The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-09-07
VOL. 10. NO. p. WHOLE NO. 4S9.

bv silence By their acts We know them.
Look at their vote IN tho House Of Repre-
SentaiiVeS az the recent session. upon The
proposition 10 submit 10 the people al
amendment of the couStitut ion prohibiting
slavery. voting i'm solid body against 10
with but three honorable exceptions. Thus
while they have been for the last three Years
loudly and vehementy condemning aS un-
constitutional the procamationS and acts
Of the government looking 10 the destuc-
ticn or weakening ofthe slave power by tins
act they are unmaSked and made 10 stand
out in bold relief aS the advocates and SUP
pOrters Of that institution and power.
Does il not follow as an inevitable logical
conclusion deducible from the position OF
the Democratic party upon The question Of
slavery. that in 81 far aS the slave power is
responsible for this rebellion and lis contn-
uence. and for all the wide sprcad grief and
desolation throughout the length and
breadth of the land; in 50 far a. slaves and
slave labor feed cloth and support the re-
bellion: in so far As an enormous public
debt is being accumulated for NoSteriiy %
pay As the price OF MAINTAINING their liberties
against the aggressions Of the slave olgar-
cby, Of all which no sane man can couht
Just 50 far the Democratic party oi to-day
Is responsible. The conclusion i inevitable.
ahd tnere l. no v>Cai'v q vm it. end it viii
be so held by the people Cover II up With
sophistries. eQuivocate about H. dodge IL,
explain IL. and deny IL As they may and no
doubt will. the application of plain common
sense. with which fortunately for the safety
ofthe country. our people are largely endoW-
ed. will unmask their real position and cause
il 10 stand out in all lis naked deiormiiy.
The truth that slavery must die iu order
fhnf fh Hu- h.a.a.lTtta 81
lished and Is accepted by great majority
of the people Another truth. as a corroi-
larry 10 this. Is equally clear, aud Is hccom-
ing as well established and accepted a. the
other. which is this: That 10 the same end
the DemOc .atic party mus also die.
The Democratic party and the slave pow
er have always gone hand IN hand. They
arose together they iourished together.
they ruled together. they still cling 10 each
other. and as a natural consequence they
must dis together. That party. contempla-
ting the waning power of il, ally. and then
looking back 10 the prosperous days of old,
when they ruled and plundered the nation
al WILL and iattened on the spoils OF office.
and then forward agald into the Nawnng
grow 80 .,,-rorts,it..ti-ss thar awaits fhanl
both. they can no doubt rcahzo tho sonti-
ment which the poet causes the loving Mrs-
! John Anderson 10 utter 10 the venerable
and equally loving john, when she says 10
! him:
We clAmb the bal thegither,
And mamie d canty cay, John,
| We've had vi anithor.
NOW mall totier down. john.
Bet hant aat hand w a 30
! Ana sleep hcgitncr at tie foot,
| J1na Anderson my Joe
But there rs a power higher ana stronger
than all party. and far above 10. 10 IS the
love of country that lies buried deep ina the
hearts of the loyal people OF The North
II rises majesucally above all sophistres
aud all party ties. IL Is this power tnat
is to save this government IN this lts third
perilous crisis and hand II down to poster
ity unbroken and uniniured in any of its
\ vital parts.
The speech was received with great favor
by all who heard H. Mr. Longyear was
frequently interrupted by the applause Of
the audience.