The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-04-17

No. Mr.. Speaker, you cannot preserve
or restore peace by yielding to men who
are fighting to tear down this great tenn
pie Of liberty. The spirit that animates


are fighting to tear down this great tenn,
pie of liberty. The spirit that anmates
such conduct cannot be appessed There
can be no peace but in their submission
The gentlemen from Ohio Mr. yallaa
dlghan this morning talked of q dividing
line between he ,wo Sections, and under,
took 10 speak for The great Northwest, as
to the course she wdhld pursue. Fhe
gentleman could see in the East dyi.
ding line between the North and South
IN the Potomac, or the Susquehanna; but
for the West he saw no such line of de-
markation, no line Of separation between
the head waters of the Mississippi and
The Gulf. What was passing, pray, III
the genteman's brain? Why can he
discover natural boundary between the
Middle States and the South and North
west; and no liLe of boundary between
the Sonth and Northwest.
Mr.. VALIANDIGHAM. Let me say
to the gentleman from Pennsylvania, that
l advocated no such line. On the con-
trary. l sought expressly to show that 1t
could not be established.
Mr.. WRIGHT. will tell the gentle
man precisely what inference could, in
my judgment, only be legitimately drawn
from what he did say.
Mr.. vALLANDIGHAM. l cannot
answer for the genteman's inference. /
expressly argued against any such line;
and l beg, if the gentleman refers to what
l said, he will not misrepresent me.
Mr. WRIGHT. l have a right to
draw my own inlerences and it may be
that the gentleman cannot show that they
are very far wrong after all. AT all events
the gsntlman did say that it was impossi-
Bile tu mark out any boundary that shall
sever the Mississippi River in its course
to the Gulf. Now, whether it be the des
tiny Of the great Northwest to unite It's
destinies with the States Of the lower
Mississippi. time alone will determine.-
l should not BE- surprised il there are not
men residing in the Northwest whose
opinions are in sympathy with those of
the South engaged in this rebellion. But
in the gentleman's plan for the joining Of
the Northwest with the Southren States
in rebellion, he leaves New England New
York, and Pennsylvania out.
Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM. No, Il
want them all together.
Mr. WRIGHT. Well, can tell the
gentleman he will not get PennsslSanla
into any such scheme as that,
Mr., VALLANBIGHAM Iaubpose
be goes for reunion; does he not?,
Mr.. W RIGHT l go upon the pflu-
riples of the restoration OF all The mater
als that formed this Union, without leay
ing out one State or one Territory
Mr., VALLANDEGHAM. l ask the
gentleman to permit me to say in spite
of repeated corrections the gentleman ba-
'es his argument, all the way through up
IN the assumption ofa position on my
part against the whole tenor ofmy speech
| ain for the reunion of all these states,
md hundred more that may be carved
tut Of the limits of this Union.
beg the gentlemrn not again to mis-
'epresenl me upon that point.
Mr.. WRIGHT. I have no disposition
o misrepresent the gentlmsn from Ohio,
Mr.. Speaker, my policy, as said mo-
nent ago, while l was Interrupted, is the
estoration of the States and Territories,
organised aud unorganised, that once
we're united under our national flag. !
esre to see all one people. one Govern
nent, one Union, with one destiny and
ne liberty pervading the whole. That
J the kind OF reconstruction | want. /
esire to see no peace on any other terms. &
want no armistice. Let me suppose S
ase. Suppose there is such peace de- q
Jared as the gentleman from Ohio would c
*, or such peace as those, who two |
ears ago, were supporting Breckenridge {
n the Presidency e
Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM. The gen.
emaI surely does not mean to indicate +
'at l supported Breckenridge t