The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-01-14

and desire tho evil uprootcd forever. |
| believe thnt " certain men IN the North
will stop talking about peace and con-
scrvatism, and use every effort IN support
/ Of the war, that the rebellion will be so
/ pushed rs 10 collapse by spring timc.--
/ You would think, if you visited W. IN Ar
kansas, tha, the seat of Abolitionsm.
he'd been transferred from New England
20 Arkansas. Our pcople have a right
God knows--tu be- sick OF slavery, nnd
they are sick of il. Oh 50 sick. They
I can point 20 dcsolatc homfs. devastated
fields. fursakcn fresidcs, and smoking
villages ns n monument Of slavery. They
tnrn from il With lOathing indcscrinblc.
But while we urc 50 much Interested
prby from dclivcrance from this curse.
/ there IL n sncakinG purity In Tho Nirih
| who would fu-rc. US TO keep this curse
with ne. We would return % uur nile
rinncr with slavery blottcd from our
| State Constitution. What sight Is here
presented. tell you my friends that II
you desire To proloug this war. you have
only to continue this talk about cOnscrv.
ntism. There is nothing thot has more
assisted JcT Davis th1n tho couscrva.
tive. peace party OF the North. The
work of that party, he said was the first
ray OF light he had perceived aud r, ioic, d
ol during the whole struggle. lct me
nppcol to you, then, 60 drop this talk Of
Conservatism, and support the war mcl-
surcs which are in force. You people
of Ohio have done a glorious work in this
war. Your soldiers have braycly repre-
scented this State on many battlefield
glorious 10 the arms Of the Union. Bat
never did Ohio strike such blow ut the
rebellion os when her voice gave hun.
drcd thousand majority IN favor Of the
principles represented by J1hn Brou4b.
Loud and prolonged cheers. That was
one of the mOet terrible blows tho re-
brlion ever received. II was the nrcOt.
est victory of the ugc. It's moral force
Is above I'll computation. And your own
city of Cincinnati, IN It's great Sanitary
Fair, has achieved another victory which
will have great influence IN the cause
of freedom.
hut, if return again TO the su' ct of
I the people IN Arkansas, you must not
consider me tirssumu for il u one OF
great importance o. me aud my people
A. bn ,Xamplc Of the intense desire Of
our people to return 10 the Union, aud
have slavery abolished, will relate one
cinidcut. A regiment Of SEQ Arkansas
soldiers who have served IN Mr. Prices
urmy returned home. lwus requested
TO nddrcss them aud did -. These men
Represented one fourth Of the State, for
many Of them, pr,yutcs though they
were prominent citIz his professional
mcn, Judges OF the courts, Legislators e..
before tho war. At the close of my ud-
dress took vote ON the question ui rec
turning To Allegiance a. the old Govern
mrnt with slavery abolished. Aud how
many votes, think you, were given IN ia.
vur Just eight haudrcd There was
not man oi them who was not in iUvur
of returning to his allegiance aud having
the curse ol slavery removed lr,m % h,s
State.
some people Of the North have said
| that ] do not represent the people of my
State. But they will soon see that do.
They will see that represent Il people
ttrr,bly in earnest in this maltcr--u peo-
pie who, in four months time, will be
back under the old dag with the curse OF
negro slavery removed from thcir shuul-
dcrs. And when we are bnck, we want
people from the North To come to u.s.
/ We will remove the obstruction ot sla.
very aud invite you, people of Ohio, To
como To Us, aud exchange n portion ol
/ your Cr,cnbacks itru portion Ol tur land.
There are fair. haired, bright eyed daugh.
[ trrs of Ohio with Us, who came to Us
I y,yrs up, and "a hn LuriuU thta iprrihlp A.
/ war, have waited HnXiuusly Tor the up-
pcaraucc of the old flag. They will wait
as UnXi,usly Tor your appearance, aud
SO will we all, We need more people
! in A, knnsus--pcoplc 10 I'LL the broad
lands which await their coming--pcoplc
to assist us in bringing that State To u
prosperity, within the next five years,
such us she has never enjoyed before. -
All Of which We intend to do aud shall
do,