The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-05-15
coMNUSGcATED.
speech Of Hon. w. r. Noble.

I lcrn democracy held an enthusiastic meet
ing in the Court House. BY diut ofporse-
vcrancr, the room was filed withtlic faith
ful, who are so ready to stand on the
watch-towcrs Of the Constitution ard
guard it sscredls from the ruthless hand
of Republicans and Union men. A short
pow-wow, and the Mayor was nominated
according to programme and the object
Of the meeting was stated, when
the Hon. w. p. Noble spread himself
on the Constitution and suspension Of the
writ of HaJeds Corpus. The honorable
gentleman took the stand amidst thumb
ers Of applause and many whistles and
shouts from the junior portion Of his au.
dicnce. II is useless for any man to at.
tempt 10 follow him through the laby-
rinth5 Of his labyrinthian orgumcnt-not
Argument but speech. In fact to do 50,
would only subject US TO the imputotons
Of being as tedious and monotonous as
he was. There are some things that
desire to call the attention of soldiers
aud thinking men.
The Hon. gentleman said, that ii was
n crime--wus criminal for US here to talk
about the institution of slavery, because
it is question that does not arise hcre.
An open confession is good for the soul I;
but who talks most of that sacred iusti-
tuition : According to his statements, he
stood before his audience criminal self
confessed All ! its a crime to talk about
that glorious institution its sacred pre-
cincts must never 10 invadcd-it must
be allowed to sway the sccpter o uni
vcrsal empire, aud all men must be It's
worshippcrs All, its a crime to talk
about mems properly in human flesh and
blood. You might offend Jefferson Dl-
vis--you might induce the poor bondinan
to turn his eye towards the trte of iber.
ty.-makc him believe that he is n man
and has right to worship God aud
breathe his prayer toward heaven It is
crime to talk about the separation of
flmilics-of the right Of property in hu-
man beings--of cruel task-masters--of
fugitives for liberty, torn in pieces by
blood-hounds. 1t is criminal to denounce
crime that has backencd the otherwise
fair cscutchcon of our country--a crime
against man and against God When
the Hon. Gentleman stood upon the plat
form of Democracy Of '4s, he was cri.
minal . When he voted for the Crittcn-
den Compromise. he was criminal -
When he canvasscd this District last ial
he was a criminal, according to his own
statement aud his own proposition -
What is it crime for us to talk Of that
which was and is the cause Of this rcbcl-
| lion Shall our mouths be scaled and
we be denied the privilege of ever talking
about the curse of this rob ,lliln, because
some ono or all of tho rebels claim to
have right to hold human beings in
bondage, when any man, much more the
Hon. Gentleman attempts to show to this
people that slavery is not the cause Of
this war, his lrail bark however skillnllly
handled will surely reach and be en-
quilted in the maelstrom of destruction.
The south have openly avowed this as
the cause Of the rebellion !. If this is a
crime, let me be the criminal. But sla-
very is recognized in the Constitution,
and the men that framed that instrument
would not have put it in there had it not
been right Jefferson, the father of an
cient, not modern democracy, said upon
this subject, that" trcmblc for my coun-
try, when ! remember God is just -
What new light has he had on this sub.
jcctf A few years ago he stood upon
the Democratic platform, that resolved
that it was n great evil and hoped for its
final eradication. This proposition is
beneOth the dignity of a man.
In explaining what he said on former
night, he reiterated, that those army res
olutions were written and sent here by
the officers, without the knowledge or
assent ofrrlyates. Has he forgotten the
glorious record Of the gallant sh Ohio,
in answer To just such a proposition Did
he not know that they branded any such
assertion like his, untrue and as an ev-
idenec of il, published the name Of every
non-eommissioned officer aud private in
the Regiment, signing his name thereto
except some who were absent on duty
Regiment after Regiment could be ad-
ded 10 the lists. ,Ttn.t b.
This was not FAR enough for him to go.
What right had soldiers to give any at
tention to political matters here at home
their business was only to fight the ene-
T my in front, Shame on .he representa-
tive Of the 9th Congressional District to
I deny the soldiers, who are fighting to
guard his fre-sido aud his home, from the
hands of rebels, the right to speak about
matters here at home, They who have
gone forth in defense Of our common
countrywide in this hour Of trial stands
like a bulwark between us and danger--
. who are ready to lay down their lives in
defense Of our common rights and to per-
penate the rich boon of cur fathers, have
: no right to say anything about traitors a,