The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1864-01-22

er lands may contemplate with pride anG
hopafuluess.
As We have not provoked this war, bul
sought rather to avoid b we are not re.
sponsfble foriis consequences to its pro.
jector aud their followers. sr, ....--
If the people oflhe Southern States feel
its burthens and devastating influences,
it 10 hscsuse they have invited them-il
sorrow and suffering and misery have
been brought to their hearthstohes, it is
because they would not be content with
peace and posperity--if oppression and
tyranny are the features Of the power
they have invoked to rule them, ii is be-
cause they suffered themselves to be Sc
duced from the Government that had so
lond protected and blessed them--if they
are stepped in debt, impoverished and ru-
ined, it is because they have preferred
these to condition ofaf1iuence and plen-
ty--if fatheirc agriculture is smitten and
their commerce is destroyed, it is because
they have assailed the interest that has
fostered the one, and attempted to strike
down the flag that has protected the 9TH
or; if their institution Of human slavery
is now dying in their midst, it is because
they have smitten it with their own hands
because they made it an element of re-
bsllion, because they sought to change its
character from a domestic institution,un.
der the protection Of the constitution and
laws Of the gigantic form of political
power that should rule and desolate the
land. The fruits are Of the tree they
have planted and the hand that reared
it can alone be censured for their bitter
ness.n Time, repentance and loyalty,will,
in most instances, relieve them from the
consequences Of their folly and crime.
Peace, prosperity and plenty may come
again; but they cannot expect the ma
tion to restore all they have destroyed.
they cannot reasonably ask that we should
restore to life and vitality again the sc-
tive agent Of this rebellion. They can
not claim for the institution ofSlavery any
further privilege or immunity than the
people Of the Norther States may see
proper to extend to it.
As we approach the end Of this con-
test it is natural that portion Of our peo-
pie should display some anxietyto antici-
pate it, with plans and propositions that
upon superficial examination, may pro-
mise to hasten its adjustment.
We want pesce-the North as well as
the South-but we have not passed the
terrible ordeal Of the last three years, to
make or accept peace upon any other
than honorable terms. or without the
promise ofpermahent adjustment and en-
durance.
We cannot negotiate with rebels in
arms, or admit Of anything from them
but unconditional surrender and submis-
sion. Much we can pardon to the mas
ses Of the people, but the leaders must
reap Of the harvest they have sown.--
The past has its punishments that may
be mitigated or forgiven but the future
must have full and ample security.
III simple folly to talk Of suppressing
this rebellion and restoring the unity OF
the country without first Subjugating the
miIitsry power Of the Confederacy, or re-
lieving the people of the seeding States
from its controlling influence, and, in
many cases, oppression. 1t does not fol-
low that the destruction Of the military
power Of the South is the subjugation Of
the people. In many cases it will prove
their enfranchisement. There is loyal
sentiment and population in nearly, if no,
quite all the Southern States. Where
too strong, or too open in its manifesto.
tions, the military power has essayed by
every possible means, to keep it in sub,
lection. Men holding and expressing
loyal sentiments. have been fined, impri
soned, hunted into the forests and noun
tains, and many Of them suffered death
while their families have been inlpover
ishsd and ruined. Political leaders-de
signing men. who had secretly plottet
the overthrow Of our government-led ,
fsw--but actually forced majority o
the Southern States into secession and re
bellisn--and the military power nov
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