The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-09-27
COMMUNICATION.
CLINTON TowNsuIr.l
September II. 1850

you, am induced to address you,
and through you, my fellow citi.
zens, should you think proper to
publish this letter.
/ deem the present time AMI the
coming elections, fraught with as
deep or deeper interest, than any
wo have yet seen and think that
tho humble should commune to.
gethrr. For while there is a mass
ofnoble hearted and conscience stir.
ring speechcs and arguments ut,
tered, and uttering around us day
by day, in which all the political
issues are fairly brought to their
bearings, and in which the inquir
ing mind can find all the iniorma.
ton desired ; yet, so few of us
have time and inclination to digest
them oil, that feel we should
each try and understand the main
questions-that each of us can as.
sist in the coming elections.
Among the questions to be sc
decided, the most prominent seems
to me to be: Shall we give coun-
tenance to, and assist by our
votes, to put in power-both State
and Fodcral-thc very men who
have been for years endeavoring,
in every conceivable way, to cripple
the United States Government in
it's efforts to subdue the Rebellion;
and who, by their laudation of the
August Philadelphia Convention,
and its enunciation of principles,
show you that they are as much in
sympathy with the rebels as ever.
They lie to us now and here, as
they did then and there, by cloak.
ing and concealing the truth-by
appealing to and stirring up the
noble feelings that animate the hu.
man breast. When all their efforts
are wanting in those features of JUS
tice end generosity which they were
irving 10 make us believe thew were
ready, willing and anxious to illus.
trate. But in looking into the
question, we find the main.
spring Of their action to be selfish.
ness they, and the men who are
now asking you to vote the Demo.
cratic ticket, know that their chance
for power, lies in the cooperation
of the South = "a of old.-hence,
they desire to have them reinstated
with the power Of the ballot imme,
diately ; hence, the outcry Of in
fringement of the " rights of the
South )" hence the appeal to your
"magnanimity."
And who do they desire to thus
arm, tho loyal men No. The
rebels, who have gone to the ex-
of impudence and andacious bra
vado, in sending their rebel Vice
President Stevens, and other prom.
inent rebels, to demand seats in
Congress.
Men Of Seneca County, are you
ready to be just and generous q
If 30, be just to the loyal men, lot
your votes reassure them-be gen.
erous to those who have suffered
and are suffering for the old flag.
Be just to those to whom the faith
of the nation was plighted, when
they went to the number of 200,
100, to serve against reb.ls in
arms. Be just to our own dead
heroes-to the memory Of our own
loved ones, who have laid down
their lives-not that we might so
soon forget them, and their sacri
fee, and throw away beedlessly,
foolishly and madly, the fruits of
the victory they have won for us,
but trusting in our iirmness and
good sense, to complete the good
work so nobly began.
Shall we fail in this ? Shall We
give the lie to their dying hopes
and wishes, by giving aid and com
fort and political power, to those,
who so steadily and persistently,
belied and misreprescntcd thema-
Shall we aid and assist in reward
ing treason and its allies ! Shall
we, by our votes put the stamp Of
merit, instead Of odium on those
men, who proclaimed that "the
South we're fighting for their just
rights,'' and that we were "waging
an unjust and cruel war on thems'
Shall we put the stamp Of truth on
those who proclaimed to the world
that it was We Of the North, who
commenced the war, etc, etc p
Shall we reward lying duplicity
, and cunning, while We fail to re
, cognize and encourage candor, hon
, esty and tried faiihl
|, The record Of Seneca county, Il
) not fattering, yet, If we can Say
8 like the States that have already
n ao nobly spoken. that we still gaiI