The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-02-03

@ preserve usl What does Il meant Il
means going absolutely back into French
dcspotism. Are yourcady Tor thatl
The Vice President Is unfortuuutc In
his allusion to the great Athanion orator.
IL is we who defend the liberties Of the
people, and they who propose to call in
Philip of Maccdon-Lonis Napoleon, is it
notl The battles in kansas, which were
fought for the common liberty, is the re-
proach ofEschincsl Not only these, but
all the glory of The illustrious dead is la
vain, if the Democratic party consummatc
the subiecting us 60 a foreign and ulicn
dcspotism / would that | could evoke
the genius Of the illustrious defender Of
Grccian liberty, that my voice, like his.
could touch the hearts Of my countrymen
with the divine FIRE ormy own aspirations,
tIll they would be again ready TO CRY out
with one voice, "Lct us march against
Phlipl"
No, gentlemen. That is the reason I
come here tonight, because hoard this
thing Is talked ol-because Il is threaten
ed. come to tell you as live, us we an
1--we, there is not a single true republican
but willshcd his last drop Of blood before
they will submit to this; they win 6qhtyou
for thousand years ere they viii sub
miti they will not relapse into Frcnch
scryitnde.
We preach no new doctrine, VIC iu-
woke no new God, but standing BY the old
doctrine of '76, upon which our fathers
fought aud died, We say, with Crittenden
that "thotwhich is good to stand upon Is
good ground TO fall upon"
HELrERs CRISIS.
Mr.. Clay yindicotcd this book as con.
tanning only the doctrines oftho father,
of the republic. He said there was some
in Il that he had nd
viscd to have excluded, and il was un
derstood when he signed recommends
ton Of il that they would be, not thu
they were incendiory, but foolish and no
to be urged; but, said Mr. Clay.
tell you what Il is gentlemen, stan,
on Helpers pamphlet, aud you maymak,
the most Of what / say.
(Cies Of "Go on" and ave win stant
by you all night.")
/ hive stood by you all tho long day
of my youth and manhood, extingushc,
all the aspiration of ambition. suiFrre,
lignominy and contempt been denounced
spurned and avoided by the white men
and wrongcd by the black man; but still
holding myself true TO one purpose,
stand there STILL What TO me now ar
the rosy tints of life, with my hair silver
ed over, with my sinews stiiiened wit
| age, in the course of human events, hay
but little time Co remain here.
| say kentukiaus, como war, peace,
trust in God may have the fortune I,
stay here during the rest Of my days, an
that although the millions may depai
from me, there will be in Kentucky on
standing true TO the last whose aspiri
tions may be, however visionary, how
ever theoretical, true 10 the banner whiC
would have float over w. The SAN
old banner Of lTS9-each stripe with III
progress Of the ages pOling into a brigh
er galaxy Of stars! In the language
Webster, It's motto no such wisorabl
intcTogatory, us what is all this wortl
Nor tho other words of dclusion an
folly, "Slavery and Union,"-lar le,
I"Slavery first and Union afterwards" ;" an
yet more "Slavery with or withou
Union!" But his own glorious sent
ments-ior which and with which-wit
Ihliul pioty walk backwards and GOV,
his late political nakednessl "LmERr
AND USIoN NOW AND FoREvER, ONE AN
IlNsErARABLE!n