The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-10-02
From Camp I,init.
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CANE PIATr, Sept. 10th 1858.

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CAM PATT, Sept. 10th 1858.
DEAR FRrryp AMER the brief but
refreshing trip to Ohio, have arrived
safe to Camp, and cannot forbcar giving
you brief account Of my impressions by
the way, although am well aware that
the attempt will be failure for many
things may occurred that cannot be des :
cribed.
Although, you have been In the sery-
ice Of our unhappy country in the feld,
as long as your health would permit,
still your isolation from home and its
tier, was perhaps not Of such duration
as to cause the same sensation as In nv
case, aud especially as you were not In
the service at time when great party
was In direct and open opposition to the
Government, and consequently to tho ar.
my in the field.
The natural tendency Of armies in time
of war, especially is to make its mombars
feel as a separate class, even though
they may be ci,izen soldiers; and Omong
the causes which produce this absence
from the restraints, and enjoymcnts oI
the home circle, but the most powerful
ohe in the present case, is the conduct
and principles of politicians at home, ant
by way Of purenthcsis, permit me to re-.
mark, that politicians and dcmagogue.
arc very nearly synonymous in my vo.
cabulary, but there nre some truo mer
who are always honest, consistent aud
straight forward in ndhering to principle
whether il pays or not. Such men arc
heroes whether in tho field or in the
council, and none others should be trus.
ted by the people. On the other hand
there are men who arc all things to all
men. and in reality for nothing but them.
selves. This is avery monstrous class
and the people know it, but do not sufii.
cicntly reflect and uct upon II. The pub.
lie is a very good natural honest old fogy
and is too art to believe in the promise,
and pretentions OF men, instead Of judg.
ing mon by their actions; but am get.
ting of the subject, und some ofmy Tiifin
friends may take this as rather personal.
In speaking Of the po itica parties OF
the country, tho whole thing is in a nut
shell, more so indeed than ever before
since the organization of this Govcrr-
mcnt, Now, we have but two rartics, one
is in favor of supporting the Govcrnmen,
and II storing the nation to It's former pow
or and glory, while the other is trying by
every means to destroy il. Abraham
Lincoln is at the head of the former, aud
jeff. Davis Of tho latter. John Brough
is the Ohio representative ofthe first, aud
Clement l.. VallundiEhum of tho last. =
Itis the imperative duty Of every man 10
ask himself on which side is now the
right On which side is now the dan
ger /! And, casting away the memory Of
old inults and old grievances, to choose
boldly md conscicntiousH between the
two. Ifhe chooses we'll, il will be easy
for him, at any nftcr time, TO guard
against n removal OF errors on the par,
of those whom he supports; but if from
any fear of such renewal he turns tu
the side which he knows to be wrong, he
commit h 'msclf f,rovcr TO the errors he
supports, and con never hope TO stop
their course, or avert their consequcn ccs.
|, therefore, as a friend aud humble serv.
ant OF the Government ask the pco-
pie of Ohio to pause and r,fect before
they cast vote for that arch traitor, c.
l.. Vrilandigham, and thereby forever dis.
grace our noble State, and bring sti u fur
ther peril upon 'hcms elves, and cur once
happy country. Yes every good citizen
should throw Off the tramcls of party, and
lay hands upon his heart, aud forgetting
ull else, ask himself which is now right
and which is wrong, and then choose as
his conscience shall direct. There are
always some who will wavcr and delay
in making up their minds what to do in
this momentous crisis, and although | do
not fear that Vallandighsm will be elee.
ted. Yet, both him, and his party sho uld
not only be defeated, but they should be
completely crushed and hurled out OF
sight, now aud forever, ani ifyou tail to
do it you are nourishing viper that will
eventually sting you to death. The pres.
ent rebellion had its origin more than
thirty years ago, and had John c. Cal.
houn been hung at that time, it is prob