OF th,
Democratic Party;
9th. Again, with the leaders of that par
~. their love of party is stronger than theil
love Of country; and hence they are in IA
vOr of the prosecution Of the war and main
tanning the Union; Prorided, aitcayS, Tina
slavery is not interiered with.
Hence. We understand why it Is that th'
leaders of that party applaud those Gene
rails and those only, VINO return runawa,
slaves. and set Union soldiers 10 guardin:
slave prQperWi wbXISit lAal. thleY. suppo9rte.
il was. 80 long a. il did not touch slavery
and why it is that just 81 soon as the wa
power Of the nation put it, heel upon tina
sacred Institution and thus struck al tn
very Yltals OF the rebellion, they cried on
with holy horror al this d" cruel and inhu
man war, and straightway became Pesc
Party and opposed the war
The fact i, the Democratic party i al
Intensely prO-Siarc,y party, and if those q
that party even. who claim TO be, and per
hapS really are. "War Democrats wer
place in power to-day. we should find our
selves lighting in the interests Of SLAVERY
Tor its protection and lis perpetuity. Thinl
not that the rebellion would cease al thi
point If il would. then why did il begil
before Slavery was ever interferrd with
It would. then why did il not cease durin.
the hundred days oI premOnitiOn before lh,
issuing ui the emancipation proclamation
II IL would then why did not the leaders q
II accept the proiiered amendment Of thl
Constitution 10 prohibit forever any inter
ference with Slavery in the States where i
existed. made by the Congress of ls60 an,
6ly No the rebels would take cOurag,
and fight on, and we Should find ourselye
in the novel position OF fighting against :
rebellion inaugurated in the interests q
slavery and al the same time, protecting
and preserving those very interests: an,
which interests are also at the SAME tim,
the cause, the object and support, and verr
life OF that against which We are contend
inc. Ahd that, too, when the very life an,
existence % the nation are at stake Le
IL be borne in mind that the Insurgents arr
not contending for any rights. or suppose,
rights UNDER the CONsTITUTION, but tha
they are endeayOring 10 deSfrOy tie C0nSfs
fUttOn, aud establish a new government.
new nationality outside and Independent
OF the Constitution nation whose c0rne
stone shall be slavery
II has been said that slavery IS ALREADY
dead; that IL has been DESTROYED by thl
war. This Is true only in case the Govern
ment succeeds i'm crushing the rebellion
under it, present policy. II il not true
the rebellion succeeds Neither is il tru
if the Democratic party succeeds in th
next election and the present policy Of th
war IN relation 10 slavery Is abandoned
In either Of those events il will revive an,
live again with re-dOuhled life and vigor
and thrust it, inSOlent nose into our yer
faces: We will be compelled 10 succumb q
IL power. and become its vassal and w0rs
than slaves r ere no sGlrGfi0n erce1
% .fght this 'rar ont Dad conquer, on III
line.
! ought 10 say here, in Justice. there ar
few honorable exceptions il this respec
among those who still adhere 10 the Demo
cratic party. who believe that slavery i ID
cause Of all our ills and ought 10 be DE-
stroyed. But they are lew and powerless
A gentleman from this State, OF wealth an
Intelligence. and who has been In hig
believe still votes that ticket. visited Wash
ington last winter, and in a conversation
with me upon this subject, said 10 me vii
much earnestness, Slavery has caused a
this trouble and II ought 10 be wiped ou
root and branch. Your party now has IN
power 10 do il. and pOsJerity viii hold 70
responsible il you don't do il. I replie
10 MIN in substance as l say 10 YOU now
" Posterity shall never have cause 70 blam
. NE for any lack Of duty on my part, in thi
b respect.
The leaders OF the Democratic party j
their endeayOrs 10 sustain themselves i
their position upon the slavery Question
ana also 10 some extent 70 extenuate ID
crime OF the rebellion, set up the claim TIA
il was interference in the south that cav
rise OF at least pretext Tor the rebellion
But the fact = there was no such interiel
ence. Tie rebellion j. what gave rise {
the necessity for Interference with slavery
and now that necessity has been rec0a
nized and acted upon by the government
the claim Is sci up that il was such iDtel
ference that caused the rebellion. An
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