The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-09-27
Read! Democrats +! F.!

Haven, and other counties in Connect
cut, turned out ten thousand strong, t,
| listen to speeches from the Hon. DAME
is. DICKINSON, Col. THOMAS FRANCE
MEAaHER, and others. Strong Unio,
resolutions were adopted.
The Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson was thel
introduced. and received with hearty ap
plals.. After it had in a measure subsi
ded, the speaker commenced by asking
why that vast concourse Of people wa
there. .T.ey had come. he said, in orde
to commune on a matter that concerned
our existence as a nation. He had neve
voted for any other than the Democrat,
ticket, and be was the son Of a Demccra
of the time of Thomas jefferson. Tka
Democrat taught the speaker TO revere
the Coz stitution. Democracy-th pure
and genuine article was not taken out
the Patent Office; it was not necessary te
file specification. 1t was not like some
of the India Rubber Patents, that could
be pulled out at great length or allowed
to shrink up to small dime nsions. It be-
comes every individual to go forward
leaving behind him his party politics, aud
bringing his choicest offering to the altar
Of his country. [Applause.
We had been SO long governed by
opinion, that we supposed everything
must now originate with opinion. The
ballot box would answer for the wants oi
peace, but the cartridge box was better
calculated for war. Cheers and laugh,
ter. When the opinion was governing
us it might be met with opinion; when
argument were addressed to US, we could
meet it with argument ; when protest
was addressed to US, we could meet it
with conclliation. But when great armies
entered the field, and declared it to be
their intention to overthrow US, argu-
menls, conciliation, protests were feeble
ond we must meet force by
force, aims by arms. ECheers. Ten
derly touch the net.le and it will sting
you;
Grasp it like a man Of tile,
And it soft as silk remains.
Human government was based upon
the form Of government OF the Universe.
But when there was rebellion in Heaven,
the author OF that re beli"n was not met
with propositions Of peace. Laughter.
He was hurled down upou the pavements
of perdi:ion and darkness forever. where
every rebellion SO causeiess and wicked,
shoulu be, and where the present one will
be hurled. Cheers. E5Es
In regard to the right of secession,
here never was a government on earth,
hough SO mranly Of itself as 10 providefor
s own destruction-sowed the seed of
destruction in its own bosom And yet,
va are asked TO believes.that our Govern
ntnt, founded in the b. st patriotise the
world had ever seen, in the choicest heats
blood thot ever fowed-that that govern
nent. unlike every other, provided for it
'peculating politicians to divide the boun-
larIes of the nation. Whatever might
Justify the standing by and seeing the
md seeing the country destroyed, he
would tell them what would not justify
such course--Thomas Jeferson's nor
Andrew Jackson's Democracy. Cheers
Those who claimed the right of peacable
secession knew it was false, Tor every law
Ier, every judge, every Statesman, every
Intelligent man in tbs country knew
hat no such provision was contained in
he Constitution. Had the strong arm OF
power been extended to the rebels earli-
.r it would have suited their condition
,etter. But it wa, n vt now too late, a
riumph awaited our arms, and within one
weeks time there would be stirring events
lpon our borders, between rebellion and
lie arms Of the Cnited States. A few
were for making propositions of peace to
r beIIion; but if propositions are made,
must be received, and treat
ing with them would be acknowledging
that they had rights as government.
These who would make such propositions
were the sappers and miners of the Con-
stitution. they did more TO drive dagger
TO ;he heart Of the Constitution and de-
stroy this nation. than all the rebels ar.
mics in the field. LCheers.] We pro-
posed no such thing to the rebellion, but
to "try the quarrel, hilt to hlt." Zap
plause.J We had no hearts for rebellion
but the hearts that put it down. Zap
plause.) Put it down by force. Re
newed applause.) 1t had already been
tried and condemned, and awaited only
the axe Of the executioner, that was sus-
pended over it: and we proposed TO let it
fall. But il was said that this would br
coercing St,te, and State could not be
coerced.. It was true that it could not be
os opa IF tho TJo;fad St.toe hut Sun,,oeo