The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-08-04

pcriencc has demonstrated its incompsti.
biIi,y with free aud republican govern
meut aud itwculd be- unwisc aud utjusi
! longer to continue il, as oGe or the in.
4 si'tutions of The county. While Il re.
maincj subordinate tn the Constitution
and laws of The Cn,tcd States, yielded
TO II my support hut when il became
rebcllious, aud attempted to rise against
tue Governuent, aud COutgCl its actions
Threw my humble Influence against il.
The authority cf the Government is
supreme, and will admit of TO rivalry.
NO institution can ruisc above n,whcther
II hc slavery or any other Organ zcd
power. ln our happy form OF govern.
iment all must be subordinate 10 the will
of the people, when rejected through the
Constitution aud laws made rursuan,
thctc'o-Stalc or Federal. This ureat
principle lies at the foundation of every
government, and cannot be disregard, d
without the destruction OF the Govern
msnt ITSELF In the support aud practice
of correct principles we can never reach
wrong results and by vigorously adher.
ling 10 this great fundamental truth. the
end will be the Preservation ofthe Ui iun,
and the overthrow OF an institution which
has made war upon, aud attempted the
destruction of, the Government itself.
The mode by which this great change
.-.tho emancipation OF the slavc--can be
effected, is properly found ~ the power
70 amend the Constitution Of the United
States. The plan is ,ilcctuol aud OF no
doubtful authority mud while il does not
'contravcnc the timely exercise OF the
War Power bv the Prcsden, in his
Emancipation Proclamation, It comes
stamped with the authority OF the people
themselves, acting in accordance with
the written rule of the supreme
law Of the land, aud must therefore
give more general satisfaction aud quie.
Iudc TO he distracted public mind.
by recurring to the principles con.
tanned in the resolutions SO UNANIMOUSLY
adopted by the Convention, find that
they substantially accord with my public
bets aud opinions heretofore made
known and expressed, aud arc therefore
most cordially endorsed Snd approved ;
and the nomination. having been con.
ferrcd without any solicitation on my part
is with the greatest pleasure accepted.
In accepting this nomination, ] might
here close but cannot forego the op
poriunity OF saying 10 my old friends ot
the Democratic party proper. with whom
| have so long aud pleasantly been asspci-
atcd, that the hour has now come, when
that great party can justly viudicatc its
devotion to the Democratic party aud
measures OF cxpcdicncy. The war ia n
war OF great principles. ltinvolvcs the
supremacy aud life of the Government
itself. Ii the rebellion triumphs, free
goyerhmont-No and Souih--fuils
II, on the other hand, the Government
is succcssGul--as ! do not duubt-its
destiny is fixed, its basis permanent; and
enduring and It's career of honor and
glory lust begun. In great contest lik e
this for the existence of free government
the path of duty is patriotism and priuci.
pie. Minor considerations and questions
spfs administrative policy should give
way to the highrr duty oI first preserving
the Government aud then there will be
time enough to wranglo over the men
and measures pertaining to its admins
tration. This is not the hour for strife
aud division among ourselves. Such
the nations huve proved to be so vast,
that II has been borne with comparative
ease, and peaceful future would hardly
feel It's weight. As a price paid for
national existence and the preservation
of free institutions, it does not deserve a
moments consideration.
"Thus far the war has been supported
and carried on, as II only could have
been, by Il people resolved ut whatever
cost Of blood onj treasure, to transmit to
postcrity the system of free government
bequeothcd to them by the great men who
framed it. This deliberate and patriotic
resolve has developed power surprising
even to themselves. 1t has shown that
in less than u century, nation has arisen
unsurpassed invigor aud exhoustess in
resources, able TO conduct through a
series of years of war on the most gigaD.
tic scalc, and finding itself near its close
almost nnimpuircd in almost il all the
material elements OF power. II has al
the present moment great armies in The
field, focng an enemy appur, ntly np.
proaChiug period of utter exhaustion
but still struggling with force the
greater, aud more desperate as il secs
and because 1t sees the near approach Of
q 6nul aud fatal consummation. Such
differences ufopnion only encourages the
enemy -prolong the war-and waste the
country. Unity of faction and coRcenfra.
tim Of power should be our wutch'word
aud ralying cry. This accomplished
the time viii rapidly approach when
their armies in the felo, the great power
of the Rebellion, viii be crushed
by our gallunt officers and brave soldiers
aud ere long they will return to their
homes aud fircsidos To resume again the
nvocstions OF peace, with the proud con
sciousness that they have aided in the
noble work of re-eslablishing upon a
surcr aud more permanent basis the
great temple ofAmericon Freedom.
am, gentlemen with sentimeDts OF
high regard, yours truly,