The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-05-08

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strengthen the bonds Of oppression. wha
hare We but to hope from them in the fu
turs. Blu. il they do not thus consids
ths. institution, and still psFsis. in dsfsn
ing IL. when coupled ss it is With Treason
and rebsllion; sid baing their most pow
erful bulwark, then are they leading livs'
Of impostors. and are as wicked as they
are treaehorous. and should be despised
by al who love odr country and her free
institutions. One thing marks the whole
course of this rebellion, and that is, that
those who consider slavery rght--who
justify its existsnce, necessarily desire its
extension, and are not slow to lake sides
with Southern traitors in its protection
and defenssI even to the extent OF imper.
ling the e1istanos ot the Union. Their
motto seems to be ''slavsry first-without
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How soulless must be the man, who,
under circumstances like these, will i'm
peril the existance Of his whole country,
with oil her moral, civil, religious and
political institutions. and forgetting his
manhood. even, grasp at the bonds Of
human oppression. and make them his
magna charsa In lille. No wonder such
men are down Do the Church, the minis.
tersi the Sabbath Schools, and all things
else Of q moral ehatacter connected with
them. 5 s'l7 gas ' '''a'Ft.
No wonder that they. after having
slept the sleep Of neutrality, for
eighteen months; "Trip Van Winkle like, "
should become aroused on the return of
discharged Captain" and proclaim
that eve look upon Captain T---r, as
having returned honorobls." And why
should they not, for unless they can es'
tabfsh that fact, they we'll know that
their disgrace Is no less than his? Why
did not history record that BeHedict Ar
mold left our army hohorsbly? All the
women Of England--sisters OF Andre,
spurned him-wouid not see him, but
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now men (?) of America, applaud as
honorable, the man, who, to accomplish
patty ends, speaks with derision, through
the press Of our country, of"Commander
in chief" and who declares that this re;
bellion cannot be put down by arms.
Benedict Arnold only sought to sur
render part Of our army. while this man,
WIN has returned honorably," not only
justified. but promulgated the dissatisfac-
tlon existing in the army on account OF
an order Of his "Commander in chief,"
but also proposed that if traitors could
not be brought into the fold id any other
way again, then he was willing that six
Of the loyal States must go out if they
kept traitors from coming in.
Arnold would sell the army to old Eng
land, while the Captain would make a
clean thing Of it, and sell men, mountains
money, hills and all, at one sweep. Ar,
mold failed and fed; and t.e curses Of the
loyal have ever followed him, and the
word Benedict" is still detested. The
Captain also failed. and his commander
sent HIM home, where the voice Of But
sernass proclaim his acts honorable. -
Such are men, sometimes. v Y q |
But there IL another and more hopeful
picture To be drawn Of our national future
iii are not Benedict Arnolds nor JEFF Da-
vis'sl A million Of as true and noble
hearts as ever bea. in any counirys cadse
IS ever graced the theatre Of war-still
,old the sword, and shout responsive: to
he demands bf country, OF hohe, of free
lom and constitutional Liberty! Millions
more encourage them BY holding fast to
he faith which was born in them wien
he first iron hail fell on the walls Of Old
sumpter. True to the legacy bequeea'hhed
" our fathers and determined TO shield
! from destruction, by enemies at home
r abroad, like the rock amid the ocean
vave they stand firm. 7s ,sma sse seioyt,
This mighty host is to civil liberty, as
he shining Of the Sun is to the world.ao
The husbandmsn is cheered by its
varn.th Of the shining Of the one. while
be losers Of freedom arc chesred the
,orld ovsr) BY the dauntlsss courage. pa
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