The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-09-26

their sympathy, and their strong arms
in battle; and their able men 20 lead
us in the bloody contest; but we had
their tears at home, and every time
the news Of victory to the loyal arms
was received, they met together and
shed their tears; and when thoy heard
the news of defeat was received,
they shouted for joy, aud prayed Al.
mighty to still continue tho yictori.
Gus army on plains aud mountain
nights. There is not a vote in Con-
gress, whore your armies asked for
money or men, that you can find one
man of the Republican party recorded
against II. They managed this coun.
try for four years. They prosecuted
the greatest war that history gives
any account of. They caused our
arms to By successful in many victo.
rics. They sent up loyal songs and
loyal prayers to heaven. They gave
us bread when we asked for il. They
gave us money when our armies need
ed II to be paid off, They saved tho
country from the jaws of treason.
They saved II from death. They
saved it when in its last agouiziug
struggle against armed treason, and
when we returned home we received
their shouts of joy aud their bless
ings. They were our friends then;
they are our friends now. 1Choers. |
But, my fellow citizens, after this
country was saved, during the whole
time that | have been speaking to
you about, let me ask you, in your
own imaginations, draw for your.
selves a picture of the other side.
Take the Democratic side. And il
there is a Democrat here, | ask him
to stay and hear what l have to say
about it. l don't go around tho
bush. | ask you if there is Demo.
crat here to-day. | ask as an honest
man, because a man must see the or.
ror Of his way before he turns from
it. | ask any man TO tell me of one
single act that was done by the Dem.
ocratic party as party; one single
vote given by the Democratic party
as a party that was loyal one during
the war. Voices, "Not ono."1 You
may search the records in vain at
Washington. You car not fud q
vote of tho Democratic party regis
tered in Que solitary instance given
in favor ofprosecuting this war. You
can not find a vote in favor of furn.
ishing supplies for tho army, or foi
supporting the Administration dur
ing the war. If you can not answer
that question, want you to answer
another question. Can you point ouI
one man that was leader of thi,
conspiracy against the Government
of the United States that was not q
leading Democratic politician? Idcf,
any of you to point out one siugl,
man that helped organize this con
spiracy against the Government tha
was not conspirator against this ma
tion. l ask you to point out ont
speech made by Pcndlcton, for whom
you have voted for Vice President
one sentiment uttered by Vallandig
ham, or your candidate for Governor
to-day, that was in favor of the loya
soldiers of this country. / never
have seen one line of the kind.
want you to show me, in Ohio, ont
single act of the Democratic party, ai
a party, that favored this war.
That is the record of the Demo
cratic party during four years o
bloody war. While your sons ant
brothers, while the husbands ofman,
of you, Indies, were falling thick an,
fast under storms of shot and shell
that was constantly being rained upol
their heads, did one of them congrat
ulato the poor soldier on his victory
Or one mourued with the widow o.
other for the loss of her husband OF
son? Voices, "Not one."] No, ny
countrymen, during that whole timt
their conduct was very different
During the struggle of 1776, there
was q party in this country called
Tories, aud when our patriotic army
gained battle these Tories met ant
wept in sorrow. When they lost
battle they met and rejoiced, becaus,
they were beaten. SO it was durin,
the four years of cur bitter war
When VIC gained a victory, they
found n secret place to utter theil
curses upon the heads of loyal men
When we lost the victory they found
crowded places to laugh aud tell u,
wo never could subjugate the South
Thus they laughed at your misfor,
tunes, and mocked at your calamities
THE copPERHEAD FARCE.
IF you could only have 1t enacted
on the stage-if it was only convert
ed into a comedy-the conduct o.
these men during the war, it would
be rich to behold. Take, for instance
some old fashioned Oopperhead; or,
will soften the expression a little, il
you prefer it--take a Democrat Of
the Vallandigham school, for you
must acknowledge that Vallandigham
is your leader, and you obey his will
whenever he has mind to utter il
and send it forth. A voice, "Lel
him go to HI with it'll And when.
ever you saw in your telegraph dis.
patches that a victory was gained,
that Vicksburg had fallen, and Grant
taken $1,000 prisoners, you would
see all loyal faces smile, aud all loyal
hands clap for joy. What would you
see the Copperheads do? When the
dispatches announced misfortune ia
the Union aims, you would see them
sit down and read and laugh, and call
to some Union man, "See here, Mr.,
Jones or Mr.. Davis. do you see that2
You can never subdue these South
ern people. l told you so. They
are mons.rous fighting fellows. 7"
| [Cheers.1 Their couutenances would
brighton, because they thought their