The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-02-06
An homo OF compromi.c will The col.

All hopo OF compromise with the cot
ton States was abandoned when they az
sumcd the position thu, the separation Of
The Union was complete aud iual, and
What they would never consent to u re-
consttuction in any y-contingency-no if
! we would mrnish them with blank sheet
oi paper and permit them to inscrise their
own tcrms. .
4, Still the hope wUs cherished that rcs-
sunOblc and satisfactory terms OF adjust.
ment could BE- agreed upon with Trnncs.
ser, North Carolina, aud The Border
States, and tha. whatever ttrms would
provo satisfactory to these loysl
States would create u Union party in the
Cotton States, wOuldbc powerful enough
at the b%iot.bnx 10 destroy the Rcvclu-
tonary Government, aud bring thosg
States ba~k int the Union by the voice
OF their own people. This hope was cher.
ishSd by U2ion men North AID South and
was never abandoned until actual war
was levied at Charleston, aud tSe author.
itatiyc announcement made by the Rsvo.
lutioueIy Government at Montgomery,
that the secession asg should BE- planted
upon tho walls OF the Capital at Wash.
ington, aud proclamation issued, invit-
ing pirates to prey urou tho commerce Vt
the United Staios.
These startling fac,s, in connection
with the boastiul announcement that The
Iravagcs or war aud carnage should be
quickly transferred from the cotton fields
Iol tho South 90 tho wheat fields and coru
fields Of the North, furnish conclusive
service thut ii was tho liked purpose OF
the seccssionists TO utterly destroy the
Government of our hthem aud oblitsr-
ate tho United States from the mnp OF the
world.
Ia view Of this state of fncts there was
hut one path Of duty left TO patriotic men.
II wns nOtn party question, nor ques-
ton involving partisan policy: 1t was
question of Government or no Govern
mont country or no untry; ani
hence II became the imperative du-
Ity Of every Union man, aud every
friend Of constitutional liberty, to rally to
, tho support ot our cemnon country, its
, Government and dag as the only means
r Of ch cking the lrlgress of revolution
aud of preserving the Union OF States.
, am unable to answer your gu 'stions
in respect TO the policy ur Nc. Lincoln
, aGd Cabinet am not IN thoir confidence
05 you aud the whole country ought 10 Le
aware. Om neither the supp IT ofthe
, partisan policy nor the upologist of the
4 errors OF the Administrator. My pr,Yi-
4 ous relations to them remain unchanged, +,
!, but / trust tie tim: ,oiI nev,r c. me irlca
!. 1 shall not be uiIin9 10 make any need.
. Jul sacr yfce Of persona feeling and par.
|. ly policy for he honor and inleyriiy Of
my country.
n know Of no mole in which LOYAL
10 citizen may sowcli demonstrate his dcyo-
n ton to his country Ss BY sustaining tho
~ Flag, the Constitution and the union,
10 under all circumstances, and under eve
- ry Administration, regardless Of pariy
n politics, against al dSSdiidRis, at homs
n and abroad. The Course OF Clay and
, Webster towards the Administration OF
Jackson, in the days OF Notification, pre-
d sentsa noble aud worthy example for all
Il. true patriots. At the very moment wh,n
!, that fearful crisis was prec pitated upon
J. the country, partisan strife betwcca
+ Wings and Democrats was quito az Bit
Il ter aud r3lentlcss us row between ID m-
n ocrats and Republicans.
Z The gu (which separated party lsado =
g in those days was quite as broad and deep
y as that wlich now separates the Demsc .
rIcy from the Re e.,ubi,bn'. BitikeEo
4 meRt an enemy rose in our midst, plot.
,, ting the diimem6ei mtRt oj hs UnieR and
: hi destruction Of The q G,rernment hs
g poics 81 partisan strife ,oaS hushed in pa E.
!, hioIic SitcRce. One oi this b. g test cnap-
= ters IN the history Of our country will ra-
{ cJrd tho act that during this eventlul pc.
riod the great leaders OF the Op 20 o,iton,
q sinking the partisan IN the patriJt, rush
ed to the support Of tho Governmental
I became its ablsst aud bravest defenders
T.. against all ASSISTANTS until the cons pira-
Y cy WAS crushed aud abandoned, when
: taoy resumed their turmer positions US
= party leaders upon political issues. -.
d These acts of patriotic devotion has
: never been deemed evidences Of infdsl-
h ty or political treachcry, on the part of
Clay and Webster, to the principles and
= organization Of the old Whp party. Nor
r have | any apprehension that the firm
h. aud Unanimous support which the Demo
e cratic leaders aud masses are now CIV
y ing TO the Constitution and the Uuion.
: Will ever be deemed evidence Of infdeli-
d ~ to Democratic principles, or want Of
: loyalty 10 the organic ltiun aud creed OF
u the mocratic party. Ii we hope to re-
: gard ard perpcluate the ascendency of
b our party, we should never forget that a
. man cannot be true Democrat unless ho
. Us loyal patriot.
With sincere hope that these, my con-
0 scifncious convictions may coincide with
( those of my friends,
| aIn, very truly, yours,
STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS.
/ To VIRGIL ElIcKoS, Esq., Chairman State