The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-07-25

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Again, I said / would advocate
giving vote to four classes of col
ored men: .. 49,.
First-I would give it to all who
had borne arms in putting down this
accursed rebellion.
Second-To all who could read
and write.
Third-To all who had the thrift
and energy to accumulate sufficient
to take care of himself and friends.
Fourth and last to the balance.
Those are my sentiments day.
AS to tlisfranchising white men, not
one is disfranchised by the amend
ment but bona tide, absolute, volun-
tarily deserters, who fed before the
war ended. Our opponents, on whom
the cutoff falls, will charge that it
disfranchises all loyal boys who hap
pened not to be with their commands
and were marked on the rolls, Sab
sent without leave; but when the
amendment is adopted they will
change front like Johnsons on the
powers of Sheridan, and go on the
other extreme. johnson asks,
where under the sun does Sheridan
get authority for removing civil of
ficers? Sheridan answsrs, in your
veto message, Mr.. johnson.
A word or two about our oppo-
nents who are floating off to sea on
those planks in the old platforms
which have decayed or been knock
ed out by rebel shells. Those per-
sons who can't understand how a
new platform can be made with the
old like oak war plank in the center,
surrounded by new planl1s from the
tree of liberty, all fastened with the
bolts Of progress. 1t is said that
some of those Johnny rebs who 50
desire the success of "our friend
Judge Thurman" when in Camp
Chase, were asked: ;:
Union-"What are you Johnnies
fighting for ?''
Reb.(pompously) "For our
rights
Union-"But what rights ?"
Reb-Our Southern rights"
Union-Yes, but what Southern
rights?
Reb-Our rights in the territor-
les.
Union-Well, but, what rights in
the-shaw no matter, you don't un-
derstand me, I'll ask you a question
Won do understand. 'Did you know
Jesus Christ was dead ?''
Reb-"Hell! no, what regiment
did he belong to-"
You see they make some progress.
That old plank 1867 years old they
have passed by.
When the Chaplain asked if they
had the gospel in camp, one scratch
ing his head said, no, thank God,
they hadn't but eh -has..l ie LN;a
broke out pretty bad mp in Camp
Douglass
No party can rise and flourish
without intelligence and loyalty
AS to the latter, the Marion County
Democrat, which supports Thurman,
says of the Andersonville prisoners !:
1.-The South served them right for
not staying at home and minding
their own business"
l saw many thousands Of those
Andersonville prisoners as they
came reeling and staggering into
Wilmington, and can better Judge
than any man can tell, how Thur
mans friends would have a man
served for being loyal. Vividly, the
picture looms up before me, and Wv
id will il remain while memory lasts.
[ observed them as they came in, of
ten with but the futtering remnant
of a single garment on, barefoot,
scurvy, uncombed, covered with
vermin, with open druling mouth
and eyes, fixed in vacant idiotic
stare, men whom the surgeons had
pronounced sound of mind and
body! Oh, my conntrymen I can
see the picture, but cannot show it to
you! Will you, Oh, tell me, will
you make Governor Of their MUIR
derers' friend. Never! No, Never!