The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-07-28
The Authors ofthe Mischief.

Tho people, while experiencing gen
cnral solicitulc in view Of the financial
situation and The unexamplcd rise in the
prices, should remember that it is Just
this condition Of affairs tho Copperhead
leaders have been striving to bring about.
Ever since they made up their minds
that the interests Of their party required
opposition to the war. there has never
been n moment when they generously
upheld or promoted the public credit.
They have never ceased to decy the gov.
crnment currency, aud do all in their
power to divert Investment from govern
mont securities. TacvhaV"i.-..ccess,n,lv
held un '''" ..ign ligurc to which nerarious,
and in many cases disloyal spectators,
had run up gold, as the ,ritcrion ofpriccs,
thus grossly dcceiying the people, aud
directly contributing 10 the ihilation that
has disirts sscd the country. They have
not ceased TO cry "havUc, '"bankruplcy,"
"ruin," constantly aiming to create an
unhealthy anxiety and discourage Il O
loyal IN sses We do not now speak Of
a temperate criticism Of the best methods
Of finance administration. for that is not
only legitimate bu, profitable. We rrIcr
to the opposition made TO every finantil
measure Of the Government indscrimin.
atcly, the bad motives attributed TO our
public ciiicers, the needless alarms IN
.cessanty stimulated, the manifest t,r-
lnination by any species Of fonl means to
break down for grievously mstdked pur.
poses ofpoliticul advancement. the finan-
cial administration Of the Government,
They have succeeded to d,plorablc tx.
teIt, and can now survey the result OF
their labors. l. thep step forward like
men aud claim all they have d'ne. l. /
the wiilcr of the elaborate financial ur-
tcles in the Free Press claim his share,
and ull who have similarly perverted the
commercial character Of journals they
control, turning thtm to the embarrsss-
mcnt OF business, instead OF to its aid.
Let them stand fuce to face with the far
mer, the me ohanic, the laboror, and say
to each OF them, that while they have run
up the prices of every urticle they re-
spcctivclY cat or wear, they have at the
same time depresiaied every dollar that
is paid them for their produce, ,theiS manu-.
lactures or their days work. Then these
citizens can judge Of tho value OF their
repeated and ostenta,ious protcstaiions
that they are the friends Of the masses.
We are aware that these results could
not have been produced without favoriug
circumstances. The causcless and most
wicked rebellion of the slaveholliug
population Of the South is the primary
cause of this, as of all other woes, That
rebellion has disintegrated the nation,
murdered our sons, brothers and fathers
in battle, filled our graveyards from hos
pitsis, put the habilimenls OF mourning
on the inmates Of hitherto happy aud
peaceful dwellings all over the North,
loaded us with taxes, burdcned us with
debt, mortgaging the industry Of unborn
generations, devastated some of the fair.
est sections Of our once goodly land, and
subjected us to riots at home, aud the
contumely OF enylous monarchs abroad.
Was not this enough for Rebellion to in.
ilict upon the country! Could not its
natural evils suffice! Not so thought the
Copperhead leaders. They have en-
ployed the very evils 10 intensity and
exaggerated themselves, aud il is sad 10
know that they have found an UNIV itiing
and RECKLESS co.Qperation in human greed
aud selfshness. r-ft .a5,..,
These statements will bear the exam.
ination Of mature reflection. Suppose
that the whole community Of every loyal
State had been animnted by one unset.
fish desire 10 maintain the public credit
and help the Administration in eye,y
manner possible to suppress the reb .lIion,
"A, III ont na rtfaias, his a .uIH ,.,..xs.o =.