The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-01-10

caio Of blood; her traditions. her gcn'
irhcr loyalty forbid her to act cland's-
tily oeai nst her allies. nor would she
btuil,y Of speaking disrcspcctMlly OF
h,Gplrmatcs. Ia, on tho contrary. she
sg,ks highly ortlcm. But here u cuds.
W ire not bond e. any one, whoever
id,tybc. Nothing can compclus 20
drEihc sword, when =, shosld r'ousc
E1pud to draw hers; above all. when
the int Of that sword is directed against
nndy rcoplc, oi whose pympethics
We = assured. Our duty is I, prevent,
us 18Th us is in our power, the curse or
wagetwccu two great people. connect
cd the ties of one common orgiH; To
uflcour mediation without any secret
dcsns whatever, aud shop,d the war
r,ii,liiy break out. 60 Observe tween
thciwu bcllir,raut parties the strictcsi
andinost severe neutrality, whilst pro-
tcvug hy grand dcploymcnt of cur
matimc forces, the interests OF our com
mc,c and navigation. Every other in
tcrcntion on cur part would be an act
implitic. Even though England should
be ! the right against the Unitrd States,
whit necessity have we to take up arms
og'nst them; to fight by her side! II
tn. which, may ii please God n"' to
briq about. irthis fratricidal war should
be lndcrtukcn, what would We then see!
Ebrlund struggling with the Abolition OF
Ntrthcrn States aud, at the rNmc time
unIappily ullicd with the Southern OF
Skvc States. That cpr ncighbors shoult
ata II necessary, under the circumsiOn
cel, to plunge themselves into suel
monstrous contradictions, docs not obiig'
US to forget our principles, and to act
wien their actions nrc diumciricnlly op
posed TO cur iitmcst convictions =
Whether ihcy pretend to do 30 or NOT
IL is, nevertheless, dNvd iuet that w
Northern States IRE Virtuully struggling
Tor the abolition of slavery, whilst th
Southern States arc representing it
maintuinancc.
Aud il is against the Northern States
against those who are, knowingly uu
consciously, striving to reach the great
cst sotiahcud ever set before human nc
itily, that We are 20 cross blades, for III
love of an ally, who knows perfect
we'll how to refuse us her support, or eve
would not hesitate to act ssainst Il
when her Interests or her passions wOu
dictate in that direction. Mol that won
be fclly. Our line of conduct 10 clear
traced. We are FAR from those old p
litical doctrines, which limit nations !
We know that there arc ties ccnncctli
one people with another, and that 4
progress and prosperity OF one is thcpr
gresS and prosperity ef tue other; far
it then for us, that we should cpgag
shruldtk be a war between Englal
and America!
We would be rendering great scr
il, in iutcrposing 80 as 10 prevent 1t.
INDEED there be nation that could be
service here in acting US mediator;
acting ns urhitcr between two equal u
vcrsarics. II is France, She is in ma
ncr disinicrcstcd In the contentious;
equally attached to both the contcndit
parties.
But if her voice c0nrot be heard in I
midst of the clash of the passions whit
are already coming on; if the sad stro
of war must come, then her duty, her d
nifty her mission in the world deman
that shc be judge Of the field
She should adopt some measure to pl
tect her maritime commerce; TO ,ha
the laws Of neutrality respected, and
every moment during The conflict
ready to interpose in the spirit of pea
supporting the belligcrants in all o'
honoral lc to both parties.
ANY olher conquer woulu DC eu'P"o
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