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


ferson Davis-the rebel presidential
sire except 10 yield without qualification,
which however is not proposed. What
more could tho disunionists ofthe North
desire. To inculcuto such a doctrine
How, must encourage the hopes Of the
traitor government, and nerve It's leaders
10 maintain IT, That indeed would be "se-
cession made easy" Let Il be rcmem-
bursd, there 10 an Union sentiment in
the secession States. In more than half
Of them a majority Of tho people are
aguinst the mHd revolution. The cen.
vCntions of the several States which
passed secession ordinances, all refused
to submit their work 20 vote Of fhc ps0-
pie with the single exception Of Toxus-
aud there is Houston--tho hero OF San
Jacinto-the Conqucror Of Mcxico-thc
founder OF the once lone-stsr Republic
still uumoved, the friend of tho Union
IL We declare our readiness to consent TO
dissolution Gin year or two,n or more,
how will our surrender strike dismpy in
60 the hearts Of the brave men who are
yet for the Union in the secession States /!
IL is a duty we owe them to stand by
them, and net desert thom. And what
shall be said Of It's effect in the "bordcr
States ," Will il rot nerve to renewed
energy the secession traitors Of Virginia,
with Tyler and Wise at their head, and
discourage the Union sentiment there!
But | do not object alone nor mainly
TO the idea { consenting 10 recognize
the independence OF the Secession Con-
Gedcracy because il IL iH-fimcd | object
10 the thing iiSs6, as inherently unwise.
II will be time enough to consent 60 dis
solution when it becomes an inevitable
and unwilling necessity, and thatl hope
and believe will be never.
l will briefly state the reasons why !
am opposed TO consenting TO dissolution:
The example will bo contagious, and
secession will reproduce ITSELF Already
the Mayor Of New York has recommon-
ded that that vast city shall declare her
self out Of the Union and make IL treo
port of entry, soon 10 become tho great
est commercial mart of the world. The
\ upper peninsula of Michigan is gravoly
discussing annexation to Canada. Utah
has already been coCrced by arms to abide
as enc Of the territories Of the Union
SOsu we will have an Atlantic, Pacific
I a Middle, Western and Yankee Con-
federacy. And why will not the same
reasons now urged to induce US to yield
10 southern secession, be urged to sus-
tain all future aecessiOnsl There are
abundant causes TO produce these divis-
ions il tho precedent is set. and If disso-
luton can take place without ever firing
q single gun to save the Union. The Ia
cility with which successful revolution
reproduces itself is illustrated in the his
tory of France, Mexico, and the States
of South America.
Bad men, ambitious Of place, which
one confederacy cannot give, will on-
courage divisions. This has been no in
considerable motive for the existing rev.
olution. So long as the traitors coatrol-
led the Government they remained in it;
|, but when the power is about to depart
4 from them, they seek also to depart from
IL. Let US not imagine that the race OF
Cutalines il dead. Whom Astoria and
! San Francisco shall become the CONNER
cial marls -Seff-Ihn-P Poetic coast, through
which shall pass the rlGn SSepnerce OF
Asia, the rivalry of Atlantic and PReihit
cties--thoir adverse intorests--will ial
outstrip any real Hostility Of interest be-
tween tho North and tho South.
Nsr can it be said we can guard against
'uture secessions by amendments TO the
1 Constitution No written constitution
can moro offectually deny tho right Of Sc
cession than the one we have. A revo-
luton which would disregard this Union
would tear down all parchment guaran-
ties against secession.
Suppose we consent to a division, il
creates motive for new divisions. lfu
controversy shall arise between the free
States and the Border Slave States, they
can say to us "yield or we will unite
with the Secession Confederacy." Thus
hostile combinations will foster hostile
interests and advance the views of ambi-
tious men. Aud not only SO. If for
eign and hostile nation establishes a
foothold on this continent south oil us,
it may combine with foreign powers
against us, to cut on our commerce aud
Nnnih;.ate our institutions.
The London Times has justly said:
of South Carolina secedos; If Georgia
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas
I Louisiana follow; ii a Southern Fedora
I ton bo formed, and take its place among
7 the powers of the earth, there can be no
] hope of keeping the Border Slave states
/ These will be avn by natural tihnity
( 70 detaeh themselves from the North ana
( Join the slayeholding Federation. North
/ Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missourli
I virginia, Maryland, Delaware, will then
/ be dissooiated from the free Sttt!s' Such
an event cAnnot be regarded without dis
may by the most staunch abolitionist, II
would in fact, make tls Southern FEEDER
alton the real United Sttt ., as tar as ter
ritory present and prospective IS concern
cd and reduce the North 70 what our an
cestors would have called "Rump.
| The people Of Boston or Philadelphia
might be distinguished for their ability
and enterprise, but they would belong to
country with hardly greater future
than Canada. Every natural advantage
would be on the side Of the Slave States
"Look at the map, and you will see what
a narrow slip of country compeses the
free soil Of the American Confederation
Ouly the sea coast from the British iron-
tier to the Dslaware--a few hundred
miles-belongs TO il, all the rest, stretch
ling away down the Atlantic and along
the Gulf Of Mexico, is in the hands oil
the slave owners. The mouth Of tho
Mississippiis is theirs; the Missouri and Arr
kansas, the great arteries ofthe extreme
West, arc theirs. Virginia pushes a 81 ur
Of territory TO within less than hundred
miles Of Lake Erie, and thus divides the
Atlantic free States from the West IN
manner highly dangerous to their future
unisn. Indeed, it is doubtful whether
the connection between New York and
New England on the one hand, and ILL
nois and tho neiRhborinR States on the