The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-03-13
A PATRIOTIC LETTER
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Cleveland meeting of Monday last. writ
ten because of his inability TO be person
ally present aud address the meeting.
We want no political paliativcs, or
panacess, or pain kill'rs; no gum elastic
platforms, to be stretched or shiveled tO
suit the necessities Of the OCCASION; no
csueuses or conventions to scheme for
political advantage; no resolution mon
gers ~ cover up and conceal the point
where loyalty leaves of, and treaso be-
gius but we want a united and deter.
mined people Of all parties, ugcs aud
conditions, acting in concert, To cry cut
against aud hunt this internal scourge
from cur land, and drive II beyond the
boundaries of civilization.
Abraham Lincoln is not the Govern
mcnt, but lis temporary agent and repre-
sentative, and even the most prejudiccd
aud bigoted partiz1n should remcmber
tha, IN such a crisis as the present, sup
port or r. sistapce ~ the Government is
manifested by supporting or opposing its
Administration. A Government cannot be
sustained ard encouraged, nor treason ar
rested or rcbuked, by giving the rebel
lion one blow aud the AduIiuis,r ton
two. Ii the Administration is weak, II
should be made stronger hy the popular
arm. Il II lacks purpose, its energies
should be nerycd by the exhibition ct a
peoples will. lit is deficient in wisdom,
popular counsels should aid and assist it.
and stay up its hands unta the victory
over the modern Amalckites is complete.
The question Is not whether our glorious
edifce would be best cared for By Demo-
c ats, or Republicans, or Abolitionists,
or Amc leans, but whsther the ediico
should be preserved FOR the common en-
| joymcnt of all or be given to the incen.
diary's torch or razed to is foundation,
for the qualification OF an ,unhUly umbi-
ton, which, failing to govern, would fain
destroy, because il would rather 'reign in
hell than serve in Hcuven."
An old-lashioned Jacksonian Demo-
crat, of the straightest sect, brought up
at the feet of the Gamalcls of the purity
baptized at its font, confirmed at its
chanccl, and enjoying its aie-loDg com
munion, purpose to adhere to its ancient
| faith, that "he Union must and shall DC
preSerred." and reject all the n W revcl-
-,isa -ss-'~snit,sd- to the political JIo
Smiths of modern times, and DANGEROUS
and ber5ticnl. nm nwnre that The i'm.
mnculate stnndurd of party has been
raised by self-constituted leaders, and
that all who fail to fall down and wor-
shin at the sound of the accession psal-
tcry and sackbut. are marked out for
ostracism.-t at the parrot cry of "radi-
cal" and conservative" has been set to
seceasion music. as IL cbnnted nj the
matin and yasper deyotions of the yota-
ries OF treason, but I am prepared to dc.
fy alike the seductions OF their song, and
their bulls of accommodation. incul-
cate ip the premises, but one grand idea
crush and bury this reb lion at once
beyond the power of prospect, or even
hone, of resurrection. In doing this |
would not no out ofthe way after slav, ~
nor 90 around slavery, as an abstract
oucsiion. I'm, I would treat IL as | would
ali other elemcnts-take iust us much of
II and In sucb sham q as woulJ aid the
TTrjon cnrse md weaken Tho rcbellion.
and NO more. far would bnv, bu, one
orcot oh;ect in the nrosecution of tne
yor' m If ia nrnsccrtion should result
igciupully in CUTTING the whole inStitu-
t'on from its mcuring. and setlinr II
oaoat. as belieye n mu,t and NAV. /
shall crv "out. damned syof, with a most
heIrtv GOOD will HiNarv. furnishes mo
instance where pcople cpcnged in war
have fuilcd TO avail themselves of the as
sistupce of inferior orders of civilization
in 6phtln0 their battles. and five re- fuse TO
enlist color, d soldier,' and send them in.
to service wherever and whenever il
NAV be practicabIe, lest they get "bc-
tween ,be " ind and nobility.5 we shall
prove that prejudice Is unightier that pa.
triotism. and that rebellion should be con-
quered not by mower alone but by kids
aud cologne according to etiquette aud
the laws of caste.
If tine rebel leaders NAV be taken by
their word thev innuy ,r,,te the rebelIion
for the benefit of slavery aud In its name.
They have thereby provoked our examiu.
aii0n OF its danger TO the Slate in its po-
litcal relations, and of its right to hold
the Government subservient to It's die
tates. II has long II emain.d our nations
shume-tinging the proud American
check with blush, when reprouched for
IL NV iha soma of monar.hv and has