The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1860-12-20


THURSDAY. -. DEC. go, 1860
DIRT EATING TINE COME AGAIN.
Since we have known anything of the
politics Of this country we have observed
that whenever the South has clustered
and pretended to be insulted OF wronged
the North has invariably got right down
on her belly and went to eating dirt with
degree Of avidity that was astonishing
even to her Southern taskmasters. She
has never been refused anything; like a
spoiled child her every whim and caprice
have been winked at, every demand
grati6ed. and every command oteyed. un-
ill she has been taught 10 look upon it
a. treason most foul to refuse her slight
est request.
With the assistance Of Mr.. Douglas
and few other dough.faces Of the north.
she repealedi the Missouri Compromise,
By which the slavery question was OPEN
ed up a:resh. agitation renewed. and all
the present troubles entailed upon this
eoan.ry; and now. when this government
10 in a tottering condition. when disun-
ion. civil war, and all its fearfal concom-
i.ants, are staring Us in the face, as the
legitimate consequence Of that unholy
act of hers, what does she do? Why
she comes forward with all the brazen
effrontery and hardhood for which she
has ever been cele brated and commands
the north to again get down on her knees
10 the dirt and beg her pardon; and for
what the Lord only knows unless it is
that our people did not consult her before
voting for President. Not only SO, but
she asks us to remodel this Republican
government Of ours so that we can guar
ansee to her additional rights and privi-
leges under the Constitution, and in the
event of refusal on our part she pro.
poses to tear this glorious Union all to
flinders.
But the most unpleasant reflection Of
all is, that the usual indications Of a
want of backbone on the part Of the
North are already beginning 10 manifest
themselves. and every Cay we hear o.
men whose knees are becoming weak
and who are going about in quest of soIne
soft place where they may get down and
suffer the South to again put her iror
heel upon their necks without breaking
any bones. Even the tone of our advi
ces from Washington squints that way
and We will not be surprised to hear O.
Congress patching up one Of the mos
humiliating compromises that has eve,
disgraced this country. Already North
ern doughfaces and weak backed Repub.
licans are offering little South Carolina
all kinds of sugar plumbs and other
sweet meats if she will only stop her boz
hooing and not run away and leave us tt
starye-they propose to give her all sb,
can possibly ask for if she will only con
descend TO honor Republican Presiden
by living under his administration 70
four years; and, indeed, some of them r
so far as to assure the dear little Palmet
to State that the vulgar sovereigns of tn
North shall never insult her highness a
gain by electing a President withou
frst consulting her desires upon the sub
ject. assaasI a-2 H.
For one, we are getting heartily sic1
Of this state of things, and we hope n
representative Of a free people will SO ia
forget his manhood as to make any con
eession at the sacrifice of principle c
yield to any demand at the expense {
honor or self respect. II legislation
to be had upon the subject, let it be sue
as will guarantee to the citizens of a
parts Of this country their simple right
under the Constitution, and no more.-
As we said before. Jet there be no buy
ing off at the expense of principle c
honor-if concessions are to be made, Ii
them be mutual, not one-sided-th
north has causes of complaint as we'll a
the South. Her citizens have been tarre,
and feathered and sent on voyage dow
the Mississippi upon slab; they hay
been hung up in the highways like dog
and their bones left TO bleach under
southern sun; they have been thrown ii
10 prison to keep company with felon'
they have been headed up in barrels An
rolled into the Mississippi, and for what
Why for exercising the right Of fire.
speech upon Southern soil,or for even be
ing suspected Of entertaining anti SLAYER
sentiments. These wrongs and outrs
ses' committed upon respectable, law
abiding and iaoffensive American citi
Gems. will over-balance the abduction {
thousands Of slaves. by fanatical an
misguided Abolitionists, for whom "
hAvQ m worde ne