The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-09-08

I. :, 49, s11stissi
, charge Of the Little Miami, Cleveland &
Coluhb bus OF any other 6rst. class road, be
cause he had not the ability to manage il
Cheers. As to his military career, hC
expo cted to leave General Mcclellan a.
oil others whoih0ve taken part in thi:
contest, to tic hand Of tlIe hEtorianj bu
be would say this; that In crisis like
this, where the strongest talents and tn,
rpest experience are requisite to carry
US through, what is there in the politicl
life or civil experience of Mcclellan e
point to him as a leiGe ! His whiou
political friend, Sam. Mcdary, perhaps
expressed the matter as clearly us eau be
He did not like to quote the words u
this whoel-horse Of Democracy. as he /.
called, bccousc-- A voice: "You and h,
used to ride together, Drough."l Yc:
but the load got 50 heavy that | slippcC
out-got so heavy with slavery that
, came of, and left Sammy struggling alon,
Laughter and applause.l We'll, the old
whcel.horsc said of Mcclellan with truth
that he has not one spark of prctense Il
The Presidency, except what 10 has made
out OF this war uader Mr. Lincoln. lie
never held civil. Office in his life, and
was unknown to the public when Cover
nor Dennison brought him forward ts d
military mani and now what time is
thisto,cah in a couple OF quack doctors,
never heard Of as statesmen, 20 commit
such patient Into their hands
Did the politicians at Chicago nomi.
nate Mcclellan for the purpose Of saving
the country! No, But because they
thought his milittry glory would give hin
votes aud place them in power. The
principle OF expedicncy might do in other
t'mec, but not now, and il is resorted to
now by men who are traitors to lhs coun
Try, by the Nallandighams and Soymours
who design to use Mcclellan as their
cats paw TO rakc chestnbts out Of he
fire for them. Mcclellan doubtless pos.
sesses PERSONAL courage, but ia d place Of
responsibility he is one " the most timid
and vaclllating of Ineu the speaker ever
knew. Now think Of ,sailing up such q
man to negotiate with jeff. Davis alter
his party snaIlhaye compelled an aemis-
tice. They would keep a man at the
mead OF The Government, who, but for one
lailing, might have settled this war murt
tbun aycar ago. But, alas, he had tho
weakness to listen 10 the Whispers dt the
rlscals about him who said to him. man
age THIS 10 suit us aud we will make YOU
President OF the Umted States. The
Governor alluded to the characteristics
.ol The platform, which, however, | must
pass by, hoping that he will elaborate his
CRITICISMS more fully 10 his Circltvile q
spec As whole, the platform, he
said, was bold cheat, which cJncsal. d
wIIhin itself the principle which, ii in
power, wSuid str0y the Govsrnnent,
anu treei upon lis ruins anarchy, blood
shed and misery, Now, here Is Tie
broad issue between US. 1t is ON he one
hlnd lasting peace by the sesiugetion of
lhe reOeHIon; on thc other, peace by
concession, by Compromise for day,
aud Then eternal separation and war
You are bound to meet this issue ia this
contest fou cannot escape it il you
would.
Then, fellow citiz5ns. it is no timc 20 be
indulglng in dlsslt lsiaclioG; no lime TO
indulge IN criticism among ourselves, but
NO must meet the enemy as cUmpIrty " rs
an army; we must stand by the GJvcrn-
ucn, il we wOl d save the country. Coa
%e afford to lose the cuuntryl Can We
afford to CIV up all that has been secured
by years vi urail aud boodshcd! [Ciies
o, "no, no." Then We must be united.
Look at The character Of tie men ut Chi
cago. Have they ever done anything for
the brave soldiers or their families -
Have taey ever been heard 10 denounce
the traitors in arms against the Govern.
menl! They speak Il J If. DAVIS US u
iriend--4 rcilow.D tmocrlt. Shall they
succeed, aud destroy what you and your
Do not be deceived by them. Til y are
all urou I'd you. They are what the so!-
d crs call trail ors, but what we call by a
milder lcrm-Dcmocrnu (Heaven save
the markll In this Chicago Nomination
they have oIily sought to hide thor trca-
son with the military gloIy-f he has
any-oi Mcclellan.
The Governor then introduced Mr.. !
Shellnbarger, aud US he was leaving the
stand. a National Guard asked him il,
Mcclellan was in favor fthe dran; the
Governor rep'icd; ;"When Mcclellan was
before Yorktown, with an army Of $780,.
900 men confronting 10000, he wanted
the President to make draft to fill up
the army. l. I'd laughter aEd cheers
! suppose he would continue TO drait."--
A larne number of National Guards were
present, but must leave the pleasant re.
lerGncc t. their service for another duy.