The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-03-09
COMING BACK.

In single copy Of the Nashville Union, that
for the 4th inst, We fnd comments on 10 less
than three public recantations Of rebellion. one
oy ID. Z. Humphreys Of Alabama, another by
Maj, 7. II. Williams of Tennessee. and third bv
Captain J. II. ssreetman of the atty sixth Geor-
gia regmsnt-An Of whom appeal in different
ways to their fellow citizens to leave the REBEL
ion and return to their allegiance.
Mr.. Humphreys Was q candidate for election
on the Douglas ticket in 1860, in Alabama; be
Afterwards became a violent rebel; but when
the Presidents Amnesty Proclamation was iss
ued, be forsvore rebellion, and took The oath to
obey the laws. He now urges the people of Al
ALBANIA TO return to the Union and oppose them
'sl'es, in body, TO the rebellion. He tells
them that the Confederacy cannot succeed,
ana that II they want 10 save themselves, they
must turn against ii aud help put il down.
With reference to slavery be says
Upon what terms may the Union be re-
stored? Just as II was, save the feature OF Atri-
can slavery. i is evident that the South must
make material change upon the question be.
fore she can again live in peace with the world
Natons more formidable in all the elements OF
power than the southern States, have often been
forced TO yield TO the pressure against them, and
20 change their policy. This great moral, re.
hgions question, they ahOuld meet like men, as
becomes Christian people. We should meet il
openly aud boldly, aud II sue VVice or ChrIsten-
dom 10 against Us, yield to that as the voice Of
God. We have undertaken TO fight out OF is,
but 1t sticks the closer to us. We cannot shut
ourselves up within the cotton States aud def
anty proclaim to the world that our system is
peculiar 10 ourselves, and that il must not be 10
VssIigated"
MAJOR 7. H. Williams, OF Tennessee, lately Of
the rebel army, spoke on she I'd inst. at Nash
vile to the same purpose. De said
Many OF bis companions. in arms said to him,
when he announced his discrimination to return
home, shat be waI 4 disgrsced man-hut since
that lime some Of the same fellows had told him
that they were dagracsd in the same way. Near
Two hundred of his old regiment we're now in
the federal service, and moro would be there"
he had been . STAKEHOLDER, but was ready to
lose his slaves rather than resign the protection
OF the Stars and Stripes Some secession sym
psthizers, be added, called the proclamation OF
emancipation unconstitutional. He asked them
il they wanted the constitution administered :
II they did they we're fools, for it would hang
them and all their friends now in the rebel ranks
u caught-for the penalty Of treason is death"
The Georgia captain urges his felow-soldiers
.o5f.. 20 5ss'' hs sss ..s .fsf .hs% aDt' an" -"-
. AAe ie"ehiOn must nnAliy iali Detter tnal
II should DO so soon and before the last poor fel
low in the ranks is sacrificed to crafty the OBJ.
stnacy Snd pride Of the rebel leaders, who, in
the last extremity, can save themselves by fyng
to foreign country, which you cannot do, for
the want OF the means of living there"
We do not hear OF any such accession to the
rebel side. Three years ago a considerable mum
Der of persons deserted the flag of thelUnion and
vent over to the rebels; but now the desertioDl
seem to be all the other wav.