The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-04-11
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Parson Brosnlow was called up for an
other speech at Cincinnati on Saturday.
In the course of his remarks he said:
My mind has been vsriously exercised
while L have been sitting here. This is
not society of young men and boys, but
a society of old men men who are true to
the backbone-loyal, faithful, patriotic
men. who old as they are, would lay down
with eager joy life almost worn out un-
der the benefcent protection of the best
Government ever established on Gods
beautiful earth. They are honest men
none of your mean, pitiful, ,swindling, God
forsaken, rascaly demagogues, who have
used the strength God endowed them with
to endeavor to overturn his most sacred
institution-our Government. I am no
candidate for popular favor-I want no
office, although did take tilt against
1sham Harris. Laughter. 1 am not adapt
ed for an Office land as said before, L don't
want one but I am a Federal, and I
believe in strong government-one that
has the power and the ability and the en-
ergy to put down treason, to crush out
traitors and in short, gentlemen, to take
care of itself. think that our present
Government is the right kind of Govern
ment,but still not entirely SO, inasmuch as
Ii is hardly in earnest enough in the stu
pendoas work it is now occupied in but
l hope and believe that with Gods help
and our backing, that this Government
will soon put down the most diabolica
treason that has ever been seen in any
part of the world.
have fought many battles; religious
battles. political battles, and every Other
kind of battles, and l have encountered
the devil, Tom Walker, and the Southern
Confederacy, laughter and applause !, ant
it has gone hard with one to be called af
ter, and pointed at so long, as traitor b,
8 all the miserable, sneaking, cowardly ras
calls who have torn and rent this gloriou
Union apart My father was a voluntee
in my country's army y,and my uncle livet
and died in the service of his country
S and thank God their graves are still il
possession of the Federals. My mother
relatives also shed their blood at thei
country's call at Norfolk, and yet l ar
. called traitor, and by such despicabl
men as compose the Southern Confeder
acy.
t One day crowd surrounded my hous
and threatened to tear down my flag
d but warned them that they would hav
to do it in the face of six loaded musket:
which would be used by men who neve
hinched from their duty. They too
" sober second thought, and marched ava,
but presently about fifteen came bae
il again, drunker than ever, led by youn
officer, who was desired to tear the d.
is thing of flag down. In the meanwhile
had left my house and gone to the ofic
leaving my wife in charge. She can
is forward, and expressed her intention
shooting the ilrst man who attempted
IN haul down the flag. The officer W;
slightly scared, and said
Ne "Madam, you won't shoot, will you?'
You had better try the experiment
is said she.
$50 on, go on!'shouted the crowd, "sl
daren't shoot -
She instantly drew from her pocket ol
OF Colts revovers and cooking it levelt
= it at the officers head.
"Never mind her, she's only woman
l. cried the mob
er "By God look at her eye, 'said the OF
i, Ger as he made low bow, scraped t
~ ground and toddled off, followed by t
whole crowd.