The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-02-04
WHY SHOULD WE CHANGE.

Tho leaders. aud would be leaders OF
no various factions Of what was once the
Democratic party, orc just now icry bu-
v organizing an opposition to the pres
m, Administration, with view Of cleo
ing nm opposition President, md chang
np the policy Of the Government. They
have no, yet promulgated platform
forcshndowing their policy, In the event
of their accession to power. BIT we.
may Judge the future by the past, aud in
light Of the history Of the party, construc
Ihar present opposition to the party I'd
frristration aud ity mcnsurra
Tho dear, darling tial ofthcsc factions
has for twenty years been human Sla-
very. Before il they have bowed down
aud Lumblcd themselves in the very dust.
aud kissed ,s puIrid feet, that 'h'y might
have ofrc& \, rhc Dchcst of i's priest
hood they have drawn the Juggcrnau' Of
human bondage over this r'""'ry' ond
mnJc the mad nj, apt 10 crush cut pub
D. uplmon beneath il pondcrous wheels.
They have made their fe c s'IaLaeks, and
most persistent war pol4@licy Of
the Administration w'OichNd d to the
to them, divine institution. And even
now when That policy is marking out Il
practical solution of the slavery question
and all good mon breathe frrcr as they
contemplate The rapidly approaching pc.
riod, when the slave drivers whip, the
nccing fugitive, and pursuiug bloodhound,
shall DO numbered with the things o
the past, We hear the drspairing howl %
the persistent defenders of that eff ir in.
sttution.
A. religion. intelligence mud education
pf,$u lied, the OPPOSITION 10 the "divinc 10.
stitution" incrcased, aud democratic ma.
loriiics grow small by,dcgrccs and beau
.ilully less" with tho plight of ignor.
nee AID superstition thc Sccplcr depart.
ID from lhcm. Consequently free Schools,
sabbath Schools, nn independent Clergy
nd priesthood, aud thinking people,
became the objects of bitter persecution
md kcrce assault by the opposition.
ThNWNr ior the preservation of the
Union RSs never received their support,
and the country in her hour OF peril has
received from thcm neither aid nor sym
po,hy, only 50 far ms tho Same hns beer
wrung FROM thcm by tn, terrible eur
ncs,n"ss OF the people.
1ntfc Fight of these iuct what would b,
the effect OF n charge OF administration
aud transfer Of power To- this remnant U
a pnrty'
Ono hundred ihousnnd rohir, i soldier
aud lHborcrs would be transferred iron
tho national, 10 the rebel armies, nm,
brave men who have won their freedom
On mnnya hard fought field, would bc re-
mandcd TO chains aud slavery, and per
hups lclJns death, under the cruel law,
oi the rcbclious States.
Fthc war should continue by ,hcn
one hundred thousand white mcu wuul,
be raised by volunteering or canscrip
tlon in al the places cf the airrcndrrc,
nclrocs, uud an additional one hundrr,
thousand would be needed to meet hi,
increased strength Of the rebel armies
Thc fugitive slave law would again b,
enforced, Rebels who have dcf d The
Constitution and laws of the Nation, and
resisted them by armed iurcc would en-.
iocc us against us that viulutcd Const
tntlon aud those broken laws in then
lovor' The fleeing fugitive aud purAi
ing master would again gain the sigh
of trso men, and the Northern State,
be again the hunting ground, fur hu
man prey. That gNat lie which ",
of the free States have Lren lyinc
Tor years, would again be imposri upo,
the national conscience, aud the question,
OF the negro ns ia days Of yorc con
stantly thrust into our politics by ,hi,
same party, who, have become monoma.
macs, through the disease kn own us Ne.
gruphobio. That element of discas,
would be once more introduced perna-
ncnlly into the rflairs Of the govern
ment The interest OF the white mun
as heretofore, must forever give plars {,
the negro question, aud n,tlr"at states
manshiP, be prostitutes 50 the low call
ing OF reguaiins me traIli,t, in mon.
Submission TO the armed cncmies of Il
Nation would also constitute part OF III,
Programme of the opposition Miss ,uri
Kentucky, Tennessee. Arksusus, Lruisi
ana, Western Virginia and even Mary
hnd would be givcn oVcr to the ttndr
merc''s of the rebellion. aud kcntuch,
lett to deiead hcrS, II Ssa,a.t usurpilr
provisional preteuded State Gvycrnm,ut
backed up by an army OF Coutedcrat,
rebels.
All the fruits ot the Nalnr, suffering,
aud sacrifices OF our soldiers and citizen,
would be yielded up to man,hrea,hiny de,
lancc and hate to our national existence
aud IramPhng under their tect the lust,
tullons handed down To us by o9r fathers
Thes would return at one s,,p to the
dark and terrible days Of "6i" when our
enemies madr il their boat that We had
not penetrated fac miles into their ter.
ritory.
Abolitionism is to be eradiestcd from
our Schools, Churches, aud Colleges. -
The press is to be subjected To censor,
ship the forum stripped Of its privilege Of
free discussion, and the public opinion OF