The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-08-30
PLAIN QUESTIONS ANDPLAIN
ANSWERS. FOR SOLDIERS
AND OTHERS s

AND OTHERS! ;
who inaugurated the bloody far through
which this country-has just passed?
The Democratic party.
Why did tliey precipitate this country
into a civil war:
Because. the people, i'm their wisdom, re-
fused to elect the candidate of that party
to the Presidency in 1860.
What did copperheads do when the 10y
al men of this country were struggling to
save the life of the nation !? s.r,
They retired to "their own door yards
and swore Justify that they would fight
it out on that 1ine,'' and that they would
not furnish another dollar nor another
man" for the suhjugation of their breth-
ren Of the South. go - 80.
What did they call the men who We're
| fighting the battles of their country? :
! Lincoln hireIings. Lincoln pups, Abo-
lition thieves and murderers,. /
What did they say and do when loyal
arms suffered defeat at the hands of trail
| tors.
They chucklcd muehly and held forth
| thusly: ''Oh. we told you that you could
never whip South; they can't be whip
| ped; better make peace on. any terms and
save this useless shedding of blood r.
What are they doing now? ,v-.s
They are asking these same s'boys in
blue to assist them in placing this gov
ernment in the hands of unwasled trail
tors In order that northern copperheads
may again he permitted to feed at the
public crib.
Who armed themselves, and swore they
would resist to the death any attempt to
enforce the draft? .s
The copperheads of the North.
What did these brave copperheads do
when the draft wheel began to revolve?
They dropped their revolvers and bowie
knives. went down for their green backs
and cried out, whats our quota-how
much do you want 2? Name it-anything
to. save us from the very disagreeable odor
of burnt powder" tis.g# ltls7s;
What kind of letters did these brave
knights of the Golden Circle write tot their
friends in the, army? ,y .s5 y ..a;
They advised the boys to get out of the
army as soon as possible-that it was an
abolition war. that the. Sonth was only
fighting for its rights. and that tire Feder-
al Government was guilty of tyranny in
attempting to ,coerce her. They intimat-
ed to them that if they would desert and
come home the Knights would protect them
from arrest by 'Lineoln's hirelings.'
What was the result of this, Copperhead
teaching? -.;...s
Why many poor boys acted upon their
suggestion, deserted their posts. were ar.
rested and punished for their crime, some
by imprisonment, while others sufferS@the
extreme penalty of the law, which is death.
Who told the people during the war
that greenbacks would not be worth twen-
ty-fye cents a blshel in 1865. .a.
These same copperheads did So. for the
purpose ofweakening the faith of the peo-
pie and crippling the government in
its efforts to resist the onslaughts of the
hosts of treason. t.s,.s ~, ,sjg. :. y
Who declared that the war was failure.
and demanded cessation of hostilities !?
The copperheads when in convention
assembled at, Chicago in 1864. .g4s rss
Who threw out the soldiers vote in this
county and thus defeated the officers
whom the soldiers elected? a. ,,-;.f-F
The copperheads,wh e,now cringing
at the feet of these same soldiers begging
their votes. ..,,-..y.s.3.., oe.s.,.,ayx .s
Who murdered Abraham LINCOLN, the
Union Soldiers. President 49, i. 8. -
An unadulterated Copperhcad. r....s'.
Who rejoiced when Lincoln was murder
ed. ... .-.-.r
The Copperhead party. .ag &. .zsie
Who mourned and how1ed when the as
sassin and his accomplices died? - afa
The same copperhead party !? - 5s,st.s3f
Who and whatsis this copperllead party 2?
1t is the northern wing of the+party that
attempted to destroy this government, and
having failed, are now endeavoring to ac-
complish with the ballot what they could.
not do with the bullet.and who now threat
en- us with another war should the loyal
people of this country thwart them i'll their
designs. 4- ,.s..,., sss.....-.sr. .res-.
We have given only one page of the
black and damning record of this party--it
will be continued. -4e rs =4q,f.s...... ..