The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-07-31

cnt war could have been avoided only by
changing the whole form of the govern.
mcnt, and giving the rebels oil they ask
ed. hy recognising the inA,tption ot slay-
cry, aud by casting ourselves down iG the
dust. There IS no way for peace but by
supporting the government ip ils efforts
TO make pcueS. did not vote lur MIR.
Lincoln, but, as a citizen, am bound to
come 10 his support in the present crisis,
without asking myaclf whether voted
for him or not. The mun who declares
that he will hot support tho government
in this struggle Tor is existence, Ma
traitor IN hi- hcartx = q
Men have complained that lhc warA Aas
not prosccutl fast cnougN-that c
time was irittcrrd away almost use lcssIy,
must remember that We had to Jaisc,armi
equip aud sovidc ior aukmy such as
the world htVvr saw, am that 10 do this
required time, aud in addition to tbs we
had to keep scccs ionists aud r'bc SYM
Fsc's in the North atk. Daring the
thirty days, enough however has
Ten done to satisfy the must iuvcrutp
frumblcr, aud thc next thirty doys'will
see this TING Put through beautifully,
Another tmng Arbitrary arrests are
stated us u cuuse Tor grievance. Mr..
PuCH has So stated, but his impulacs
have sometimes led him ustroy. Nrhc
substance Of Mr.. PrGHs assertion is "
come lorwardto plead the right Of the sit,
lEen to do us he plcascs,to OssRil the gov.
CrnmCht when he chooses. Sc" How
many men have been ut;Csttd and sent
10 prison for cudcHvoring to prevent en-.
listmorts. aud lur abusing the President
Several, IN Ohio. This was right.
maintain the power OF the Government
to arrest these men when the necessity
arises for it, When mans life is men
accd he has the right to tasr thr life ol
his adversary, aud So has the Govern.
mcnt the right ~ deal severely with
those who are seeking to destroy il, OF
impair its use mlncss. II is the law OI
li.prcscrydton But TO arrest u man
undCrnur forms of law, when he is doing
all the mischief he Cuu, is too SLOW work
there must be- n power 81 - grab" him
quick. Freedom of speech ard Of the
press are guaranteed to each man, but
not the abuse Of these privileges. The
motto OF Jefferson that every iurm Of cr-
rOr could be tolerated 50 long uS truth
wus left free to combat il, was true ut all
times, but We must not forget that evil
will prcdominatc oyer good. We are all
prone 10 ABUSE every institution. When
our fathers spoke Of the freedom of the
press they did not mean the licentous-
ness OF the press of to-day. then the
President aud puhlis men, " ho are striv-
ing to do their duty, are cuycrcd with the
slime elected by towards aud knuycs.
Th,re is now before the public gen
tleman, who has addressed the people
from the cataract OF Niagara, in favor o
peace lie thinks were the armies with.
drawn from the South, the people Of the
rebcliOus States would meet together
think oyer the trouble wi b one another
and agree 10 discuss the m1ttor with the
North, 1t is some what singular coinci-
dcnce that J,n. Davis sent A. II. St.
phens with message to President Lin
coin about the same time, with u similar
guide of action. lie gave Stephens two
mcssagcs-one of which he is tO deliver,
it the President recognizes him as Com.
munder-in-Chici, and the other il he rec
ogniZcs him us President of the Confcd-
crate States, II is understood By every
man, from the positions Of the Canadian
gentlemen aud jeff. DAVIS, that 10 ap.
prUach negotiation of peace. the South.
crn COnicderuCy must be ncknow lodged,
What would follow, il the Government
were weak enough 10 call the soldiers
back to the borders, OF the Ohio, which
these mcu wish They would then re-
quirc that the border States on each side
OF the line, should elect as ~ where tboir
destiny would be cast. There is no such
thing as obtaining negotiations for peace
without virtually acknowledging the indt =
pendcnce Of the South IN ConIcderary.
PEACE viii come, by and by. from the
hard hand of war, which will Gght il
out.
At VcksLurg, few days ago, half the
sOidi'rs r,juiced that they were to b. re-
licved IRON doing duty in the cause OF
the South, tor,as they expressed il, "Thc
rebellion was about played out" The
leaders will have to be crushed either by
the hard hand Of power or put in places
where they can do no more damage, aud
the rebellion must be thoroughly wiped
out and peuce obtained by force OF arms.
Let us learn what is to follow from cir
cumstanccs us they may arise aud deycl-
op themselves, Let vs. ull coDlrAatc
what we can 10 support the goyernment
in its efforts towards tbe crushing of the
rebellion =-let Us strengthen the hands OF
lbe President. Let us stop our caviling
about the glory which belongs to this
man Or that man, until the rebellion is
crushed, the leaders in prison, the dclnd-
ed men brought buck to their allegiance,
and our brave soldiers are ut their homes.
When this is done il will be time enough
10 talk about other matters, aud settle