The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-12-15

decided in ffvor OF such constuutional
, amendment. Tho rncst reliable iDdica-
ton of public purpose IN this country, is
derived through Dur pom,,ar elections.
Judging by the rcccr, canvass Of it's
result, the purpose OF the people within
the loyal Sthtcs to maintain the integrity
Of the Unch was never moro firm, nor
more unanimous than now. The extracr'
dinary camness aud good order with
w'iich the millions of voters met aug
mingled at the polls, gave strong assur-
aurc of this. Not only oil those who
,supportcd .he Union ticket, so called, but
a majority Of the opposing party, also,
may be fairly claimed to entertain, and 10
be actultcd by the purposes. II is an un'
ansycrablc Argument To this effect,
that no candidate 70 any ullico Whatever
hiah or low, has vcnturcd TO seek votes
Oh the avow al thut ho wasagiving up The
Union.
There has been much impuguing Of mo.
tiycs and much heated controversy MS to
the proper means aud best mode of adj
yancing the Union cause; but IN the dis
linct issue of Union or no Union, tho
politicians have shown by their ins,inc-
live know ledge, that there is no diversity
ononr the people. IN nawordug the pcO.
pIc the fur opportunity uf showing, ono
10 another, aud to the world this firm
ness and unnnimity of purpose, the cleo
ton has been Of vast value to the nation
al cause. la
Tho clsction has exhibited another facf
not less valuable To be known; the fact
that we do not approach exhaustion in
the must importdnt branch Of national
rrsource--,hnt Of living Incns While it
! Il melancholy 70 reflect that the war has
7 filled 80 many graves, and caused mourn.
inr to ~ many homes, il is some relief TO
! know that, compared with the surviving,
the fnllcn have been 50 few. Whole
corps. aud divisions, aud brgndcs aud
rcrlmcnls, hnv, formed and fought; aud
dwindling, aud have gone out OF cxls-
tsncc. A great m i)rlly OF the men who
comprised them, nre. sull living. The
sr,ne is true of thennvul service. The
election returns provo this. SO many
v tiers could II, tc 50 be { und. Thc States
regularly holding elections, both now and
-four years ago, To wit: Calilurnin, Con.
ncctirut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Nus.
sachusctts, Michigan, Missouri, New
York. Ohio, Oregon, PlGnsylvinin,
Rhode Island, Ncru ont. Western Nir
rinin aud Wisconsin, cast 4 0S2 ,Ol2 votes
/ now, ngaiusl $3.50 222 cast then, show
| ing an nggr,gutq now # 2iS9S,2il, To
(which isIo bu added S3,762 east now, in
Ithc new States Of Knusas aud Nevada,
which States did not vote IN 1900. Thus
swelling the aggregate 10 iiO7b,773, aud
the neat increase during the three years
aud half Of war, to li5,75l. a table is
appended showing particulars. To this
nguin should be added the number OF all
voters in the field, from Massachusetts,,
Rhode Island, Now Jersey, Delaware,
Indiana, Illinois, aud California, who by
the laws of those States, could not vote
away from their bones, aud which cannot
DO less than rincty thousand. Nor yet
is that all. The number in orgiu.zid
Territories Is trcplc now what 1t was four
years uGn; while thousands, white anp
black, ioin us as the nutionll arms press
hack tue insurgvnt limos. 50 muoh Is
shown, LillmNiivcly aud negatively, by
the election. II IL not material to in
quirc how the increase has been produc'
cd, or 10 show that it would have been
j greater. but for the war, which Is probnb.
| ly true. The important fact ins
demonstrated that We have more mon
now than we hui whom the war began;
/ that we are not exhausted nor ~ process
of cxhaustion; that we are gaining
strength, and may, II need be, maintain
/ the contest indefinitely. This strength
as to men, material aud resource, is now
moro complete aud abundant than ever.
Tho national resources, then, are exhaust
ed, aud as wo believe, incNhauslblo.-
} The public purposOlto ro'cstabiish aud
maintain the national authority is un-
changed; and os we believe, unchnngeN-
BILE. The manner Of continuing the cG
fort remains to choose.
On careful cusidcrotiou of all the
evidence accessible, II SCENE To me, that
no attempt ut negotiation with the insur'
gent leader could result IN any good. liz
D. would accent of nothing short ot the
severance Of the Union Ills declaration,
10 that effect are explicit aud on repeated
lie docs not al temp, to deceive us. lie
affords US no cNCus to deceive Oursclvesj
we cannot voluntarily yield II. Between
hiIn aud us the issue is distinct, simple
nod inncNiblc. II is an issue which cin
only be tried by war, und decided 10y VIC
tory.
Il we Yield, we arc beaten. IL the
r Southern people fan hint, iho Is behien
Either way IL would be u victory aud de
feat following war. What is true, how
ever, OF him WHO heads the insurgcn
!, cause, is not necessarily true OF those win
y follow. Although he cannot rc'acccp
, the Union, they eau. Some of them ",
: know, already desire peace aud rc union
= The number of such may increase. The,
can at any moment have peace, simply b.
> LAYING down their arms and submitting
To the nalioupl authority undcr tho, con
' stuution. Alter so much, tho G6vcrnmcn
could not, If il would, maintain wal
! against them. The local people woul'
not sustain or allow 1t. II question
: should remain, we would adjust them b
!, the peaceful means of legislature, confer
- cncc, courts und woes; opcr, ting onl
y ia constitutional and lawful channcli
Some certain, aud olhCr possible question
!, arr, and would be, beyond the Executiv
' power to adjust. For instance, the at
mission of the appropriation OF money
~ Tho Executive power itself would b
~ greatly diminished by tho cessation ,
. actual war. parduns and remissions {
u lorioiturcs, however, would still be will
" in Executive control. In what spirit an
N temper this control would be exercise,
H. can be Judged of by the past. A yea
40 ago general pardon aud amnesty, upo
!, spec Il d terms, were offered 10 all 81
ar ecpt ecrlain designated classes; and
Mas at the same timo made known thi
q. tho excepted classes were still with
=, contemplation Of special clomenc,
ed During the year, many availcd themselv'
nr of tho general provision; and mapy mol
~ would. only that the signs Of bad Cahh
n some, led 10 such precautionary mca
ss ures as rcudcret tho practical proce
- -. .,.,, aud cprthin nurinU thn san