The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-06-01

ny The editor Of the Ttfin Tribune
says the government should ve the Post
Offices and Clcrkships ~ the soldiers. 80
say we. But does he mean th privates,
or the captains aud other officers =
Ssneea Advsriiser.
$50 say we" That's rich. Why,
according to tho Advcrtiser during TIE.
last few yeors, theso soldie,s were
"Lineoln's hirclings, L,ncoln's pimps,"
"cut.throat,," "murdcrers, "bu,chers,'
"bea,tsS s1d so on to tho end Of the in.
famous category Of cpithcts which can
BE- found distributed through the columns
Of the Adreriistr. But oil OF once these
soldiers become gentlemen. bravo boys
Sc, &C., and the A dpertinrs gaping
bosom suddenly becomes 50 extremely
generous and tender az to feel tha, these
soldiers should be appointed to the Post
oficcs, clcrkships, &c, throughout the
country. Further, according 10 the
declarations Of the A dtt rtiScr these same
soldiers, in whosc behalf Il now manilcst'
80 much concern as to desire their op
puintmcnt AZ postmnstets, &C., have been
dghting for the "niggcr" aud not for The
government they have been engaged
ip Observation-Disclosures not war
to put down q gigantic rebellion they
have been curryi on uu"Aboli'iou war"
snd not war 10 restore the Union
Such has been the Argument OF The
A dverfirr during the few past ycors.--
If the A dperiier was in earnest In is
suing such ISLANDERS every week, how eau
il compromise ia feelings so much Os TO
publicly declare that the soldiers should
now fll oil the Offices In tue country
Why should they be rewarded with the
honurs ahd emoluuients ol ONCE for
having fought in "niggOr, unconstittI-
tionul and Abolition war !" IL the
soldiers were actually fighting for the
"niggcr" would not the A drSriIser be-
committing heinous sin In tho light of
ts followers for SOY ing that they should
now DO rewarded for Il Rewarded for
participating in the prosecution Of nu
=" Abolition" war ThSt Is decidedly
hugo TO come from tho A Adusriiser! II
The A dpertiser earnestly aud honestly
possesses such an nncctionatc and loving
disposition as TO recommend tho sppoint.
ment OF soldiers 10 positions of honor
and trust, wc suppose 1t viii have no
objection TO supporting and voting this
fall for the soldiers who mny be caniiI tes
on the Union tickcti For, ~ can say
,ha, they ought to be appointed 10 ofiicc
by Uhiun men, there will certainly DO
no inconsistency in roiing them into
Office when nominated by Union mon.
10, Mr.. A dpei iiser, We shall see whether
you src az good Os you profess to be. -
We shalt see whether you will continue
TO slander and villify them in tho future
you have IN the rnst, or whether
you will favor their election to once us
you have their appointment TO office.
As 10 the Ad,e'fiser's question
whether wo favor the appointment of
/" "Captains aud other officers" above iha,
Of privatcs, we would simply state that
Cuptuius, Colonies or Generals, cor other
officers" ore no better than prsatcs. a
solder is a soldier, let him hold what
rank he may And hero let US say that
simply because a man has served honor.
ably and faithfully in the war, we do not
demand that he should be elevated 10
Office m crcly on that account. But
where his quail fcations to Gil tho posi-.
ton he seeks are equal TO those Of one
who has not served in the army, II ia our
desire and wish that his claims should be
considered frat, aud in this we only
represent the feeling and sentiment of
the Union party. A truc soldier is
supposed to be Il gentleman, and he will
never thrust himself forward where he
thinks he Is not wanted, or reach for
position which he thinks hs could not
lea rn 10 Gil. Insolcncc forms no part OF
the composition ofa true soldi ", which is
more, we are sorry 10 say, than we can
say of the sloy.ut home patriots OF the
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