The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-08-23
The New York and Ohio Dem
ocracy.
From The Philadelphia Press.

EEolu tht AnllNucl pulA Ifehs.
The sction of the New York and Ohio
State Democratic Conventions virtually
settles the political position Of the loyal
States. The Republican organizations
of these States rendered to the Conyen-
tons representing the Democratic party,
a compromise in the shape of Union
ticket. They presented as mutual
platform this simple principle: Loyalty
to the Union confidence in the admin.
stration, and an,unqualifed support of its
war measures. In both States they con-
trolled majority of the votes; in both
States it was in their power, under ordi
nary events, to maintain possession of the
government, and to place their friends in
nearly every department of the govern
ment. Andyet, anxious to concliate tn
Democratic sentiment, and to recognize
the devotion and self sacrifice Of the dem.
ocratic masses, they generously rendered
them one haf of the offices 20 be filled.
Nothing could nave been fairer. The
platform was one which no patriot could
have refused to occupy; the interests at
stakewere those involved in the destiny
of our beloved country, and certainly no
citizen was anxious to revive the plat
forms of Cincinnati, Chicago or Baltimore
or to discuss any abstruse or obsolete
principle therein declared when his only
duty was one to his country. What do
we care about Popular Sovereignty or
Congressional intervention, when the
National Sovereignty is threatened, and
the peace Of the country destroyed by the
Intervention of the swordl So far as the
mere personnelof the positions are con-
cerned, there are able and honest men
enough in both parties to execute their
dLte properly. There are men who
would have gladly accepted the united
suffrages of both parties. The PROPOSE
ton was a feasible one, and it would have
been accepted by the masses of the coun
try with enthusiasm. Why, then, has il
been rejectedl
The New York Democratic Conven-
tion, in declining to unite, say it is "lue
To the Federal Government to hold out
terms of peace and accommodation TO
discovered States, assuring them Of all
their rights under the Constitution -
The Ohio Convention, among other
things, recommends National Conven-
ton for preserving and restoring the
Union, and condemns the Presidents
"late attempt to suspend the writ of fha6sas
corpus" These two propositions en-
brace the whole platform OF The Northern
Peace Party, and on these propositions
the Democratic organizations Of the
North have placed themselves and gone
before the country. And yet they mean
nothing more than divided North now,
and divided Union in year or two to
come. These gentlemen forget that for
the Northto "hold out terms OF accommo.
dation to discovered States," is to accept
the cup Of humiliation and disgrace.-
What terms can be oaeredl What COM
promise can be madei Why did not these
Conventions, in laying down their plat
forms, 90 more into details! Has the
South not been "assured of all their rights
under the Constitution" In fact, what
has the Government been doing for the
pastyear but giving these very assuran-
cesl The Republican leaders have coy
cred themselves all over with such plcdQ-
es. NJ. Seward in his Senatorial speech
Mr.. Cameron repeatedly as Senator
and in fact, every representative Repub-
lican, without oven excepting such radi-
cal men as Lovejoy in the House, or Mr..
Sumner in the Senate, Joined in the dec
laration Of the Secretary Of State and the
Secretary Of War, The President in his
inaugural gave the South the most abund-
ant assurances Of his kindness to the
South, and his respect for their rights.
The first duty tho Administration as
sumed was an attemptto negotiate "terms
Of accommodation" and they were car
ried forward with earnestness and good
faith by the President and his Cabinet,
until the unproYoked assault upon Fort
Sumte assured the nation that the only
"terms of accommodation" the SeGth en-
tertained were the cannon Of Fort Moul-
tTie and Morris Island. In a spirit Of
naughty disdain they told the North that
the only terms they could accept would be
complete surrender on the part Of the
North, the evacuation Of the Capital, the
disgrace and annihilation Of the Republic.
Are these the "terms of aeoommoda-
ton" which the New York Democracy
proposesl There can be none other
The South is in earnest, and they have
proved their earueslness at Charleston
and Manassas. We may assure them Of
every possible right the Constitutions be-
slows, aud they most certainly hold the
bearer Of the "asguTancesY a prisoner OF