The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-11-07
An Elephant Unclaimed.

An elephant, under certain con
ditions, is valuable animal; q men
agerie is Incomplete without one
But an elephant around 'loose," is
neither ornamental nor useful "oE
the contrary thereof he breaks
things; he may not smash his
own trunk but he smashes bag
gage generally, and what he steps
on he anEihilates.
So long as the Democrats could
keep Vallandigham under the can
vass, exhibit him as feature in the
Copperhead show, to take his turn
in the ring along with the pony and
the monkey, he was an essential
and available part i'll the political
menagerie as the elepaant-the big
gest beast in the show. But the ele-
phant cannot be Gagged, and hence
when the campaign was over he
struck out upon his own hook and
now is roaming the field on his own
account.
That Vallandigham is the pet OF
the Democratic masses none, save q
knave or fool, will deny. From
the day he assumed the lead Of the
peace Democracy no man, with the
rank and file Of that party, could
produce such a shower of hats and
cotton nose -wipers as he; the wave
of these Japanese juggler's fan new
er started so many paper butterflies.
The entrance Of Vallandigham to
State Convention-particularly
since his conviction for treason
has been the signal for instantan-
taneous rising, the utterance of his
name invariably opening the throats
of the unterrifed,'' and no Demo
cratic favorite so makes the welkin
ring with huzzas as as does the mar
tyr Of Democracy who watched
across the border
So, too, among the Democratic
masses in their political gatherings,
the name of Vallandlgna% stirs the
enthusiasm to the very dregs, and
men and women tear their clothes
in their mad anxiety to but touch
the hem ofVallandlgham's garment
that they may receive the JUNCTION
Of copperhead bliss.
Vallandigham, before the election
proclaimed himself the candidate fol
Senator Wade's place the election
was fought, partly, on that issue ane
without the furor that Vallandighan
ouly can create in Democratic ranks
the result might have been different
The leaders were very glad to hav
Vallandigham's yalurble aid durin:
the canvass, AMI the. masses of tha
party will not permit him, now vic
tory has been won, to be discarded
as used up man.
And here comes the fight. o.
one side the copperhead rank an
file who love Vallandighem, and fol
low him as their political god; o.
the other the wire workers and part
leaders who study policy, and VIII
seek their own interests. The ad
vantage in Senatorial contest be
fore the Legislature is with the lea
ders, for the masses cannot reac
the Capitol. On the other hand
majority Of the members Of the Sci
ate and House 60 to Columbus d
rectly, or indirectly, pledged to the
constitution to support Vallandis
ham, and it only remains to pc see
whether these pledges can be owe
come by the manipulations Of pol
ticians, or whether the newly electe
Legislators have the stamina an
the honesty to carry out what the
know to be the wishes of those VIII
, sent them to Columbus.
AS it is, the elephant is loose ian
/. if Vallandigham shall be sent to tt
! Federal Senate, the victory of IL
Republicans in Ohio next fall is
foregone conclusion, and if he shs
be defeated, the rank and file of tt
r Copperhead faith will Danish the
nnfaithful representative to utt
e political darkness. Cleveland He
aid