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

A little auocdotc is 10 point here.
Il happened at Kenesaw Mountain.
We had in our command an lrishman
named Jimmy. They had great
many Irishmon ON the other side.
We had little truce there, and the
mon on both sides were allowed to
talk together awhile. Jimmy rec.
recognized in one of tho rebels an
old acquaintance named Paddy, and
says he: "What the ID are you
doing on that side2" says Paddy,
"What the ID are you doing on
that side2 "Why, this is the side of
the Government, sure says Jimmy,
"l am on the loyal side "Tho ID
you are, says Paddy; "Aipt that the
Abolition side, be dad, aud I'm on
the Dimocratic side nowl" TChoers.
lie was satisfied that he was on the
side he had always voted on, aud
that he was still following in the
ranks of his party.
DEMOCRACY AND ASSASSINATION.
ANor the rebellion had failed, aud
was obliged to succomb wi .hout ac
complishiug its great mission Of divid-
ing the country, it could not give up
its infamous designs without coercing
crime more to be condemned all
over the earth than rebellion ITSELF
They couspircd against the life of the
head Of the nation, aud one of the
most pure and noble men that God
ever allowed to grace the Presidou-
tial chair. 1T you will go back and
witness the soono--just at thc time
that treason laid down its arms, aud
swore chat they would carve out their
own fortune in defense of the Govern
meut Of the United States, aud sub
NIT to the powers that be, and admit
their guilt---just at that time, when
the country was filed from ono eud
of the land to the other with songs Of
praise and triumph in their hearts
and minds; when the flag hoated on
the breeze from almost every vale;
when you look out on the broad pros
perity Of our country; when you saw
our Ship of State freighted with the
fondest hopes and brightest anticipa-
tions, the great Captain at the helm,
standing proudly aud defiant, as she
sailed majostioolly along into the har-
Dor Of safety;-just at that time,
when that most faithful man looked
through the vista of time aud said to
himself how long will it be before the
people of this country will agree that
| Abraham Lincoln, have done my
duty, my whole duty to this great
country, which has been iutrusted to
mep how long before they will admit
that my heart is full of milk of hu-
man kindness, aud has no feelings
toward any except that of protection
to the weak, and to all that have not
forfeited their right to such protpc'
tiou?-just at that time, while he
was having those thoughts, when his
pride was aroused to see that while
at the head of the nation he had
conducted all things properly, aud
saved the country?-just al that time
errly in the morning, we heard tho
dismal sound come from the far East,
an unwelcome message to all; We
stand astoundcd, aud look to sec il
we can discern that great tragedy that
is being enacted in Washington. The
word comes: "a frightful assassina-
ton has beer perpetrated;" the dag
ger of treason has pierced the heaC
of the nation, and he has fallen I,
earth, The nation mourns and weeps
We all stand with surprise aud asl
ourselves, is it possible that man cal
be so depraved that, after the attemp
to destroy the Government has failed
he can destroy the life of one poor
man that could do naught but do his
duty as patriot in enforcing the
law aud the Constitution.
But time moves on. Lincoln, in.
stead ofpassing out of mind, lives,
and will continue to live, in the
minds of those who come after, as
long as the history Of man will live
Although dead, and sleeping the
sleep that knows no waking, he ye
lives in the hearts and minds of the
loyal people of this country. lii
stands higher than Egyptian pyra
mid, loftier than mountain peak, foi
us to gaze upon; and there drawing
inspirations of loyalty, justice and
faith to our country, and humanity
all the oppressed people of earth, he
will stand through all time. Great
cheers.
JoHsoN, TIE ACCIDENTAL.
But after him comes another mau,
Andrew Johneon takes his place
Who is Andrew Johnson A voice
=" A rebel He was elected by
the Republicans of this country be-
cause he had claimed to be the most
loyal man ofthe country. Soon after
Lincoln's death he assumed the reina
of power, after declaring in many
speeches, that he would be the Moses
that would lead the black men Of the
land through the Red Sea of their
tribulation; after declaring that the
property Of the rebels should be con
fsoated aud divided among the loyal
whites and blacks Of the south, aud
that treason should be made odious,
and loyalty raised to a premium; after
declaring in the Congress of che Uni
ted States that by the war these States
have forfeited all their rights. Al
exander Stephens comes to Washing
ton, and your Fallaudighams, aud
others, all call on the President, aud
they fatter himj they tell him the Re-
publicans won't stand by him. He
begins to feel his Importance, aud
to see that he is just emerging from
tho obscurity chat he had occupied
before; that he was getting into good
society. He thought the Republican
party had run as long as it could,a and
he would seize the helm Of State and