The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1860-12-06
WHO Is RESPONSIBLE!


There is nothing more certain in ii
world than that one fal>ebood will ger
orally beget another. ard this propostio
has oever been more clearly establIshe
thaa it has been by tie course of th
northern democratic papers before an
since the recent Presidential election.
During the campaign they laboret
most assiduously to make the southern
people believe that every man in th,
north who was favorable to the electio,
of the Republican candidate was fana,
icai abolitionist, and that the mission O
the Republican party was to rob then
southern brethren of their slaves and de
privo the citizens Of Southern States oil
their Constitutional rights and privileges
This was the burden of their song. morn
ing, noon and nlght-sou,hern people
were taught to believe that the election
of Republican to the residency wo
be the death knell to their cherished
rights and institutions; and this lesson
was iHculcated by their northern Demo
cratic brethren for the purpose of receiv
ing southern votes for Stephen A. Doug.
las.
Now that the election is over, what do
we find? We find the southern people
taking these dishonest politicians of the
north at their word-we find them up in
arms determined to resist the admins.
tration of President constitutionally e.
lected by a majority of the people of
this country, and declaring in favor of a
dissolution Of the American Union. In
doing this, the5 are but acting upon the
suge eestions and practically carrying out
the teachings of these false prophets and
dishonest teachers of the north.
The consequence of all this is, that our
country is involved in a financial panic
and general stagnation of business
In the language Of the Democratic I'm.
ION. of this place. "the banks are closing
-breaking-suspending. One half the
Union has lost confidence in tie other,
and the consequence is, that the finances
oi the country are upon the pinnacle of
ruin. Now, who are responsible for all
tbis?"
We have already answered that ques
ton BY showing that dishonest demo.
cratic politicians have been instrumental
in bringing about this state of things BY
their Misrepresentation of the princi-
Piles, and objects of the Republican par
ty. BY which southern people have been
made 10 believe that the mere election of
Lincoln would be good cause for dis.
solution Of the Union. without giving his {
administration a trial-witbout WAITING
Tor single act or deed on bis part that
"o'd afford them the slightest pretcxt for
secession. ,
These same politicians in order to !
'hirk the responsibility of their own J
n'sfePresentations, and avoid the odium
hat must attach to them for thus inyol- f,
'ing our country in these troubles and t
difficulties, are now using their pens and G
heir voices in an effort to convince the v
people that the Republican party is re. r
ponslble for all this. which is but anx
'tber verifcatIon Of our proposition ths, tt
ne 'alsehood generally begets anoth- b
r. n
Friend. when percbance you find one a
those naughty little Concurrent dollar e
li's In your pocket, to which the Union lc
l'udes SO faceliously, remember that the m
party is not yet in powersnd W
course could have nothing to do in b
'ing'ng about this disastrous state o, d
''Ogs' and remember. too, that the dem tr
cratic party as in poscer. But remem. &c
er iurther, that all these troubles mo-
s'oai and financial. are directly attribu.
'ole TO the false statements and misren.
'senta'lons Of these same democr q, ;c te
who are now endeavoriup to
'ake political capital out of them ne