The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-03-05
letter. from an ohaaruatorr.
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no. II.

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Things Is working" The probabil !
ily Of adjusting the Democratic difdcul-
", 50 as to reunite the two wings Of Che
party, Is daily growing beautifully less.
The breach grows hourly wider, and the
feud increases continually in Bitterness
Unfortunate is that Northern individual.
who at this time occupies the two posi-.
tons Of editor and Postmaster. He is
in vety bad predicament-yory. lie
stands between two hostile hosts, by each
Of which he is closely watched. He
must stand stock still The least move
Tent in either direction may act painful
ly upon his pocket, the nerves Of which
are at all times sensitive, and in these
hard times peculiarly SO. II he speaks
agaius. "Lecompton" he loses his post.
Office, il for il, his subscribers. His sus.
ponse must indeed be agolizing. II the
f.llow had a small amount Of principle,
backed up by little moral courage, he
might venture 10 take one side or the
other In the pending controversy, and the
consciousness Of duty performed would,
perhaps, fully reoomponso him for bis
imme liato peouniary loss; at least tie
consequences Of speaking what he thinks
would not seem SO frighiful but com
posed Of sordid material, his happiness
depends mediately upon his popularity,
immoLa ely upon his "tia,." aud bur
dened with care, anxiety, cupijity and
torturing suspense, the condition Of his
mind must be the revorte Of enyisblo.-I
Il strikes me foreibly that he would feel
more complaoent under the consciousness
that he is mar, than under the convic-
t On that he is puppy.
These latter days are very strange
ones. The man Buchanan--ostensib
President Of the United States-seems
fully resolved TO immortalize his mem.
ory. Not only must he cram an odious
constitution down tho throats Of the people
Of one Territory, but ex.irpato those of
another. He will smito those impious
MorHons with tho odgo Of tho sword; he
will utterly destroy them, he will; and
a great many other terrible things will
he do to them; and all because. forsooth,
some Of them have more wives than he,
and would not suffer themselves to be in
suited and outraged by certain low-lived !
fellows, who visited them in the oharao-
ter Of officers Of the United States. Eli |
ther of these measures which he is pros
ecuting with so much ardor, will suffice
to win for him reputation as extensive
and listing as that Of his famous prede-
cessor, Nero. The Mormons may be
very bad, but the day when men were com
missioued by Heaven to destroy rations
for their sins is past, AT lelst, It would
be well before entering upon this holy
crusade, to ascertain whether their in
iquilios or ours, call tho loudest for ven
geanoe. The Mormons have been peFse,-
cuted, vili6ed and outraged, and an en-
lightened public sentiment will yet pro. !
nounce this wanton expedition against
them, for the purpose OF desolating their
homes, spreading over their LAND tho mis-
cries Of wsr, and driving them again into
the wilderness. to seek some new spot
where perchanee they may exercise unmo-
ested their sacred right to freedom Of
conscience, ruthless act Of tyranny.
That there are people who from lack of
Information, honestly believe that the
Mormons are sinners above all other men
aud ought to bo destroyed root and branch
from the face Of the earth, l have no
doubt; but to say that the public men
who so fercely advocate Mormon war.
are actuated by any pious desire to purge
the nation Of It's uncleanness, is to con
trad!O. facts. The great secret Of il all
is-PoLITiCAL CAPITAL ~ L
OnsERvAToRY, Feb. 81. 1859.