The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-09-26
political.
GREAT SPEECH OF
GENERAL LOGAN.
Arralgnmcnt Of the Democracy.
THEIR CRIME AND INFAmY.
Loyal Men to Rule the Country.
Negro Patriots and, White Trai-
tors,

Loyal Men to Rule the country
Negro Patriots and, White Trai-
tors,
ELOQUENT APPEAL To SOLDIERS.
FELLOW CITIZENS: | am highly
gratified to meet so many of the citi.
zons Of Ohio here to day, and to have
an opportunity of addressing them on
the questions that are presented to
you for decision in the coming can.
vass. There is no time in the history
of our country That is more interest
ing to the people than when these
great political contests are going on
They are calculated to educate us
enlighten us, in reference to the
proper manner in which our Govern.
ment ought TO be admiuistered and
| belive that there is no better way
for us TO arrive at proper conclu-
sion in reference to what We should
do as citizens than to examine the
record of the past, both of iudividu
ais aud ofpartics, and from the con
duct in the past we must form oul
judgment as to what the conduct o.
these parties will be in the future. /
is, then, well for US to examine the
questions that have been before tho
country for the last few years. Ii i
not necessary, in the political con
test now before the country, to ex-
anime the history of parties many
years back. We have in my judg
ment, history enough in the last sis
or eight years TO make volumes
enough for the people to examine anC
form correct opinions in reference t
men aud to parties. know that grca
and serious charges are made agains
the party that is in power now, it al
ways will be the case, where you ar,
dealing with inexperienced men, tina
charges will be made, not only ageins
party but against individuals, to war;
the judgments of men whose incliua
tions are to do that which is right.
RECORDS or PARTIES.
Let us, then. for few moments
examine the records of the two grca
parties Of this country. Ithas bcel
we'll done by my friend Major viii
liams, who preceded me. In 1860
in this country, We had, | presume
one of the most exciting contest
that ever was before the American
people. We had three candidate
Tor observation-disclosures on the Dem
ocratic ticket, John 9. Breckonridg
on the Southern wing OF the Demo
cratic party, and Abraham Lincoli
on the ticket of the people, who'a
in favor of universal liberty; not onl,
universal liberty, but all that tend
to make people grand, not only il
their own estimation, but III the osti
nation of the civilized nations of tn,
earth. 1t was then that this division
took place among the people in thei
opinions. (John Q. Breckinridge wa
the head and representative of what
now style the pure National Democ
racy of this country, but the pur
and unalloyed traitors Of this land
who took upon themselves the It'll
of Democracy, which is most fla
grant misnomer.) There was this di
vision between the parties: Thos
who supported Douglas, or at least
portion of those were loyal aud tru
to the government, willing to supper
any man against traitors and treason
The election passed by. Lincoln wa
elected by the voice of the Ameri
can people according to the Consti
tuition and the laws of this country
After he was elected, aud inaugura
ted according to the forms of law, an'
according to tho manner Of doing
by the people Of this country, o
about that time, conspiracy croppe'
out and showed its hydra head ant
its many deformities to the people o
this great Republic, and that conspir
acy was within the organization of tn
party then and now known as tn
Democratic party of this great coun
try. They conspired against thi
country for what2
ask any man to tell me to-day
what the Government Of the Unite'
States had ever done. in its repre-
sentative capacity, to oppress tn
people of the States. The finger o
no man can be pointed to the wronj
that was ever perpetrated by thi
Government as Government, upol
the legal rights of any portion of thi
great country. But these men con
spired against the nation. Why di'
they do so? Was it because th'
American people selected Presiden
that differed with them in his politi
cal opinions2 If so, they had nj
right so to conspire, because the peo
pie had the right to their owl
choice as President. For what wa
it, then? 1t was not because Lincoll
was q dishonest man, because tn
people had made choice of corrup
and malignant man, because he hat
not capacity to properly administe
the Government. For what was il
then? 1t was because a great wa
has been going on for ages, between
two, great, contending parties tina
exist, in the minds of the people 0
this and other countries. What ar
they? One was the principle of lib
erty, of justice, of freedom, of right
of humanity, of Christianity, of pro
gress, and advancement in civiliza
tion, against the great opposing prin
ciple Of oppression, Of holding bacl