The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-11-23


WHO nte Friends d che Unioi,l
Thv pfcscnt isnh excellent time q
test ilie sinccniy ofrfofctscd fficnds d
the Uhioh. ifthere is tue friend 81
his country now b nc time foi
him 20 show hu hand. Th6 ruioh hds
been sssallcd shd Secession, which is
only another name for notification, is
threatened by q set Of miserable pol
tFucns m enc south, simply because Q
President has been chosen. who is moi
committed 10 the interests Of slavery
Have The peoflt ofthe North no right.
which Shareholders are bound 10 prospect
Are they to be bollied and brow beaten by
a miserable minority. These ore the
grave issues that present thems elves be-
forc us az this time.
Now, what say our Democratic friends
at The Northi Are their voices heard in
favor Of the Union aud the supremacy OF
the Constitution and tho iawsi Are they
doing all they can to roll back the tide
Of fanaticism, aud rtstcre coi fdtncc to
their brethren Of the SOUTH Not 30.
We End them, through their press and
In var ious wtys, not only giving silcn,
assent TO the reasonable designs Of the
South--not only maintaining passive
altitude when action Is most needed
but directly aiding the onomics Of their
country and adding fuel to tho flame,
which they Themselves have kindIcd.--
Instead of flying 10 the breach and bear
ing ulo0 the banner of our glorious
Union, they act like the Tories of the
Revolution, ostonsibiy maintaining a
neutrality but secretly end co ojertly Civ
ing aid aud comfort 20 the enemy. Their
answer to oil intcrrogatorics is--"Didn't
] tell you sci--Didn't / warn you that
such would be the consequences Of Lin.
colh's elcctionr Failing to scare III,
people or deter them from their pur
pose before election, by tho bug.beul
alarm Of disunion, they arc now trying e
uvcngc themselves by doing Oh they can
in a feblc way, to bring down upor
themselves and ms the ruin which the,
threatened. Insteud ofrallylng to che
defense Of the Unien, as every loyb
citizen should and as they would have ex'
.pcctod US 70 do, had Douglas been elect.
ed, they are acting the part Of Judases
to bstroy us into The hands Of the en-
.ctny.
The Democratic party North is alone
responsible for the state Of things now
existing at tho South. They have stead.
| ny and pctsist,ntly misrcprcscntcd III,
principles and purposes of the Republi
can party. They have slnudcrcd US, by
telling their brethren at the South that
We are "Abolitiotists, !" "niggcr stcalqrs'
and "nipgcr worshiperA"-lhat we ar,
meditOting an attack upon their sooia
institutions in the slave states, a. soor
as We obtain the power All this the,
have done, through their newspapers
upon the stump and on the floor OF Con
gress. They have innamed the pnssion
Of tho Southern people, have lighted III,
inccndiury's torch and kindlcd the fame
OF mob Violence, Tho fabrications an,
ialschoods of'NortlIern Democratic pa
pors, with regard 70 the intentions of III,
Republicans, have bccn copicd int,
Southern journals aud tho people hav,
been taught to believe them. Fed will
such food, they have naturally cnoupl
become fanuticul, ProscriptNc and IN
/ tolerant.
We now call upon northern democrat
TO correct these misrepresentation an,
make tho ameNde honorable. We cal
upon them 10 rotract tho vile slundcr
they have uttered against the Rcpubli
cans and tollthe South what urc the rea
prinoiples Of our rOrty. II they can d
nothing more they can do worry much
in this way, to calm. the fears Of In
South and restore confidence botweei
tho two sections. Il there Is any monli
ness left in tho party, if they really loy,
the Union aud desire its perpctuation
they will do this-thcy will do all il
their power to give peace to the countr,
and make repArution for the evil consc,
quences Of their own acts. This will test
their much Loasted love Of the Union.
WIN they do thisl win they act th,
part Of honorable men and set their OK
cited brethren Of the South an cxampl,
of loyalty aud devotion TO the Union an,
the Constitution! Let the sequc
show.
Hear What Henry Clay said
On the gath Of July, 1880, Mr., Chl
said, In tho Senate;