The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-08-07

Federal government also; then-inas-
much as the presidential elector or
member Of congress thus elected in
any Southern State will have the same
influence in the election OF president.
or in the legislation of congress, shar.
ing the laws which are TO govern the
people of our own State-the wrong
to the people OF Michigan, for instance,
will be just as great as IL the presiden.
tial electors and members Of congress
IN this State had been placed in Office
by the like outrageous means, against
the will Of the majority of our people,
and the result much worse; because
the people OF Michigan would find
ready means TO bring the perpetrators
OF such wrongs 10 speedy and deserved
punishment, in due enforcement of the
laws which had been violated; while
they could not thus enforce the laws
and punish the offenders in Mississip-
pi and Louisiana. In such an event,
therefore, (which to me seems highly
improbable), i should be, as have al
ways been, and as 1 am confident the
people OF the North, under such cir
cumstances, will ever be, most emphat-
ically in favor Of 'home rule" But /
have no serious apprehensions that the
people OF the Northern States will not
always be as much opposed TO being
governed by force aud violence when
exerted in the South, by riotous as.
semblages of irresponsible voluntary
organizations or mobs, as the Southern
people are TO being governed by force,
when exerted by tho military under
mi "a rftl nj L.
ular. intelligent, and accountable off,
GERS. Nor have i any serious appre-
tensions that the Southern people can
themselves believe that the Northern
States. constituting the large majority
OF the population and controlling so
much the larger share of the wealth of
the nation, would ever long submit TO
be governed by force in either of these
forms or in any form, in times Of peace,
and under pretext OF civil administra-
tion. But II force is TO be appealed 20
at all, except in aid Of the civil author
ity, for the due enforcement of the
laws aud in pursuance of the constitu-
tion, ii will, aud ought TO be, that Of |
open, avowed and legitimate warfare,
in which the laws OF war must govern,
aud victory rest with the strongest. -
But this mode of solving the difficult |
ties between the people OF the two Sec
tions is too deplorable 10 be thought of /
by sane men. All alike shrink from il. 4
Too much blood has been shed already. /
And, yet, il each will insist upon /
elimination and recrmina!iQA, A,ufaRRibS /
mutual evaporation, we may find our /
selves drifting into the fatal whirlpool /
before We are we'll aware Of it, But, /
and collectively, on both
sides, we should recognize the fact
that We are none Of ms immaculate,
but that, while each has some faults
which call for the forbearance Of the
other, each has, on the other hand,
many excellencies, many noble traits
which should command the esteem and
Of the other
And II each, recognizing their own
ImperfectiOns, shall be a. intent upon
discovering and acknowledging the vir-
tues, as the faults or errors of the 9TH
pr, remembering that We are all breth-
ZEN Of the same blood; that our fathers
stood shoulder 20 shoulder in the con-
Test which made us nation; that our
destiny is 20 lie common one, and
hat we must share in each others
aud adversely, we shall, 10y
this course of conduct, not only avert
AL danger of conflict Of force, but
TO bring about more speedi-
y that spirit OF concord and fraterual
Ieeling so essential alike 10 the welfare
1f all. Very truly yours.
/. Il. CHmsTIASCY.