The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-02-01
COLUMBUS CORRESPONDENCE,


""'' an Mfit'FN says FpiCy dtnGtp' or
more properly speaking, a pungcnt, pep
rery ono, on The passage Of Mr.. Stouvs
Nigrcr bill 70 prevent the imtcrmarrioge
Of whit and colorcd persons. The main
provision Of the bill was, that If any per-
son Of pure, white blood should morry
one Of African odmiNturs, such marriage
should be null and void. Tho necessity
Of such law was urged upon the ground
that, as Rcpublicouism was triumphant
in Ohio, the next step would be to ole
va'c the African 10 all The social and po-
litical advantages now enjoyed and So
highly priced by The wllilc rucc--ihat the
fair daughters, whose charms exercise
so bcwilching nm influence over the high
and the low, The rich and tho poor, tho
haudsomo and the ugly, in fact q had
almost said ovor the DID a. well az the
young, Of The other scx-that the aforc-
said charms might bc used by some Of
these urtful domscls 10 snsnarc, 10 entrup,
10 cnslavc, in tho toilsund prison Of Mat
rimony somc Of the innocent, adlcss,
and unsuspcctiug young gentlemen. who
soon become roconcicd TO such a fate az
many older onos can testify; but, worse
than that, they nigh, captivatc somo Of
the young nlggors. Yes, niggers could
marry white persons aud Republicans
would rejoice, A. their party would not
only grow stronger but durkcr.
TO such arguments the Republicans
replied, that opposed to umalgamation
was the law Of God, the law Of custom,
the al-poworul law Of public opinion,
also the conclusive fact that Republic
cans, in opposing The extension Of the
bitter curse Of slavery, have mover ndyo-
Gated theoretically, or practically the
amolgOnotlon Of the races. On the
other hand, they referred to the facts,
whore the fcwoat niggcrs arc, the most
Republicans urc found, and that niggers
omalgamntion and Democracy oil flourish
Ia the samu locality. Tho case OF Col
Il. N Johnson was cited. Ills yellow
daughters did not shock the scnsIbliti,s
Of his democratic friends.
ANcr some time spent in sarcastic de-
batting, the Republicans amended the bill
so us to provide punishment for the Pro-
buto Judge issuing a licencc, and the
Minister or Justice solcmnzing the in
tcrdictcd parties that marry contrary to
the provisions Of tho hill, and then passed
I it, for the special benefit vi all such as
may need protection against the coplivo-
ting influence OF Artlul and dcsigning
Niggcrs.
On "Wednesday, the Legislature held
no session, os the Democratic members
wished to attend tho convention Of their
party. Tho State Temperance Conycn-
ton was also held the same day. The
Democratic convention was we'll attend
ed, aud cnthusiostic in gloriying tho
Union and abusing the Republicans.
Northern agitation was to blame for all
the trouble. Men, who love the Consti-
tuition, the Union and the Government,
as the most priceless heritage of our "a
.thrrs--meu, who have never lifted q
hand TO destroy cithO.-- men, who are
willing 20 saer,hco every thing but princi-
pie to sustain thom-wcro denounced
with inycctiycs bitter aud abusive, as they
were unfoundcd aud unjust, Southern
traitors, with arms in their hands, arr
only prosecuted people demanding
their rights, goadod ON to desperation and
secession BY the Republican portion OF
the North! A careful observer must SEQ
that the Breckenridge faction Of the De
mscrOcy viii Boon control the Party as
completely as u master docs his SLAVE,
Popular Sovereignty" 10 already obso-
leto. Its earnest and noisy advocates
will soon swear they never heard OF IT,
only a. an abolition contrivanee TO dis
tract and divide the party. The dishno-
tive features Of that logma viii be com.
plotey abandoned. THIS old and de-
uomced doctrines of geographical lines,
slave codes aud other niggerisms are fast
gaining favor with the " Popular Sovcr.
eighty men" Of the North Thcy are
the measures of peace, that are to rss-
tore harmony between the North aud the
South, Oppcosc tho wrath Of Southern
Democrats, bumiliatc Northern Repub.
lioans, and ro.unite tho Democratic Par
.Iy The great maSs Of tho pcoplO are
honest, love their country, and hate trail
tors. The leaders Of tho party are fast
drilling the prvatcs 70 tympOthizc Will
the disunionists, us an oppressed people
aud to hate Republicans as opprcssors
IA strange dclusion. yet believed by
thousands
/ This is a trying time for tho friends o
tho government, but trials deyolopo IN
; stTo 9Th Of men, OF parties, and Of COY
ernmrn,s-their strong points, and 500
qualities are brought out aAd oXhIbite
10 the world Mon Of the North, stan
. firm, st9ud by your principles, stand b
tho ireo luborch support and susial
him--stand by him lorovcri
Bills for leasing and for selling III
}, Public Works have been introduced an
p viii DO acted upon soon, The rnih,ar
4 bin passed the SonOte, opposed by tn