The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-09-10


Wewent into fhe csnyass. Itgfell Il
my ID beat the bead Sof the State Demo
cratic Committee Of Pennsylsanis.
And above all others in that campaign
ttwas.t s.thugrgst principle Of popular sover
eighty. Applause. That was the stan
d6rdp#hi6hi amarshdsd thsaw From
Lake Erie to the Delaware riyer--fron
Pittsburgh to PhiladcIphia--in every vii
/ jage andNoWp in tte dtate--every whert
Nthht / could dhauce 4 pen 10 Write, VI IL
tongue to speak, that was the theme upon
axl.isis4 those -pcas-.srote and those tongues
isyatSy MSig5sss 5ss''s%E" s1 tsSss tsSsatts tS.
shtk kd. Ill As public. N HAA open.
NJ Wa dnrescrycd in Alsis declaration u
everybody q lIe scht lothctrYldcsd John
Hickman, in an adjoining, county. lie
told him, through his friends and agents:
"You, MI. Hickman, occupy IA peculiar
relation; you voted for the Topeka Consti.
luiop; you denounced The, Kansas NJ
braska bill; you were opposed to the re.
peal of the Missouri Compromise line; the
Democratic party of your district have
nominated you; the Republicans like you;
they believe III you. Now, watit you IL
take the stump. and go before your peg
pie, and pledge nc. James Buchanan, that
| intend standing by, and if necessary,
dying by This principle Of Popular Sow
ereignty." For myselLif Lcould descend
to the baseness Of republishing private
letters, ! might fill . volume with sim
liar pledges from similar authority. Why
gentlemen, when the distinguished Sccre-
iary ofState Mr. Cobb, who from hay
ing been a asuperline Union man. has been
converted into fire. eater, equal 10 Mr..
Ch, ubert himself A7-wheR Mr. Gpbb came
into Pennsylvania, and ,lravrcsed our
State from lend toNend. and from coun-
ty to county, talking toadelighled audi
ences all tie time, what was the burden
Of his theme? Why--Popalar Sovereign
ty. 'sog0f9A Io5W irs VIA
MR.. FoRNEY ON HIS PERSONAL EXPERT
ENCE- CONVERSATIONS AND DISAGREE
MENT WITH THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ING DEVKLOPMENTsl 4nH 'ftt
My ambition was u assist and build
up my good old Stste,ato push forward
her great interests, and assist in the de-
velopement Of her JindustryAto do that
which we must all do, 1at least if We
desire lsuecess-f the older you grow
you should be stronger at your own home
to build Yourselves up in your own
counties and own States, and when you
do that you win be respected and strong
at the seat Of Federatpower. Therefore
it was that in the year 1857 l started
the newspapcrwhich now bears my name
at its mast head. Iodid this for the
purpose of advocating Mr. Buchanan's
policy throughout. '6l l had abundant
pledges oliis course, bdt before pub.
fishing that paper took care 10 write
TO Mr.. Buchanan's Cabihct, and to him
self, and told them on what ground
intended to stand on this question of
Kansas. Theyiwere' 50 good as to send
me- sufficient written Testimony strength.
cning me in The positionIlhad assumed.
| went on with Walker and Stanton.
until the Oxford and Netherlands took
place, when there was a burst Of exc
Grafton throughout the country.
The whole Democratic press had ar
gucd constantly the policy Of the Ad
miaistration up to that time but when
Gov. WailssrEfejected these frauds, there
was silence. A pail felllover the col,
umns Of tho Washington Union Moth
iDgs was said Of the Oxford and McGdc
frauds. No voice was heard in Wash.
ington against ii; but ! supposed some
ma!igur influences for the rmpment. had
surrounded that journal; that it had had
an attack ofsome peculiar insanity, which
had lately become, chronic with It, and
l allowed II to pass BY. But when the
dark. damhing deed OF Lecompton was
perpetrated, then | saw for the first time
that those gallant men, in the Territory
Walker and Stanton. and .hose who &C.
ted with them, had been deserted. |
saw tbst p Dsmoeratic principles had been
Carried out Ny them aadtwe were now
called upon to, turn our backs upon our
pledges and betray cur manhood. 1 APP,
plause. Gentlemen, there was some.
thing too much Of this |; and when the
cup was presented to my lips I refused
it. Cheers. ADMINISTRATORS may
change, Presidents may change, but l
lbod hoou,r soa dfylh, on,>s,,,; sta ~, A.;