The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-09-01
NO. 4S

tearul account, hut IL i not all 1T our
d'ur. The passions Of both sidos afs
urous ID. Unermed men ere hanged,
prisoners sre shot DOWN IN coli blood by
yourselves, Elements OF hnfba-ism are
entering tho war nom both sides, that
should mske us--you aud me. ns Chris.
iian men--shuddcr to think Of, In G ld's
name. then, let W. siop Il. Ii us do
something. conccds something, to bring
about peare. You can not expoct vita
only four aud a haif millions, rs Nr. Bip-
min says YOU bave, to hold vut forsrs
against twenty millions,n
Again Mr. Davis smiled, ~
"Du you suppos- there are t-nntv
millions II Ibs North dotqrnihsd ts
crush usl"
IL de--'o crush your Gopsrssssr. A
small humber Of your peoply.a ysry
| small number ars yuut frienJ,--seeo..
sioni'ts. The rvst differ aLou, measure.
aud eandidaie-, but are united in the do
/ ltsrmination 20 sustain the Union. wbs.
ever 10 elected IN November, he p,vst be
commht.i t" Sigorou. pros ,ou,ioa VI
Dir. Davl' s,ili booking lner dulsus. I
rcmarkei:
at is 80, Sir, Whoever tel. ,os
Otherwise, decclvcs you. think kno,,
Northcrn sentiment, and | assure ypu IL
"a so You know we have a system of
ycrnm cwring IN our large town. At
ne close Of thase lectures, il IL the Gus
'Sm OF the people to come upon IN,
nntlorm eud talk with the lecturer. This
gives him an excellent opportunity et
earning public sentiment. Last winter
iectured before nearly hundred suah
associations, rll over the North,-frotn
Ul5uque ~ Baagor,--snd took pains to
A'ceriain the feeling Of tho people. I
lound unanimous determination :.
crush tho rebellion and save the Uu,.
, 1t syery sacrifice. The mAjlri,y are is
favor oG hr. Liucoln, IND nearly oil Of
} those opposed TO him aro opposed To him
because be does not i1ht You with
! enough vigur. The rad cal r spubllcaDs.
$ who 20 for slave suffrage and though
confseation, are those who will defaat
aim II he 10 defeated. But If he ia de.
| feated BY the people, the House will elect
, worse man--worse mean for YOU. IL
is more rad'c Il than he is,--you can See
that from Mr. Ashley's r. sconstructiou
Ili,--und the people are more radical
lhan the House. Mr.. Lincoln, know.
IS about 10 call out 100000 more men,
aud don't ssc how you can resist muck
! longer; but Il you do, ynu will only
I deepen the radical tcelipg Of the North
= I'm people. They would now give yes
I air, honordtie. geherou. terms; but lot
. them sulier mu;h more, let there bs
/. lead man in every house Us there 10 now
IN every vil'sgr, and tl,-y will give you
q no terms,--they will insist on hsnging
D 'v'ry robri 5 luth of--Pdrdon my terms
/. moan no oilIenee."
You give no OF nee" he said smilisa
o Ivory pleasantly. II wouldn't have yov
0 pick your words. This 10 u frsnk, FREQ
talk, aud ! like you the better lvr saying
4 what YOU think. Go on"
I'll 81 VAS merely going to add, that lot
the Northern people once roplly feel III.
r war--ihey DO not feel il yct--and they
Q VII insist on hanging ev.y ono of your
q "Well admi'tin4 all You siy, I oan't
e see how Il effects our p1ation. Thar,
Q are SONS things worse than hanging or
4 determination. we reckon giving u,
y seli-government one Of those things"
|, by self government you meaa dis
n union Southern independence"
Eyes"
u "And slavery, you say, is ne longer an
Ir 'lem'n in the cuntastw
!. "No, u IL not. II never was an essen.
t'ol element. IL was only a means of
bringing other conflicting element. to an
(, earlier cu'mination. II fired the muskes
C which wus already capped and loaded.
p Ihere arc essential differences batwoes
. The South md North, that will, however
r, tnls was may cnd, make them two ma
= tons"
e You ask me TO say what think j.
It WIZ You allow me To say that | know
at thc South pretty well, aud never obsorvsd
o. those diifarenessl"
,e Then YOU have not used yonr ever.
ie Ny sight 10 poorer than yours but have
y seen them for years."
& The laugh was on me, aud Mr.. Ban;a.
, min enjoyed II. - >
IS swell, sir, be that MS !, may. III m-
n lerstAnd you, the dispute between your
ID Government aud ours is narrowed down
Il TO this; Uuion or Disunion."
r fesi or, to put il in other words, ln-
n iependence or Suhjugstion.' ~ 's
% "rhep the Two Goylrnments are irrs-
:. concllably apart. They hqre al.erna.
t tveIy bu. TO light II out. But il 10 not
Ie 20 with the people. Thcy are tired oe
el lighting and want peace; and, ~ they
t. bear Gil the burdsn and suffering OF tho
p var Il not right they should .hsys
y eaee, and have i on such terms az thcy
II 81 dOn'tE understand you; be H,tis
more explicit" '' gsile't
u swell, suppose the two Gev.rs.
n3ns should sgree TO something like
4" his; To go TO the people with tive
u Propositions; say: Peace, with DsuA-
e ton und Southern Independenss a.
u your pyoposition; and; Peace, ~its
y Union, Emancipation, No Confiscatio., +,
lnd Universal Amnesty. az ours. Let
Is the citizens ofall the United States (ss
i' they existed before the waf) vote 4sY es,"
70 Ir "No,' on these two propositions, st
ic special election within sixty DAYS. IL
O. 1 majority vote Disuaiol, our Goyera-
s. mont 10 DO bound by it and lot you 60
u in peaes. II majority vote UDion,
= sOurs 20 ho Lound-by IL, and slay ia
~ peace. The two goIerbment can con.
70 'raet IN this Way, and tho people,
e though consututionalIy anable to de-
% eide on reu1e on war, can elect whish Of
any two propositions shall govern their
= rulers. Let Lee aud Grant, iaeanwhils.
agree to an srnistca. THIS would
'e sheathe :hc sword; snd, II once sheathsd. !.
7 il wc'lld noser assin 10 iraa by THE
IL generalion.' eraa
7 "The plaa is sltogethor imprse,ioa-
il, hle. II abe South we,e caly one State.
!, i might wefki but, ., il Is, X one
I, Sopthern sStaia objected to elaancipations
h it wcaid uuilify the whole thing, for You