The Lansing state Republican., 1866-02-21

! What country is there IN the world fexcent
ours IN which, after the submission cf 3
sanguin rebellion. the remainin. u-.....,-s
would he allowed % meanderaharf aN'.-.,.r
their lawful magistrates. and biowirr efr
own CRACKED horns az pleasure. Aulr ...'
else. Gov Wise. II permitted Ia talN 81. .l
AI'er war Ike oufs. would ue f1r,e. .n 20
80 without ;he customary lr-uai afrr.ltus
Tor hs head wouii Dee on his shoulder. al
.ess STITCHED ON 10y his survivinr frtli-.
X IS pretty FAIR test OF the strength a. Ire
Government thar IL allows th.. mau tn 20
on with h.- talking and io asser, Ii.t t.e
rebels We're "pure patriots. loyai c'ff..s.
brave. honest. devoted meu -.n short.
" immortal heroes aud martyrs. lcI .Is
we can afford to laugh az th.S top -l.Is .ln-
guage-it .s the damage whic- B. r.y co
M Virginia which chiefly cNci,es our n.l.--
nation. That poor. exhausted. War-~fri SON
stale requires other nursing than ifis fN rD-
Store it 90 busy and diii-eut Nf.4.A. 10
aeeds peace, contcntment, and -ooi .atrrf.
a lively sense az past errors and ,f rrt-ent
duties. sturdy remuneration of the nAa
iolA oi secession. only in strict .c-
renee, without the least mental reserve .0n.
to Tho oath, which they have ~no4n. can
Nlreinlans IND safety and happu, sui
here is This man WISE String nr Pho ola
euds, feeding the old passions. nursiu. ile
Ola preIudiccs. and so lar AS We C4u ..c.
guile willing 10 lead the discouraged l.io
new erdeaNors. ana the repeuient iGio ihc
commission Of fresh political ~us d.. I.
The enemy OF peace. Tie Zoe OF law thD a-
Ter oi ordcr lie persists Iu telling lIs
ieAOw-ciuZeus that they are dowH-iru.
and cruelty oppressed lie DOES lI, lr-.
90 make them disContented with tle.r lni.
lie Is in ;he worst sense OF the word lem-
agogue. Tie Is "a mischieimahcr and joe
menter ot sedlti0n and. therefore, "a pu' .c
pest. There is 10 sort OF excuse iUl DIS
irritating language. unless Dee thinks lr-
g.nia is dcOnQuent In hanging back fr'm
ttc spirit o. "a second insurrection. How
those Nlrgmians feel about this who have
determined t0 return 10 their ale- once .
lf This dishonor which Wise So rcfl0ri.aIv
paradeS be real. are they men o. Snlcr e..
According 10 the Wise theory. whoever has
returned tO loyalty is "a knayc. whoever has
taken tie oath al allegiance il a coward.
whoever submits 10 the Federal autholiit i5
naitroou. whoever holds his peace i~
dumb do- worthy of bis chains and slavery.
War is the inevitable logical segutur Dt
Nlscs orat0ry, and il be doesn't mean
fighting he is nothing better than "a ncl on
The body polite and should Doe tlunhei
and inquired into Quleiness. lie iS precisely
iu the position of a man who should Cll
upon tie people 0l New \ Ork 90 shoulder
arms against The Albany Government Ne
declare that We sincerely sympatli1e with
All that is good and honorable in Virginia
under this aillicuon. To "A ouondam Rebel
who has concluded 10 discard ihe odd nom
sense. and 10 live good citizen. fhe oll-
tory OF Wise must be a positive distress,
while nobody knows into what petty mis-
caieyOus courses IL may misleai The weak.
ID Do, would but stick something sharp into
himself and die alter the high Roman fash
ioa But be knows better than to do tlai.
lie knows that there Is no specch-maA.ng
in the grave " y Tribune.