The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-04-30


y EF- we take especial pleasure in lay
ins before our readers the following letter
from the Hon. William Walker, an old.
time citizen of this county, but now re-
s'd'ng In Kansas. 1t will be seen that
Mr. Walker still cherishes an ardent re-
collection OF the scenes of his old home,
and pays handsome compliment to the
citizens OF our town and county, compar
atveIy few Of whom had found home
on these beautiful and fertile plains at
che time he and that noble tribe of Red
Men with whom he is associated by ties
offriendship not less than Of kindred, left
for their distant Western home. MAY
the people Of Little Wyandot ever prove
worthy the need Of praise here SO gene
rously awarded.
IL viii also be noticed that Mr.. Walker,
though warm political opponent, pays a
deserved tribute to the untiring efforts Of
our fellow citizen, Col. McCutchen, in
behalf of the interests of our County, at
n time when such services were needed
TO secure incalculable benefits which 9th
erwise would have been lost forever
Ungrateful, indeed, would the people of
Wyandot show themselves, did they fail
remember ttese important services, so
GENEROUSLY alluded to by Mr.. Walker, or
did they suffer vile nest of political
harpies to blast the reputation of one
TO whom they are thus indebted. We
have the most nnlmited faith in the hon.
esty and magnanfmity Of the people
They mean to do righs-they mean to
show themselves grateful for faithful pub-
hc service. Hence. we have never enter.
tanned doubt that the infamous attempt
Of the little clique of Calhoun slavery
shriekers here. to "crush out" our
worthy Auditor, would, if persisted in,
rccoil upon The heads of its authors.-
Perhaps this letter of Mr.. Walkers NAV
serve to convince those who expect to
advance their own selfish interests on the
ruins OF Col. McCutchen's reputation,
that they labor under sad mistake
We commend it to their serious conside.
ration
we have no personal knowledge ofI
the Colonel's political antecedents. He
is, we are informed, Kentuckian bv
birth was reared near the hallowed pre.
eincts Of Ashland, and enjoyed, for pc
nod OF thirty years. an intimate acquaint-
anee with the great Commoner. Under
such circumstances. it was quite natural
that ne should become warm Clay man.
Il Is also quite likely that. when the
bargain and sale " calumny, in con.
nection with the election of J. @. Adams,
was started by Creamer, of Pennsylva-
MIA. then in Congress, (and who was a
mere cat's-paw Of James Buchanan, J
be. ns did thousands of other Democrats.
believed it, and went over to the Jackson
ranks.
But. whatever may have been the Col
onels antecedents, he now stands fairly
and squarely on the Republican platform
-sfriend Of Free Territory. Free Kan
sas, Free Missouri. Free Labor and Free
Men and opposed to Slave Territory,
Slave Labor, Dred Scott decisions, and
Border Ruiisn usurpation. In fact. there
are but very few of the old Jackson and
Clay men anywhere who endorse the
sectional, pro-slavery doctrines of Cal
houn Locofocoism. Mr.. Walker is an
exception; but, being stakeholder, and
Interested in having Kansas Slave State,
his sympathy with the Slave Democracy
10 natural consequence.
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