The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-11-20
JPPERI sANDusk4so.
THE Constitution as It Is'"

ETY. about the Constitution; with whicl
our Copperhead politicians have so lon(
afflicted us, is at last fully discloscd.--
The anxious nlirses and gossips have bro
the patient thorugh the crisis, and al
partiesare doing as well as could be cx
pected. We, of course, allude to the in
teresting ceremony which took place Al
the Clerks Office last Thursday, when the
poll books containing the soliiers' vote,
were opened, and the votes were no.
counted. fa9ls' t'e 1s.7e.t III
Our "gentlenianly and efficient clork''
See "Union" having called to his
aid several respectable men who would
Mt come. fually secured the assistance
ofJusiice DUNN, Of the "Union," and
Justice Murray. brother Of the present,
and very slightly prospective County
Treasurer; and instead Of making an alb
stract Of the vote, which was their only
legitimate business, the learned, patri
otto, and disinterested trio, gravely, and
driven by mere stress Of conscience, re-
solved themselves into Judicial Tribu-
nal. andtook charge Of the Constitution,
The Laws and the people.
The throes and contortons with which
they bore the weight of responsibility,
will never be described, and can never be
appreciated. 4's.asG'' '.1 sr..'''
But what is conscience given to men
for, if they can't use il? And when con-
science is enlightened by interest, and
both pull together no Butternut polite.
Ian can be expected to resist the pres
sure. -osi, s. sios bas g7sgrqsd &&@E
These learned Trbunes, set aside the
law, although it originated in "a Demo.
cratic movement, refused 70 our "broths-
in arms the right to cooperate in the cleo
ton ofcivil officers. and dsfranchised all
Of ouragallant soldiers in the held." ~
EH- Soc Address to the soldiers OF Ohio,
by the Democratic Central Committee.
As il is a great constitutional priuci-
pie, that "every man shall be Judge in
his own caso;" for the reason that he un,
derstands It better than stranger can
our readers must observe that this Court
was admirably constituted. "Curt.' -
is entitled by right Of Seniority, and from
having loved the people more, and al
better wages than any other of the tribe,
to represent the Berry family, in itself a
host OF Office seekers. Robert. the pro
found, .yulgarly called Dunn, imperson-
ates the "Unon." which derives it's ex-
istance and substance from the County
Printing. Robert may be trusted to do
his endeavor TO preserve the "Union."
The Treasurer not being judicial off
Ger, was represented by his brother. and
those who cavil at this substitution, should
regard the spirit, rather than the letter
Of the rale we have cited. .
Should any one inquire for the provis-
ion which clothes the Clerk with Judi
cial power, and sets him above the Gener-
al Assembly Of the State, they will find it
in that section Of the Constitution which
authorizes the Court, Crier to reverse the
decision Of the Judge. and permits the
Constable, who entertain scruplas re-
gsrding the constitutionality Of sheep
stealing. to turn loose the thief whom his
warrant directs him to arrest. All these,
things will be found in the Constitution,
By carefully reading il backwards.
But enough Of this. We fully acqui'
these Copperhead Conspirators Of au;'
knowledge Of the Constitution. The only
reason FOR their condnct is, the soldiers
vote didn't suit them, and they
threw it away. That is the plain Eng
lish Of it--its motive-its cause-its be-
ginning, and to all except themselves,
pretty near the end as0 l se.,, |
The scheme will fail Of its object, but
the sconssquences to the schemers will be
lasting as life itself. They have deliber-
ately arssunced to theworld that in their
politics, neither truth, honesty or the ap-
ps.rance !of. fair dealing is to be regard.
ed. They .srsapeing. iq Q small way, the
seesssionists Of the South, aud would
sosusr violate all law than submit to be
rulsd bya"Abolition:sts." They would
steal the offices tile pseple refuse to give