The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-02-25
thorIiK Of the Goyernmentl

thority Of the Government
But why this strange anomaly Why
are democrats, heretofore so prompt 10
vindicnte the honor and territorial intep.
rity Of the nation, so willing now to yield
all things, even national existence, to a
longing desire for peace2
To philosopher, who studies deep
into the motives Of men aud looks be-
meath the outward surface, one reason
is perfectly apparent. The public enc
my which now conironts the nation IL,
really, the modern democratic purity, or
at least the assignoes OF that party. The
men whom'that party were want to make
presidents, cabinet officers, foreign min
istcrs, generals, &C., are the leaders in
this desperate attempt to overthrow the
Government Of our fathers, and the pig.
mics who now lead the "remnant that is
lct," ofthat party, have been so long ac.
customed to obey the bchcsts Of the pres.
ont confederate leaders, that they follow
in their wake aud adhere to their inter.
csts 10y "forcc of habit"
Another reason is pcrceptiblc to the
investigating and thinking mind. The
nigger has, for the pnst twelve ycnrs,
been the principal stock in trade OF the
modern democratic party. In the i'm.
pending struggle, they plainly forcsaw
that this stock would fall below par, and
perhaps become worthless. What they
thus forcsuw, has actually happened, and
the deep sorrow of the peace democrats,
over their loss, has driven them mad, and
they are afflicted with species OF insun-
ity, known as negrophobiu, or niggcr on
the brain. They are laboring under an
alteration Of intellect, and while we con.
dcmn their treason aud folly, ave also
pity aud dcplorc thcir misfortune.
But why seek for hidden causes orthis
strange and startling position of the mod.
crn party of peace! Thcy have announc-
ed reason which should be satisfactory
to all parties, and lovers of their coun-
uy.
These men have the good OF the coun-
try at heart. They desire to restore the
to her puImicst days Of glory
and prosperity. From their stand point,
when tho Union soldiers rushed to the
field to save their country, as they sup
posed, the country was then in the en-
i'ymcnt of happiness and prosperity, Says
n favored lcgdcr Of that party, in speak
ing Of the six weeks that elapsed from
the I;h of March to the 18th of April,
1861. "FOr six weeks the policy Of peace
and they were weeks happi.
ness to the patriot and prosperity To the
country. Business revived; trade return
ed; commerce flourishcd. Never was
there rarcr prospect before any pco-
plr."
These men of peace, these modern
democrats would return the country to
the condition in which Mr.. Buchanan and
his democratic administration left it.
They would restore to us the days when
a public enemy held nearly all our south
cru forts and arscnals, mints and custom
houses, blockudcd the Mississippi River,
levied tribute upon our Western com.
mcrcc, exercised exclusive dominion ard
sovereignty over seven States OF the Un-
ion, held our South Western army cap
tive, and made war upon the garrsons Of
Forts Sumptcr and Pickcns.
The dark days Of March and April, 81,
are to these ncgrophobists, the golden
days of the Republic, the Augustnn peri.
od the days to which postcrty will lhcrc-
nncr turn with longing eyes and pray for
their return.
And lur the restoration of that golden
period, is the gospel ofpcOcc to be pro-
new democratic church organ
zcd, aud modern democrat elected
President.