The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-10-04
For the Pioneer.
One of the Issues.


is very justly denominated ''the issue be-
tween the President and Congress-
That such an issue should have arisen is
no more astonishing than is the fact that
the President, after all his former dec1ara-
tions, has brought to his counsel every
traitor to the country in the South, and ev-
cry sympathizer with treason, in the North,
the nation from both North and South
save such as seek places of official posi-
ton.
The Southern Rebellion sought not only
to separate the people of the two sections.
by placing them under seperate and dis
dismemberment of the territory composing
the United States.
The inhabitants of this Union can re.
move, at will, to more congenial climes, if
tired Of this country. but in doing so it is
presumed they will leave the soil behind,
them. They may journey to Mexico, All
stralia or to Canada, and no power can pre-
vent it; but when American citizens at
tempt to take the States, or in other words
territory composing the States, purchased
by the Nations treasure, with them, an
other question then arises, which involves
be suffered except through conquered sub
mission!
The rebellious South could, as persons,
have departed quietly, and war would then
have been impossible. But "rule or ruin"
was their battle-cry. 1t was not to keep
the people in the country that induced the
President to call upon $4,000 men to fly to
arms! Not at all; but first to defend the
Nations Capitol, and then to repossess the
property Of the Union. to overthrow trea-
son and restore the unity Of the whole
country as it existed prior to the act of
secession, and to compel obedience to law.
The right of peaceable secession of any
State or States being denied by the Con-
stitution of our country, stood not in the
way of traitors and in the face of that de-
nial such acts were still passed. But know
ing that such acts meant revolution-re-
course to which every people on earth have
being liable to the disgrace and punism-
ment Justly merited by them if unsuccess-
tul-they at once proceeded to back them
up by organized armies, and at the same
time established the necessary departments
for civil government.
Thus fortified, they thought they were
beyond the power of harm from the au-
thorities of the United States, and out of
the "accursed Union" Their pirates deck
ed the ocean, their Bonds were in foreign
markets, they had an inland line extend
ing over 10000 miles well defended, with an
exterior or coast line of over 5000 miles in
length-an Empire within themselves =
They were beyond the reach of our laws,
a>bold defiant people, recognized as 'bel-
ligerants." What more did they want to
put them, and to keep them out of Union !?
Nothing, but success as Revolutionistsi
To destroy the power of that Revolu-
tionary people, and prevent the disintegra-
ton of the national territory was the
sworn duty of every officer OF the Gov
ernment, and involved the pride of every
loyal and true citizen Of the whole coun-
try.
Hence counter armies were called into
existence, sufficient in power to destroy
this mighty revolution or rebellion.
Did men-brave, intelligent men-rush
like mighty waves of the ocean, from all
parts of the free North, merely to defeat
traitors on the field of battle, and to de-
stroy their revolutionary plans so that, as
pardoned rebels, they might be restored to
positions equal, at least, to the true and
valorous conquerers?
No! they came at the call of their coun-
destroy the poacer Of those revolutionists,
| and to preserve, as one, our whole country,
and well did they do it. Until that rebel
lious people were defeated in battle, their
armies destroyed, and the arm of their
power broken, they stood as the 'Confeder-
ate States of AMERICA" while the whole De-
mocratic party of the North pronounced
them government defacto! a people who
would never yield until the last man was
destroyed! and that, they said, could not
be done.
But this rebellion aoas crushed; anC
what was gained? The National authori,
ty over that vast domain was gained, anC
the restoration of every foot of seeded
territory! The people, too, were conquer
ed, but not all retained on the soil, fo
some, aware of the enormity of their crime
fled to other lands. But those who did re
main were at the mercy of the conquerors
Here, then, we find again all the territory
which needs no reconstruction, under tn
control Of the National authority! Blu
not SO with the yeople-they were the of
fenders-they forfeited every rightas Am
erican citizens - they had waged wa
against the Government! Every man c
, them, who had voluntarily done SO, wa
f guilty of crime known as treason, an
3 punishable by DEATH! Justice demande
, the penalty, but mercy forbade it.
JOHN BROWN, for his misguided an
wicked raid on Harpers Ferry, was hung
but not man, in all the South, for at
tempting to destroy the Nations life, al
! though the murderers of million men i
their unsuccessful effort, has ever suffere
the penalty due his crime.
: Having thus forfeited all their rights s
i American citizens by the commission {
G the crime of treason, if not by havin
h constituted themselves, for the time bein
and very nearly for time indefnite-jo
eigners, some action, and by some powt
/ already in existence, was necessary to n
: move the disability and restore them
civil rights, and this brings us to the d