The Tiffin Tribune, 1856-11-28

Two years ago the people of the Uni United - ted United States were surprised and astonished by the announcement thai Congress had passed a law repealing the Missouri Pro Prohibition - hibition Prohibition by which tdavory was forever ex excluded - cluded excluded from all our Territory north o! 3(i 30 min. Hy the Kansas aud Ne Nebraska - braska Nebraska Bill, the moht obnoxious of the pro-slavery views of John C. Calhoun were virtually recoguised and incorpora ted into a "aw ol the land. The oil le pe.ited opinions of Jefferson, unbodied in tho OiJiiianoo of I70J aud acted upo'n by him at various periods of his adminis administration - tration administration ou the power of Congress over the subject of slavery in the Iciriioriet. wore itfiiored, and tho docrino was boldly announced that the Constiiution denied Congruss the power lo prohibit lhi institution in the territories. 'The declar declared - ed declared opinions of all our eminent imblic men; the uniform aclion of Congress in the exercise of litis right, and therepea; decisions of the Supremo Court of the United States were repudiated, and the enure line ot policy lor slavery ex tension, as ndvoca'ed by the Calhoun school was adopted, and proclaimed as the future policy of the country. ihischango, on so vitally mi porta tit a question astonished and alarmed the free freemen - men freemen of the non-slaveholding Statos. Without regard to old party associations people assumbled to consult upon the oourse of notion lo be pursutd to check rebuke this arrogant and startling polioj. Hitherto slavery bad been, re garded as sectional; as an institution de pendent upon State legttdalion for exist ence and continuance within Stale limits, clearly subject to exclusion by Con gress from national territories, freedom had heretofore been regarded as national, secure and perpetuate which the Con Con-btitution - btitution Con-btitution had been formed and adopted by American people, these fundamen fundamental - tal fundamental principles, upon which our Govern Government - ment Government had boun formed and administered, oould not bo relinquished without a pro protest - test protest and a struggle. A long series of slaveholding aggress aggressions - ions aggressions upon the rights a d interests of l'n e e-men - men e-men aud Flee States had well nigh ex exhausted - hausted exhausted popular forbearance, when this crowning wrong called the Iiepublicsn fiarty into existence. Patriot io, Liburty Liburty-oving - oving Liburty-oving men, from all the existing politi political - cal political organisations, moved by a common impulse, united for the defense of liber liberty, - ty, liberty, and the overthrow of tho Slave Pow Power. - er. Power. Their delegates met in Na'ional Convention at Philadelphia, on the 1 7' b Juno, 18G; and adopted thefollowirg great national principles as the platform their political faith: ' Itetolved, That the maintenance of the principles promulgated in tha Declara Declara-of - of Declara-of Independence and cnbodiad in the Federal Constitution, is essential to the preservation of our Republican Institutions; and that the federal Con stitutinn, tha Rights of the States, a,ij tho Union of the Suites, shall be preserv L Retoletd, That with our Republican fathers we hold il to- be a seli'-evideui truth thai all irtxti r ' lowed with una una-lieni.l.lii - lieni.l.lii una-lieni.l.lii rv;hts to lif.i li'.ier'y, red tho ;tni till vf hutjpiiie'-s, an-1 ; li it t! e r,i object ami nl ei iol' Cesi.J't i( our I' d- oral Govuiniutjut wie to acui .hone in ly ll t vm Cls " - til ii aital tiA4asataasats3

