The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-01-10

LETTER FROM JOHN SHERMAN.

LII EIS rNOh SohN ShGhMAN
The Philadelphia papers. give long
letter from Mr. Sherman, written to a
Union Banquet, given in tha! city by the
Peoples Party, on Friday evening the
28th ult. Mr.. Sherman says:
THE QUESTION.
The question is shall we allow the gov
ernment to be broken into fragments, by
disappointed partizans, condemned BY
four Efths of the people. 1t is the same
question answered by Madison and JEFF
ferson, and recently by Wade and John.
son. 1t is question which feel assur.
ed, every cne Of you will answer, in the
patriotic language of General Jackson =
The Union, it must be preserved"
TREASON SITS IN THE COUNCILS
Treason sits in the councils, and tin.id-
ly controls the executive power. The
President listens to, and is controlled bv
threats. He admits that the States have
surrendered the power to make treaties.
coin money, and regulate commerce. and
yet he will probably have the novel and
ridiculous farce OF a negotiation between
the President and State, for the surren-
der of forts, and arsenals, and sovereign
| ty. Congress can do nothing, for the
laws now are sufficient, If executed. -
Impeachment is too slow a remedy. The
Constitution provided against every prob
able vacancy in the Office of President,
but did not provide for utter imbccility.
NORTHERN REPRESENTATIVES. CANNOT
Suppose it be conceded that the Consti-
tuition should be amended, what amend
ments will satisfy the South? Nothing
less than the protection of slavery in the
Territories. But our people have pro-
nounced against it. All who voted for
Mr.. Lincoln or Mr.. Douglas-over three
million three hundred thousand citzans-
voted against this claim. Less than e
million voted for it. Should the great
majority yield to a mesgre minority. es-
pecially under threats of disunion? This
minority demanded that slavery be pro
tected by the Constitution. Our fathers
would not allow the word slave or 'sla-
very in the Constitution, when all the
States but one were slaveholding. Shall
we introduce these words when a naiorl-
ty of the States are free, and when the
) progress OF civilization has arrayed the
, world against slavery? If the love o'
peace, and ease, and Office, should temp
politicians and merchants to do it, the
people will rebel. l assure you. what
ever may be the consequence, they will
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ening the influence of slavery in thi
country. 80 sF
Recent events have only deepened thi
feeling. The struggle to establish sIa
very in Kansas; the frequent murder:
, and mobbings, in the South. of North.
ern citizens; the present turbulen ce ant
violence of Southern society; the mani
fest fear of the freedom of speech ant
now the attempt to subvert the Govern
ment, rather than to submit to Consti
tutional election-these events, disguise
it as you may, have aroused a counte
irritation in the North that will not allow
its Representatives to yield, merely fo
+ peace, more than is prescribed by th'
, letter and spirit of the Constitution
Every guarantee Of this instrument ough
to be faithfully and religiously observed
But when it is proposed to change 1t, Il
: secure new guarantees to slavery, TO ex
Il tend and protect it. you invoke and a
Iouse the anti slavery feeling of th
North to war against slavery every
where. --e e.s.-s.
DIsUNroN IS WAR.
It becomes the people of the Udite'
States seriously to consider whether the
ecution of its undisputed powers by th'
5 citizens Of one or more States, or wheth
/. er we shall test the power of the Gov
7 eminent to defend itself against dissolu
t ton. Can separation take place with
Y out war? If so, where will be the line
t Who shall possess this magnificent capi
f tai, with all its evidences of gress an
= civilization? Shall the mouth of tn
e Mississippi be separated from its sources
? Who shall possess the territories? Sup
; pose these difficulties to be overcome
= suppose that in peace we should hutkste
: and divide up our nationality, our flag
our history, all the recollections Of tn
. past; suppose all these difficulties over
e come; how can two rival Republics, o
: the same race of men, divided only by
f, line or a river for thousands of miles, wit
n all the present difficulties aggravated b.
: separation, avoid forays, disputes, an
e war? How can we travel our futur
If march of progress in Mexico or on th
high seas, or On the Pacific slope, with
3 out collision? 1t is impossible. I
: peaceably accomplish such results W
d must change the nature of man. Dis
union is war! God knows do not threa
ten it, for will seek to prevent it in eve
rs ry way possible. speak but the logl
e of facts, which we should not conce
Y from each other. II is either hostilltle
+. between the Government and the sece
ding States; or, if separation is ylelde
peaceably, it is war of factions, ri
5 .valry of insignificant communities. ha
'e ting each other, and condemned by th
o civilized world. If war results what
? war it will be! Contemplate the Mort
y and South in hostile array against eac
: other. IF these sections do not kno
n each other noa they will then. b-