The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-02-08

eiNNN-tiAugf ANNN always NNu uonns ana
always would be Tho Northern mon
born aud educated in the Free States
know netting whatever of slavery ex-
cept what they heard oft from Garrison
aud others, But tho strongest Pro Sla-
very man Southwas the Ianko, who went
down there and married. a widow with
plantation wcll-stockel with nagrocs
But they could no moro hopo 20 make
the Northcrn Pcople pro-Slavory than
they could hope 20 make a hungry poli-
tician run away from fat office.
tl1ughtcrl Thcsc prccipjtators say
thot tho Northern pcopis in some time 20
come, intend 10 abolish Slavery in the
States IIo did not bclievc one word Of
II; and standing there 10 his place, before
that erowda 4 audience, he avowcd that
there was not man in the House who
desires 20 abolish Slavery in the States,
or Who imagincs they have a right to at
tempt t. tCrics from the Republican
beaches, " Not onei rot one"l If thorC
was such man he dosr'd 10 see him.
Such man would deserve Tie o1ecra-
ton Of his colleagues, and the cxccration
Of every man who respected the Consti-
tuition; and yet that declaration to abolish
Slavery was made by those ptocipltators
in the teeth Of the most solemn 0ssuran-
COS that could be given by political par.
". lie asserted that no political party
that had ever risen in the country had
given such strong and solemn guarantees
10 respect Slavery within the States.
But this fact was suppressed by the poll
ticians and newspapers Of the couAtry,
and the opposite doctrine zealously inoul
Gated into the public mind What more
had the Republican party donei That
(which no other party in tho country had
formally donc--they had denounced in
the scvcrost and strongest terms, that
such raids as that OF John Brown into
Virginia were the graycst Of all crimes
They would not take the word of that
Iparty, and to appeaso them the Republic
cans express their readiness TO vote for
an amendment to tho Constitution which
would bind them neyef to interfere with
/ Slavery in the States. II would, in fact,
be no amendment, but would merely do
ciaro what the Constitution now was;
and no man believed for moment In
/ their power 70 interfere with Slavery tu-
der the Constitution as Il was. They de-
clared that the people in the respective
sections were not homogeneous, and that
| they hated one another. That might be
50, but that would pass away as they be-
came better known. But he Inserted
that they did not hate each other moro
than they had seen the old Whir and
| Democratic parties hate each other after
each succeeding political contest. But
would they love one another more after
they were separated! That was the
question. They were going to separate,
were theyl And where would be the
boundRriesl Tho river Ohio, which, Il
was said, was dry onc-half Of the year
and frozen over tho other half, was tho
only barrier that would separate those
hostile sections. H thoy hated each
other now,would they b. found in frater-
. nal embrace when they had separated
into rival and hostile confederacier1
They hate each otherl Not a bit Of il.
Ii their constituents could see how tho
Froc-Solors Of the North and the South
lived here together, they would not be-
lieye word Of it. They hate each
other! No, only when the +" ins" had "a
give way to the "outs" Laughter.
4 Yes, whom the army of olliceholders
were seen clearing out, bag and baggage
and making way for their triumphant
successors, For his own part, II any
sacrifice he could make would save the
country, he would bo glad TO make it,
But separation, ifthey did separate would
breed that hate which would lead to feuds
and contests as bloody and protracted as
,..,. . l., kaF.sfa.., Al. L q ~ =
and Lancaster. Separate, break up the
Government, and let the central States
be precipitated into this revolution
against the will Of tho people, and ten
years would not 90 by until the two SEQ.
tions would be harrOssod by rivalries
leading TO hostlities aud finally to the
subversion Of the weaker party. If thii
, would not prove 80, then all history aud
, its teachings were afalsehood. With re-
gard to the fear excited in the Southern
? mind, with regard to a determination OF
, the part Of the North To give equality IL
every respect to the negro, no proceedo,
to show how unfounded the charge was
aud noticed that in the State Of New
, York at the last election, that issue ha,
been submitted TO the people, who refis
ed, by majority of twenty to ono. to ex
, tend universal suffrage TO tho negro, ant
continued: II was charged against tn,
North that il was from their midst tina
the John Brown raid came; but be woul,
ask his seeding friends, that, In case o
disunion, would South Carolina be better
able to protect herself against raids then
than she had been In the past. Now,
when every man was true 90 tho Consti-
tuition, when every man was a Judge and
executioner Of the law, and every con.
venient tree was gnllows upon which
l TO hang every man who violated the Con-
stitutiOn in the manner John Brown and
his followers had, who should teach ev-
cry man that thoY had code for tho pun
ishmont Of traitors, as stringent as il
could be made. twas a matter Of histo-
ry that il was the men Of Pennsylvania
who were the first 10 vindicnte the out
ragged laws, and TO offer support and sue
cor 10 Virginia against the attack Of John
Brown; and when the followers Of that
man had escaped from Virginia, il ought
10 be remembered that they were arrest
ed in Pennsylvania, brought back to Yir-
ginia BY their eaptVrs, and handed over 10
the authorities, by whom they were tried
and, being adjudgod guilty, paid the pen.
atty OF their invasion by their own death,
The people Of either section had been os-
tranged and provoked by misFepTesenta-
\ tions and ealumnies, and thus perversons
and falsehoods had done their work. He
would accept their charges in the most
| uggrieYed form, and yet he would tell
them that they were all false. He had
said that he would make any sacrifice to
save the country. He would even nc
cept James Buchanan for another term,
and allow the cold public functionay''
TO administer the Government for four