The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-09-13
CORRESPONDENCE,

Mr.. Editor:- | observe in your last is
sue letter from Dr. Sampson containing
an exposition of his priaciples-polltica
OF course. kY
The best "expostion.' however. is to
be found in that part ci lis letter prece-
ding his platform.
He put me some in mind Of the lame
captain, who, anticipating defeat, tod his
men when whipped to retreat, and AS he
was lame he would start then, So with
the Doctor He thought best, as he sars
to announce himself before tie politicians
had got their machines in working order
so as to foreslall the action of The people
and get a good start:
If there is any man more dangerous
64ne ofMe Repubiic" than such polltl
clans | know not where to find it! He
who would fores.all the action, Of the
people, to place himself in power, at
icmp!s to change thereby the serrom OF
tie people into the master, and sets up his
individual opinion against that Of the
whole people, who alone, have the right
to choose their servants That this Is
what the Doctor intended seems 20 be
clearly proven by bis reference to ''ne W
party issues, under Union screen: TIE
Doctor, evidently, thinks that the two
parties III this county must be Know
Nothings, for he says ''from their hidden
rccesses'' bo.h have pres nted candidates
for he October election. when the fact is
his candidate is the only one thus presen
ted 10 the people-hc having done it all
alone!
While we acknowledge his p1otIorm to
be good, we must, at the same time claim
ours equally as good, declared to the G
lectors before his was, and one which he
should support, with us to make it sue
cessful, because his is the weaker vesseI
and should be willing to strengthen the
great Union army by adding to his small
polanteer reserve, fer the want of which
may defeat his own cherished princi
pies, and, simply. becauae he can't be
or has not been selected as Moyor Gsne-
raj.
Now the Doctor knows full well thai
the Union convention was not ''party
convention, and so declared by author
zng his friend to say that he would &c
NONttNUttOH
submit to defeat therein. He also know:
that the 'tpeople' did stake matters il
their own hands," and selected men from
all the old parties for their servants, yet
because he was Eotthe;r choice, a els |
own he now seems ready TO "see our an
stitutions perish" by going into the hand
Of those who would compromise with trai
tors. and he be deprived of the gains
from Office, rather than yield his supper
to the nominee Of the sane convention
from which he was willing to receive
nomination, when that nominee is a
"true and patriotic man as lie Cal
possibly be.
Now the gist Of the matter is just this
Pr. Sampson is his own ch DICE Tor Rep
resentative, and wished to be endorse,
by the same Union Convention W .ich Ere
scnted Mr., Fowler ho fully endorses th,
Dr's published platform, and who is TIL
peoples choice tor that Office hence, i
DR.. Sampson is as patriotic as he says h'
is and knowing that he can not receive o
yer 80 votes at most, and il he is quail
flied to fill that station which do NJ
doubt) will be as a patriot and a man, in
diyidually, strive to divide the true con
stitutlonai sentime nts of this county ant
thereby put in peril his own principles by
maintaining position independent of th'
will OF the people? But three things car
possibly cause him to do so-viz:-a de
sire for Office; desire for ''gain," or op
position to the success Of his own ptinci
pies. | will do him tn" iusuce TO thinl
1t must be the first of these,
Union men of Wyandot County, I asl
you for your country's sake TO vote Il"
that Union man who alone can be eli etc
ii any, and not TO to lose the power o
your ballot in your country's behalf, py
casting it where 1t can not avail, but 10
evil. Remember your duty in times k
these. and unite your strength for good
as only in Union can the uNIo, be sus
.ained! NYANDOT.
Upper Sanduiky, Ser. e, 1851.