The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-02-24
An Erishriuu's Reason fOr Quit
tiug thc Democracy.


An grishmnn's Igenson Tor Quit
tiug thc Democracy,
Just after the election, the editor of
tho Neenoh Democra, wrote the News,
giving The vote Of Nceuah and Menasha
with tho following excuse lor the unsat-
istaetory result in the latter town;
"In the town Of Meuasha, the Irish
voters were, through the treoohcry oil
certain prominent lrishmen, sold ont Go
the Republicans" We expressed, at
the time, our doubts about the story, and
looked 60 see is contradiction. The last
number Of the Mcnuaha Conservator
brings the expected contradiction in the
shape OF a spicy letter from Michael llo-
gan, one ofthe "prominont lriohmcn" ro-
icrred to, addressed to his uccuser, indir-
nuntly denying the charge, and defining
at length, bic own political position -
We make some extracts from the letter.
Mv POLITICAL POSITION.
Lhave ior some time felt 10 my duty to
abandon that party whose professions aud
practices are SO much az vuriance. ], I'm
common with most of my countrymen,
attached myself 20 the su-colled Demo-
cratic party, for the reason that that par
" prolcssed to be the friend Of the labor
ing man; and particularly those OF for
cign birth. / have been long enough IN
that party to know that their professions
are false, and made only 70 dclude the
ignorant in order 20 secure their votes.
and whon secured their rights and inter
eats are ignored, and the power thus cre-
ated is used to oppress and degrade a
large majority Of those whose suffrage
created il.
THE TARIFF MEASURE.
The laboring and mechanical inter
eetb of our latitude require protective
tariff Our country is depressed, times
ere hard, laborers are thrown cut Of em-
pioymeut, or are compelled TO work for %
pittanco hardly sufficient 10 support life,
from the fact that there are no restric.
tons upon foreign importations. Oui
country is flooded with the labor Of the
old world in exchange for the Gold ant
Silver required at home. This is the ro,
suit Of Democratic rule, and all the hard
ships and degradation the laboring Dem
ocruts of the North and West now suiic
is the direct result Of his vote.
RIVER AND HARBoR IMPROVEMENTS.
Our commorcioliuterests are suffering
and millions of dollars and hundreds o
valuable lives are annually sacrificed 70
the want ofan appropriation which Do
mocracy in it, wisdom deems proper {
withhold from us, and bcstow upon
moro Southern and Democratic latitude
THE HOMESTEAD BILL.
The millions Of landless poor, fror
Ireland, England, Germany, &C.,
whose sutlrages the Democratic part
! have maintained the ascendancy, had
right to expect that the Homestead Bi
= would receive hearty support from the
, hands. But VIC were doomed to disaI
e pointment, and our only hope in this q
well as other measures enumerated wa
) In the triumph Of those whom we had Ia
{ bored 80 defeat
THE SOCIAL CONDITION OF THE LABoRER.
Labor is the poor mans capital. In
. Republican Government Il should be re
/ spected. II is honorable even in IN
monarchiul governments ofthe old worl
but m this country we see persisteu
! eliurt to degrade lubor. Democratic Sen
/ ators and Representatives in Congress
declare, and the sentiment is echoed b,
, the press and sanctioned by the party
that labor is the legitimate sphere OF IN
Slave. That Slavery Is the natural cor
ditiOn Of the laborer, &c. That labo
should be owned and not hired, thus still
ing blow at the very liberties of nine
/ tenths of the Democratic voters of IN
r North and no voice of condemnation O
opposition is raised to protect us, but b
those whom we have been taught to re
+ gard as our political enemies.
/ KEow-NormNGIsM.
Once in a year the dead and defunt
: carcass Of ACKNOWLEDGMENT is brougl
? out, and dressed up in fantastic robes I
7 lrighten lrishmen and Germans with
! But when the smoke and dust OF the ba
4 lie has cleared away we survey the groun
and find that Massachusetts, Republican
= aud South Carolina, Democratic State
o have trampled upon the rights of foreig
e born citizens alike. / also see this ste
Y on the part Of those two States, conden
!, ned by the Republican State Convention
8 Of every other State, while the Demooro
ie Conventions have no word Of eensuI
i for South Carolina. ] see under the a,
q ministrHtioh ofJsmes Buchanan the right
g Of naturalized citizens shamefully tramI
e led upon. The position Of Mr.. Cass, !
s bis .ettor TO Mr.. LeClerc, called down III
unqualified reprobation Of the Repubioa
e press, but no word Of censure from III
Il Democracy.
= see that many Democratic Stau
u make property, and not manhood, the b.
= sis of suffrage, and some exclude eveI
d man from office who is not the owner
c ten slaves. II this is Democracy coul
n me out.
CONCLUSION.
u / wish to dictate to no man. won
buy no man. And God knows / wou
: not disgrace my counuymen by "sellir
8 them" If could. / always supposed
9 man had right TO exercise his own jud
2 ment aud follow the dictates of his oW
4 conscience, in the disposition Of bis yot
: II 10 is "treaohery" to exercise the ngh
= ofa freeman then amend the Coustit
y ton OF our country to conform 10 N
y Democratic Code. II the Democrat
party has arrived at the point Of desper
y ton, where il requires its members TO
deaf, blind and seasoless, 10 every pri
eiple not enuuciated By il leaders, II v
must socri6ce our own manhood and sem
OF right under the penalty Ofbelng bran
cd a"traitor' aud having our "treachery
le heralded though the public prints in pro
,; and poetry, il is time that party went in
d dissolution. II you, Sir, wish 10 bow yo
/ neck to the yoke ofyouF masters, and