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

l knew him." "where did YOU
see himp "At Trenton" "Were
you in the battlegr "Yes, I sur.
render to Vashington.n "You sur.
render to Washington How was
tbati" ~ ras ron Hessiaal"-
[Great Laughter.l
Now, ] think, when You find
men prating about the Democracy
embarrassing the Administration A at
such a time rs this, when you ig.
moro their history, you will find
they were "ron Hessiaal ~
Laughter.
THE "BLAcK REPUBLICANS"
They are distressed for fear ! am
going to turn Black Republican, or
Abolitionist, or something-partic.
ularly those gentlemen that were
not in Buffalo in AS. They are so
much afraid Of Black Republicans
and Abolitionists now, that they
cannot be with them in arrestine
rebellion. These very men, some
Of them, had my name published
so long in black letters for standing
by the Constitution that am not
50 much afraid of what Is black rs
they seem TO DO. ] think il will be
well for them 10 review their own
history. have fought the Rcpub-
licans all my days, and will again
when please; but whon they will
SO with me to put down rebellion
in arms, ! will 20 with them lido
not regard my political virtue so
weak that | am afraid TO test it.
Captain Marryatt tells Of lady at
a boarding school that went into
the parlor, and seeing a gentleman,
came running out, crying: "a man,
u manw And so it 10 with these
politicians; they nre afraid they
will get too near a Black Republi.
can to lose their Democracy in spite
OF themselves. But history and u
somewhat enlarged experience have
taught me that il is not always tho
most virtuous that make tho most
parade Of their virtue.
THE CRY OF PEACE.
The great cry now is "Peace."
They say: "Thoro must be peace"
We are all in favor of peace. !
don't doubt but that many honest
men, Democrats and others, think
IL. attaina5lo by negotiations with
rebels, but any who will look at It
with half an eye can SEQ that it is
impossible.
Stand up, Mr.. Apologist for Sc.
cessionl and let us sec whether you
can iaco an indignant people. In
what work are you engagedl At
tempting TO destroy tho Govern.
mont of your fathers. 81 am not
trying to do that. | am in favor Of
peace" Every widowed woman,
made so 10y this rebellion, has a
right to look upon you sir, as the
murderer OF her husband. Every
orphan may look upon you us the
guilty wrotch--thc destroyer of its
natural protector. The loyal citi.
zen, too, looks upon you rs ono who
aids and abets treason, and furnish
rs aid and comfort to tho enemy
Your hands are red with blood
blood Of your murdered citizons.-
All, in this brief war how many
have been sent down with violence
and butchcry 10 tho gravel How
many bitter, uuayailing tears have
boen shedl How many pure and
gentle hearts have been crushed
and brokcnl And still You cry
pcUce, when you know thero is ne
peace! Come, take arms in youl
hands and stand by their side and
point your bayonet at tho breasts
of your own brethren here, or else
help uS put it down. You will
stand rs men and be no more guilty
in the sight of God to take arms
than TO encourage others 10 do SO.
[ Applause Tho party that at
tempts to do this ought to sink
Any party ought TO sink TO iniamy
that cannot lay aside its politics in
this crisis; and should the Demo
cratic party, with all its ancient
history, attempt carrying this ques.
tion 10y opposing itself to this war,
there would not bo enough of them
loft for iingerboards to point to the
burial ground where the whole
party will be cngulphcd together
| Applause,
THE ADsURpTTY or PEACE rRorosI.
TIoNs NOW,
Now let us see. Suppose thor,
was u riot in Cortland, and u hun
drcd men were engaged in the dc
struction ofpropcrty. You call th,
magistracy together. Thoy al
come out and attempt to put down
the rebellion, aud the force is inad
cquOte, and they call out the mill
rary power. hut tho magistrac,
Instruct them; SEQ and put dow
tho riot. Il ia IN arms against us
/ Il is threatening life and property
and going on with destruction
. Put it down, and at the same tim
when you arc putting down th
riot, make il the most liberal offer
Of peace" You send tho officer {
+ arrest a murderer. Ills hands ar
red with blood, but yon tell tho o
, iicer when no comes: "Wo arc OF
nnsel 10 murderers. hnt 90 and nl