The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-02-22


PnrsOn BTOwniOw 1n ubmit-
ting 10 LincOIn's Administra-
lion.
a friend having asked the intrepid edi-
tor oftho Knoxville Whig, whether, since
six States have seeded from the Union,
he is willing to risk himself and State un.
der the Administration Of Mr.. Lincoln,
he thus repliedi
! am willing to risk myself and State,
under the Administration Of Abraham
Lincoln. am not, however, willing 20
submit TO tho outrages tho flre-cateTs of
the South allego that Mr.. Lincoln intends
to commit upon the South. do not be.
lievo that he will meddle with the instltu-
ton Of slavery where il Is, or seek to de-
prive the South Of any right she holds
under the Constitution. And believe
he will enforcs the Constituton'and laws
of the United States, as his oath Of Office
requires him TO do, and as Justice 10 the
various sections ofthe Union demands at
his hands.
If / am mistaken in the estimate have
put upon the integrity aud patriotism of
tho President elect, and he Shall sock TO
oppress any one Of the Statos ofthis Con-
fedcr'oy, South or North, shall readily
Join the other States in seeking 10 nun
ish him, and in resisting his administra-
tion. But ! want 20 see the evidence Of
this, before J begin the work Of resist
an ce--I want other proofof the bad faith
in which Mr.. Lincoln intends to act, than
the prediction Of his enemies. | have
submitted 70 the Administration Of James
Buchanan for four years, and my State
has done so, without murmur, and
hold that Lincoln could not afford the
country a moro corrupt, partial and infa-
nous Administrations if no wore 10 trv 4
Lincoln was elected under the forms pre-
scribed by our Constitution and Laws
and without fraud al the ballot-box, and
Il is tho duty Of a II good citizens 10 rive
bin fair tebt before they condemn him.
| went into the contest against Lin
coin, as did also my State, knowing lin
to be a sectional candidate, upon a Sec
tional platform, and as we were fairly
beaten, feel bound ia honor b abide by
our dofeat, for four years to come. The
reign Of Lincoln for twenty years, upon
even the Chicago Platform, is preferable !
to the breaking up Of this Government. |
Secession is no remedy for any evil that
may arise in our urGoYernment, and DENY |
its right The right Of revolution / ad- |
init, but deny that such a remedy Is cali |
cd for in the present crisis Of our affairs. |
win be told Of the many grievances we
Of the South have suffered at tho hands
Of the North. have considered the ma
ture Of these grievances, and their effects
upon the commerce, trade and religion of
the South, and they may be expressed in
the following words The DemocraeV
sC he South haze lost he Office Of ihe Coo
srRmeHi and is immenS5 patronage -
And large majority Of the free and in
dependent people Of Tennessee, taking
This yiow Of tie subject, they willrefuse
10 90 out Of the Union I
Ihave thus fully and frankly answered
he question propounded. / might here
sl6se ny remarks; but choose 20 nc
further, and TO say even more. 37
There is scarcely a man of talent and
character living, even at the North, uAder
whose administration Of the General
Government would not prefer to live,
'ather than live in a Southern confedera-
~, controlled and governed by the trai-