The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-02-15
Tho Cocrriom Of ftn1cs.

tfrem tho fpuHsdsIt ttnl Jo1taatl
The Scccssiouists, aud their nidcrs and
abttiors North aud = nth, ore making a
desperate effort 10 create the Impression
that the Republican party, with Abraham
Lincoln at Ne head, is In favor OF whip.
ping The scccding States back into the
traces Of duty by fire and sword. They
pretend that wo uro going 10 send armies
into the scceding States 10 lay dcsolatc
their cities, towns, tnd villages, murder
their men, women and children. and
bring upon that fair portion Of earth all
the horrors Of war! " any body silly
enough 10 believe such stun a, th,tl.
The Republican party Ia not In fayor Of
eoeroing Of States. II thoso Statos which
pretend 20 have gone out orths Union do
not want 10 be represented in Conprosn.
no ono will compel them 10 send Feprs-
scntaiiyes there. lC they do not want
post ,lhces they need not have them. n
they desire 10 suspend with Judges. Mar.
shuls and all other Federal officers. mo-
force vii he iRterposcd 10 thwart their
wishes tn 80 nre created aud filed al
most solely for tho accommodation and
benefit OF the people among whom they
arc placed. lltboso people do not desire
such occomnod oduilsn or benefit. wo assure
thcm that rcither Mr. Lincoln nor the
X k'ruhlican party will ever interfere to
compel them To accept either No hos
tic dcmoustret'on will ever be made a.
ea'nst hccrding Stntcs by the Federal
Government ntr will national troops ev-
or march through such States, except 10
recover or protect Federal property with
in their limits.
IL is the duty OF this Government In
rctuko It's stolen forts and other proper-
" rongully withhold. In the perform.
ahce OF u no mere torco will be used than
is necessary. Foroiblo resistance will be
met and, II possible, overcome. This
government will never mako war upon
any portion olits people unit such people
mtke war upon the Govcrnmcnt--and
then II will be n war for defense, not OF
'egrcssien, and will cease the moment
those who arc fighting against tho Gov
srnment lay down ucir arms. The Gov
tor that purpose.
we assume that this will bo the acliot
~ the Goy,rnmCnt, lccagc Il is he dvf
/ o. me GorerRmeaL and because an Adj
lniiilstrution is just going into power thn
VIII isSrlessly aud faithfully perform il
Is there anything wrong in this I
TINS coercisn Of a Statol II individual
attack the Government in the dischnrr
OF It's duty, aud lose their lives thereby
can II be charged that the Goycrnmen
ngs wantonly shed "frattrna bloodg'-
Nlll any one pretend that tho Govern
ment can do less then this When IN
PRESIDENT takes a solemn oath to suppo,
tho constitution, and the Constitution de
''ares that lac shall see that the laws sr
faithfully executed, can he disregard TIM
oath, and suffer the laws 10 bo tramplc,
under foot lrtrcsoa and rcbollsn mak,
X necessary TO use force 10 execute thos
laws is ho not justified in using IN Iii
Sll'y 10 talk about eoercug Stats. n,
one dreams Of such thing. Is il eocr
elhg south Carolina to defend Fort Sum
.sr against the attacks Ola mob oollsrte
rom South Carolina, Georgia and othe
states! Is it cosrcing Florida TO hol
f"rt Fickcus against the mob eollocte,
/ TO steal Il! IL il coercinq any of tb,
states Of this Unisu for the Gov,rnmen n
to take and hold possession Of all a
property within them Isit cocreing
state TO enforce tho national revenu,
laws Will il be coercing South Caro
ma TO take possession OF the Unite,
states Custom House, Armory and othcI
property belonging to the Federal Gev
eInment' Is Il eoercing State to abol
ish poslsihces whore men cannot b,
iosnd who are willing to hold them, ol
Nhowill not honestly account 10 the G oy
efhment for ppstlgs rsceifed +! Coercion
OF state ! lle who invented this sx
preston did good work for traitors. n,
raised = screen behind which sympathz
.ers with trcsFon might haze temporar,
hiding place. Republicans favor no suci
doctrine.