We clip the following extract from letter in "Porter's Spirit Right then," vip stepped a good siaod, square built fellow, that seemed to have about three drinks aboard. 'Smart look looking - ing looking dogs, them of yours, stranger,' said ho. 'Clever pups, '"said I. 'What do you call 'om?' snidho. ' 'Fillmore and Dond Dond-son,' - son,' Dond-son,' said I. 'What mifrht your came be( sirangnr?' snid ho. 'Dan Looney sid I. Bayslio. 'I knew the Looneys irt Iro Iro-land, - land, Iro-land, in the County of Cork ; and saving vonr Drosonco. stiRntrer, they were no giont BhHkos.' 'No apologies necussary, aavs I. 'for I was born in the State of Ten nessoe, three mile from the bead waters of tho Calf Killer. 11 y father and two unulus fout in Jackson's war, and I am an out and out American.' 'Where do you live?" said he, and he bngnn to talk' sassy. 0u the Duvil's Fork of Little Ited Hivei, in the State of Arkansaw,' said I. 'Why, you are one of thorn nigger drivers,' said he. 'I reckon not'' said I, for inggara is rather scaso on the Devil's Fork ; but stranger, if you have anything to say agin the South, spit it out.' Said he, 'look at that flag.' '1 have looked,' said I. 'Well, we are going to split this Union wide open.' suit! lie. : 'Otop, saiu i; -vruen i left home, stranger, to go to the State of Ohio, my wife Sully aaul to me, said she, "Dan, ysu are Koing among strangers, and you can't be too careful. Dou't gel a fight on any account." Said I, "Sal my darling, I am a groat nian to bold on big occasions, ana unless one oi them abolitioners talks too sassy, 1 11 be meek as a lamb; but it they talk about di di-vidin' - vidin' di-vidin' these United Slates, I'm bound to fight." "In such a case," said she, "nirht:" and I said I would, anu, siran- ger, 1 never uia ten cany a u. , do t told Kentuck to hurry up tne pups oa board the bat, and come back. I began examine the chap. He was about live feet ten inches, and put up lua a jack sorOW. Bald l, 'Aly good lenow, you may as well shed your rags, for I'm gwine whip you, or try bard. At mat, ne broke out in the biggest kind of a laug Why, spooney, 1 can tan yer dog skin and uever draw my coat.' liv Ibis time old Kentuck bad got back, and with him l'an-bandlo. The laltor'a face was light lighted - ed lighted up, and he didp't look lilts the same mnn. I banded my coat to Kentuck, and stepping back to the stranger, who had buttoned bis, and was standing with his arms sorter crossed. Said I, 'are you ready V Said he, 'nobody is afra'.d if you aint.' At that I aimed to bit him about the bur of the ear; when Wbelstono just as true as you are sitting there, he fonded it eff with his loft hand, as easy as you ever seed on. " Oh! he ripped out a young do?, and T'Uh his left hand he bit me a jo-reuler right unaur n ion eye. ten you, I thought a bumblebees' nest had Tin rut Jfl In lnv head: but I Ditched in. and we clinched. We dividod the under bolls, but I tell you, lie was some at rastl in". It wan't long before he got the back-lock on ire, and it was no use, n flung me. JubI then ran -handle sung out. IIarrr.li for Loonevl' Wfcll, Iris With him. and we had it routul and round I tried to come the liip -lock on him, but he was toquick. and he (H,me t!-a batik batik-lock - lock batik-lock on me, siti flung me again. 'Stand up to hiin, Luunoyl' hulVrrd Kentuck and I'an-liaudle, and I ri again wi'h him. By this timo then KM abigrrow.l roun 1 ii. . fWhy,'. says one, 'that itller from AiUuhaw is woallu Lis tiiue ; iio dou't lo ed to the of of l)JjiZ3LCsl) r.L

tension that Slavery exists whuiuver . nt prohibited by State Jsw. mtlt LPnnr4l l the true ,Lln ,e oriirn.tiutTon that Slavery cannot ex st ttZ tlsri sanclioned by State law Tbo iusi h flu ,.ee of I lie General Government miM bo lei, on the side of Freedom evervwh ro IteMs.in resolutely the extension of tho e : , ereignty and Popular Kightt.rannot now bi foresni n. One thing however is cor cor-tain. - tain. cor-tain. Kvery despotism is aggressive and the despotism of ti t) Slave Tower is no exception to the universal rule. The prieo of Lihorly ia eternal vigilnnrs. Kvery aggression of Slavery must ho met at tiie threshold ami Sternly repelled. N r must the Itepullioan party for new aggrei.ions. It must H'tlivas the l. It must inniNl upon ihe restoration of Kreo Kreo-doin - doin Kreo-doin to Kansits, snd upon the exclusion of flux try from evo-y territory. Slavery must bo driven back Into the ei.nn n.siiit, Against the Hrrc 'int tire very, the Kcnu b lean nartv should seik, through all just and honora honorable - ble honorable means, the extension of the area of Freedom by the ( lihirgement of our na national - tional national