The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-08-08
TIFFIN' OHIO THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST, s, 1867

is wanting in one article is made up
in another. In tho whole country
together, there is an increased quan.
tity ofland sowu, aud an increased
number Of laborers. think, tho
absolute money value Of the crops
will be four hundred WiHioas Of dollars
greater than in 1866 and the power
of expectation muck greater in pro.
portion, because il is tho surplusses
which are increased. Two effects OF
increased expectation will follow
We shall have increased importatious
and an increased geld revenue. Gold
will probably fall considerably in tho
Autumn Of 1867, and financiers will
end that the shortest road to specie
payments is through good crops. Po.
litically, men will b. better satisfied.
Since we have got the robels we'll
handcufcd VIC shall not be trying
new experiments upon them, and they
after being in bad temper, till tenn
per is of no avail, will probably learn
that Uncle Sans house and table is a
good deal better than eating husks
with the swine. The Republicans
are very we'll satisfied with the course
Of events. Unless they have spec
ial desire to commit suicide, they will
remain in power till their mission is
accomplished; they will elect the next
President; bring in the Southern
States; settle the finances and harmo-
uizo the country. When that is done,
what more is to do, for this genera.
tion2 New parties will arise on new
issues; but that will not bo ill the
missiop Of the Republican Party is
accomplished,
1t was glorious mission, one
worthy Of our day and race. 1t was
to brush away the last vestige of hu
man slavery; to plant a Democratic
government on Democratic institu-
tions, aud to make the Christian idea
Of Christian brotherhood the prev
alent idea in the greatest empire 10
the world. So far our work is well
done. Let us not undo it by over
doing it. When the southern States
would not except the mild and kind
amendment to the Constitution, which
left them atfull liberty to treat Negro
suffrage as they pleased, what could
the Republican party do but whaI
was done2 The country demanded
restoration if it could be reasonably
| ln,a h.t ,ro,lI ,avo. o,,.ont - -,
store rebels to power. The case was
precisely that Of the old man with the
boy up the apple tree. We first scold,
cd, then we threw grass, and we had
nothing left but to throw stones. W.
did, aud the boys were coming down
the tree pretty fast, when the Admin
istration gets up its last tduc pau
and the boys stop coming down. Now
Congress must let these boys know
that the stones are to be thrown, ant
they must come down. But we Dc
not propose to throw any poisoned
arrows or to deprive them of food, Of
to treat them any worse than foolisl
and obstinate boys ought to be treat
ed. Let Congress say exactly wha
they mean General Sheridan shall do
and nothing olso. Let them keel
their temper, use no harsh words, bu
only firmuess. This is tho year il
which the American people mean I,
be good-humored, and it will be
happy thing for our Southern peopl,
If they will be good humored too; ano
let US all remember that amid the ca
lamities of war and tho follies Of peac,
there is kind God above us, who
"From seeming evil educos good"
A VETERAN OBSERVER.