The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-12-06

This, howsFer, wes soon settled definite
" aud en- the right side. South of the
line noble little Delaware led Of. Right
al 6rst Maryland was made 10 aeem
against the Union. Our soldiers were
assaulted, bridges were burned and rail
roads torn up within Ler limits, and we
were many days, % one time, without
the ability 60 bfiBg single regiment
over her sci TO the Capitol. Now, her
bridges and railroads are repaired aud
opened TO the Government. She already
gives sevcn regiments to the cause ofthc
Onion and none % the enemy, and her
people, at a regular election, have sus-
tanned the Union by a large majority and
a larger aggregate vote than they ever
before gave 20 any candidate or any
question. Kentucky y, too. for some time
in doubt is now decidedly aud, | think ;,
.unchangably ranged on the side of the
Union. Missouri 10 comparatively quiet
and, believe, cannot again he over
run by the insurgents. Theae 3 Slates
of Matylsnd, Kentucky and Missouri.
neither Of which would promise a single
soldier at first, have now an aggregate Of
not less that 10000 in the field Tor the
Union, while oftheir citizens not more
than third in nnmbcr are among the
insurgents, and they Of doubtful where
abouts and existence.
After somewhat bloody struggle OF
months, winter closes on the Union peo-
pie of Western Virginia, leaving them
masters of their own country. An insur.
gent force OF BOO tor months dominat-
ing the narrow peninsula region ccnstitu-
ting the counties Acconsc and North
ampton, aud known as the eastern shore
OF Virginia, together with some contiRu-
Gus ra-ts Of Maryland, have laid down
their arms and the people there have re.
newed their allegiance To and accented
the protection Of the old Avg. This
( leaves no armed insurrectionists north of
the Potomac or east Of tho Chesapeake.
Also we have obtained footing at each
/ Of the isolated points on tho Southern
coast Of tIstterus, Port Roysl, Tyhce Is
land lncar Savonnah) and Ship Island
and we likewise have some general ac-
counts OF popular movements In behalf fof
the Union in North Carolina and Ten
nessec. These things demonstrate that
the cause Of the Union is advancing
stead y southwark.
Since your last adjournment, Lieut.
General Scott has retired from the head
OF the army. During his long life, the
nation has not been unmindnl OF his
merit, yet on calling TO mind how faith
fully, ably and brilliantly he has served
the country, from a time for back in our
history when few Of the now living lad
been born, and thoncefurward continual
ly, l cannot but think that VIC are still his
debtor. lsubmit, therefore, for your con-
sideration, what further mark Of rccoan-
ton is due TO him and ourselves as a
grateful people.
With the retirement Of Gen. Scott
came the Executive duty Of appointing in
his stead n Goncral-in-Chiefof of tho army.
II 10 fortunate circumstance that neither
in council nor country was there, 80 far
as know, any difference of opinion as to
the proper psrson to be selected. The
retiring Chief repeatedly expressed his
judgment in fsytr Of Gen. Nc Clellan for
The position, and in this, the nation
seemcdto give an unanimous concur
renee.
The designation Of Gen. Mcclellan is
therefore in a considerable degree the
seleetion of the country as well ns of the
Exc cutivc, and hence there is better rea-
son TO hope there will be given him tho
confidence and cordial support thus by
iair implication promised and without
which, he cannot with 40 full efficiency
serve the country. II has been said that
ono bad General is better than two good
ones, and the saying is true if ,aton to
/ mean no more than that an army is bet
ter directed by - single s,,iad, tbvugh In
rcsiv,, tnOn ny two superior ones at vari-
sncc and cross purposes, aud tho Same
is true in all joint operations wherein
those engaged can have none but a com.
mon end in view and can differ only as
to the choice Of means. ln.,a storm AT
sea no one on board can wish the shin 70
sink, and yet, not unfrequcntly, all &c
down together because too many wills
direct and no single mind can bo allowed
to control.
1t continues to develop that the insur.
rcclon is largely If not exclusively wal
spon hc. frst principles of popular goy.
ernmshr-tfrc ishtaS Sf the people. Con.
elusive eydeITe.6f this is found in th,
most grave aud maturely considered pub.
lie documents, as well as in the genera
tone OF the insurgents. In these doc.
uments we find the abridgement Of th,
existing right ofsuilfnge, aud the denia
, To the people of all participation in tn,
selection Of public officers, except III,
, legislative body, advocated, with lahore,
arguments TO prove that large cohtof O
the government in tho people, is the
source OF all political evil. Monarchy il,
self is sometimes limited at as a possible
remge-Nbm the power of the people. In
, my present position | could scarcely be
+ justified, were TO omit raising warning
: voice against this approval Of returning
despotism. ltis not needed nor fittinl
here, that general Argument should BE-
made in favor of popular institutions. NO
so hakneyed as most others, to which
ask a brief attention, II is the effort t.
place capital on an equal footing with, i
not above, labor in the structure Of gov,
crnment. II is assumed that labor is on.
ly available in connection with capital
that nobody labors unless somebody else
! owning capital somehow by the use of i
induces him to lnhor This assumed, 4
is next considered whether il is best thn
capital shall hire lahorers and thus Undue,
them TO work by their own consent, o
: buy them aud driYe them 10 il withou
I their consent.
Having proceeded so far il is raturall,
concluded that all loborers are cithe
I hired lahorers, or what we clnll slaves
Q aud further il ia assumed that whosoevc
I is once 9 hired lsborer is fixed in that con
/ dilion for life, Now there is no such re
y lstion between capital and labor as sssu
d med, nor is there any such thing as
freeman being fixed for life in the eond