The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-08-29
THE Draft sHIRKERs.

Stanu, is eSSeNtldfiy Il scamp. iHefe IS no
manhood in him. He is a vile, abject,
souless creature. Whether he goes in
broadcloth or fustian, whether he halls
from Fifth avenue or the Bowery, he is
alike an object of detestation and contempt
Men can't help despising him. 1t is an
instinct of human nature, implanted for
the wisest purpose. The race would sink
below the level of the more noble brutes,
if cowardiee were respectable. You can
not conceive of nation of dastasds, with
out imagining humanity at its very last
point OF degeneracy. Were society per-
fectly healthful in heart and soul. it would |
not abide white-liversd tiped at all. 1t
would take good care that the species
should not breed-would deal with him in
some such sort as the ancient Germans
dealt with their vagabonds, taking them to
the nearest peat-bog, pinning them down
with an oaken stake, and bidding them lie
there, in the names Of gods and men,
The prompt and vigorous measures of
the government to prevent the evasion of
the draft, by flight from the country, give
great satisfaction. Intheir original breadth
they may have carried some hardship to
innocent parties; but as now modified and
guarded, they will occasion no serious in
convenience to anybody but those who
seek to escape their military liability. No
thing can be more just than this compel
| ling every citizen to take his equal chance
As the laws give all the same protection,
SO should they impose upon all the same
obligations. The government might as
we'll excuse miser from payxing taxes,
as to allow coward to shirk a draft. In
both cases alike, it would be putting
premium upon meanness of spirit, and
imposing upon ue-hearted men more
ths9 their share of the public burdens.
We must expect of course howl of
affected Indignation from England, when
the intelligence of these summary acts
reaches there. Our government will be
denounced as grinding, intolerable des-
potism, The English sensitiseness to
constitutional rights, which has remained
perfectly quiescent under the universal
transcription Of the Jeff. Davis regime,
and the confinement of.eyery able bodied
man to the Confederate limits, will be
shocked beyond measure when the old
government makes even small approach
toward that policy. The abuse will be all
the more bitter, from the fact that this
new energy is just the opposite of what
was hoped for and looked for. 1t is evi
dent from the last advices that England
is laying the fattefing JUNCTION to its soul
that the check before Richmond has
greatly discouraged the Northern people,
Eand that the war must soon come to a
) close, because of a want Of men and means
to sustain it. There was much, we admit
to countenance that belief. A month ago
while it was yet uncertain whether the
| HOul0 "oA0 Np W l1C HS'
cessities of the situation, when it really
seemed that the President was under ar
incurable disability Of seeing the magni
Jude Of the danger, there was an almos
universal espondency. But as the token
of a change of policy in quick succession
appeared, ending at last in a summons t.
D the field Of six hundred thousand men
the people took heart again, and hay
: now acquired a confidence which is fas
taking the character Of jubilant assurance
:, The phlegmatic Englishman is incapabl
u of understanding these quick transition
0 of popular feeling and he will conclud
> that all the increased activity in teinforc
ing the army comes from the despoti
i desperation of the powers at Washington
To his iaundiced vision, the presen
: change, SO far as he can apprehend it a
, all, will be the conquest of the popula
o will By the public authorities, instead Q
Il the reverse which is the actual fact. w
must prepare ourselves for a tremendou
5, storm Of virthous. lage from John Bal
h over the outraged rights of humanity. i
u our keeping these pitiful sneaks With
Il the reach of military law.
II The monarchists of Europe have here
- tofore rallied at our republican system, a
&c being too weak and ricEety to endure an
- great trouble. They have fancied
> would fall to pieces on the first serior
: storm. They nov sec this form Of go'
Ii ernment, which in their regard was 5
rrail. displaying strength that perfect
a' confounds them. 1t floats, and proudl
ef rides the waves in tempest such as nevt
u fell upon human government before, sine
IN time was; and such as would have Sci
III any government of theirs to the botto
eli long ago Tn their bewilderhient the
fisapute ths wonder to some mysterio'
one nan poTer, while it is in fact but Il