The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-09-20

are our brOthersl" Are theyi But
arc they authorized to murder and
destroy the common citadel of the
family housoholdl mol meet them
at once. It is much easier to de-
fond the door-sill than the hearth.
stone.
The old revolutionary soldier that was
accustomed to walk with an esponioon
which he had carried IN the war-a long
staff with a sharp instrument like a knife,
At one ond-was assailed by fcroclOus
dog, and bitten. Failing 10 drive The dog
away he turned the sharp end Of tho in
strument and ran him through, The
owner Of the dog cried out angrily, what
made You Kill my dogl Because, said tho
soldier, he biz me aud threatened my life.
Why did you not keep him Oft with the
other end OF your instrument / should,
said tho soldier, n the dog had come with
tho other end at me- tUproarious Laugh
ter
TREASON on FIDELITY MUST TRIUMPH.
Now, if they had only come to us with
liberal proportions Of peace, we could
have gone TO them in the same way, but
whe they como with fire and sword, and
war and threatening, there is no other
wDy to meet them but with correspond
ing weapons, and in manner 10 put
them down. We must either conquer
or they must. IL Is a question between
Government on the one hand and treason
and rebellion on the other, and you may
weigh II cut os many times as you will,
you may pretend TO erect political par.
tics on IL, but tho after generations and
the judgment Of Heaven will hold him
responsible who undertakes TO aid this
rebellion in any shape or manner.
Woe be 10 the politician who under
takes to leopard the existence OF the
Government by pultcring In a double
sense with this great question. II is not
question between North and South
II is q question between Government and
rebellion. And in the Southern States
there is no people moro loyal than n large
majority Of the Southern States them
selves, when you tpko the revolver from
their cars and the bowie knife from their
throats. Has Virginia yielded Poor
old Statc-a portion Of her people have
been bulliCd, drngooncd and defraudcd in-
10 Secession, and no sooner is that done
than she rises like the Phnnix from her
nshes and rcorganlzos Government
faithful to the Union.
In Missouri did they yieldl No. Cen
ernl Fremont has been under the ncccs-
sity OF procluiming martial law 10 protect
tho citizens from pilluge and destruction.
In Kentucky do they yioldl No. Look
at the mighty majority there Of 60,OOO.-
There thay met the question in the face.
Look at the speeches Of Holt and Crit
tenden, and at the vote there, and see
what you find.
You let this rebellion succeed and you
will have every other kind Of rebellion
down to that kind of rebellion, that il you
have a horse and a yngabond wants Il,
he will tako il In spite Of you, and you
will have no law TO help yourself. "For
why--the good old plea that ho may
take II who has the power, and let him
keep who can" The takes are going to
be formidOblel Certainly Who is to
blumel Those whOhHve inNugurutod the
rebellion, or those who are trying TO put
| Il downl
Who objects to toxcsl An individual
here and there who, not being well in.
formed, thinks if no can have peace 4
will raise the prico Of butter. But he
who rebels at taxes is no friend Of hi.
country, and when you SEQ a man cry out
against tho taxes 10 support such n war
you may believe that Judas Iscariot !,
laughing in his sleeve TO think that h,
was not living in this day, for he woult
have been surely undorbid. Laughter.
No! let every man bare his bosom to tht
shafts Of this great battle. Let him com
prehend II in all its vastnoss, and see tina
these men mean destruction and nothing
else, and that their aidcrs and abottor'
are no better than they who ure engage,
in IT, Lot this rebellion know they ar,
TO have no aid from here, aud they vii
ground their arms.