The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-05-26

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Southern olignrchy. The primrose path
of ambition, in modern days, has been
for Democratic leaders TO bow ihcir
knccs to the autocruts of the South..--
Dcmogogucs, bcgui!ing the confidence
and fomcnting the passions and preju-
diccs Of the Democracy, arc hur'ying
them bcodlong into the yawning abyss
Of infumy aud ruin.
What do we sect What do We hoarI
Men mouthing the enchanted name OF
Democrat, crying "Compromisc! Com
promisci Psoccl Pcocoi" when there
can be no compromise shot, Of consent
to disunion--short Of grounding our arms
to rebellion. When, indeed, every loyal
/ impulse and instinct is struggling and
striving TO preserve the National cxis'
tcncc. Aud shall this bel Shall ouI
yictoriuu, armies stay their Onward
marchl Shnll the fields that arc fcril'
lied by the carnage OF martyrs Tor thciI
eountryi the towns aud cities. the great
rivers and ia,menso States that have
been wrcstet, from tire eaenyi shall the
millions Of treasure thpt have been
drawn FROM the soil aud substance of
generous and patriotic people; shall al
these be inglorously surrendered tha
lthc dcyilsh work OF disunion Of these
g,s,es, aud disruption Of this govern
mcnt may be consummutcd IN peace
God forbid
Yet, alas such il tho plan of III,
pcocc.mongcrs. "Tcll II not In Gath
publish il not in the streets Of Askalon.
They would not only do this, but ihcl
would do more. They woSId raIiy III,
spOliation Of our land, our public cdifccs
Ous ships, ow Hrms aud our treasure
nay, monstrous conspiracy to subvcr'
tho government itself, by signing I
treaty recognizing the independence o
the rebel government. They woult
surrender the highway Of the Missis
sip?i to u foreign jursdstion, rcserving
perhaps. in doubtful diplomatic terms
the privilege, not the right, to nav ignt,
il.
Are the 6ro.brcalhipg, thunder spoken
restless spirits OF the Northwest prcpar
ed for such cownrdicr , and such dishonor
Not 50. War war; 10 the bitter end, first
Perish, rather, "lcnG by leaf and land b,
land, flower by nnwcr, flood by GOOD an'
hill by hill away" Perish all these first
The outraged ghosts Of three hundrc,
r Thousand brave aud gallant men VIII,
/ have fallen In battle or by disease IN th
field, would Shrek aloud in the condcm
, nation Vi such inlamy. Our own inlamy
too, would sink US down, down, lar below
the reach of any mortal power Of rcsar
rec,ion or redemption IL, like lost spirits
we wcrc fallen So.
No. the rebellion msst be put dowi
aud the supremacy Of law and ordc
vouchsolcd in every part of the land. -
The rebellion must bo put down by III,
strong arm of poverty the force o
arms. Down with the rebellion aud tn
sieve aristocracy, together! Wipe on
4 that implpus domination {! 1t has raise
its blood. stu med baud against the onl
ark of human liberty on csr,h--s,rik
that haudofr, and lot II sink down, dow
, ana powrf tnur'rnhsh, raae. the @esiu
tho institutions Of our country. And I
for publishing aud advocating such sen
timcnts us the above, we are to be cullt
Aboltionist," "Bluck Republican,
" ncgro-lovor," or freedom. shrickcr,
wc can not help Il, nor do wo care. III,
cpithets aud anathemas that the so-callo,
Democrats arc pleased to bestow upon u,
have ccuscd to have their ancicn, terror
But they can not, thank God, stigluptiz,
as Us " Buttcrnut," p" CoppcrheaJ," !" rebel
or as traitor to our country.
In conclusion let us say that ou
wutchword will be Union, Liberty an,
Abraham Lincoln.
A. kAGA.