The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-08-09
HON. DAVID TODD.

m.rited TENS, any and every mcveme ut
put upon foot by knuck'ing demagogues.
to sunder the ties which we had supposed
bound the people of the North together,
in favor of the Union of the States
The past, no matter what may be its rec
ord, can avail us nothing in breaking up
the combination, formed at the South,
with the determined purpose Of disrupt
ing the government, for the.sole object,
as we believe, OF establishing in its room
a monied aristccratical monarchy.
All seem to admit tha. there was no
cause for secession, and that Lad the
South remained true to the spirit Of our
free institutions, and retained their allie.
glance to the government, that their
rights would have been respected, and
their peculiar institutions not touched by
any congressional legislation. But insti-
gated, as we believe, by a foul spirit,
they made the election of Abraham Lin
celn to the Presidency, the cause of their
mad action, and have famed the evil
passions Of the Southern people into a
flame, which has given Use to rebel>
lien, in which the rights Of human lib
orty are involved, the governmental au
thority contemned-the perpetuity Of the
Union threatened, and the soil of Amer
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Civil war has been inaugurated, not
by the government, but by the acton Of
the seeding states. Our national char
acter has been insulted, by the repeated
insults offered 10 our flag. Our inaction
in the beginning of the crisis, was denom-
mated cowardice, our offerts for
months to reconcile the existing diflicul>
ties by concession and peace offers, we re
contemptably spurned. Our people were
called by opprobriOus epithets, and the
property, which the whole notion bad
purchased and improved, as means OF
defense, against a foreign foe stolen
and all this, and more to crafty the mad
ambition of few southern hot spurs,
who had been defeated in their pol lea
aspirations. When at last, an attempt
was made by the Administration to sup.
ply with food our soldiers penned up in
Fort Sumter, the rebellion was inaugura-
ted by firing into and taking the Fort; a
the expense OF the lives of rumbcr o
our brave soldiers, since which time, th,
people have through their proper author
tiles demanded, that our governmeL
shall be sustained and the rebellion sup
pressed. All n>v. when or two hun.
dred thousand of our fellow citizens ar,
in the field, enduring southern sun
exposed to the treachery Of their south
ern brethren and twenty~six thousant
of that number are from our own State
for US at home to stir up the political caul
dron, and to enter into bitter partizar
fight for mere Office, is to dishearten ou
brave soldiers, and 10 weaken the caus.
which we all should love and support.
In time like the present, when th,
the barbarity of the rebels was show
at Manassas, in their cruel and uncivil
lied slaughter Of our wounded soldiers,
the burning Of the hospitals containing
our sick and dying men-and the treach
cry in the mode of attacking our army
whilst these things are fresh IN our mem
ories, we should have common .allvin,
cry, and not be cut up into disunion b
tie shifoleth Of party names. Let th
people reflect before they sacrifice thei
dearest interests upon the altar of party
and if demagogues and political tricks
tiers, will have party fight, let ther
have it all to themselves, whilst the mas
ses move to the ballot box and yot
for good, true, loyal union men, irrespec
tive of their past party affinities. W
are glad to note the fact that Hon. d.
vid Todd, heretofore known as a stri,
party man, attached to the Democrat
side Of the house, is opposed to part
nominations, and favors the Union moy,
ment.
He made a speech few days ago
Mahonlng county and the "Sentinel," :"
Democratic paper. gives sketch of b
speech, which is full of patriotism
mong other hingsMr. Todd said.
1--WE have in our midst, said he ,rabid
mischiovous Republicans. who complai
that the slaves are not being set free ia.
enough, and groveliDg grumbling demo
Gratis, who characterize this as Repub
lican war, in which they have no niere.
or responsibility, that it is costing
heap Of money and impoverishing tb
country. lie would ask such, what
their property worth without a govern
ment? Suppose the warshould cost fiv
hundred millions of dollars; what is ths
amount compared with the perpetuity (