The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-08-23


the present timel We can hardly
pernsc n newspaper now.a.days
without our eyes fall upon numer
ous paragraphs rocounting the
abuse aud persecution OF Union
men, and officers and soldiers o
our brave and gallant army. Dc
We need moro evidcnc,. Look &c
Memphis and New Orleans, where
no excuse in the world existed fol
the non-intcrIereucc Of the United
States authorities, on the SPOT
Blood shed and rioting could hav,
been prevented in both of thes,
cases. But what does tho Presi
dot 1t shows, my friends, bcyont
all question, that the President i,
encouraging the rebellious spiri
among these people; that he is de
termined to keep the control Of this
government, not in the hands o
the loyal men who made hin
Chief, but in the hands anC
through tho voices and power o
those mel who have but latel'
been in arms against the govern
ment, and all such as have, at til,
North, sympathized with them il
that traitorous proceeding, "a voice
"yes, rebels and Coppcrhcads
A SCHEME.
There is, my friends, deep laiC
scheme on foot, proposed by th'
enemies of this Government, those
who were in open revolt with arms
in their hands, and those connected
with them in that unholy purpose,
to wrench from the nation, the
legitimate result of the victory
which our fallen soldiers have wor
in crushing rebellion. They desigi
to get possession of the Govern
ment, and then to accomplish by
political maneuvers what they have
failed to accomplish by arms; ant
even slavery itself, if this scheme
succeeds may be rcinaugurated in
all these States. And you will
find men around among us, even
who to-day would be rejoiced to SET
slavery restored in every late slave
State. | am sorry to say it, but
have no doubt of the fact that many
men, there are, would rejoice Mt a
of the old order of things
in this country. Fellow citizens
this war has cost too much in life
and treasure to surrender at this
late day any Of the great principles
affecting the rights of citizens.--
We must fight it out until the Gov
ernmcnt is placed upon a perma
nent and sure foundation. In this
respect Congress has done what il
could by its own action. T
TIE AMENDMENT. ..
1t has proposed to the people for
adoption the Constitutional amend,
ment, the first section of which
provides for the rights of citizens
and their protection. placing every
human being in that respect upon
an equal foundation. Now, | know
that there are q great many who
think that this will never be unit
universal suffrage is granted to al
mon. That may be; but Congress
came to the conclusion that it woulC
be impracticable, at this time, tC
adopt such measure; that it coulC
not be carried into effect. Their,
are a great many objections, no
only from the people of the South
but from people in tho North, and
tho question OF suffrage was left to
the legislatures of the several
States to regulate.
This was the opinion Of oul
wisest and most earnest men,
Even Mr.. Stevens, himself, was o
the opinion that SO far as this was
concerned, the States were sover
eign; that Congress had no power
over them, and could only do it by
establishing the principle that the
Southern States were in a territori
al condition, and subject to the con
trol of Congress. But it was
though important that whatever
provision was adopted upon this
question, it ought to be made uni
form and universal; that it would
not be right for the people of Ohio
to establish what the people of Ken,
lucky or of any other State should
adopt when the people of Ohio did
not adopt the same order Of things
IN CONCLUSION,
My citizens, l feel proud
that belong to a party which re-
cognizes the principles of the De
claration of lndependence-the ma
tural equality oil all men; the rights
of all men to life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness -and that i;
the guiding star which will finally
lead this party to success, and it il
the only principle upon VIII ch il
can expect a permanent basis
Nothing short of that; and take
it that whatever difference Of opin
ion have existed among us hereto
fore, that hereafter there viii be in
scribed upon our banners those i'm
mutable principles which shal
guarantee final success and fol
which we shall battle as long al
there is an enemy of human rights
in cur midst. [Great cheering.
I thank yon for your attention
and for your expressions of conf
dence in me and will not detain yol
longer.
General Buckland retired from
the stand during the hearty ap