boundaries, and the introductioi in into - to into the Union of new and Free Statcn, In one word.tha Republican party should aim to noconiplikdi a glorious and pciu'eful political revolution through the substitu substitution - tion substitution iu tho Administration of our Nation. al Government of the will of tho Poop'.o r.i....:ii-r.i c, i .. - mr inn win 01 sua fsiavenoiier, We invoke the aid of the people of O O-hio - hio O-hio in this great work of projjroso and re reform. - form. reform. Wo call upon our Republican frionds to stand by their principles, to mail, tain their orgamlsations. and to be every ready to act in concert with their liepublienn brethren in otjier Slates, in ih lenso of tha rights and intorer ts of tho Freemen of tho Nation, Our party lias a position, a party, a moral force, a hold upon tho conscience and judgment of in intelligent - telligent intelligent and patriotio men, that renders it forniidablu to tyrants and tha propa propa-gsndi.ts - gsndi.ts propa-gsndi.ts of Slavery, and constitutes it tha grand bulwark of Freedom, freo Ter Territory, - ritory, Territory, free labor, and all tho blessings of free institutions Ohio has a proud pre preeminence - eminence preeminence as a Republican Ststo. The eyes of freemen every whore are turned lo her with hope and confidence, Let there be no faltering, no wavering in our rank; lot there be no compromise of prin principle, - ciple, principle, but a steady resolute determination to stand by our cause until tiie nation shall bo redeemed. l If of I I iu to of ed

know lie is figlitinsr Ditk McCormicVtliRt . : 1 . 1 .1., a. I 1 1 t 1 whippod the ona thumb bull? from Ken tucky.' I lit:trj it all, but kept in gnxl heart, for little ARfr-Cooke cncourt;pl mo all tha timn. 1 liia time we limi it round and about flr a ood wliilo. 1 got so thnt I could kucp fl, nr of his bnck bnck-ItH'k, - ItH'k, bnck-ItH'k, but nevor wm nblo to jjet the IMnt-jr-woodd bin-lock on hint. At lnai he shift- l his gnnie, ami iriod nut nt (he in-turn. found out what ho whs niter, but ho Sorter got it, and we came ('own a per- lec. dog tall-sulo and siil; and we ru r.gain. I tell you, , Agur Co rke snd old Ivonlucky shouted, while one f!ler, that hard fall, but ha riz s.'nin. 1 knew now bad him felt as sttio ho vt as niy meat Sam Adams did of tho widow Pooles, when ho touched her on tho nnked neck with tho thigh bone of a tree frog We had it round and about, but it didn't last long. I had out-winded him loo much w!iikey, I reckon and this time flung hint an old fashioned S.sni Hilton fa'l, and ho did not rise; but I played my thumbs into his eyes, and he sung out; but before they got mo oil', I reckon my right thumb got mighty near to tho fusi jint. You ought to have seen Old Ken Kentuck - tuck Kentuck and Pan-handle! The way they did shout! Said Dick McCormiek, after hi) got up and washed his face, 'Well, gen tlemen, I have been fighting b11 my life, aud this ia the first time I ever got whip whipped.' - ped.' whipped.' 'Why,' said I, 'that is what Davy Gibbs said when Sain Heard whipped him, and Sam said, in reply, that he had fout, man aud boy, through thirteen of tha old S:ates and home of the new ones, and that Davy Oibbs was the first man he had ever found he could whip ' Just then tho whistle blew, and Kentucky and Pan Panhandle - handle Panhandle and me went aboard. I let on 1 won't hurt but I tell you I was sore enough. It was an accident I whipped him. I got out at Madison. Kentucky hut shed a tear at parting, and offered the best mule he had lo yyct all the wny Orleans. Pan-handlo said if he could would come uji ami foj mo. I told him with leu meat and sulphur water 1 could knock that Ager-Coke all to pieces. Hut I am getting tired, and must cloe Dan's tight aud trip. Ever yours, was on iuev-orniicit s sme, sain, -i toil you, Atkansaw is some punk.ns in a fighu' you'd better bebev. ,' said l'an-handle why Looney is just com.ng to himseU!' Well, we bad it round and about again he made lots of ras.s at ma but I had ; learned his lock., so ho trie ! the in-turn. j but I was quick, and com 1 iney woods 1 outer linn. 1 tlilll r Innl an (inctinininn I I I ,