The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-09-15

the war. That assertion has been con-
I irmed.
The Uuon mon in all the slave States
that we have delivered, are even more
anxious than we are 10 abolish slavery .--.
W.iues, Yves, Virginia, Maryland. Mis-
souti. Louisiana, Tennessee, aud Arkan.
sas. Jefferson Davis tells you, in effect,
the same thing. lie says it is not for
slavery, but independence aud sovereign.
| " fir " hi,h he is cOnionding. There is
god reason for this. a hundred dollars
IN gold is only yelf's purchase Of the
labor 1T the working man in every part
of the United States, at less than half
that price YOU could buy all the slsycs in
the country. Nevertheless, our oppon-
cnts want distinct exposition of the
Presidents views Df the ultimate solution
of the slavery question.
WHY do they want III For the same
reason that the pnarisces and Sadducccs
wanted an authoritative resolution Of the
questions Of c0suistry, whico arlse IN
their day. Onc OF those sects believed
IN kingdom tp come, aud the other
Altogether ienicd the resurrection of the
questions Oi c0suslry, which arose In
their d0y. tine Of those sccts believed
N Kingdom tu como, and the other al.
together denied the resurrection of the
doad. Nevertheless they walked torrihcr
iu loviRgucc ri 10 s'asch OF instruction
concerning the spirit world. "Master
said they, "there was man ofour uation
who married " w'rr and died, lcavinv six
broihcrs-- these brothers successfully
married the widowed woman pnd amer
wards died, and lac, OF all the woman
died also. H. the resurrection, which of
the seven shall have this woman to DO
his wife"
Now what was il to them whether one
Or all should have the woman 60 wife in
Ilcuvcn II could be nothing To the Sad
ducecs Ia any case, What wus il to any
human being on this side Of tho gravel
What was 1t 10 any human being In
Heaven EXCEPT the woman aud her ,vcn
husbands; absolutely nothing. Yet thev
would have an answer, aud they received
one. Tdc answer was that while in this
mortal state, mop and women shall never
Geese To marry and to die, there will be
~ the resurrection neither death nor mar
rying, nor giving in marriage.
Although altogether Unauthorized to
speak for the President upon hypothetic
al questions, | think | can give an an.
swrr upon tho subject OF the slavery at
present day; an answer which will be
explicit, aud lhupe not altogether unsatis.
Factory. While the rebcls continue 10
wage war against the Government orthc
United States, the military measures nf.
locliug slavery, which have been adopted
from necessity, to bring the war to
speedy aud successful end, will be con.
tinued, except - far as practical cxpcr-
ience shall show that they can be morti
fled advantageous ly, with view to the
same end. Whcn the insurgents shall
have disbauded their armies, aud laid
down TIER arms, the war will instantly
all the war measures then ex-
islug, including those which affect
slavery, wlliccas also, and all the moral,
economical aud political questions, ~
well questions affecting slavery rs others
which shall BE- existing between indvidu- |
ais, aud States, aud the Federal Govern
mcnt whether they arose before the civil
war began, OF whether they grew out of
it, will, by force of the Constitution pass
over TO tie arbilrament of courts of law, /
aud to the councils of legislation.
am not unsophsticated enough TO OK.
pect that consprators, while yet unsub.
lued, and exercising an unressted desput. |
SIN in the insnrrectunary States, wlll |
ither sue for or oven accept an amnesty
BASED on the surrender OF the power thnv |
luve so recllcssly usurped. Nevertheless,
know that ii any such .conspirators
should tonder his submission upon such
erms that he viii Mt corrective n can
lid hearing, and an answer PROMPTED
purely oy II desire for peace with the
Of the Uniono On the other
loui, do expect propositions of peace
With restoration of the Union to come,
lot from the Confederate in authority,
nor through them, but from citizens and
States under und behind them. And |
,xpect such propositions from citizens
md Suites 10 como over to the Conreder-
ties in power just 50 fast as those citz ms
md States shall be delivered by the Fed.
raj arms from the usurpation by which
hey are now oppressed.
A the world knows that so far as /
IN concerned, aud, believe 80 far rs
he President is concerned, all such ap.
vii receive just such an answer
IS It becomes groal, mOguanimous and
luman people, to grant to brothern who
ave come back from their wandering to
eek n shelter in the common ark OF our
iaiiunal 'cnrity aod happiness.
The sun is setting. So surely as il
hall rise agnin. 50 surely do | think that
he great events we have now celebrated
preclude the end or our national troubles
nd the restoration of the national au.
hority, with peace prosperity and free.
ON throughout the whole land, from the
axes to the gulf and from ocean to
cran.
And 80 | bid you good night; and may
! ID have you with our whole country
ways in HIS holy and paternal keeping.