The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-04-12
warlilse Preparations !


uy and Was 0bont to pursue a vigorous
pslioy with regard to the traitors IL
che dscoded sRtss. The policy Of omOs
tsrly inactivity" forcshadowcd In the
Contemplated surrender Of Fort Sumter
As hOralaed by she prtrs. did not satisfy
the people Of the North. They demand
ed VBdt sn effort should he iutdo 1T least
20 check The HcRjra, 10 sustain Mi, Al
Szrson, aud not only to hold, but t. ro-in
i,ree ct every hazard, our doicnoes al
PcRsseola and Key West Tho cvacu.
rtiuh Of sumter hsuilioting Ss that
would De, might be endured AZ O military
neeossity, if the proplo WIRE only AZ.
cured that ,his would not pave the why
fsr still gtcster suHcndcrs and prove nm
index 10 the future policy Of the Admin
islration.
The eventsof the past few days 60 to
show that these apprehensions OF the
Upion-loying people OF ,ho North have
not been well founded. The people per
hurs have been too hasty in their judy
mont, They fhould wait The issue Of
syouts now fast eliminating. before ma
king up their verdict. Thcy should not
place too much confidence in ynguc
newspaper spcculations. President Lin
eoln keeps his own councils. Outside OF
fthe Cabinet nothing is known dc6nitoly
OF the particular policy the Administra-
ton intends to pursue, and this reticancc
on their part ia an evidence Of prudence
and wisdom.
The evacuation Of Fort Sumter has
been a matter altogether Of outside spoe.
,ielion, nor is il definitely known that
Sueh thing was seriously contemplated,
Tae events nov transpiring lead us tu
bolicYc that crisis or some kind Is inn
ealing Tho most active and warljkc
proportions are going on at our navy
yards aud srscnols. steamers are being
chartered and heavily manned with war
equipments. Some Of thom have saicd
with senlnd orders for points unknown,
Large quantities Of stores and other mu'
nitohs, Designed both Tor landbnd mara
tina service, have been shipped. Tn.
busy notes o active preparation are hcurS
Throughout thr land.
What means this "pomp and circum'
stance OF war !" Isit designed To aston.
ish the ChOrlesto niaus some bright NOR.
ming, by m attempt q rclcvc Maj. An
dcpon, (who according 10 report, can on
" hold out few days longer, his supplies
being cut off DIS ii iutondod in the Sc
crCt councils Of Lincoln's Cabinet I, re-
Cnlorc, Fort Pickcns, to aid sam
Houston in quclliug the rob5 s in Texas
Ito collect the revenue, or blockade tn,
postal or is il simply TO guard the coos
and act upsn tho defensive in case Of
collision, which is hourly expected u
Sumter or Pickens. Tnc unawcr ia il
the d,rk future, but few days may de
eide il.
In thc meantime, the irNitors Oro no
idle, Jsfl Davis is marshaling his force
and concentrating them in lar go number
ItCharcston uud Pensacola, Mai. An
derson's supplies from the city have beer
cut ofF by Gen. Bewrogord, and the Car
olina troops are sl!4$J be Impatient ro
an attack upon tho Fort, Affairs at Pen
raeola arc equally critical, A vessel ha
been sont ththor with supplies for ldout
Simmer, but whether or not it :cacho
its destination Is not certainly KNOWN
Here too all communication with tn
Fort has been cut Oh, anda collision
seems inevitable,
II il high Tina this Government shoul
make an attempt a. least TO put down re
bOllion and test the power OF revolution
,ary resistance to law, Force on the par
Of the traitors, should be met by force
the sooner the better II this Union
worth anything, il is worth everything
Ntweuty years war Is better than uhjec
submission to the Cottonocracy Of th
South.
We arc glad 20 see this oyidence Q
rluek on the part or the Administration
II bsgets hope and inspires tho Pa'tio
heart with renewed confidence Tn
people will sustain the AdmihisTOtioI
20 long us Il rtopts by the Union. 1t
the watchword bo me submission 20 TIA
tors" and an army of 100 600 brave me
tosp bersisel In sixty days, II need be,
take the field In defence Of the right
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speoch Of Judge Lawrence,
We print on our 6rst page, this wee
the able, eloquent and patriotic speech
lnIgc Wm. LawTonee, delivered at Bell
Connlae few weeks since As an a
eumsht against tho righ, Of seces ion Al
"a to whntis the duty OF the Go;ernmel
in iAe present emergency, itis pNwcrf
and conclusive, AZ an orAtorieAl eilor
X does great credit 10 is su,hor, u
refreshing to read such a speech, in Il
present egisis Of our soaAlT'
-Er WAR IRtPRNDINGl i
Tbs news received by tsJegpp
"Wednesday, is 9tthe most exciting cha
aapter his stated that Secretary s,
ward has notified Gov. Piekons that
Mai. And,rscn's rurrli,s ore cut ,ff,u
Government will rer,ye him at all ha
ards. A strong Gsyernmcnt lcct Is {
-poticd 10 Huve been seen outside q