The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-07-12

by that definition. What is now combat
t Il is the position that secession IS cons steit
with the Constitution, is lawful. and peace
ful. 1t is not eontendea that there Is anvs
express law foy.it and nothing sho'd ever be-
ilnplied as law which leads to- unjust and
absurd Consequences The nation pur, h''see
with money the countries out Of which sev-
eral of these States We're formed. lslt just
| that they should go off without leave or
twitliodt refunding! The nation paid very
large sums tinthe aggregate, 4 belieNe nei'f--
Nv 300 100000 to relieve Florida lr"m
the Aboriginal tribes. Is it just that she
should now 90 off without any return he
nation is now in tlebt for money applied
! for the benefit OF these SO called seeded
| States in common with the rest. lsit Just that
creditors shah go unpaid,er the presemotates
to pay the wholea A part Of the present ma
.tiond debtwas contraetedto pay the olddeht
Of Fexas. Is it just that she shall leave and
pay no part Of this hersets Again if one
State may secede, SO may another, and
when ali shall have seeded, and none is
left To, pay the debts, is this quite right to
creditors? bid we notify them of this sage
veiw Of ours when we borrowed their mon
eH' II We 6 no" recognize 'ilis aoet'l'le os
allowing tue seeedsrs 10 50 IN peace ~ Is
ulilienll 10 see VIVA. We eau 40 o'lic's ~,
ieh9ose 70 go or 70 eAtoft l terms upon " "i,'en
they VIII Pfoiin'se iIf % feihah' ne sete'l'iS
lpslst 'la, ~ our : eas'ltotol, ao'lllls Oh seees
sion hey. nave :. assumed 70 MAKE a nd,
tlonai constitution o. tlie'F Own IA whlcil o'
peeefsity they have e''l'er e''seaft.e'l OF re.
tanned the right OF seces9on' as ,ie1 ni,':. !.
lt exists N ours = tles nav 5''s,a'afu !. !.
lhey 'lteIeey aal,i's snat on ne pi'n. '',s =
ouspt ~. y eA,st ~ v",<1, @ nnr>,
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i'ti .i't'' 80 .han IL .l.Il fnl
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.nt es.sl ha IA ! - 7,n;,,st oL;aT.
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l'i9 on ~ ~ N iiJ osp'n'i's,,' - pIHIt
eau' s@'a. Ia a"ar :, l,ys ,,t ono o,f af fh,.
IIaa,, II = { ,L.t tha wb,lo rlsS
- ~. ,a,aI ,f1,l,t;I.;ans would ,f nn.a do
~, 49, - n-S,s1s Ia dannu,ca tba m.t ~ tha
~ e1u a,ast o,,trano ,,1on St.,ta r;abts RIt
s.e'''e ! - 20 ;,+1,I
Srf Ill. :, 80 ,,,,t sJa,,I J.
" pe,'. N'' = a. -. f.o,a a, :
one. 1t would be exactly Mllat the secelers
claim to do unless indeed to make the
point that the one, because it is a minority,
may riohtfully do that which, the Others,
because thev are the majority, NAV not
nrhttully do. These politicians are pro
found in the rights of lninorities. They are
not partial to that power which made the
Constitution and speaks from the preamble
calling, itself :We the people 1t may well
he Questioned whether there is to dav a
majority of the legally qualified voters of
any State EXCEPT perhaps South Caroi,lla,
in favor of disulion.
There is much reason to believe that the
Union men are in the majority in many
if not in all of the seeded States. The
contrary has not been demonstrated in any
one of them. It is ventured to affirm that
those even in VIRGINIA and Tennessee feal
the result Of an election held in military
camns where the i,ayonets were all one sid,
of ,La question votsd sn,,o, can scarcely h.
nons;d arod as demonstrating nonular sp,rti
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