East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1866-09-06
From the New York Evening Post
Arc We to Have Civil war.

We learn from tho London .Specta-
tor that q renewal of internal strife in
this country is probable; and that this
war will be begun soon. That jour
nal made for itself many warm friends
in our Northern States during the
war, and its articles upon American
subjects always bear the marks Of
special information received by it from
the most jealous Of these friends. It's
article gets its only importance from
this circumstance. 1t says: at +"
tie deliberate belief Of many of the most
experienced n1n M america, hGtg the
elections TO be hell an Norember terminate
in farOr Of the President resort 10 arms
can not be aroided for many weeks, and
that If Hey do not, the Pres,dmtial cleo
ton Of 1868 wiU be the signal for re-
neuql of operations an the feld."
Now, we desire to express our belief
that the people who have given tho
Spectator this information are pack
of mischievous fools. We have no
doubt that they would plunge the
country anew into war but we be-
lieve the mass of the people, both
North and South, have too much
sense to be led into any such disgrace
full and ruinous wiekedness.
At the same time it is necessary for
the people to be on their guard
There are men in every State and
every section ready to fan the flames
of hatred, to embitter prejudioa. TO
Gro tho pivod OF those they can infu-
ence. There are men in the Southern
States whose dearest hope still is to
destroy the Union; and there are
men in the Northern States who have
no moro sense Of prudence than to
give these others their only opportu-
nifty. There are men in the South who
would rejoice at the opportunity to
harry Massachusetts,, New York and
Ohio, as South Carolina, Georgia and
Mississippi were harried during the
late war and it seems from the Spec
tator that there are men in the North
foolish enough to give them chance.
There is plenty of hot blood on
both sides, there are but too many
reckless and INSCRIPTIONS men in
every State, ready to seize upon the
first occasion TO rokindle civil war
But let the people remember that such
a step is fatal 1t will be, as the
Spectator rightly remarks, "war beside
every hearth !" it will Mexicanize the
country; it will destroy liberty here
at once and forever, as well as peace
and prosperity. A renewal of civil
war under any possible pretext, now,
will be simple ruin to the country it
will hand us over to interminable dis
orders; it will subvert the Constitu-
ton, and set up over our heads
despotism. The authors of such a
misfortune would be cursed forever
as the enemies not only of the Ameri-
can people, but of the cause of the
people everywhere. .5 a.
10 avert such misfortune is the
duty of all good men in every part of
tho country. But to avert it we need
moderation in language and in action,
on all sides. None but careful and
judicious men should be elected to
Congress, and the people should
sternly rebuke all immoderate or ex-
citing language or conduct, every
where.
1t is time for all true men to stand
firm, and to unite in such action and
such an expression of public opinion
as viii bring us as quickly as possible
back TO oil the guards Of strict
constitutional government. There is
no safety outside Of that; the danger
grows greater every day of total
wreck of the ship of state. There is
but one remedy, but one line Of safe
ty, and that is to re-establish all con-
stitntional forms at once, and to put
all the parts of the government ma
chinery in operation.