The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-05-05
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Protect the Union, and not Slavery!

Protect the Union, and not SlaveryI
Ever since the time, that this rebellion
eliminated by the attack made upon Ft.
Sunptcr, the Southern mind has been
changed, morr or less. Aud with the
Union men ol the South, the question
which weighed most heavily with then,
and on which they had stakcd their all,
was rolatiys 10 slavery. A part were in
favor OF protecting slavery, in order, as
they profcssed, 20 save the Govcrnm 'nt,
while others were IN rtvor OF cmancipa-
ton ior the same purpose, having the
same object in I,w, that of saving the
Union by destroying the cause bcliov'
ing that slavery was the cause OF the
war. they wanted TO kill slavery.
Ilistory has certainly recorded one fact
aud il will be transmitted to pustcrity I;
as long as the Administration chose the
policy Of restoring the government by
giving slavery its protection, aud in ma
ny instances using the army for that pur'
pose, ii failed in making auy progress in
subdung the rebellion, and all It's efforts
did not seem to be fruitful or evcntIul OF
succt ssiul victories, won by Federal at.
mics. Aud the reason for this presents
itself CLEARLY 10 the unbiased mind. For
time the Administration chose the pol.
icy Of giving slavery ito protection, that
which was made tie very element to
overthrow our nationa! compact.
1t seems reasonable that slavery is II
war upon human progress, aud profanc
history proves that the people, or govern
mcnt that links its destiny upon the un'
righteous institution Of slavery but ias-
tens the iron heel ot oppression upon the
best interests OF humanity, christianity
and civil cation. All Of which tends to
make uat,n truly great, prosperous aud
free, as designed 10y the Creator
Freedom to the human family, is that
which eau boast of heavenly birth it
claims relationship with mans highest
and nublcsl acts. Freedom, as handed
down by our rOrelathcrs, was unduubtcd-
! ly intcndud to serve the purpose aud be
an effective weapon Of mitigating the
miseries to which mankind are subject
under dcspotic rule. Sever slavery then
and you have cut the artery that has in
auguraied and kept the rebellion alive
To those pro-slavtryitcs, who are con-
tiuualIy fading fault with the Admins
Iratiuu, lur cmancpating the slaves vi tn,
5. u,hcrn rebels, that it is in violation o
State rights. As n retutItion Of their ar
gumcn,, that it is not infringing viii
their state rights, or constitutional rights
The minute the dsloyal man OF the soutl
took up arms, against his government
and declared himself in open rebellion
against the government, according to th'
constitution, IA, must b. treated rs an
enemy to the republic, for the political
compact which had uaitcd him with tn,
government, under which he could CLAIM
protection, us an American citizen, h
brokc. The minute he ignored that com
pact he could no longer claim protection
under the constitution, against which h
has reyolted therefore, all the rights o
rebels ure the inlietion Of those penal
tics, which the constitution snys shall b
mctcd out to them. Now let me suy t
the slavery propigdHdists Of the South
living in the North, that the loyal peo
pie OF the South, in the revoltcd States
are now exercising their highest fund.-
mental rights, not by ovcrlhrowing stat
rights, (fOr only the rebels arc guilty {
that,) but by exercising and sustainin
all their rights, us citizens Of their r.
spcciivc States, for in their present u'
tions, by pbolishlng slavery, as In Al
kansas is represented the political powo
Of the people. to change. alter or amen
their constitution.
Tho loyal men Of Arkansas have exar
cised this right from Justice, for the bloc
Of their sous and brothers, who have fil
en- in the deadly conflict, on many
wrecked strewn field, cries aloud, "it
time to part with the curse of slavery =
From necessity, because the Souther
oligarchy have inflicted on them, by
rapid succession Of insults, injury, rob
bery and murder, there are but few OF III
wrongs which the great volume of the
expressions that has been unfOldcd to o'
cry spirited American. Let Arkanssi
and all other States that will follow he
example, be protected while they en-
deuyor to secure substantial and equt
, liberty to their people. Tho soone
. therefore, that partisan questions ar
r qUieted, aud the Government possesso
| of the confidence of the people, the MOI
] effective will be its operations, and tl
4. longer lis duration. .aE rW i. =.
OF A released prisoner, who lie
> Richmond on last Monday aud arrived I
Annapolis on Wednesday, reports th'
on the previous Friday, daughter {
of Mr.. Seldom, the rebel Secretary {
War, visited the prison hospital and usl
. ed to have Lieut., HARRIS of the St
!, MichigOn Cavalry, who was wcundeC
e and taken prisoner, after passing th
outer line forti6cations, pointed out
her approaching the cot where he VT
lying so severely wounded in the shoul'
er that be could only move at all in ii