The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-10-06
WHAT THE SOLDIERS HAVE
TO SAY.
LISTEN TO THEM +,

We are permitted to make q few cx
tracts from private letters Of soldiers who
are at the from, helping to put down thi,
Democratic rebellion. Both Of the wri
ters we're good Democrats before they
went into the army, but instead of follow.
ing the ir Southern leaders into rebellion
they remained true to their government
We hope our Democratic readers will
peruse them carefully and vote mex,
Tuesday accordingly:
The followingis from G. A. DowSs
of Scipio township;
The Peace Men Of the North are using
all their energies TO place man at the
head Of our national affairs who would in
a few short months undo all the work
that has cost US untold millions of treas.
ure, nearly four years Of lsbor and rivers
Of blood, Shame on the miserable co,c.
ards who rather than come out and help
Us 10 the glorious work Of redemption,
will do all they can to cripple the arms oi
the Administration, and secure the defca,
and consequent retreat of the armies tha,
are now facing the storm to keep hept in
luxury and ease. Such men are n,
worthy to be called free men, and when
ever they raise their voice to cry down the
Government, they should be seized and
and dealt with os felons, and made to do
the work Of our Penitcntiarics and work.
shops, never should they be drafted into
our armies, for any soldier deserving the
name, would feel degraded by being
placed in the ranks with such traitors
Let the people sustain the President and
the draft, and all will 10 well, let III,
cowardly "copperheads" resist that unt
we will bring war &c their very doors ant
wipe them from of the face OF the earl
that they only contaminate by their pre-. .
ence. Let them take warning before il |,
too late, for as sure as God lives and rule,
we will remember their course, yend. pa,
item in full II we ever get prctcxt; the,
will do oil they can to defeat ~old Abe
but IL will recoil upon their own heads
aud secure old Abe firmly in his seat.
Let them work as they will. Abraham
is the choice ortbe army, he knows the
wheels Of the Governmenvandw we want
to see him keep them going for four year.
longer. Let the loyal people Of the
North stand by us and we will! soor
sweep the scorpions from our path.
The following is from J. L. COLLIER
of Eden:
can tell you my opinion Of "Littl,
Mac in verv few words. Any mar
that runs for President on the Chiesgo
Copperhead Peace platform will be very
apt to get my votC--over the LETT.
consider McClellon Ia the very sam,
light that you do. However, | do no,
find any very great fault with his letter
Of acceptance, but do not think II comes
from the heart. IL il did he would moi
have linked his name with any such q
party as the one he has. If had fifty
votes they would all be cast for the "rai
splitter" Of Illinois. He is the right mar
in the right place and ought by all meOn ms
to be kept the next four years. Before the
the election Mcclellan will pretend to
have the tincture ofa warrior and Union
Statesman in order, or thinking thereby
to gain more votes. All I ask 10 the re-
instollmcnt of old Abe Lincoln in the
Presidential Chair for the next four years
to come. want every Union man at
home to do his duty this fall, and little
more II necessary, and | can assure you
we will do our duty down here. Our
Union, our liberty and our homes are ut
stake, and we ought to strain every fiber
this fall. The coming election will tell
the destiny of our future. whether we are
t. be a nation Or another Mexico"