The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-08-14
For the Pioneer
A ssTALK" WITH THE VOTERS OF
WYANDOT COUNTY.

"TALk" WITH THE VOTERS OF
WYANDOT COUNTY.
MEssRs EDIroRs You will pardon
me for again asking place in your col
umns, but in times like these, it becomes
the duty of every man to do what he can
for the common cause and while we
have now before US, as American citizens,
no less than three prominent men for the
highest Office in the gift of the people,
and each having his supporters amongst
US, we should be the more earnestly en-
gagged in seeking for the right, and then
pursue it. The contest before US is one
of vast importance alike TO the slavehold-
er of the South and the free laborer of the
North. 1t is our second struggle for the
cause of Freedom! Again we are placed
as defenders of our own and our chill
dren's rights, not only in the virgin wales
once supposed to belong to free men and
freedom, but also in the Halls of our Ma
tional Legislature. From the Senate
Chamber the blood of Freedoms Cham
pion cries to us to betray not her cause
from the plains of bleeding Kansas, on
every western breeze, is borne the earnest
pleadings of an injured brother for tn;
help which will yet bring hope TO bis soul
for freedom in his chosen home; the leg
islative acts of northern freemen cry aloud
for action, and mast meet with just con-
demnation. Faith in compocts and COM
promises, we can no longer have. They
all yield to Southern dictotion and political
aspirations. So long as parties hold to
names, and sanction the acts of partisans
to sustain parties, without regard to inde-
pendent thought, or Justice and Truth,
just so long will our nation and political
aspirants be corrupt. AS men of Ameri-
ca-freemen of Ohio-and voters of Wv
andot County, We should ever act from
Principle, and not because we wish to ele-
vote man because he is one of our party.
Have we now such an association based
upon the principles of our Declaration of
independence and the Constitution p
Most assuredly we have. Where shall
we look for it? Shall we Look for it in
the person of either of those three chosen
as standard bearers, merely as partisan
leaders? Certainly not; for if we did,
we would find that on the political ques-
tions, aside from the moral, we could use
but two. Where, then, must we look
l answer to the Platforms. Slapery or
Freedom is the only issue-Emericanis
the subteJuge. Americans, with others
| from " all nations of the earth," are op-
posed to the extension of slavery over
another inch of territory. From all par
ties, under the flag of Freedom and FRE-
MONT. are they pressing forward to the
conflict ia Rber Americans, also,
with all those WHO yet hold to the cherish
ed name Of Democracy-though now false
y assumed-with all the bold, daring
and authoritative advocates of slavery,
and apologists for the destroyers of SOL
emn national compacts, are, with threats
and imprecations-and no doubt many
fears-struggling on through many trib-
ulations, under the flag of Democracy, (2)
Slavery, and James Buchanan A chiv-
alrous Guard Of " Union ,Savers'' or
Knoao Nothings, in the North processing
70 be onti-slavery, and in the South pro-
slavery, with candidate who says he
would not submit to be governed by this
Union, or its laws, provided Southern
President and Vice President should be
elected by the South on the slavery issue,
and who boldly declares that the South
should not now submit in the event of the
election of Fremont and Dayton-are
also contending, not for the election of
their man, but for the defeat of another,
and that other not the advocate Of slave
ry. but freedom, under the flag of " Amer
canism-" Slavery if you want it, ,''-"the
negro is better off ENsLAvED than FREE"
and" Fillmore and Donezsom :"
RESOLVED, Tha. the RESOLVED, That we re-
constitution confcrs up cOgnize the light of the
on Congress sovereignpeo of all the terrific
power over the terrific ries, including KANSAS
rics of the U. States, and NEBRASKA, by the
for their government, legally and fairly ex-
| and that III the exercisepressed will of the ma
of this power, it is both lority of actual resi-
the right and the i'm dents and whenever
peratlve DUTY OF Con- the number of the in
gress to PROHIBIT In the habltants justifes it, to
territories those TWIN form a Constitution
RELICS OF BARBARIsM WITH OR WITHOUT SLA
FoLYGAMY and SLAVE VERY, and be admitted
| RY-l lfhlladelphla he into the Union on terms
publican Convention. of perfect equality with
the other States.--[ Gin
cnnati Democratic (?)
| Platform.
For Mr.. Fillnore's Platform, | refer
you to the 10Th section of the PAiladel-
phia Know Nothing creed, as 1 have not
got it by me. 1t is about the same as
the last above.
Now, voters of fWyandot County, where
are yOug Is there man amongst YOU
who fears to be called iSectionolist.' .
on the side Of freedom, while the friends
of Buchanan and Fillmore are equally sec
tiomol on the side of Slavery? hope not.
1t is rot an irresponsible declaration to
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