The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-05-30

party lhCre must ana VIII be an uppo-
sitinn."
Nollandigham aud his crowd want 20
continue in office, ard ret their old frinds
back again, and for this purpose "thcrc
must bc opposition" to the present Ad-
We thought that as the ua.
tiun was struggling with a mighty rcbel-
lion, II was the duty Of all citizens, with.
out distinction VI sect or party, to ily 90
the support OF the ,iliccrs who had been
put in command of the lUboriuc ship Of
state in order 10 rcscuc her passengers
and save her precious cargo.
"No,' say the thirteen "thc first thing
is TO settle the question as to what sort Of
u flag the ship must carry. And next wo
must have the vilices. Nobody has con.
tidcncc in Va. We were turned out of
office for bad conduct, but tho ship shall
perish unless We IRE restored"
But the address tells monstrous false
hood when II says that in call It's civil
acts aud appointments, the Administru-
ton has recognized its tealty and oblira-
tions TO party" 1t is an impudent, glar.
ing lie.
Whom d'dprcsidcnt Lincoln offer to
opl ont Secretary OF Warl Jos, ph Holt
a Southern Democrat, who is indeed wof-
thy of the n0mc OF Democrat. Whom
did he appoint Secretary Of Wsrl Hon.
E' NJ. stanton, nrothcr lifelong Demo
crUt. Whom did he nominate as Mbior-
General ofthc U. $. Armicsl G G,orgc II.
Mcclellan, another firm, unwavcriug
| ID, m1crat
What are Gen. Dumont, Gen Buell. aud
Gen. llUlleckl Democrats nominated by
President Lincoln aud confirmed bv u
Senate ovcrw helmrgIy Rcpub lean. The
slgncrs OF the Address, to make cut the
ialntcst shOduw of a prctext lor the plot,
were compelled TO insert falsehood.-
Had We space We could cnumeratc hun.
dreds oi other appointments---And ndrew
Johnson as Governor of Tennessee, for
eSomplc--who have over been warm po-
litcai enemies Of the President. But let
us lutbcar.
The next proposition Is most SigniG.
cant one, showing clearly that this Adj.
dress o! the thirteen " 10 tickle the ours
ol Southern traitors.
To begin the great work of restoration
the ballot box Is to kill abolition. The
bitter waters Of Seco sion flowed first and
are fed sull from the unclcan fountain oi
ubolitoniSm. That fountain must BE- dritd
iup.
"ln this great work We cordially invite
the cooperation Of all men Of every party
who are opposed to the fell spirits OF nbo-
ltion, and who, in sincerity, desire the
Constitution us il il aud the Union as il
was. Let the dead past bury lis dead
Rally, .yors of the Union, the Constitu-
tlOn und of liberty TO the standard OF the
Democratic purity, already in the field,
and confident of victory. l'hat party Is
the natural and persistent enemy Of abo-
lit'on."
Look at this Rttcntively. What is the
first duty OF the people! TO put dcwn
the rebellion, and restore the supremacy
OF the Federal luws in the revulio State, &.
That is what we had thought. That is
what the loyal men Of Tennessee, Gud
Kentucky, aud Missouri, and Virginia.
aud Maryland say, Johnson, und Camp.
bell, and Prentice, and John NJ. Bolts,
and Gamble aud others. Not one woru
does this address say Of putting down and
crushing out the Southern Conspiracy
IL uttcrs no rcbuke against the rebels. II
deprccatcs neither brdge-burning nor
wite-cutting, nor guerrilla marauding, nor
destroying railroad cars, nor any Cunlcd-
crate outrages. IL il dumb IA the grave
on the horrors now sweeping over dcvot-
ed East Tennessee, the home of martyrs
and patriots.
1t condemns not the burbarity Of the
rebel Government toward our gallant
prisoners. IL has no condemnation OF
the Infamous conscription uct, nor with
orlng inycctiyc to pour out, like molten
lava, on tho heuds of the rebels who are
burning the cotton aud sugar crops, and
desolatlng the South. Them il speaks no
cheering words ofcongrai ulation tor cur
: gallant and heroic soldiers, who have LETT
their farms, and shops and pleasant fire.
sides, To save the Government, aud keep
step ~ the sublime music of the Union
under tire flag OF the Republic. II does
not even hint what every intelligent man
knows to be the fact, that the prime mud
moving cause, the fountain, head and
source of this rebellion is determine
ton on the part OF Southern ofiice- hold
ors and corrupt aristocruts, to destroy fire. e
government and build up monarchy, OF
arlstocracy on the ruins OF Democratic
institutions.
The man who is ignorant Of this is ig-
norant of the speec ics, addresses, rosolu.
tlons aud newspapers of the cotton States
Tor The last twenty years. He is ignorant
Of the celebrated speech OF Hon. l.. w.
Spratt, one Of the lending men of South
Carolina, who declared that "Siuvery CAN
not share Government with Democra-
cy!' "Sltvery having achieved d one vic.
tory 10 escape Democracy at the North,
must achieve another 10 escape il at the
SOUTH"
! He must be ignorant OF the declaration
of Vice President Stephens, as reported
| by the Savannah Republican, that "Sla.
Very"-not Democlacy, mark you, or the
right of man TO rule himseli--but SLAVE
ry ls the chief cornerstone of our Gov
ernment. The ideus Of the trainers fthe
old Federal Constitution were iundLmen.
telly wrong!'
Ia these declarations Of the leaders OF
the rebellion, which we are obliged to cut
shoit TOR want OF spacc--ior they coula
be extended indefinitcly ly we find the true
cause Of this hellish rebellion. 1t was
ehn.ly 10 free government. Ii was de-
termination on the part OF an uristocrdtic
clique, not TO submit 10 the people, AKA
be controlled by an "ignorant majority"
as we heard John c. Breckinridge say at
Hopkinsville, Kentucky, in the summer
Of 1861,
AZ further proof of this, the Demo-
cratic party was hopeiessly spit at Bal
tlmore year before Lincoln came into
power, and split by the very men who is.
sue this address. 1t is also to be remark |
ed that on the advent of Mr.. Lincoln to
the Presidency, the House Of Represent
atiyes, Senate and Supreme Cout were
~ the hands OF the Democratic party
WhV then did the colton Win0 fv of and