The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-02-27
UPPER sANDUskY. 0.
Friday Morning---Feb. ~, 1868
Democratic Ingenuity.

Il
and you still cry reason
Such is the remark now frequently
heard upon the street. proceeding from
the mouths Of the "Peace Democracy"
and such is the course tley are now per-
suing to satisfy their illiterate brethern
that they wish to be considered loyal.
Tie resolution refe,ed to above, may
be, found in tho Chicago Republican
Platform, and condemns the lawless in
vasion Of any State, by citizcas, or armed
bodies Of men from other States. This
resolution soqs passed by the Republican,
Nation1l Convention, soon after the raid
of John Brown into Virginia, and was
done to assure the citizens of Southern
States that such raids were not approved
by the great Republican Party OF the
North and West. But lest this resolution
might have some effect in allaying the
heated passions Of our slayeholding pop
ulation, every northern Locofoco Press
was made the trumpet-toned instrument to
declare that such was not the object OF
tlsas4,esolution, but that it was only in
temied to deceive, whilst the leaders were
engaged in consummating their deeply
laid abolition plans, and that the John
Brown raid was tho direct result OF abo
liticn teachings
There was degree Of propriety exist
ing that demended something like this,
and of honor shown in the declarations
contained in those resolutions, which full
" met the demands Of the times, upon
the great party anuunciating those prln-
ciples. That was time Of peace, and all
ielt astounded on the receipt Of the news
from Harpers' Ferry! Hence the ueces-
sty Of the resolution at that time.
But, in considering the remark at the
head of this article, we must not forget
that there now exists in our village what
is called a "National Democratic Club,
and that il was there, and at their last
meeting. that tho resolution referred to,
was passed. In this Club-room they
make very strange Union Speeches-such
Ms rsThis has become an abolition War,
and, therefore, am in favor OF tbe Dem
ocrats coming home, and letting the mig
gers and abolaionists fight it out = and,
ayain--"When this war first broke out,
the President declared it TO be waged for
the restoration of the Union, but when he
got a million of men into the field, he at
once made it crusade against slavery,
by issuing an unconstitutional proclama-
tion, declaring free, millions OF slaves,
and has therefore committed a fraud up
ON the soldiers, to which they should not
be compelled to submis." Much more OF
the same tenor could be here introduced,
but it would not be necessary for the OBJ
iect held in view in this article.
Now. the subject matter OF said reso-
lu,ions, means something or nothing. 1t
noy, and it may not contain what const'
tutes treason. The resolution Of itself is
right, but what was the object had in
view by those presenting it The same
men who presented il have boldly declar-
e this 10 be an "abolition war;" and that
il was "not the intention Of the Admin.
-istration to save the Union, but to free the
niqgers"- "--"that Lincoln is a tyrant and
iusufper-that he pays no regard to the
Constitution, &c.--that no military ne
cessity existed to free the negroes, and
that the Proclamation. is unconstitu-
tionih. e44 @s
Now, what do these declarations so 70
proyei? Substantially this. if anything,
VIZ: That there exists no just canse for
war; Chat the Proclamation TO free slaves,
notwithstanding the rebellion, is uncon.
stitutioual; that the war is now prosecuted
to enforce that unconstitutional PROCLAIM
alton, aud, therefore. it clearly follows, in
the course Of such argument, that the ad'
vance Of our army into any OF the rebel
elious States. and to which the proclama
tion applies. is ''lawful INVASION o
those States, and, therefore, said resolu
ton now comes in full play for the
q ,'Peacs Democracy Of Wyandot Coun
aty.
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