The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-09-22
Tho nemooratin Party,

Republicans, under the style OF the op'
ion party. Mr. Lincoln's supporters
coming as they do from oil parties, have
agreed TO lay aside all partisan diferon'
ccs aud question, aud TO keep steadily In
Wow ono. and only one. issue, viz; tho
suppression of the rebellion and the res
,ora,ion Of the Union. This they cousid'
or tn. great issue, the paramount question:
and this alone is what they intend TO act
upon. They are for the man whom they
believe, by his integrity, wisdom, faithful
ness and courage. is best qualified to
eovorn the great movements which are
directed to the sole end Of this struggle,
the suppression Of the rebellion. lie
himself has again and again proclaimed
that everything that he has done, has
Ibeen done with that sole end In view;
and everything that he intends to do will
W J-~a for that purpose. " he has re-
moved Generals, IL Ia only after a fair
trial has proven them unfit for the work
they were called upon TO do; " he has
iuaugurn,ej a policy, or indorsed a meas'
ure Of Congress or OF the Cabinet, ho has
done so simply because he has believed
that Il would help suppress the rebellion;
that he has been compelled in selecting
the men to lead our armies, and in shap-
ing the policy OF the war. TO offend great
many persons, is only too true. Hut ie,
us ask Of you to consider this fuct.
Those men who are now his most bitter
enemies, and the ferccst and viest oppos.
crs of Mr.. Lincoln, never were his friends,
politically. Take the leaders out West,
Pendleton, Guthrie, Long, Voorhees,,
Cox, Richardson and vallandigham, eve.
y one OF them are Democrats. Most Of
them since the war began have opposed
il, aud those who have been in Congress
have for the past two years steadily voted
agaius, men and money. Look again at
the party in the Eust. Where Is there a
single mun Of prominence who supported
Mr.. Lincoln In 1860, who is against him
now aud for McClellani Fillmore
Pierce. the Seymours, the Woods, Rich.
mond, Woodward, oil opposed him in
1860, aud many Of them have been the
c constant nnd steady opposers Of the war.
thus Is the opposition made up of no
others than those who did all the could
~ 1860 tu defeat Mr.. Lincoln, and many
Of whom huvc remained not only his enc.
mics, but also the enemies of his coun-
try.
The vast body of the leaders Of this
Mcclellan party were never Union men
they were always Democrats. They had
been taught TO hook upon the Democrat.
&c party und it's success as paramount "a
every thing else; hence their reluctance
TO take sides with the people Of the North
against the Democrats who inauguroted
aud are now prosecuting the rebellion.
They cannot forget that jeff Davis was
and is now a Democrat; oaRnot forget
that John c. Breckinrldge was their can.
didatc for Vice President once. and for
President once; they cannot forget that
very frequently the eleven seeding States
voted with them, that the Democratic
party was the dominant party In the
South, and always added to their chances
of success, and helped very materially 70
keep their grip upon the mouth of the
public purse. They cannot forget their
old aud much beloved but pernicious
doctrine Of State rights, which Calhoun
so instilIed into the party that all the
legal ucumen, and wisdom, aud e,oquenoe
of Clay, Webster and Everett has been
unable TO eradicate il. The Democracy
forget nothing. II rewards It's friends
aud make any sacrifice for victory. This
was its character in tho past, aud this
is still its character as shown by tho late
Chicago Convention. In what respect
did the great body OF Democrats tha,
mo, there differ from tho leaders of the
Democratic party In tho South when
Davis, aud Mpson, aud Keitt, aud Hun.
ter, and Slidcll, and Toombs were the
leaders aud controllers Of tho party.
Then they made two. faced platform.
the one upon which Buchanan
md r cckii rdgo were 81 csdi in 1856. So
did they at Chicago. Ia those days all
and all men were saer feed for
'nr'y' So il was at Chicago. In
ho'e days slavery was tho peculiar pet
Of the Democracy. So II 10 now. Then
The Democracy threatened secession and
war Il they were defeated. They are do.
ing the same thing now, Davis g. Co.
have proclaimed their right to secede aud
set up for themselves; aud the threats of
The speakers at Chicago und their plat.
form virtually says amen to il. The
bond which holds together the Democra.
cy North aud South has not beon broken,
For while tho guns which fired upon
Fort Sumpter stunned the Northern " wipg
OF the party, but they soon rallied again
at tho call OF Vallandigham, Voorhees,,
Seymour. aud Wood, aud took their old
position at the feet Of their Southern
leaders ready to do their bidding. Think
you, people Of Ohio, that because this
Democratic party has caught in this last
haul few such fish as Care, Dayis,
Leslie Combs, and poor old Amos Ken.
dali, that they are, therefore, going to
sweep the whole country. The greatest
man OF the Bell'Eyerett party is for Mr.
Lincoln. The best men of the old
Douglas party are for Mr., Lincoln. The
best men of the Breckinridge Dem.
Ocracv North arc C,,r n .,..I.