The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-10-20

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,yi,hou, anv interest except that which
vou ali share, and say to YOU 10 nighs
that In nv judgement there il hardly
sublimer thing lhen the fact that, In the
midst OF the great rebellion, we have
been going on our works OF internal i'm
movements such M no other nations
accomplish in time OF peace. Think OF
i,l We are now making arrangements
10 complete the RAILROAD TO the Poe,hc
Ocean, to lirk the Atlantic ana racine,
end there Is no pnblic work IKE upon
the face of a this earth. The hANon'I
= carrying the immegse burden OF ,he war
70 great enough and strong enough 10 un'
dsrinke this great work OF Improvement.
"a voice, tive can stand t'D stand hi
Why you will add millions to your pros
periiy. Aud this party for the Uh'on is
the one that undertakes It, "a voice,
1--WE will begin il under Iincoin, ana
fnish Il under Chase, who ~ u follow
him.') That will DO too long TO wait,
my friend. [L'ugh,er.) /
Go TO Washington, and see the capita
advancing 10 completion, with the statue
Of freedom rising IN beautiful proportions
TO crown ii--noi looking in the direction
she ought, for tho architect has turued
her face tow ard the east, when think
he ought 10 have turned IL toward the
west, TO watch the progress OF our chl''
drcn "a they advance from hill to valley
in the march of civilization --ln our plat.
form we hsvs taken up this great work
ofinterual improvements and gvea II
our sanction.
Again: A fsw years ago this party
ceiling itself the Democratic party, had
DO language strong enough to express lts
devotion 10 the emigrants TO this country
Does lie platform speak word OF en-
enlargement to them nowl No. IL Is as
silent on the subject a. tho grovo. But
the party Of freedom and Union extends
its welcoming hand 10 all who come into
fhe country TO pnr,ukc OF its blcssingp
and its glory.
Then there is another thing. They
tell us that we are not bold enough IN
our actions in respect 10 foreign powers,
Well, lot them woit little. They have
not ssid what they intend 70 do, but we
have told them tina, we dou't intend 20
look with the loRst allowance upon the
establishment of n foreign empire In
America. [Chccrs.l trust aud be.
leve that this doctrine will be carried
out, and that mouarchies IN Europe will
And that they will have something 20 do
al home Of more Importance to them
than sonding their Emporors into this
county Of ours. say this country Of
ours, because we have common inter-
set with other rcpubliec on the continent;
and no foreign power Gun touch u rcpub.
lic in Amcrics without touching the
intercst OF the United Stptes. This is
tho doc,r. no we Z ,nounced long ago, and
It 10 the one we hold 10 yet.
There is nothing in the whole plat
form OF which we n, cd be ashamed We
are against the Interference by any for.
eiQn dcspotism with freedom in America
i Checrs.l These are our doctrines,
and upon these doctrines wo come into
the contest; but first aud foremost, aud
above all because IL is the doctrine which
meets our immediate necessity, is the
doctrine OF maintaining the Union against
all traitors, at home or ubroad, aud with
Union maintaining freedom.
TINES OF TRIAL AND rRIDuLATIos.
There il no country that does not pass
through i'd times Of great trial, and we
are passing through ours now. We are
pIssing through that xprrence which
sooner or later comrs 10 all men aud all
nations, whith pt"ves OF what meta
men are made. But should we shrink
c,wardly from the trial 7 Should we
we Civ up ,his Union because II costs
M l. God and mupoy Why, the whole
world wo du tra d US, ana history would
b. a. ,prpuchos IRON generation 10
g"nrr,ti1n. But we viii not give up this
Union. (Noices-" never heVer''l 80
long "a We hove men ana money, men
aud money VIII ne gwen tnm cause
Who is thero, IN time to comc-w hat
soldier returning from the army ana as
be grows old II years takes ms grand
children on his KNEE, ard tells int m
1854 Vt 1865 he helped u pu' 'he hnal
kcyhtonn upon the arch OF the Unlon-
will he be ashamed oi his work! No,
fellow ci,'Iens' we Will stand by our
brothers in tue neld who are hghtng Tor
there doctrines, and every one who eau
e. must go, II u be necessary, and we
must spare no euort OF oxertloh thHl VIII
encourage or support them
THINK, WHAT WILL TnL SOLDIERS SAY
Nov supnose that il wns nnnounced
har. In U,milton county Won hnd son, n
man 10 Copgres. Who woa' d vote apains,
supplies Cur the armies [vuices, "Alcek,
Aleek,"l aud suppose 1t should be au-
nounced that YOU had again sent some
one that would do no better, and that
would vote for cessation of hostilitirs,
what response would the newS OF his
election cell forth! Would not every
honest soldier hang his head tor shame (!
VIII any Ohio man who is tishting the
battles of our country, now look with
any other sentiment than that Of regret
and abhorance upon such vote as that 2
There may be few here aud there, bot
very few. and il is the exception that
ntuves the rule, But suppose YOU should