The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-09-11


by those in revolt returning to their ale
glance. The war has certainly progress.
cd as favorably TO us since the issue Of
the proclamation, as before. know fully
as one can know the opinions Of others.
That some OF the commanders OF our
armies In the field who have given us our
most important victories, believe the
emancipation policy and the aid Of color
cd troops constitute the heaviest blows
yet dealt to the rebellion, and that at least
one Of those important successes could
not have been achieved when Il was, but
for the aid Of black soldiers.
Among the commanders holding these
views are some who have never had any
affinity with what is called abolitionism
or with Republican party politics, but who
hold them purely as military opinion as
being entitled to some weight against the
objections often urged that emancipation
and arining the blacks are unwise AZ mil
itury measures, aud were not adopted a.
such in good faith. You say that you
will not fight TO free negroes. Some OF
them seems to be willing to fight for you.
But no matter; fight you then exclusively
W buNt Nlt oUtpUs trsutu DtONta-
nation on purpose TO aid you in saving
the Uuion. Whenever you shall have
conquered all resistance TO the Union, II
| shall urge you 10 continue fighting |,
will be an apt time then Tor you to de-
clare that you will not fight TO free ne.
grocs. thought that in your struggle
for the Union, to whatever extent the no.
lrocs should cease helping the enemy, "a
that extent Il wcakens the enemy in his
resistance to you. DO you think differ
emily thought that whatever negroe,
can bcgot to do as soldi,rs leaves just SC
much less for white soldiers to do IL
saving the Union : Docs il appear 9th
orwisc to you hut negroes, like othel
people, act upon motive. Why shoul'
they do anything for US if we will d,
nothing for thsm. IL they stake thci
lives for US, they must Le prompted b.
tho strongest motive, even the proms
of freedom, aud the promise being made
must be kept.
The signs looks better. The father o
waters again goes unvt xed to tho sea
thanks to the great Northwest for il
nor yet wholly to them,--300 miles VI
they met Nav England, Empire, Kc!
Stono aud Jersey, hewing their wa!
right and left. The sunny south, too, II
more colors than one, also lent hun'
on tho spot. Their part Of the histor,
was jotted down In black and white. Tn,
job was great national one, and le
none DO banned who boro an honorable
part in 1t, aud while those who hav,
cleared the great river, may well b.
proud. Even that Ia not all. It's har
to suy that anything has been more brave
" and better done than at Antietnui, Muir
froesboro, Gettsburg, aud on many field
of less notej nor must Uncle Sans web
bed feet be forgotten at all in the waite
margins. They have been present nc
only on the deep SEQ, the broad bay an
the rapid river, but also up tho narrow
: muddy bayou, and wherever the groun
waa a little damp they havo been ao
, made their tracks.
Thanks to all for tho great Republic
for the principles by which 1t lives an
keeps alive for mans vast future. :
Thanks TO all. Peace does not appea
SO distant as ii did. | hope 1t will com
soon and come to-day, and so come as I
be worth the keeping in all future time
1t will then have been proved tha
among freemcn there can be no success
full appeal from tho ballot to the bullet
and that they who take such appeal mr.
sure 10 lose their case and pay th
costs aud thon there will be SOM
black men who can remember that will
silent tongue and with clenched toetl
and with steady eye and well. poised buy
onet they have helped mankind on :,
this great consummntion.
While I fear that there will be som,
white men unable to forget that with ma
lignant heart and deceitful speech the,
have striven to hinder Il, still let us no
be over sanguine Of a speedy, final tri
umph. Let us be quite sober /; let III
diligently apply the means, never doub,
ing that a just God in his own good tim
will give us the rightful result.
Yours, very truly,
go" A. LINCOLN.