The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-10-05

Suppose these people we're all psscmblcd
to-day IN Nebraska instead of Ohiomen
women children and az iusi as fDb IA
would you be any less capable of SELF
government than here fcsiss of ano'D
Outchman "shust soy Nobody doubts
that you are capable 0f self government
here 9hd set you are toldthat YOU would
forfeit that right and capacity I. you are
.m a territory. How do thcy prove itl
Only by the argliment ofiho tories which
.rebaited by the american Revolution
and in ordSr 10 deprive the people Of
th,so privileges the Republican party IN,
sists that Congress shall oontroll thc
question. What has been the effect Of
trying 90 have C0HaFets 20 deiermihe tbs
Slavery qu,stjoui Ever slace CONGRESS
attempted 10 assert power ovhfthis anes-
ton you have had nothing but sectional
strife, sectional hate, dissolution oftkose
kint and brothcrly relations which o,irhi
10 bi1d brothers togcthef under any CON
stitution. This sectional strife has got I'd
such a point as TO sever the most S,cred
CONNECTIONS. II has entered the family
circle, legislative bodicsand created strife
aud disorder. u has entered Congress.
producing The most unfuttdnata and NJ
happy confusion Il has entered tho
church Of God and separated brethren of
ope faith around the communion table
That good old church in which Vas
born and In which my father and mother
gJaud father and grand mother boforo
NE, were born, N divided, int, church
North aud church South, bv this fell
spirit of sectional strife and Fiavery 6yi.
tation. What good has resulted 10 hal
ancc these eyilsl The only rood that I
AM aware Of that has resulted from this
question is 70 elevate some man n ,aiee
who. otherwiso could never get there.-,
IN the mean time, the army ofthe federal
government h's bcea paralysed for rood.
Congress has found itisunabletu perform
the duties for which they were elected.
" an old soldier uf the revolution of 1914
sends TO Congress for compensstion. n
pension or a bounty land warrant what
answer does he gatl whom the r-prcsen-
tatlve returns aud the VI soldier asksh hin
what pecamo OF his bill, he "a told that Il
would have passed bHt unfortunately Il
was lost for want of time. Why Lost
tor want Of tiiiic! Merely; bSc.1ae when
tho President sent in his messn0e n Re.
| publican arose and made a speech ON
the slavery question, then a fire entsr IN
inc south arose and thus the dis.
I Slsslon was keptup. s. Il was with the
Pacific railroad bill An pdeties wo,e
pledged to the Pacific railroad bill, the
Republican party were pledged 10 1.-THE
Dem2cratic party were pledged TO it,
the Fillmore party were pledged 10 it,
ASK your Representative ahy fhe biff
/ was not passed and he will tell YOU Loaf
I Tor want OF time. Let the peonle OF tho
territories decide 20 suit themselves; tbnt
Is tho position on which the Democratic
party stand. lskns then frmaly adhefe
| - that doctrine and there will be peaco.
Ohio.
| am against Northern or Southern in
tcryention,l am equally against Northern
a9oltionists and southern disunionists.
The one agitates North, the other South;
i lhe oge apnsglS 70 Na-ihs--. r.ediudice
tuv otneSto Southern ambition Itisthe
duty OF the Democratic party TO put down
both and restore peace 10 this country by
standing up to The principles OF non-in-
tctvention as affirmed in the Nebraska
bill In 1894. My friends, have NOT
voice or strength to discuss ibis qtiesiion
further, am II have other work mid
out Tor me and must close. I am pro-
ioundy grateful for the attention and codl.
tesy with which you have listened 10 me.
IL shows that the people ofOhio are fully
impressed with the Importance Of this
great country. I have had my doubts
whether Ohio was right those fears now
have vanished (great checrinE)
Our Republican friends are very solemn
did not know what the matter wns.--
thought there had been some Misfortune
IN the family, but this demonstration
shows the hand writing ON the wall and
j tbe Republeons have learnd 10 read
My friends | renew TO You my ihanl,s for
your kindness on this occasion. Ooud
continued ch6ering)