The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-07-05
The Day NVe CeIebrnlcl

The annual recurrence ofa nations birl' Z.
day is an occasion Of no ordinary interest
and particularly is thlstse case. at time like
ibis, when revolution has raised its black ban
ncr In our midst--when wars dread alarm i.
sounded throughout our beloved land, calling
the patriotic sons Of &c to arms 10 defend
their liberties, their altars and thoir frcsides.
and when the red glare Of battle rejects its
appalling light upon the thickening tempest.
We are in the midst Of troublous times. Who
would have thought that in this great, rlori
Gus and prosperous nation, 50 Young and yet
50 vigorous, commanding the respect and
challenging the admiration Of the whole
world-her ships Of commerce whitening cv.
cry sea aud her Aag SYNONYM for freedom
aud protcction--who would have predicted
that, on this Fourth Of July lsel, VIC should
have to fight the battles Of the Revolution
over again and reconstruct our national indc.
pendencCG
Yet so tits; and, on this our natal day, our
joys are mingled with tears aud many fer.
vent prayer will ascend from silent lips to the
Cod Of Battles, that lie may protect our glo.
rious Union--the blood bought inheritance Of
our athers-and bring US out Of the fiery or.
deal in safety. Many an Offering wi ascend
as holy incense, from the altar ora mothers
heart, on this day, for The safety OF her sons
who have heard their couutry's call aud have
rallied around the flag Of beauty and glory
the "siar spangled banner"-now insult
ed and dishouorcd by traitorous hands.
ltappcars that, while we have grown to be
great nation with unexampiod rapi6Ity. we
have been sleeping upona volcano. With all
our outward prosperity, we have kept con.
eealed the elements Of our own Weakness
We have cherished a deadly viper in our DO.
SONS, which is now singing us to ,he heart
slavery, like the poisonous Upas troc. has
been growing in ourmidst, until it has infect.
ed the very air we breath aud scattered its
malarious influences in every direction. Not
satisfied with what it has done, this child Of
the Devil, like its prototype, who would
"rather reign in Hell than serve in Heaven.
has eliminated in acts Of open, armed rebel.
lion and treason black as night. It has put
Satan to blush by its horrid crimes. To its
awful accumulation Of guilt, which thou
sand years in the bottomlcss pit can never
burn out, it has added robbery, arson and
murder As the fallen angels seeded from
Paradise, so Slavery attempts to secede from
the Unioa and pull down the temple Of Lib. |
erty, even ifit perish in the ruins.
Slavery is the fruitful source Of all our
trouble; for, had it not been for this pertilent
eXcrescence upon the body polite, we would
have been free, happy and united people to. !
day, instead ofbeing distracted by intestine
war.
But, thank Godl, we still have Govern.
ment enshrined in the hearts Of millions Of
brave sons, who are willing to pour out their
Iitc's blood to defend itagninst every assail. |
ant, intestine or foreign, aud who will carry .
It through the "red sea" Of blood, as our |
fathers did before Us, to the Canaan Of prom
se.
We have no fears for the Union. It tow.
FRS above every tempest and, like Chimbor.
40, lifts it, head into the sunlight Of heaven.
Stout arms, energized by brave hearts, will
AXE our starry banner and bear it aoft
Trough every tempest, while millions offrec.
men will continue to greet it with huzzahs
md loud acclaim, and the piratical, serpen-
inc ensign Of traitors and rebels shall be
rooted down and trampled in the dust. Re.
'nptised in the blood of fpatriot hearts, Il will
'ecomo doubly sacred and continue to "waive
FER the land of the free and the home of the
rave"
Then let us pledge anew our faith to the
lnion and, as We look back upon the scenes
( Bunker Hill, Monmouth aud Valley Forge.
atlh the inspiration, which norved the arms {
nd warmed the hearts of our siros, and re-
olive that the glorious Constitution and its
'ered guarantees, which they have transmit.
I'd TO US sealed with their blood, we will de-
End, perpetuate and in turn transmit upim. {
aired 20 our children; and that not one star
hall be blotted from the galaxy of our glori.
US COniederacy.