The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-08-23
saturday, August 3lsT,
The Issue fairly made up
Party BEFORE THE UNION

Tho action OF tho Democratic ConVen-
ton Of Seneca county, on Monday, goes
to show that the leaders Of the party care
more for the spoils Of Office than they do
for the preservation Of the Union. When
war is at our very thresholds-when trail
tors are beleaguering the Capital Of the
nation and delying the power of the gov
crnmcnt - when this glorious Union,
W Itch has made us what wo are, and
which we all profess to love so dearly, is
imperiled by traitors in arms-when the
din Of battle is sounding in our ears and
our brothers, sons and neighbors are fall
ing Bile, ling in the ield--how loathsome
and disgusting does this partisan action
appear Have we not common enemy
to fight aud are we not brothers in a
common cHusel Thers is common dan
ger. The honor and integrity Of tho
Union is at stake. Shall we then woak-
en- our cause and strengthen and encour-
age the enemy by suffering ourselves to
be divided into partisan factions and by
indulging in criminotiors and recriminu-
tions Shall we quarrel and squobble
about few petty county Offices while our
very existence as a nNtion is in jeopardy
Is II a time, when a house is ON fire, to
be quarroling about who shall have the
effects No no
Il is enough to know that traitoroul
hands are nssOiling this temple of liberty
that war has been forced upon us--thut
an appeal has bepn made from the ballo
to the bullet, and that the sword mus
decide the issue. II Is no time TO talk
of this party or that party. Are we not
all American citizens, having common
interest and destayl Our first duty is tC
our country, and to talk of Democrats and
Republicans now is supremely ridiculous
and painful tohear. Patriotism, loyalty
sUsryibiae. calls upon US to forget minoT
differences, for the present, and stand
shoulder to shoulder, as one man, know
ing nothing but our CoWntry-Our ,rkol,
Couairyl When thew = is over and Ii,
rebellion put down--when we have ,
government we can call our own-theH
IL will be time enough TO talk Of partie
and little county offices.
The Democratic Convention on Mon
day, by their refusal to accept the prop
osition Of the Republi cans to unite upol
a common ticket, demonstrated that thel
tAiak more Of heir party than they do Q
iAsir eouatry, and that they will max
sure Of the offices, whatever becomes o
the Union Their labored excuse, thO
they can Be Democruts and Union me
} at the same time, is noteworthy Of NOTES
. If they are good Union men they wi
! "sAo,O hsir Caih By thsir ssoyks," and &C
. operate in Union movement The R,
o publieans made them a generous otier, a
{ they have done in other counties aud !
the State, aud they refused. The
! charge Of abolttlonism is false, and q
charge Of corruption in the Administri
ton Is a lllmsy pretext, unworthy ofhol
orable men and comes with bad graz
from the pOrty that elected Pierce Al
buchanan But poor excuse is' bvtt
I. than none. {, IA ....,..
10 They have refused 20 unto ap0n Y
81 broad platform Of the OONsTtpJ
tIlToN, THE UNION AND THE Ei
10 FoRCEMENT OF THE LAWS.''
n The issue is now airlY made up, and y
!, nre wIlipglt should 90 before The Pecp
m The people have yet 70 be heard and Ii
,n will arise in their might undcobuka the
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