The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-08-01
why Ia It So !?


through the freedom of the Press, to de-
nounce other men, who condemn the pre-
sent rebellion, as towards, rebels, aboli-
tionists, &c. ? and more particularly SO,
If such men do not at once step forward
at their country's call and shoulder the
weapons of warfare. 1t is an easy thing
to pronounce such epithets upon truly
loyal citizens, but it is not so easy a thing
to satisfy the thoughtful mind that such
things arc just and proper.
When our country is in danger through
the most unrighteous acts of wicked men,
and he who loves his country in adyer-
sity as we'll as in prosperity, is free to
condemn the acts of those who, without
cause, produced this terrible clash of
arms, and its accompanying mourning,
throughout the broad expanse of the free
North as well as of the unfaithful South,
must he be condemned at once as rebel,
abolilionist, &C.?
There is better way than this way
that allays strife and sectional excitement,
and eleva:es the morals of the community
and that way lies not in the course
chosen by SO many who spread their
thoughts on paper for the public eye, in
the way above indicated, but by con-
demning the wrong-condemning con-
spirators against the government, traitors
to the Constitution and Government un-
der which alone they have risen to fame
and fortune, and extending the right hand
of fellowship to all who remain true and
loyal. Let not the mind, in times like
these, move the hand to utter the words
traitor rebel &c, against thy loyal
| brother American, when his works show
that his country's cause is ever in his
mind. It is not every man who urges
the prosecution of this war in defense Of
| the American Union, that can leave de-
pendent family and the many Obligations
resting upon him, and march to meet the
enemies Of his country in the field, and
yet by words, and the judicious use of his
means, he may assist in sending forth
others whose hands are not tied by the
duties and obligations of home and bust
ness. and can therefore be spared with
less detriment to the general interests OF
the community. If every man could thus
respond to his country's call, then but
one thing could or would prevent the
going of those who are constantly crying
out against others, because they do not
step to the music of death dealing missiles
and that would be lack of loyalty and
patriotism.
| Let that man who is constantly pub
fishing to the world the duties others owe
to their country, and who is denouncine
them as abolitionists, traitors, rebels, &c.
remember that he also has like duties to
perform, and that if he is prevented from
entering the tented field, by weighty OBJ
Legations resting on him at home, then III
!, has higher duty to perform than that o
heapTng abuse upon his neighbors, wh'
are no less patriotic than himself, ano
: which he can only discharge by strength
ening the hands of all loyal men, by ap
peaIing to those who can to enter thu
army, and to those who cannot, to con
tribute to the wants of the families VIII.
are left fatherless--not forgetting that
good eron,ple is worthy of imitation Doe
the salvation of our Union demand NJ
higher efforts than those of an insignifi
cantly mean, partisan character. Let u
respond to the duties of country and no
of party.