The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-02-20
J. sANronp, Chairman
G BLOOMvlLLH.

" DLooM, Feb. l3;h, 1863.
Epron TnnrSr:-Ycstcrlay there wee.
"'tring times IN s0uth Bloom. lthad beer
previously y ~rfouncal, ulat there would bt
a "PEAcr MtErNo" held at the Baptist
meeting house. The announcement was
made irrespective OF patty or religion n-.all
were invited to attend. anl participate in it.
proceedings It must not be forgotten that
this call was madcby the Bu,tirnuts We'll,
th" day came: the Attendance was r,spectt.
ble in point ofuunlbers, though mostly ''Dut.
tcInuts, and some rGug UNION mry.
They organized 10y calling J. T. REiD, an
uncompromisipg Union man to the Chair
who dill not Mt tho time, suspect III, tick
that it was the design to cutrap bin--but he
found it out before the adjournment.
Samuel Gross was appointed Sccretary--a
man that il so narrow contracted that he
cannot see any good, nor, never did outside
the hut'crnni party Next cane tie appoint.
mentof a Committee expressive OF the sense
of the meeting. A motion was made ,hat
three be appointed, and Ms soon as tie motion
was made, Johu seitz, Ed. Rudolph Kagi
aud Lewis Huillc were rut in nomination
and c'cetcd--all OF whom are r,luhr Val.
andinghaml,os, and io"not care much into
whose hands we fall, Abo Lincoln or jon
Davis, that l., the Lord or the Dcvn. The
committee retired rshort time, and then re-.
ported through their chairman ]. Seip, E.a
a string ofresolutions 10 honor ofJeR DA
Wis.
The plu'u English of The resolutions were
TO Immediately declare an armistice and a
call Tor a convention 10 settle the dispntc.
and il the Convention should declare in ia.
ror OF old Jcir's ropstiuwion,all right. Yes
tell II nct in GAbi publish it not in unc
streets Of Askalon," Next. a motion to he We
Gen. lIamltou's speeehreed was voted down
because he was a southern Union democrat
AZ this stage OF the proceedings, U0ion men
were gagged mud NOT allowed TO utter sen
timcnt in favor Of the Stars and Stripes
Elder Seilz said; "ThaL Stree Lincoln 5
Emancipation Proclamation lie did not care
which way the contest ierminated, ',hat is
which whpPed-Oli Abe Lincoln or JcF
Davis.
The meeting also ordered (because the
Uni'n men wanted the privilege of speaking.
To slow that they were not the cause OF this
utholy reLelliou,) that there should be moth
ing said as to the cause of the war. John
Ssitz, Esq, the mouth piece OF YaIlandiog
ham, in Bloom, made a speech Of two hours
length, declaring that the abolitionists and
old Abe Lincoln were the cause Of the war.
That Old jeff Davis was better man tl,an
old Abe Lincoln. because, said he. .'old JEFF
is only servant FOR the people Of the south. !"
Tie did not consider him "a very bad man.
The war was only waged against this adj
minisiration and not against the people
What profound logic. Every schoolboy
knows better Its Just what every lickspit.
Gle of Old JEFF Davis cay Tor him-no true
Union man ever uttered such sentiment;
nor never will. w
The following resolutions were presented
NJ d read by Lewis seitz, which were rejected
and treated with scorn and contempt by the
Buiteinpb, declaring that theyswse Of such
ap Offensive character that they did not dc.
serve passing notice.
Resolved, That II is the sense Of this meet.
ing that we ardently desire cessation of
hostilities upon the following premises; r-,
lsL The unconditional surrender Of the
seceding states % the general povoftment.
~ Ihat y islhe duty OF OIL loya soitikens
10 md NE administration Of the general gov
ygLmenI in briLgilg about a speedy pace
gai a tie above premises.