The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-04-11
A Letter fer the Times.
Rough Truth. by j. W. Forney.


tcerrspoudssee ofihs rhlislsipAia Pr.-J
WASHINGTON, March 80.
A genuine Democrat il always the
friend Of his county. His creed is the
Constitution and the Union. lie has
that reverence for his flag which en-
shrines il among the diyinities Of his con-
science. He .worships il as the enbodi-
mont Of federation, liberty, and law. To
tell such n man that the heretofore re-
cont leading orncles Of the Democracy
oro now in arms against this nag. is not
to insult, but TO crafty him, because he
knows II 20 be true. The fact IL, the re-
bclliun deprived the old Democracy of its
most gifted, most reckless, aud most
powerful leaders. One reason for their
forcing on the war, because they believed
eat, having SO long dictated terms to "the
party they could carry The Democratic
m8sscs With them when they resolved un-
on Secession. They had takon ample
and eyCtgmatic prccaution 10 this end.
have il from the best authority that Mr..
Jefferson Davis had manipulated certain
u the Brockonridgc chiefs in the FREQ
States 30 ,fcctualiy Us TO lead IN and
his followers TO believe that when tho
Cotton States psssod into the outer Fl om
OF treason, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
and at least the city of New York, would
/ follow them. Now, is Il for moment to
DO supposed tlet tie Breckenridge so
ready to cLtrr into this transfer Of their
own Siatca and eites t. the men whom
[ they k, ew to be as ready TO attack this
Union, have ever forgotten, or can eSer
gorgot, the compact thus entered into!
Are th, sc BreCkcnridgtrs rot willing. at
the t.st momont, to attempt tue iulfil-
ment of their cintrartl Are not their
/ private letters 20 the Secession leaders In
/ plesrssiOn Of the latter, and will not thcso
/ ltttrH be forthcoming, IL, IN The event Of
the triumph Of your sO-csllod Democracy,
ths Breckenridge leaders should refuse 10
carry cut the bargainl or 10 make such
terms as will bring hack the truitors to
power, or to save them from the suspend
ing halterl e..
As pertinent to these questions, let ma
a'k il you havo ever gone back to the
time when most OF the Breckenridge pa
pees in the Tree States wore in danger OF
being mobbcd aud torn out after the fall
OF Fort Sumptcrl a number Orthcm ro
torn cut. Not one Of them but did not
trcmble before the awakened wrath oftho
Community aroutid them. Some were In.
[ dicted by Grand Juries: others had 10 be
I protected by tho police; and others weie
peremptorily stopped by the Federal au-
ihorltles. viii not ask Why these dem
onstrsiions occurred; but will ask IL GU
can point 10 any one OF thcso iourDnls
that Is not RoV filled with strong dcnun-
elaiions Of tho Administration and its
friends, aud timid reprosc hes OF the rebels
IN arms Are they no, clanorous for the
recognition Of the Democratic psrty!-
Arc they not all against any combinati n
OF patriotic mon under the name Of a
UmoS PARrY3 Ther object is Ms plain
az their carly treason was notorious, and
the ond OF tneir viviu'y will be the recog-
milton of the armed rebels, or their full
| forgiveness. Tho armed rebels ara
watching their movements with eugurness
and joy.
| The reorganization Of the Brcckinrilg-
crs, aud their determination 10 oppose all
efforts at union between loyal men will,
OF course, lorce other party organizations.
The question arises, how much Is to ba
gained by allowing the DFeckinridgers TO
triumph under the name OF Democracy!
/ Would they not labor for such compro-
mise US would disgrace tie army and
he psoP'.! ATe they not bound to
I thisl
That decided majority OF the peopls
Of Philadelphia are against these men,
firmly believe. The failure 10 unite these
( people gave your last election to thu
Dreckelridg,rs. Tho leaders OF parties
are now ngEin fore armed and in good
season. My belief is, after somewhat
cGrefcl consultation with loyal men, that
no matter what name TIE combination
against these Influences may assume,
whether Republican or Union, there Ia.
every disposition TO do all that can be done
with honor 10 unto for the purpose OF de-
fcatng the Breckenridge organization.
OCCASIONAL.
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