The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-08-31
" A Sacrifice to an Abolition God"
August Is, 1864

The last Statc JOuya0i has Il very dcs-
ponding leader on the difficulty Of arousing
people to resist the demands of "tyrant 8"
Lincoln. Ii seems to feel very sore over
the fact that no attempt has been made or
prepared to resist the draft. either passive
~ or actively AZ the first meetings of the
Democracy of this city held after the call
for 500, 600 more soldiers. the con-
ductors of the ,I0prpol with some 9TH
ers, were for dl,couraging, in every practi-
cable way, all efforts 10 iill the quotas
called for, thus r. .lcring the call entirely
nugatOry, maxi heavy draft certain,
and prepari the way for much ultimate
trouble ri perhaps actual resistance TO
It's en- cement. \ large majority of the
Den Gratis, however, following the dictates
a good sense disagreed entirely 10 this in
sane course, and have gone in with the Re
puhlicans, contributing their money and eff
forts in good faith 10 clear their respective
Wards by obtaining the requisite number OF
men, They made no opposition to voting
the city bounty Of s.. 800. leaving the Edi-
tor OF the Journal 10 vote against it, with
only one friend TO keep him company.
This defeat by its own friends has 50 ai-
fected the spirits Of the Journal. that it
comes out with ? sad lamentation over the
difficulty Of inducing people TO resist az
gressiOns and oppressive measures. and
advancing tyranny" 50 long as exemp-
ton from their operation can be purchased
with money. The Journal then proceeds
to lecture its Democratic friends who
have contributed TO the bounty funds as
follows:
The history of the world does not fur
niSh an instance of n tyrant whose good
viii could not be prOpitiated by brides and
sacrifices. The King of D.thOmv is Soothed
by the shrieks OF the victims offered upon
his ldOlatrOuS affairs, and his subjects pur-
chase their personal security by delivering
over 10 butchery certain number of their
friends. 50 lre ~ he' United States IRE
ont too gi1d 10 purchase lease OF lii, Ls,
t'UniShtng to lincoln such number. Of orr
RetJb5Ors md friends as trU 0DDeQSe has
anger We dwell with horror upon the
story OF the HindOO mother who throws her
child into the Ganges 10 satisfy her offended
God, and SO save her own life. What else
are we doing to-day but going about the
country be3Rl.g uf yoUHg Elea ANIL hons 10
offer n SGcylFce 70 0n abolition Go9. The
HindoO has the sanction of her religion for
ner parricide; We are condemned by ours
We have only the bare excuse of selfpreser-
vation-.tor this zee sacrifice our friends
If this could always be. then indee,i. should
We despair OF the Republic
Victims will soon be exhausted. ana then.
bereft Of the blessings that our liberal GOV
eminent has showered upon them. the Deo-
pie will begin to place a Just value upon
the principles of the government. and per
maps succeed in preserving some part of
their birth-right- The great difficulty is in
bringing the people TO see the impepdiu.r
ruin before IT is upon them, and too lafe
10 avert disaster. They do not seem To re-
alize that in accediHg 10 The demands or n,
tyrdhf, they establish a precedent and
consolidate his power.
Had the people checked Abraham Lin
coin in his first usurpatiOn, there would
never have been a second.
" But they acquiesced; did lust what
Washington and the Revolutionary fathers