The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-06-21
.sWe must cover mp our Prnnder,

1--WE must cover mp our Piunder,'
Under~the above caption, the editor Of
the Democratic Union. spends column
of his issue of the 18th inst, in a bitter
firade OF abuse against the Republican
J party OF the 's'ate, and alleges that they
have been guilty OF abusing the power
that~the free. feeple of the state have
comm'ttedto their charge. and that now,
wAen detection is inevitable that they
are seeking to hile heir guilt under Il G
Pa'fieticscrry Of the Union. The whole
article from beginning to- end, raises a
false ISSUE, andis an attempt to ride into
power by raising the cry of sswof,''
'woif,s when there is no wclfe. near at
hand. so st eag sfvro.B Z Hr.
Ioa reflective and candid mind. the
@ whole thing bears upon its face, the OBJ
Ject that the editor had in view. in rs
Y composition; nor can its full force be ..
voided, by sugar coating it, with the so
phAstry, SO generally resorted to, by'the
soicalled Demoesdtic press of the country.
Power and spells are two OF the princi
''sspaf OBJECTS, after which they seek, and to
obtain them, nothing is deemed too much
OF sacrifice for them to make, and al
though ke The chameleon, they clanre
their colors ever SO often, they have
Their followers so hopelessly bound, that
IKE the tabled Briarisus, they keep them
IN the harness, b. their fierce and threat.
ening looks. The editor of the Union,
whilst whirlieg his huge rocks at the
cause of Republicanism, and pitching
into the party generally, evidently fears,
mat In the present crisis, the govern
ment sustained and supported by all
true patriots. will SO far, gain upon the
affections of the people, as to demolish
this Democratic ugernaut, that for years.
has been crushing our republican insti
II tuition TO death. lie would falsify ali
<Alstory, in order to make believe, that the
present unhappy state of the country.
was brought about By a republican ad-
mnlnistration. He would by raising the
OLD war song long worn out of his nliser-
ABLY corrupt party of 'plunder, .plunder,'
change the current OF patriotic feeling
from the heart and head to the pocket,
lie would see the Unor hurled into mid
I ocean, and rent and torn asunder in or.
DER TO gain Democratic victory. There
would have been no need of .coyer;no
Up tier plander," had not the reins Or
of the Federal Government, been in the
nands OF the Democratic party for the
. iast thirty years, with an occasional in,
lenrl. From here flows all our nation.
,rouole' our up street co.emporary
aeciartlon that, "when the sectional mar.
tles and sectional interests threatened tho
overthrow of the Government, the De.
mocratc patty warned the people a
gainst approaching danger, and used ev.
cry ehors TO rescue the country from the
gatherlng STORM to the contrary. NOT
withstaudipg. There was no sectional
party only as it dwelt in the heated i'm,
aginallon of political tricksters. The
schedule of principles laid down in tbe
chicago platform, enphatically declared
non.interference with slavery in the
st states where it already existed, it was .
.Asir !. - Inherent right, right guaranteed
Them by the constitution, to declare ia,
50 far as they could prevent ii, that tbe
new territories should be, hereafter and :
forever, devoted to freedom, if .their.
huenee and votes could make then, free !,
Z. AHey never contemplated accomplish !;
ing tlelr ooJectby overriding constifu- ::
nonai barriers. or infringing upon the
tights OF any section. They acted from,
principal not from corrupt motives !,
They recognized the right of free -sneech
which had been grossly interfered wifb.
Iana Inc sl'il higher right--one for which
'shelr fathers fought and died, but wbiob
had been calledin question; and denonn fl
Ssd with bitter curses, the right of ne,i.
Esn. For thus claiming to act under 9
ihe q protecting shield of the constitution a
they were assailed by the slave nrona Il
gaadI is, and taunted with the sneernn h
ep4het of sectionahsn Flse 50 cs,yo7 Q
lsase the mark } Democratic party, witb 81
y nesrty good will. lent their aid to The Il
South, IN helping them fasten tb;s
Prsnd upon the Republican party and n n
'ofsogth' because free people, at the = :
ballos box last fall, in their soyereion a. s
pacitN, declared for this line of policy, - :,
" tbe administration of the Federal u
1oyerpment, for the next four wears tbis IL
safoe ' Y democratic party, South kicks up E
susf. ard leaaby leading Democrats, who
lhe better to gull The people, and lead