The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-02-22

J.. tIlcu, Wncn VIC nave swung around u
y a point at which VIC meet to agree
@ aud arc willing TO unite our efforts fol
@ the prcscr,a ion of tho government
which | believe is the best in the
world, Il is exceedingly gratifying II
me to meet you to-day, standing up.
: on common ground, rallyiug around
= the Constitution and tho Union oil
o these States, The preservation OF
which, ns 7 conscicntiously aud hon.
cstly believe, will result in the pro.
motion and advancement of this pco.
pie. .. A
| repeat, am groifed to meet you
to-day, expressing the principles and
announcing the sentiments TO which
r you have given uttcrancc, aud l trust
that the occasion will long be rcmcm.
bcrcd. | have no doubt that YOU
intention is to carry out and comply
: with every single principle laid down
b in the resolutions yQp have submit
ted. | know that some arc distrust.
ful, but ] am Of those who have con
lideuce in the judgement, in the In
3 tegrity, IN the indulpcncc--in th,
! virtue Of the great mass Of the Amcri.
r can people aud having such conf
dcnco, | am willing to trust them
aud | thank God that VIZ have not
yet reached that point where VIC have
lost all confidence in each other.
The spirit of the government can
only be preserved, VIC eau only be.
come prosperous and great as pco.
pie, by mutual forbcarancc and conf
donce. Upon that faith aud that con
tidonco alone eau the government be
successfully carried on.
On the cardinal principle Of repre-.
scntation to which you refer, | will
make single rcmark. That princi.
pie is inherent; IL constitutes one OF
the fundamental clements of this Go.
vcrnmcnt. The representatives of the
states and of the people should have
tho qualifications prescribed by the
Constitution of the United States, and
those qualifications most unqucstion.
ably imply loyalty. lie who comes as
u representative, having the qualiiica.
tions prescribed by the Constitution
10 III him to take scat in cithcr ofI
the delibcrntivo bodies which consti. |
tutc the National Legislature, must
necessarily, according 10 tho intend
mcnt Of the Constitution, be loyal
nan, willing TO abide by and devoted ;
% the Union and the Constitution of :
he States. lie cannot bo for the !
Constitution, he cnunot bc for the
Union, he cannot acknowledge obedi-
cnco to all tho laws, unless he is 10y.
al. When the people sond such men,
IN good faith, they are entitled to re.
presentation through them.
In going into the recent rebellion
1r iusurrection against the govern
ncnt of the United States we erred,
md in returning and rosuming our
relations with the Federal government
ann free to say that ali the response.
Die positions and places oUgM 10 BE-
'onDincd distinctiY and cIeu'y 10 men
clio arc. tQydi. If there were only
I've thousand loyal men in State, or
, less number, but sufficient TO take
'horgo of tho political machinery of
the State, those fire housdnd men, or
ne lesser number are entitled 10 H. If
1H he rest shouid be othcI1cisc inclined.
| look upon it as being fundamental
that The exercise cf political poWcr
shoad be confined 10 ioyai men, aud |
regard that as implied in the doctrines
laid down in these resolutions, and in
the eloquent address by which they
have been accompanied. | may say,
furthermore, that after having passed
through the great struggle in which
We have been engaged, zee shouH be
placed upon mach moro occcptdbic
7roWRd IN rcSWmiag all or relations 10
NE General Gorcramcm i rc j,rcsca-
'cd mca mmisttkcoJb and mqucs.
'ioadbbToydi 10 Mhc places Of powcr.
This being done, feel that the day
s not far Distant speak confident
" inrclorcncc to the great mass of
The American pcoplc-when they will
determine that this Union shall be
made whole, and the great right of
representation in the councils of the
nation be acknowledged,
Gentlemen, that is fundamental
principle. No taxation without re.
'rcscn cntation was one of the princi.
>lcs which carried us through the
revolution, This great principle win
hold good yet, and if we but perform
our duty, IL We but comply with tho
spirit of the resolutions presented to
me to-day, the American people will
maintain and sustain the great doe
trincs upon which the Government was
inauguratod. 1t can be done, and il
will be done, aud | think that if the
effort bo fairly and fully made with
iorbcarance, aud with prudence, and
with discretion, aud wisdom, the end
is not far distant,
IL seems to me apparent that from
every consideration, the best policy
which could be adopted, at present,
would be restoration of these States
and of the government upon correct
principles. We have some foreign
difficulties, but tho momeut il eau be
announced that the Union Of the States
is again complete, that we have as
sumcd our career of prosperity and
greotuess, atthat very instant, almost
all our foreign difficulties will be set.
tied, for there is no power on earth
which will care TO have controversy
or rupture with the Government of
the United Statos under such ciroam-
stances.
lfthcsc States bo fully restored the
area for the circulation of the Nation
al currency, which is thought by some
to be inflated to very great extent,
will be enlarged, tho number of per