The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1864-08-10
Demand for Abolitionists----Deeds, not
Words.


Words.
There is hardly city, ward, or school
district in the North, which does not con-
tain one or more able-bodied men, admir-
ers OF John Brown and Abraham Lincoln,
who frequently talk themselves hoarse in
their professed ardor for more bloodshed,
and for "vigorous prosecution of the
war;" men who have always labored in
conjunction with those who precipitaied
this civil contest, but who eviuce no read
mess to share in the business (aside from
contracts) now that il has become dan
geroUs; they profess great admiration for
our brave soldiers, but scrupulously avoid
initiating them in the field. They are
" the last man aud the last dollar " men;
men who are as determined to be the last
to endanger their valuable lives, as they
are eager TO appropriate to their own pa
tnotic uses the last dollar Of public mon
ey that comes within their reach. Lin
coin wants more men, be wants them now.
Regiments made up of those filed with
the spirit claimed for themselves by these
abolition exhorters, would do most eff
cient service at "the 'front.'" The day
has long since passed when any good eff
feet can be produced by their exhortatious;
their neigbbors and towusmen are thor,
oughly imbued with the belief that'they
are arrant hypocriteS. aud nothing can so
effectually Danish this idea as to see them
make their professions good by their ac-
ton and example, in al once entering the
ranks. These abolition stay-at-home wor-
thies, in many cases, have sons between
sixteen and eighteen years Of age, who
are capable Of bearing arms, and "gov-
ernment will readily accept them, their
parents conseuting. IL will also accept
men over forty-ive. and we have plenty
of them in community who are well es-
tablished in life, aud can much better
leave their families than many younger
rnen who have more of care and more to
struggle with for those dependent upon
them. The difference between preaching
and practice is finely illustrated by aboli-
\ tioniZed Massachusetts. At this moment
she has her agents rausacking every ac-
eessible portion Of the South, in search Of
negroes the n. Y. Times calls them
dumb cattle =" to fight the " battles Of
freedom" in place Of sending her own
citizens, whose patriotism is Of the most
aggressive and noisy sort; men who pro-
fcss to believe it to be sacred duty TO
exteruinate negro slavery, at everybody S
risk save their own, whose reasouings up
on the present condition Of things consist
in styling rs traitors and rebels all who
DO not unquestioniugly entertain the same
opinious with themselves. So far as re-
solving, protesting, denouncing and blus-
tering are concerned, these champions Of
liberty are indeed mighty and have per-
formed all the duties that patriotism de-
mands. There IS n prejudice, n vulgar
prejudice, perhaps, in favor Of men who
make good their words by deeds, and To
minds darksned by such prejudice there
seems marked and shameful inconsls-
tency between Michigan or Massachusetts
abolitioDism, and the swagger Of those
Liucolnites whose vicarious courage puts
the negro or the recently imported tor.
eiCner TO the battles front, while they
snuff the danger far oti. The call foI
more men is imperative, the war is 81 a
holy war; and waged against negro
slavery; and war for such IN object is a;
Just and holv as it would be we're Lincoln
to send Grant TO Turkey, because " che
interests of God and Humanity" de
manded theextirpation Of Mohamedanism
Abolitiouists are fully convinced that ev
erybody else should 90 to the war, or, II
the language Of Captain Wards daily
that every loval man should ut oncr
transform himself into recruiting agent
If the men Of strong convictions and pa
triotic zeal stay at home, and the rank
of Lincoln's army are left to be filed viii
Foreigners. hireiings, mercenaries, substi
tutes and negroes, are we not creating NJ
element Of weakness on our side which
may Justly cause alarm and doubt rs 3,
the successful result OF the contestl vii
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