The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-07-30
The Charleston Mercury Aroused.
Another Threat or war.

The Charleston Mercury, which
probably did more than any other
Southern Journal to bring about the
late war, aud which is now a staunch
supporter ofSeymour I'd Blair, thus
shows that another war will be com
menced if its faY)rites are elected
Here is what it says;
Suppose, now, that the Demo
cratic party carries the neIt Presi
Dental election, aud iDstalls its Pres
dent In the White House. Must
they not, forthwith, proceed to undo
the wrong, aud restore the Constitu
tiou9 Is this impossble2 Why is
it soY The Government Of the Jul
ted States used the army Of the Uni.
ted states to elevate tho negro to SUI
rremaoy over the white man, in vic
lation Of the Constitution. What is
there to proveLt its being used to put
the Southern States back to their o.
riginal condition, Of the supremacy
Of the white man over tue negro, i2
yiDdioatiou Of the Constitution
"a Democratic President would
most probably answer, to any appli
cation to him by the negro govern.
ments for assistance: In my opinion.
your government in the first place
is unconstitutional and revolutionary,
and therefore | decline to recognize
your application; and in the second
place, you violate the Constitution of
the United States 10 endeavoriug by
force to prevent peaceAble assemblies
by the people Such an answer, 10
our judgement, would secure a peace
ful progress Of events. Wo do not
think that the negro governments iu
the South will attempt, by their own
power, to force their rule over the
white population. Supposing that
will be the course Of things, the white
population will proceed to form
constitution aud elect State officers
and Representatives to Congress.
This eau be done by the fourth Of
March next. Upon each brauch of
Congress then will devolyo the re
sponsibility Of determining which are
the legitimate governments of the
Southern States, the negro govern.
ment or the white mans government,
This determination can be sought and
be obtained before any contest is
made in the Southern States at oil,
rs to these governments We know
how it will be determined in Con-
gress. Tue late protest by the Dem
ocratic members Of Congress 10 the
House Of Representatives against the
admission of the carpet baggers from
Arkansas, clearly indicates the course
ofthe House Of Representatives uuder
Democratic control. The white mems
representatives, will be admitted. In
tho Senate il will be different; but a
Democratic Executive will certainly
regard the action Of the House Of
Representatives as the controlling
authority to determine his duty. If,
after this, any domestic violence
takes place in any of the Southern
States, he will recognize the white
mems government as entitled to his
support by his Intervention, if any is
required.
"But let us suppose that the ne.
gro governments shall lawl9ssly en-.
deavHr TO prevent the peaceoble as
semblies Of the white population to
rOOrganize their nment-what
then? The white population is am
ply sufficient to protect themselves.
All they want is that the Gove,n
meut Of the United States shalt staud
alcof If the negroes arc fools c.
nough to attempt, by their power, to
establish their supremacy over the
white race in the Southern States,
they can try it, but the trial will not
likely last very long. We will have
no objection to the Government of
the United States insisting on enforc
ing peace, In either way the white
population will form q republican
government, and will send Represen
tatives TO Congress to represent the
State, aud Congress will settle which
are the righlful governments in the
Southern States, according to the
Constitution of the United States"