The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-05-18
Becoming Repentant.


somo of It's friends have manifested no
lille concern for It's spiritual welfare as
well as its temporal--more for the latter
than the former-onl that the Court
House cliqu. have discussed the proprieiy.
If il continues on in the same course, o.
giving il lecture on Democratic ethics
They have begun to get alarmed at, what
scoms TO them, it's state Of Generalization,
and think that since tho collapse Of the
rebellion, It's mind, like the Pcnnyslvanie
has become considerably
"tofn up" Tho cause Of all this nppre-
hcnsion upon the part OF It's friends
is the fact that in it's last two issues II
has smiled npprovingly upon ANDREW
JoHasoH, and ondcavorcd 10 convince lie
readers that he Is a good Democrat! In
its issue Of week before last il
copied Tari Of ANDREW JonSsoN's poll.
tic7l record before the war,and last week,
with favorable comments, copied several
good portions Of speeches he has deliver
ed since inaugurotcd as President. II 1t
would only have done a little better these
would be very favorable symptoms indeed.
But why did il gdrbio his record before
the war md no, publish the whole Of I J
II only published that part which related
TO the dircful consequences Of a civil war,
and his opposition, at that time, 10 nboli-
|: might have published the
following extracts from his speeches be
fore the war, together with many more
like them, 80 as to show is readers his
implacablo cumiiy to all rebels aud their
rs:
Extract from specch In tho l'nited eisies Senate,
March =, 1851
Mr.. PRESIDENT was going on TO remark
in reference To u general nllus'on TO trcu
con, Tint If individuals were pointed out
to the who wcro engaged in nightly con.
.prncics, In secret conclaycs, and issuing
orders directing the capture OF our forts
and the taking of our custom houses,
would show who were the traitors ; and
that being done, the persons pointed out
coming within the purvicw and scope oi
the provisions Of the Constitution which
| hn ;c read, were | the President of the
United States. | would do as Thomas
Jefferson did in 1903, with Aaron Burr /;
would have them arrested and II con.
victcd within the meaning aud scope OF
tho Constitution, by the eternal God, !
would execute them. Sir, treason must
be punished. Its cnormily, and the cx.
tent mud depth must b, made known.
Tho time is not far distant, III this Govern
Is preserved, its Constitution obeycd, and
its laws executed IN every department
when something of this kind must bC
Il ne.
Extract from speech In t'nit.d States Senate Feb
runtyi 1901
Ihnvc been told, and have heard i
repeated that this Union Is gone
| 1t has been said In this chamber TINT II
in the cold sweat of death: that, in tact,
is really dead, and merely lying in stat
waiting for the funeral obscquics TO b
performed. II this be so, aud the wa
that has been made upon mo in consc
quencc OF odvociting the Constitution an
the Cuion, Is 10 rcfut in my overthrow
and Isy teslruction; and that flag, th
glorious flag, the omblcm,f the Uuior
which was bore by Washington throug
II seven ycars' ctru sqlc, shn II DO struc
from the Capitol t,ailet in the dust whc
this Union is inferred, want no nor
honorable winding sheet than that bruv
o.d flag, and no more glorious gave Una
to be- inferred in tho tomb of tho unlor
For II have stood; for i'll will oontfhu
To stand; | care not whence tho blow
come; aud some will Gnd, before Ibl
thing ia over, that while there are blow
to be given, there will be blows TO re
coivc, aud that while others eau thrus
there are some who can parry. The
will find that il is gumc that two ca
lplay m. God preserve my country from Oh
desolalion that Is threatening her, lroI
treason aud traitors!
Ia his speech to the Illinois dclcgo'
lion siurc his Inauguration, the Pfcsiden
stated To them that his past course il
public life would be guarantee OF hi
future action. What that action will h
mpy be Judged from the above extracts
They breathe the spirit of constant an
uusworying devotion to the Union, IN
ui fixed aud uualtcrahle dctcrminalio
that treason must be punished. Thes
were his views before treason had wage
a four years war had starved aud torIuI
cd cur prisoners had murdered the hea
Of nation. II is not probable that hi
will change his views much, now tha
treason has pcrprctratej these onorni'
ties.
Every one acquainted with the a dr,r-
iiser's course before the war will no
admit that it's record will compare favor
ably with President JoHNsoN's even n
that time. But grant that il does. How
will il compare with his flr the pas, lou
years! Would it not be like institu,in;
a comparison bctwccu lioa and cat
the one welding all his strcbgth an,
power for the cause of the Unicn, an,
tho other scratching, and biting, Nn,
splitting It's vonomous 6ro against il
How will the AderiiSer's editorials com
pare with President JOuNs>N's speeches
during the war! |, would be ridiculou
and absurd to attempt TO make the CON
pSrisen.
The Advertiser begins TO think tbs
JOHNSON Is good pemotsat. OF cours
he is! lie is one Of the real Jacksonia
stripe. We wish we could say as mue
for The Advertiser. JoHSsoS's Democ
raey taught him 10 love tho old Avg, I
> obey the laws of his country, TO reveI
the constitution and TO fight for il wher
ever i,s requirements were rcbellc
against. It,rught him 10 stamp trcSso
with iniamy hy haESinp all internal ira