The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-11-25
Our NntIonnI ,rronhIcs.


Our National Trophies.
, ny mvor Of the lightning, the American
! people have bccn informed that last week
the Bishops, In attendance on tho Episco-
pal Convention at Richmond called on
the Presidential Washington,and that the
President exhibited TO them a spear taken
from Browns arms for the invasion of
Virginia, which District Attorney Ould
had brought him from IIarpcrs Ferry 49,
Doubtless the President drew docp NOR
al from this terrible weapon, and impross-
cd on the minds oftho worthy Bishops the
necessity ofrcprcsslng all agitation ox-
ccpt that absolutely necessary to guard
and extend the divine institution. The
President has certainly founded a muse
um Of implements and relics OF war that,
IL perfected, will vic with those of the
Tower Of London or the lnvalidcs Of Par
il. We hope that measures will be taxi
en- at once 10 forward all the most nota-
bic Of these weapons and curious relics to
the White House, then when next tho
House of bishops calls on the President
ho will show thom through his national
museum in this wise:
"Herc, Reverend Gentlemen, you see
tho two rifles with which Clark and Gard
ncr shot Barber In Kansas. Barber was
riding quietly along the road, a capital Of
fense at that time, aud was shot in the |
back. Clark was my Indian Agent, an /
,a.,as.liss.. ,-s.i~,. Il wUs not certain |
Mm'i, k,lied barber; but in order 10 make |
sure that justice ia done, l appointed q ard 1
ner Postmaster at Lawrence. ma CiavL
Purscr in the navy. ThOtis n copy ofhis
commission, Gentlemen, Carrying out
the scripture, you see; those faithful In a
few things arc appointed over many
things"
"Thut, Gentlemen, Is the cannon TAX
on from the Government arsenal at I.ibor-
ty, Missouri, with which Jones and the
Missourians bomburbcd the town Of Law
renee battered down the hotel and several
dwellings after thoy had pillaged every.
thing they could cary of Here is a copy
. Of Jones' commission as Collector orcus.
/ toms. True patriotism will never die,
+ Gentlemen, while the country rewards
her heroes.
"This,Reverend Gcntlemon,is is the knife
with which Murphy soSlped Iopps Hopps
= was free State man, a very dangerous
class, gontemoni you cannot too much
warn your congregations against this az
itating element. This Is Murphy's ap-
pointmont as Agent for'tho PottGwotumic
b Indians, where he can teach them the civ
! ilizcd mode of Scalping- Virtue is sure to
bo rewarded gentlemen. Remind your
congregations ofthat.
"Hero you see some Of the muskots and
, pistols taken from the United States Ar
, scnal in Missouri for butchcring the Kan
sas settlers Tho Caananltos arc TO be
driven out, Gentlemen. The Scriptures
are clear ON that head. All means are
lawful even the seizure Of United States
r. Arsenols, to put down agitation"
a "llerc, reverend Bishops, is precious
a relic, and great comfort 10 a true patri.
OF, especially inview ottuv ruVVut .l-L-l
attempt to disturb the family relation, os.
o tablishod by the palriarchs In the sale O
4 thuir brothor Joseph. by which wa have
the comforting assurance that the truth,
In our blood relations is peculiarly blessed
this is the hatohot with which Gibsor
killed Frederick Brown a son ofthatn i ,htl
q man ofvalor,bo(orc whom the hearts ofth,
ohiyalry became as water, With thi
weapon ho was slain uHauned aud pris
oncr. His wife and one child were spar
Z cd; an iniudcious humanity towards suol
r. race. Many good men strove for tn,
/ privilege of killing him, but il was giyel
!. Ito Gibson TO hack him b death with thil
~ hatchet, even as "Samucl howed AgSg II
'- pieces before the Iord.n You SEQ, Gen
Il tlcmcn, how the deyout mind Is sanctihe,
a hy the scripturNl associations oC these ma
u, tional trophies. That lot Gentlemen
will not be complete until we get the rop
+ with which the father of this sinful ngitl
n tor, who has been In an unreconciled con
l. dition since this dispens0tion on his sor
L. 10 hung. Then the mind that is properl
disciplined will be highly edited by tro
phies 80 full of incident and Nlusion.-
Gibson has not gone unrewarded; In
government office he shows TO wick
A. cd aud prcyerse generation that republic
nt are not ungrSteml.
nc 81 now come gentlemen, TO the choices
e. relic in this collection, aud the one be
n calculated TO inspire patriotic and nation
al emotions. Here in this glass case ar
N the pieces of the cane with which a tru
Z Southern, ardent as a Southern sun, wit
sn invincible courage and pockets full ofr'
OF volvers, walked up 10 sitting Senate
W who had indulged in the profanity of frc
NO speech, smotc him 20 tho floor and eontiI
~ ued beating him tillthore is hope that the
have sllenced his profanity forever. Thes
are tho revolvers and bowie knives wit
which two ofthe bravest sons Of the Soui
guarded tho patriotic deed, TO prevent il
y. terferoncei and here is an engraving
tho monument which the admirers oftrt
~ heroisin In South Carolina are eroetir
al. 10 her most heroic son, Future gener
ke tions, gentlemen, win Judge us By Il
a. monuments we build. l will send y,
:. copies ofthls engraving for your Saba
~ schools, that tho youthful mind may
ne stimulated by the reward Of true virtue
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