The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-09-27
G. Il. Valiandighani.

OF America. OF course, the advent Of so distin.
guished lumiuary in the galaxy of martyred
Sons of Liberty" was an occasion to be mark.
ed with white stone, and the huzza and fut-
ter consequent upon the arrival of the cars with
the precious freight were Sbme. Immediate
application was made to the owners Of Beerys'
Concert Hall, who politely. we presume after
safely handling the fee usual on like occasions,
rendered the use of their Hall, cantankerous
Abs though they be, to be converted into a
temple from which The oracle could drop his
words of wisdom into the listening ears Of the
faithful fold.
AT the appointed hour the prosecuted divinity,
surrounded by a few ministering spirits, oped
wide its mouth and poured forth flood Of
what no doubt the worshipers took for eloquent
and inspired wisdom, and which we, who do
not read ott Of the same gospel, sadly feared
might proselyte some of the many eirng Union
heathen who had with reprehensible temer.
ity placed themselves within the circle of the
charmed voice which could, in the twinkling
of an eye or the snap Of q finger, according to
its own version of the story, convert the stern
and dogmatic Rosecrans into model host, Law.
ish of his strong waters and palatable edibles,
unknown to the boys in blue, whilst greedily
and silently sucking in the stream of undiluted
patriotism and conviction that flowed from the
indignant and outspokeh exile We fear the
rebuked general more keenly felt this rebuff
than he did Bragg's check at Chidkamauga,
as he significantly limited the recusant had his
free permission to pass onward in search of more
consenial associates with whom to hob noh.
Whilst the orator was under full headway de-
scantihg at large Upon his favorte theme of the
virtues and prosecutions of c. L. ", an indi-
vidual, said to be returned soldier, we are
sorry to say, SO far forgot what was due to HIM
self and the company he was in as to interrupt
the speaker--this was breach of good man.
ners and free speech which we hope never to
have repeated in crowded hall of American
citizens peaceably assembled. 1t was, however,
rather an aid, than drawback to the orator.
who got OFF an additional virtue or two, which
otherwise might have been lost.
After distinctly photographing the lovable
qualities of the inevitable L. c. v on the ad.
mring minds of his audience, he proceeded to
harrow their feelings with vivid contrast be.
tween the glorous days of the past, when Tom
Benton's mint.drops were found residentin every
pocket, save the poor mans, whom he Clement
L. 80 much loveth, and these unworthy days Of
fimsy green-backs, when the farmer and me.
chanic are literally ground to -four between the
upper and neither milstones Of the nigger and
untaxed bonds. so shfully incurred in merely
the glorious inheritance left us by
our fathers and for which he informed us, we
thought rather inconsistently, he too would ex
pend his last breath This part of his subject
was aptly illustrated by the production of
plump, round three-dollar gold piece, on which
the eyes ofthe audience gloated with covetous
look, and which we fairly acknowledge our
fingers itched to clutch, probably a relic of the
dime me-con,ribrt:on which reached him as o.
souvenir from his hndying friends whilst he
In contrast with this ehticing piece of tnechan-
ism he shook in sight Of his disgusted hearers
most suspicious looking postal rag.dime, which
we will venture to say has purchased in its day
more tangle-foot than its more pretentious con.
trast wotld have purchased in the hour of its
palntiest premium triumph. We confess to be-
ing lost in the maze of the gentleman's lucid
exposition Of our utter financial ruin, bit most
keenly felt the hardship of the hundred -thous-
and dollar farmer and trader having tn pay
their teishbor capitalist tax of s or 7 per cent
IN his bonds, out Of tie frorn so to 100 per cent
they realize from him and other neighbors on
their predictions; we wished ourselves in DO.
'ition to be little in the way of such imposi.
ion. The orator refused to dwell on the un.
Iavory dark-y, intimating that the audience
could scent for themselves the evils that were
along in Sambo's train.
Having cleverly waded through the weightier
matters, the unconquerable grew facetious, and
warned the Republican wing of his audience
hat they must be on their good behaviour nov,
rs the tables were turned, he being loyal, with
the President and army at his beck, and they
he disloyal, liable to all the pains and penal.
lies from which he had suffered, and il they
ooked awry at him, he would call in the aid
If Military CONS and habeas corpuses and favor
hem with turn or two of the screws, thus as.
how the goose's sauce would sit on
he ganders stomach. We are forced to admit
hat, though attentive listeners, we were not
,reatly enlightened as to the means we ought
o have taken to appease the wrath Of the hot
lesded sons Of the South and prevent their
iring on the emblem of our nationality, save
" interposing the invulnerable Democratic
,arty-nor did he deign to clearly point out
o our comprehension Che means Of getting rid
{ cur load Of dsbta Cuffee, save by the appi.
aticn Of the universal panaces for all our po.
itical ills, the Democratic party. After all, we
re forced to the conclusion that Clement L. is
lot nearly 50 dangerous eonspirator as we had
hoaght him, as no man of ordinary Judgment
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