The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-09-18
THE INrAMy OF DEMAGOGUEs
TRAITORS KxrosLD I!

| w" 'eNNhNS'' ""' WIN" WV he' "nO
took place, that great many persons
wero exc mPtcd from the first ConscriP'
tion law. They will also remember that
the price OF substitutes ran up TO the
enormous price Of one thousand dollars In
some plnces. taking II entirely out oftbe
,o. =,
49, = ''''! P'O' "''"' " "'" " 49,
ern'o c"cu'ns'ohces' 10 procure himscH
substitute, no difference how necessary
bis presence vas needed NJ home 10 pro-
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e'nor seymour tue bosom rIehd OF the
nisn IN Canada. and the friend of the
Democratic mobites in New York. wa.
,,.,,,,,,,J coro,,o. 4, r,n,.t., +.
'oro 'hc present oohscripuon ACT was
passed, in his inaugural address, he mndc
use of the following language, which we
eorv from the N,w York Tr;bn,, w.
Iii ho,o ,om.., 49,, n ,ha.s ~.
w"' he'c rc""'h, that' " 'here " any
democratic coppcrheads III seneca eoun-
ty, who doubt the correctness OF the ex-
tract We quote below. we advise them IN
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ana our word Tor H. you WIN hnd u word
for word, as We publish Il. Here Il Is !:
urge your immediate attention 10 the
inequality and injustice Of the laws un-
der which Il 10 proposed TO draft soldiers
for the service Of the General Govern
mcnt. During a long period of pence.
bnt little attention has been paid 10 our
military system. For the purpoac of n
conscription Il is entirely defective; Il
contains none. II the provisions which
in the European systems millpvte tho
evils Of compulsory military service Il
phys no just regard IN one hand 10 the
evils which Il may inhict, while on the
other hand II makes numerous exemp-
tions which are inconsistent with fairness
and with the spirit Of our Constitution,
thot conte mpldfes that all Of suitable ages
alike shall rerfor,n military dufv or Dau
some equivalent. This purpose Is fully
expressed by the first Constitution VI our
State ..t
II is Of the utmost Importance to the
safety Of every State that il should al.
ways be In q condition Of defense aud
Il Is the duty Of every man who enjoys
the protection of society to be prepared
and will to defend H."
"The present Constitution has a pro.
vision TO the same effect. Not onlv me
organic lap of our State buf justics de.
mands that ersrv man rho eu;ov, tAs
protection of society should be prspared 10
defend IL. Reccit Legislation ON this
subject has departed widely from thls
principle no conditions haye been prc-
scribed upon which those who have scru-
pies of conscience should be excused
from bearing arms. Erempfions hare
been multiplied until iaroe classes are NOT
only relieved from military dufv, but also
from oivino ann eouiraleHf for sueh "a.
lIsf. 'Thoy inchde numerous oficinla
and other classes who have no claims
To cxemption beyond those which belong
TO every citizen engaged In useful pur.
suits.
"These favored classes are USUALLY In
better condition TO give an equivalent
a,, man ,ne mass oi those upon wh1m tness
s"sh un;,", w" N ,',,,.,n 's -, uuI u"i ' .; ~
zcps Of suitable wears should bc equally
liable ir,hose WHO are unfit to perform
au'y are o,awn, hey snou'u pay saeh
,rbunn,s if,hcv ars unrSi, 10 INV ,he
amount can he remi,,cd, or, like
hremen, they might render an equiva-
%" W en e9ually honorable orancn
fan. ON n@";a,s ,hsv ,an n,ocn,s
substitutes or nav such Communications a.
may be prescribed BY law. II is glar-
,hgY unjust 10 all those enjoying The
@ee Of alI ,iphiI;,;c. % wh;," N. oOlv " .Su an
Of the widow, or the scle support Of his
family. may be forced upon distant and
dangerous service l also eommsnd TO
ions ou' s.''n.%. n,,. suVn r sum o,"u, p,o''s-
mitigate the evils which . CoreeJ con.
scrip,ion involves, and which have been
suggested by experience In their long
'"u frequent "a
NO" let US sec u Tue ABOVE pr'hc'p'es
suggested oy seymour, arc mol me very
Phneipies on which the present Con-
ser'P''on ACT 's oa'ed' VI course they
are IL Governor Seymour had framed
the bill it could not have been more In
accordance with his desire and expressed
views-bat this 'dcmogogae, occupying q
high Official pos''ion' aud who Ia seeking
the Presidency. turns round, opposes the
Government, and gives the lie diree, to
HE own words Such Is the course
Of all copperhads, and We sorry to say
Il, for the honor aud integrity of Seneca
county, that aii the copperhead speakers
in our own neichborhood,are opposing the