The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-09-15

the right sort. Yes-that's iruc.
Enough OF men who were once Repub
. licsns but who, taking that word in
r partisan sense are Republicans no long
er, and men who were once Democrats
but who taking the word in its marrow
Application, ore Democrats no longer, al
Of whom are now Union men, becaus
they found out at the beginning of thj
tremendous civil war, or at some perin
: in its progress, that no man-no party
no formula--no creed could save th
Union, but that only the people cout
save IL, and they could save it only b
: ceasing to become partisans, and becOni
ing patriots and Union men. Checr
! for the Union.1
Yes my friends when this war shall b.
ended in the restoration of the Union, n
man then living will cxuli in the re
, collection that during its continuance h
was either radical or conservative,
Republican or a Democrat; but ever,
man will claim to have been lhrOughou
an unreserved and unconditional Unioi
man.
But why should party spirit, especial,
at this luncture, divide the American p o
plel A nd why should n memb r .oi tn,
Executive Administration, alude to IL on
such an occasion as q is! The answer
is at hand. The Constitution Of oul
country commands that Administration
TO surrender its powers TO The people
aud the people to designate agents to as
sumo aud exercise them fonr years.
You receive the Executive Government
in condition very different aud highly
improved. We found it practically cx
PEELED from the whole country south oi
the Delaware, the Ohio aud the Missouri
with the most of the army and navy be-
trayed or fnllcn INTO the hands OF insur-
gents, and u new aud reasonable conlcd-
eracy with the indirect but effective co.
operation of Foreign powers establishing
itse,f on the Cult of Mexico. We cheer
iully give the Governmeet back to you
with large aud conquering armies aud a
triumphant navy with tie haie'u Conled-
eracy iaillng into pleces, and the rebel
liuus Stutes, one after another, n turning
10 their allegiance.
Il Earding myself now, therefore, not
as Secretary, but simply us one Of the
people, ike you, am called by nv vote,
10 doturmin into whose hands the precious
trust shall be conflcd We might wish
to avoid, or at least to postpone that duty
until the present fearful crisis is passed.
But it caunUt aud it ought not to be avoid
ed or adjourned. 1t is constitutional
trial, aud the nation must 80 through it,
deibcrU ely and brayc!y.
shall, tn ireture, cheerfully submit,
| Tor your consideration, the course " hich
have concluded TO adopt and the reason
! for IT,
First, beg you 10 remember, that the
present is no common or Gus onury res.
dent ial election, IL occurs in the midst of
civil war, urisiu., Of disputed succession
90 thu EX culvc lower. Disputed sue
ce,sion are the most ir qucUt causes of
c,vl wars, not only ~ republics, but ven
~ nonurehi,s. 4 dispute about The
succession OF the Pr sid nj, periud'cl
Oegcts nu ahurtv or real X vrluti,n iu
each one Of tue Spanish and American
republics. > the di~puirG succession OF
tie = anlsD throne, brg. thai memorable
tur.y Year. var which CuuNu scd all Of
Europe. \ dispute whether Juarcz Nas
the lawful Pres ,deul brought on IN, pres
cul civil wa ith the cuuStqucucr Of
Ere Ch iuierv 'utun, IN Nj Xicu. a
dispute whyth,r the resent King 4
ID Hmark, VINO succ cdcd TO tn throne
ta-t wlhtgr, il lawful heir To tin Duchies
90. Sch,iuswig uuG Uostcm, brought
about the cIvl war ~ that country,
W. through German inturvtuliou. mas
just nOw p"d"J ~iih tho di-neni'-rmrut
ol the Dduish kingdom. II is remarkable,
alsJ, that civil wars produced by disputed
suct ssi,us, invariably brgiE with rc-is
lance, 10y some one or more of the States
Yr pruvinc switch Constitute the king
CON, empire Or republic, which is disturb
ed. II was sow,'h tn United SIT : ol
Culumbia, and tn cuse was the same IN
tha Unit States ut Ven. zu.la. Now
il is certain that ia 1870 We elected
Abraham Lincoln, lawful and cUnstitu
tionuliy to be President Of the whole Of
the Uniied States OF America S ven o.
thc States immcdilley thereon, rushed
into disuuior, and summoring eight more
to their alliance they set up revolutions.
AIRY government. Th'y levied war
u agairs us to effect o separation aud cstub.
lisil distinct sJvereignty uud ndepen-
deuc".
We accepted the wor in dcfcuc, orthc
Union. Tne ouiy prieynnce oflhe insnr.
gents was that thcir choice of John C.
for President. was cons..,u.
{ tonalIy over rolled in the election of Lin
coin. They ri ,ctcd Lincoln. and set up
usurper. The Ex cutive puwer of the
United Stats, is now therefore by force
suspended, between that u ur-
per, ffersOn d wis, und that constilu.
tonai President Abraham Lincoln. The
war is w,ged by the usurper to expel the
President from the capital, |
which ip some sort j. constantly held in
sieg and to conquer the Suites which .
10y lily adhere to h,m. The war is main
lained on our side, to suppress the usur
per, and to bring the insurgent Stats
back, under the authority OF the cuustitu. I
Iipn.1 Pr sldput .'rhp oar ~ ut its cri