The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-06-15
Adieu,
J. X. HoBD. Sec Y.

Adieu,
This issue terminates my connection
with Tnr TRIBUNE having sold my right
title and interest in the establishment, to
my immediate predecessor, JoHN RcntNs,
Esq. During the seemingly brici period
of little over year as editor and pub.
Usher Of this paper, il has been my Jain
and object TO scrupulousg and faithfully
labor ior tho beet intcrcsts Of the Union
party. tia, the ends Of Justice, Of Truth,
pnd the cause Of the Uuioh might be
reached and promoted. | acknowledge
The humble character Of my efforts, and
leave the good readers Of THE TRIBUNE
10 decide as to their usefulness and
efficiency.
During the year past thrilling and mo
mentous events have transpircd Every
day has made history. Bloody aud de-
sisivc battles have been fought. A Chief
Magistrate was reelected by ruE PEOPLE
while armed treason sialked forth on the
onter in,rcnehmen,s OF the Capitol, and
Afterwards was thu, great man basely cut
down jus, as dark aud bloody treason was
going out. 4 mighty rebellion has been
wiped out and the leaders Of II caught
aud srrlgncd for lriah A Union, re-
,uveno,ed and dison,hrolled. has bocn
restored, aud it's gnnan, aud bravo de-
tenders aro now marching homo TO It's
more now than ever enchanted mu ic,witf
the radiant smiles of ,.b!csscG and lasting
peace bcnmipg upon them In every por'
tion of our land. Ono short year has
witnessed oil Of this and more. Amid
eIl these scenes OF turmoil aud strife the
Union party has preserved tho asccn'
dancy in our National aud State Admin
istrations, and there is but one reason
why il should not have done 90 in Seneca
County, and il shall bc given in very
plnin manner, and with view OF ben.
citing the party. In this very city OF
Tiein lhsro ore too many mpractieoblc
old forics who want TO be managers ol
the party, who, h,hings nro not done
lust a, they wan, them done, will, If they
cannot oppose, at least act and maintain
a lukewOrmncss and indIf, romeo for the
succcss and triumph Of the party; who
allow their business maticrs--pcinls oi
rivsIry--to be dragged into the arena of
the party where they have no business to
belong and which ought to be kept out
Of eight Of the public. lfihey are rivals
in bu.iress that is all right. That is a
. thing the public likes 10 see. But then
they have no right to thr,w their per
sonal affairs in the way Of the Suecess OF
the party. That il both foolish aud sim
pie. To be strictly business man 10 one
thin, AMI 10 be politician is ano h'r.--
Therefore when you cease your legitimate
business for moment to attend caucus
or convention YOU become politician
for a short time, and IL is then your duty
to forget your personal affairs and do
your best for .he lurlherunce of the cause
ofyour party. But ifyou take part in
politics with the selfish motive Of at.
tcmping to promote your personal inter-
ests In connection with those of the par,y,l
1t Is the advice of friend tha, you had
better, cor the good of the party, cease
trying TO be manager. A man to be
successful politician must be self saer'.
ficing, and must not contain single |
spark of seliihncss. This rule
Withhold good in tho charaetes of the
leaders Of any party. These remarks
are general and not personal, but they
are made in tho hope that they may be
Of some benefit to the Uuion party in
Seneca coae,y.
But now the war is over and perhaps
you can do better in the future, The
war has made all OF US both better ont
wiser men than sc were before. II has
put our wisdom and our foolishness ais o
20 the test. II has both BUNDLED and *
elted oas Pride. II has brought US face
TO fSco with realities tho most terrible
the world has ever beheld. It has
measured our strength aud our weakness
and has developed within us the might
lest intellectual and physical resources
All the wit and virtue which go (
make up great people have beet
proven. in hundred times aud way
during the war, TO exist In us. Courage
forethought. endurance, self saeriGc,
magnsnimi,y, and noble senso G
honor, are few Of the virtues which W
have cropped from the bloody harvest {
the battlefield.
ltis true that wicked men arc anon
us-ior when did a company, godly c
otherwise, engage in any work, al
Satan did not also fling his wallet ov
his shoulder spd set out with them &
evil purposes Of his own'--but after al
these ars but small minority, and the
effoTis 10 ruin tho republic, and bring d,
feat and dishoaor upon the Redssal arm
have proved futile. These, the enem!,
Of ofAmerics, though her natlye.born son
tho people can afford TO treat with Il
contempt which they merit. For n