The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-01-23
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cls being the end Of it all. From the
specials 70 tho Cinciun0t Gazette we
copy the following abstract Of the replies
Of Mr.. Bingham, of this State, and Mr..
Wright (Dcm) Of Pennsylvania:
Now, he (Binqbsm) demanded that
when the gentleman talked about poster
I ity ard the Truth Of history, ho should
make up tho record fairly and according
Ito facts. A stranger to
the transition Of events during the last
/ two years, If listening 10 the remarks Of
'his colleague, would suppose that blood
would have not been shed and that civil
I war would not have covered this land
with the shadow OF its dark clouds, but
Tor the acts Of tho President in attempt.
ing 10 cocrcc luV-obiding citizens. Ac.
cufdirg 10 history while the care Of the
State was in the Keeping Of the gentle
man's party. war was already organized
against the Republic and our nng dshon-
orcd by O robcl attack npon IL within our
own wbtots. Yet upon this subject the
gentleman choose 10 be silent. Long
before the inauguration VI the President
rebel batteries we're lr, ct ID around Sump-
ter Tor no other purcso than 10 reduce 1t
by force.
Az hs colleague had raised this qurs-
ton, be- thought be- might be allowed 10
show how the war originated. or all
other responsible mortnls in existence,
be charged be- g today, justified by histo-
ry--thut the rebellion would have been
powcrloss but for the gentleman himself
and his party, who were pcrpctunlly cry
ing IN the oaIs Of tho rebels, "n0 cosr-
cion," while the rebels wcro organizing
Tor disunion By force Of arms: and when
one Of tho conspirators in the Cabinet
was fdiambntling our forts and another
member of the Cabinet wus sending our
vessels 10 distant seas in order that the
luavy mipht not in the day of trial pro-
loct our Nag. Tho gentleman's Presi-
Idont, on the dth Of December, 1860, sent
into Congress a message saying IL was
unconstitutional to cocrco socCeding
States, ana that the sword was never
given to the X prcscntativCs Of the pcO.
pie in Conpio.s 10 declare war against
the rebel statcs. lrthc President had
not mct the cx sting condition of ailairs
and taken action against these trcasona-
ble proct odIugs, ho would have been
lulsc tu his cath to protect, defend and
maintain the Constitution of the United
States, Nnd ought to have been pursued
with resolution OF impeachment.
lie rcp,u'cd, this rebellion would not
have assumed its present dimensions, but
Tor the dcrcliction ol the preceding
Pic itcnt. lie believed the snmo gem
tlrmun who now talked pbuut the Con-
elitution as 1t sand the Union as il was,
introduced here u proposition to divide
the country into four sections, and then
lcgnliaC Secession 10y the consent of che
State Legislatures, The gentleman Oc.
cupyng such position has 10 right to
dcnuuncc others as opponents to the
Constitution, lut his colleague was still
ior the Union aud at the same moment
Tor dlsunIon. Dshand your armies, let
the wal cease. Not word about the
other sidc--thc traitors in arms. His
with his dcearaiioS1a 1a" e e'h had 1qfcInsgdeJ
vote means ard money to curry on the
war. Il We all follow this course, tho
war would necessarily cease. The
South would then surely triumph over
the Union and Constitution, aud hence
his colleagues resolutions contemplated
final treaty OF peace. His colleague
assumed If We " thtrow our armies The
South will come back. by what author
ity was this declaration made! II he had
any authority he ought to give 1t.
lie appealed to his colleague to tut-
uish information whether by abandoning
our army tho rebels will como back un-
der the Union us IL was, aud the Const-
tuition Os it IL! The gentleman is silent
upon the subject.
MIR. Valiaudigham wus understood to
remark that he had answered that quos-
by what he had already sOid.
Alr. Bingham, rcsumlrg remarked that
ho did not think his colleague was allow
ed to say quite yet 10y his master, Jciltr-
son Davis. His colleague bad also ar
cued that we cannot get any more men
and cannot raise the necessary money 10y
taxation 10 carry on this war. Ho would
ash his colleague by what authority he
made this assertion. lie doubted the
correctness Of his conclusions liz did
mot believe the milliona OF people FROM
| the rock bound coast of tho North To tho
Golden gate of the Pacific were yet pre-
pared To lay in the dust and their hands
/ 10 thcir faces, TO cry unelcan, unclcan.-'l
| No, they occupy the position now the,
Iuways have occupied, and he thankc
God that they ever would be ready 81
present his colleague the udmoniion &.
! Washington, that the Constitution is sti
crcdly obligatory upon all until changci
ay the act oI tho entire people. Thi'I
was n sphiciout response TO his colleague
assertion that the people would ppy 70
snorc taxes, and would submit to th,, ,,ays
no lougor.
Vallandigham said he was willing hs
colleague shuuld volunteer.
Mr. Bingham congratulated his cd.
| | pguc ON tho proqrrss ho had made. Ia
was actually willing that one n an shoud
Volunteer, nithorto the whole burda
OF his teachings has been that noboy
should volunteer. (App!uuso in tho I'd.
leree.) When our flag is dshoRoed
and our sons are murdered, you sit lkTo
and refuse to vote a dollar to defend uw
Institutions, Talk - mo about yohu.
tccrug. cloud upIluuse.)
The Speaker sUidho would be mm-
pollcd to ,rdcr the galleries cleared ii
order was not preserved.
MIR. Bingham Continued to say, his
colleague undertook to speak Tor his
great North West. Where did th1poo-
lpe living there obbin the model ottheir
tree commouwcolRs but from New Eng.
land, where their oundors were cI,Ilcdl
/ As they followed he sun, as she walked
with stops Of fire o the distant WeSt.tha
very first thing thy did was TO initiate
the blessed institutions Of New England.
IL was an ungoncous impu,atio', there
tore, on the peoph Of that section, 20 say
they viii lock haids with the 'ccession-
isis f,r the sake OF gain cut Ipon such