The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-02-08


whore I belong, have asked them nl
20 in return tor performing tny duty oi
this occasion, when they arrive home
that they will act IN the same spirt on,
manifest their dsvuti, 10 the Union. p
hovc OF other in'cr. sts and sentiments
by speaking for lh, Union, by voting f,i
the Union. md II II should be dCmtnd,,
lending, even giving IN ir money for N,
Uriln. and fighting in the last r'slrt fu
tho Uu.cn, taking care thnt speaking al
ways gccs before v,t'ng. voting rocs be-
fotc giving money aud all 20 before bat
lie, which should regard hazardous an,
dangerous, ard therefore tie last, as i
would be- the most painful measure 10 b,
rcsoftcd ~ Tor tho salvation Of the Union
This is the spirit in which ! determine,
Tor myself 10 come up 30 this great qucs
tion to pnss through IL, or ! sincerely DO.
licyc shall pass through IL.
For alth' ugh this great controversy il
not glreody settled, / DO not therefore
any the lcsR cllculntn upon and tyuccj
Il viii be peacefully settled and acttlod
for the Union. do not ,xpcct the I'm.
ion will be firmly rc-cstnhlishcd i'm nine.
| " days' btt ny confidence remains. Az
| ] have not believed the passion and Crcn.
: ~ Of The hour can overthrow this or, n,
fabric Of constitutional liberty and cmpiro
IN 30 days. so ] have felt sure tbero will
Z DO time even after the Xpiration of 90
days Tor the restoration of all TINT bos
/ been lost aud the re-cstlblisbmcnt Of nil
that is IN danger ScccEsion ar rcyolp.
ton on one sitc md coercion or def.
ance on The other arc oil 10 pass ,wnv.
/ The Union t. lcCouc the rtand bbsorb.
/ ing object OF interest aud affection and
duty uron the part Of the citiz,ns Of tho
| United Stntcs.
a rroet mrny rortizan interests are to
be suppressed md PARTY platforms gwcpt
away before the Union, " in danyrr, and
II II is To be s1vcd, can be saved; but
! y VIII require a very short time, IL the
+ Union docs require 10 be saved. for all
these interests aud platforms, all those
men, 10 disappear You, everybody, who
shall oppose rcRist or stand in the wny of
tho rretcTvnii, Of this Unicn, will mr.
pear Ike moths on summer eve, when
the whirlwind Of popnlsr INDIGNATION nri.
ses that shall bc excited at the full dis
covcry that This Union is n danger
through l0ction or ,,cn the impractical
bility of ono part. Abiding to tho cues.
ton Of slavery ia tho territories. which
had been vital one for twelve years at
least he snid: The admission Of Knr-
sus settled all that vas vital or impor.
tant in Il, leaving behind nothing but
passions which tho contest cnrcndcrcd.
Kansas Is In the Union California and
Oregon nre in the Union, aud now the
same contest distracts this Union % he
fore. The extent Of the territories, after
tho admission Of Kansas, is 1,003 800
square miles Hrca-24 times that Of the
State Of Now York - states of such
dimensions ~ New York are yet to be
organized Now under what is accented
by tho Administration as judicial decree.
every inch Of that tcritory is slave ter.
ritory.
10 spoke of the decree not az hc Ac-
Gepted Il, but as enforced by the existing
Administration. Over conaidcrAble
portion Of II, the slave code, mndo by the
Government created by Congress, Is en-
forced. How many slaves are thcro in
u ' Twenty-four African slaves. IIo
h5d followed this thing in good faith with
zeal aud energy, but confessed he hud no
fears Of slavery, where, In the peculiar
condition Of things which has existed
slavery has surceUdcd ia planting only
ono slave upon every AiOOO square miles
OF territory. This, then, ceased to be-
the practical question. In lou comes up
the great vital, fearful question Union
or dissolution of tho country--thc qucs.
ton Of hope, tho question Of sinking for
ever under the contempt Of mankind
Why then should he dospair that great
people, thirty millions, will be unable to
meet the crisis, lie had no foar This
Ia n eontederacy, not an imperial govern
mcnt Of single State; Ills confcdc-
rOcy dependent upon the imperial con
sent Of all members and subject To dis
solution by their own action, but that as
Sent'iHto bl always taken by virtue of
original assent and held until the form
prescribed by the Constitution itself az d
in time and manner and with all condi-
tons, which the Consultation prescribed,
those who constitute the Union shall de.
clare that il shall he no longer. Thirty
days, sixty days, ninety days given MS hy
the ditunionists may not be enough for
their policy and purposes, He trusted
there may b. timo enough for the policy
and purposes Of tho lovers OF the Union.
God grant il may, II not. these contro-
yorsios will be settled Just ss our force
fathers fore'aw when they framed tho
Constitution, by submission to the people
of the United States in Convention,
called according to the iorms Of tho Con-
Sutution aud manner prescribed by law.
4 Mr.. MMon said after all else tho
recommendation Of the Senator is battle.
Hood then is to save the Union. The
Uuion is broken, Is there no Union in
the country !
Mr., Seward said he was not surprised
that the Senator from Virginia differed
The Senator SEES discovered country
lie saw returning reason, Judgment and
harmony ia the Union, aud the Senator
from Virginia here, Is ho in the Union or
out, Seats arc here, States here, Union
here, lie had contemplated lighting be.
cause he knew treason North and South
might arm against the Union.
Mr.. Mason said he wanted 20 place be-
fore the American people the fact that
the Senator proposes remedy, war, -
lie has presented the Argument Of O
tyrant, forcc--comPusion, as the only
resort lie takes No notice Of oommunt
ties claiming TO have resumed sovereign
~ and are nov completely out Of the
Union, lie wanted Virginia not TO h
hoodwinked by tho cry Of peace, wheI
there was no peace. lie trusted to th,
good sense Of the people Of tho Nortl
and South TO repudiate the oounsels o
the SenatoT.
Mr.. Seward was amazed at the dclusioi
Of the Senator from Virginia. lie mad,
a speech pacific and frsternSl the Scns
tor makes il declaration OF war. M