The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-01-17

ana every seAacuoil tiiat may Ue ietuicH
OF them.
As their agents, then, for the time be
ing, We should exert our best energies to
the gallant and liberal support of the Of
ficers OF the National Government III their
efforts to restore that Government to its
former grandeur, and to protect and MAIN
tain a most benefcent Union and Consti-
tuition against all foes, whether domestic
or foreign.
l am most happy to be able to express
the opiulon that the helm Of State Of our
I National Government is in honest, pure
and patriotic hauds that President Lin
coin seeks, and is determined to conduct
/ the war with an eye single TO the speedy
/ restoration of tie Government to its for
mer harmony and visor, withstandmg
The influence this may have upon the do
mestic institutions OF any of the States.
In this glorious work the people of O.
| bio have most nobly done their duty thus
far; laying aside all party prejudices and
parlalites, they have more than met the
calls made upon them Tor men and money.
and not content with this, they are will
ing and eager to meet any further de.
mands that may be made upon their
means and patriotism. Let us look to it.,
| then, that III our action, we 90 not disap
point the expectation they entertained,
when laying aside all considerations, save
a determined, vigorous and liberal sup~
port of the National Government, they
committed to our hands the vast -respon
sibility now resting upon us.
Ohio must, in AL time to come, be able
to claim for herself her just share of the
burden and glory of putting down this
rebellion. In my opinion, this object can
be accomplished only bp bringing to CON
dign punishment the leaders OF The re-
bellion, and satisfying their misguided
followers, by firm and generous policy,
that we seek not the destruction OF any
of their domestic institutions, but only
the maintenance and Enforcement Of The
Constitution and laws Of the naJion-a
Constitution which their fathers, with
ours, handed down to us, with the solemn
injunction that we together, should torey-
| forever defend and maintain the same
These mercenary and wicked leaders,
governed by unhallowed ambition for
place and power, being securely disposed
of, their drluded followers may be expec
ted to return again to their loyalty. Surely
with such purpose only in view, with
unstinled means in men and money, man
aged by brave, gallant and accomplished
officers, like those at the head of our ar
mics, the struggle can neither be long or
doubtful
70 insure an early triumph of our arms,
we should not, either in word or manner,
withhold our confidence from those in
whose hands the command of our forces
is placed. II is cruel to impugn the mo-
tives and acts of those who are laborine
with zeal and integrity to preserve and
protect our best interests !; the man who
will do this, without cause, should be
voided by all good men.
/ Fortunately, we have nothing to dis
tract or divide our attention aud energies
from Il vigorous prosecution of the war
at peace with all foreign powers, without
questions of moment to settle with any
we may hopesto maintain kind and amic-
able relations with all.
The magnanimitY, coolness and diplo
matte skill Of the President and his advi-
sers, revinced in the settlement of the del
icate questions growing out of the seizure
of Mason and Slidell, afford sufficient
guaranty that our honor and interests, SO
far as they are involved in our intercourse
with foreign nations, are in safe hands.
In view Of the importance to the well
fare and happiness Of the people of both
governments. that friendly feelings should
exist between them, it is to be regretted
! = hat Great Britain should have demanded
the surrender of these men but, the de
mand having been made, our government
could not maintain its proud character for
consistency, without yielding to the de
nland for, in the language ot Mr.. Secre-
tary Seward, ''we are asked to do to the
British nation just what we have always
insistrd all nations ought to do to us"
Fortunately for us, as people and ma:
ton, the occasion gives us an opportunity
of demonstrating to the world our fitness
for self government, The arrest and i'm
piisonment of these arch traitors filed
the hearts of all loyal men with unbound
ed JOY and satisfaction, and all hoped they
would receive the punishment they SO
richly deserved but, no sooner was ii
known that their detention was in viola
ton of the forms of international lava
law that our fathers aided in establishing
than, with one accord and without muir
mur, the people acquiesced in their release:
Liyher evidence OF the fitness Of our pop
lar government for permanency could
not be given.
The yonng men of Ohio will have the
honor of furnishing from their number,
the soldiers necessary to protect the fail
fame of our State. From the alacrity with
WHICH they have already volunteered theil
services, it would seem that this branch
of our duty is i'll safe hands.
To the older portion Of our citizens we
must look, mainly, for the 'sinews of war
and, if assessments shall be justly appor
toned among them, all should take de
light in contributing their quota. Lool
well to it, then, that our system Of taxa
ton be just and equal, 50 that each citi
zen shall pay no more nor any less thar
his just proportion. The burdens of gov
ernment, as well as its blessings, shoull
be shared by all alike.
The national government has been obi
ged to call upon The loyal States for pc