The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-07-25
nigAl Against Prejudice.

Obib has won many glorieus Mic
torn fbr the right. True tof the
Unibn and the flag she has mffchet
thus hr in the van Of Loyalty ant
progress, aud in the contest for ths
.tkreat principles Of American freedom
she has been among the most copspic'
uous in the battle and tho triumph.
tHer Victories bave not 0bteiBd- their
lustre from the success Of mere ,brute
force but from the sublime ! triuhph
of principle, and Il can be safely said
-ttilnt 1iig boasfs 70 iav vHsmany manner
which viii ligsRndlburn on ~ pages
tof history as,apy State 10 the sUpi0p
IN tho clash of arms none lhayeb done
porQ yalianby for the nations caus
than themcB Of Ohio, aud 20 State
oCpDts more Or brayer heroes dead on
tue field Of honob5 Her sons hnvc
brought hsme the oldsapa atorn1by
shot and stained by storm yetwreath.
ed with victory and undealed by
shame, and have placed IL lpstrous
with their falor ON the e bel di7o3
.losS3 lla, "watlng hfmory vGllrs iss,ss
Whcr ilipay speak Of the greet pasi TO ALL
sdiNor nrc these her only otriuhphs
Atahe ballot-box In The midoighI
Of theflerce struggle, her true hen
stood up for uniorf aesi1st disuni ION
aud 'oohl y alisoomfted the oinfatuated
men who sought the roin Of oafliber.
ties. nor hundred thousand MAORI.
" for John Brough will forever make
her npme illustrious aud will DO spo.
ken Of with pride long after New
York shall have couceaied in forced
forgeifdlness the rephdiation Of hei
Wadsworth for Horatio SoymouH 90.
But et1 9lt a.t.lisf3a yl foa
.a' %. "Pehec hath bcr Victories
No less renowned flhn waE--' i1 iIt
and Ohio may now win triumph as
renowned as these There is max
i'm old as tho Latin language and
true as II is old fVineit, qai vin.
en- he conquers who overc0rnct
hinseD. Can Ohio do thet7 She
hns vauquished rebellion, can she
subdue projudico2 She has faced the
demons Of battle, can she face q snccr
She has espoused tho cause Of the
Union, can She espouse that Of equal
rights ? She has poured out her bost
blood in defense of a great cause. viii
she have the moral courage TO chamA
p,on the weak aud ruisc up the down.
troddon2 AT Infinite cost she yindi.
Gated hervalor aud patriotism, will
she without cost equally yindicAte
her justioe2 She uobly PLACED her.
solf on the side of freedom when that
sido was popular, will hho hayo the
independence 70 place herself there
simply because tits right2 She has
punished the Wrong With the sword,
will she rebuko itwith the ballot2
She has fought to maintain the prin-
oiplo that government derives its just
powers from the consent Of tho gov
erned, wiilishe also speak for.it2 III
she will add these 10 her achievments
her name will be one Of the proudest
in human history. su. "a il sl
eiOhio nowo cutters into contest ia
which theissue is fairly made up be-
tween rightaud prejudice. On the
one side arc arrayed the noble senti-
ulcnts pfiuAtiee aud consistency, and
ON the other the base passions which
consume the charities Of human ma.
ture aud make the heart of man ra u.
klo with hatred of his fellow, M
brave soul tvamplos ON tbcoweak sim
ply becauserrit oap. No IInRgaani
nous spirit orea tos artificial barriers
TO keep down the lowly 1t is .
meau, a contemplate spirit which
prompts a man TO putihis foot 90 the
neck Of a weaker aud humbler mortal
because. ho happens to DO thev object
of popular appr0briumo And ifsuoh
an act is mean IN IN individoOl how
much more unworthy is it or,a great
Ipeople2 What shall DO said of a
State which tramples down with the
hcol Of legislation an, unfottunate
racer Can there be any motive for
such an act aside from pride, selfish
noss or prejudice2 There is none,
aud il is TO these motiyss exclusively
that tho Democratic party appeals to
induce tho people TO vote down the
constitutional amendment, And
shall It be recorded ofthem in history
that to crafty their pride, seldshness
aud prejudice they did this injustice ?
IL II ID, Il win DO written to their
shame and'to thai of their childrehs
children.
A man who permits himself to be
governed by such motives ought to
be ashancd 70 confess II. aud the
party which, appeals to them thereby
acknowledges the weakness Of ha
cause. Why will not the Democracy
trust its case with unimpassioned pub
lic judglhont2 Why does it not
mako its appeal % reason and argu-
ment instead OF passion and preju.
dice? Why does Il circulate as cam,
paign documents disgusting pictures
which can only address feelings which
will not bo confessed by an i1diyidu.
al who aspires to intelligence and de-
eepcy2 Is this worthy Of a party
which has right on its side and JUS,
tice for its creeds Is it not rather
Nu appeal which insults }he judge
| meut aud does violence to the sen,i.
meuts OF the intelligent voter
| Would not any such tnan be ashamed
7 TO confess AFTER election that ne hat
J been governed in his vote by such !
despicabio documcnt7
| Yet such are the "Argunents" I" pre-
/. septod BY the Democratic party il
4 this caIpsign. And that too by
party which professos 70 beio favor
4 Of making intelligence a quali6oatior
i for the ballotlg ,Rha speapl6 Of Ohio
/ will put such srsaheHts Is under thell
| feet. They will trample them in kin
4 dSed Hlth, They win vote down thS
! party which resorts 90 such uawosthy
! means Of misleading the public miNt