The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-08-29
For the Pioneer.
Democracy versus the National
Debt.
NUMBER 3.

subject, seems TO be TO endeayOf to
determine the policy OF the Democ-
racy in regard to the payment, or
find disposition of this debt.
Judging from the very diverse
and often obscure statements of diff
erent organs and leaders of that
party upon the subject, it would be
strange if this should prove other
wise than difficult, if not quite an
impracticable task, from other than
circumstantial evidence.
In regard to this, as with all other
er national difficulties, this party
seems ever disposed to be content
with fault finding and grumbling -
with persistently inveighing against
the evils, without ever attempting
to prescribe any we'll defined remedy
upon the one hand, while constant
| ly and vigorously 0orkiay against
every measure instituted for their
care, and for every measure calcu-
lated to increase them. on the other
We can comprehend nothing else
from this course of conduct now SO
long continued than a.persistent de-
sire to utterly destroy the confidence
| of our people, as we'll in each other,
as in their government, and thus to
| bring about a reign Of anarchy,
| wherein these croaking cormorants
| may hope to enjoy some few fat
crumbs from the dead and decayine
carcass Of the commonwealth, from
which, while living and with its in
tegrity preserved, they feel they
have no just expectation, in the way
of preferment.
1t must be patent to every think.
ing man, that there are but two cour-
ses to pursue in regard to this debt
and these are, that we must either
pay it according to contract, lik1
| honest men, Or we must repudiatt
4 it like villainous rascals.
! If any party, or any men from an,
party, have practical scheme fo1
| the honest payment of this deb
that will be less burdensome to tn
people than the one now in opera
/ ton, surely none will be more glad t.
accept and put it in Immediate prac
tice than the Union par ~; none cal
| have m re interest in dong So a
they certainly bear at least heir fu.
share Of the burden of taxation, ant
no more disposed to squander thel
substance than others.
But so long as ne such scheme il
| proposed by the Democracy,-so
long as they make no attempt to con
struct plank in their platform ever
| directed to this end, what is the oh
i ject , of this constant invectiv,
against this debt, and what mus
its result be, if it produces any re
suit at all?
Is it not self evident to every hon
est man that the only object thes
instintHating croakers can have i
view. is to gradually prepare th
people for what these same croakei
: constantly assure us they are oppos
t el to , viz : re )ud att IN? And is
f not equally clear that the only re
e suit OF their course, must he to az
complish this object in whole or
part upon the one hand, or to indie
v libly brand it's authors as knayes /,
d fools upon the other?
eI 1t is unnecessary. and indee
would bebut supererogation to quo1
particular passages for illustratio
y since from the Enquirer clear do W
: to the very bottom e. e. the Dem,
It cratic Union J it is impossible tota}
# up an organ of Democracy, witho
finding its columns loaded with q
- manner of invective, falsehood, ar
'f every vile invention to indirect
I'd lead people to disregard our natio
ID al obligation. just SO in regard
the speeches of the oracles of til
party; Pendleton, Thurman, V;
IS landigllam and Pugh-BaIl, Boune
. Tip and Penny-wherever they CT
in get "Nigger Equality out of the
10 lying throats for moment, this i
vective and falshood-this howl
regard to the national debt, with t
b. variations is lugged in with the .sar
le end and object.
. OF course for the time being, tlr
!, try to conceal the horns and the cl
ven foot; oh yes! They tell as th
u are not in favor of reputation a.
in tnat this debt must all be paid, B
,g who ever heard of inducing me
q whether as individuals, com4nuniti
i, or nations, to perform their oblis
= tions, by constantly teaching the
Us these obligations were wrongful
or imposed-without value received
m wholly unjust. and that those
nd whom the same were payable. VT
: robbers, grown fat off of their hs'
earned substance. These men ha
all not too much honesty but OF
too much discretion, to opel