The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-07-21
The Proclamation for more Mem.

The Proclamation for mere Men.
In another column is the Presidents .
Proclamation calling for 100000 volun-
teers, fur one, two, ard three years. Il b, .
hccves every man In Seneca county TO 90
to work. ously aud earnestly to help fill
this call. Let the wealthy men who arc
not liable to draft procure representa-.
tive recruits as ihey are ding IN many ol
the towns and cities Of the country. Let
! the young men and The old men unit,
their strength ard put forth all their on
crgics to Gil the quota Of Scucca COUNTY
LIT no family considerations or iirsido
tics make them faltcr in their purpos,
of putting down the rebellion while il
is hommering at the doors o. our Capital
Let not tie fond remon Itrances al
home persuade them to stay littl,
longer, In the vain hope that the
God uf Battles will raise up country
men to fight their battles for them. We
mus, awake, shake eft the spell Of the
Syren, and 60 where tur brothers and
liberty call, 10 help them orc they sink
We are not called on 10 fight for one
race, but for all races; Tor one year and
Sge, hut for all years and sgcsi not fur
one party and section. but for all people
and sections. Thnt man who says Il
soy -,h-s s.--, -st o. q. the q ~ ~
battle, speaks and acts in the inter Ut oi
rebellion, when that rebellion Is sirik.
| Ing daggcrs at the nations heart, mud hc
deserves traitors doom. That class
VIII ich has efjoyed all tho opul,ncirs OF
our country aud government, aud will
not now come up 10 battle tO save and
transmit that wealth to 9th r generations,
is ne longer fit to crjoy privilege OF our
day and generation, aud only III 10 L,
slaves, on guomiuy atd q rcrroach iog.
.cv r. Shah petty poIltic,uus amusc
themselves with pcuy wrunglrs, aud
seek To "preoccupy" he minds of the
young mcn with other ideas than thos'
Of wor And hope th1t the stern logic
OF events will not vis uron them the c1n-
sequences Oi their folly u Is IN vain.
This triiling with sacred interests; this
trihing with the 'rIunphs Of our nation,
deserves aud will have the biltcrcst OF
seourges the maledictions Of the people
and the rcprou,h Of their own conscience.
Why talk Of the negro, of Abolition. OF
Secession, or Of national debt? Pvt
do,cn hc Rebellion and talk afterwards;
this is the sensible work Of sane people
In a crisis like this. ltis no time to
talk Of the President or his policy, o. the
Generals or Of their ability; the people
rave a work to do, hnd II their servants
10 not help them properly, ably, und
events will tell theta when 10
'all upon ,hcm to give up this stewardship
nto better hands, Rcbclli.n is now in
arncst; on its last pegs it's energies are
reused NJ by supernatural force, and it
vill halt al nothing for the sake O, des.
roying oll mos, dear to Us.
Would il not be more scusibc. when
he rebels are two.lhirds couqucrrd, aud
Iilcr they have been driven over hall oil
hc Southern continent, aud beaten ia
undrcds of battles; when IL have
made their lust desperate effort; when
hey caunot, by any possibility, raise any
more mcr--their conscruii"r h""'"- !
--.,'J ,oNrn all men between eightccr I
nd sixiy-is IL not better To m"L ""'
lore effort, onu n,u'u struggle, one more
xorlion of the patriotic arm Of the North, "
, end this unholy rebellion One u
,arp, desperate struggle, with several p
,ira thousand, viii Clearly settle the
,nttst, aud make the basis of our coun- III
y so strong, that even all the shocks OF e'
easGn cannot shako il. Our army, now IT.
cimated by rapid marches aud deadly VI
ruggles, stretches forth its hanCs to the w
ople for support. Tho people have " "
lily md msgnanimously d"termined TO "
v. il TO them. II Is not for the people VI
Seneca to determine whether they w
all have il or not. 1t is only for them u
determine whether they shall share in
g glory oil il. Then men Of old Seneca
me aud fight; be true to yourselves, aud W
verul hundred more men from this pat GU
,tio county oi yours Ill shake the 50 "
rt in their march for the sacred soil oI W
G South. g