The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-09-05

ern rebels impose this as condi-
ton upon their Northern allies, but
It would be cheerfully accepted as
consonant with their syinpathies,
and consistent with their course
The Democracy Of Ohio are in full
accord with the Democracy in Ken
lucky, and the news of the late Ken
lucky election was received "glad
tidings of great joy" as a"rich NOR
sci of victory" and rejoiced over in
q gushing adjectives and flaming
headlines by every Democratic ora
tor and newspaper in the State.
In that election, except in few
localities, rebel soldiers and sympa-s
thizers were chosen to every impor-
tant office, and the fact that a candi-
date had been i'm the Union army, or
sympathized with the Union cause,
wasa sure -harbinger Of defeat. The
Democratic candidates were public
ly supported upon the ground that
they had served in the rebel army or
sustained the rebel cause. And not
only do the Democracy Of Kentucky
exclude the Udion soldier from Of
fee, but they exclude him from So
ciety; prescribe him in his business,
infict on him thousand aunoyan.
ces, and many of them proclaim that
he shall leave the State, that they
will make it too hot to hold him -
And as the Democracy of Kentucky
treat the Union soldier, SO will the
Democracy Of Ohio, should they get
the power. 1t is the war cry ofthat
party, that it is not sectional, that
it is everywhere the. same. AS
it is in Kentucky, so in Ohio.
1t is true that there are some men
in Ohio who were good soldiers dur
ing the war, who are now acting with
that party. But their position is
one ofhumiliation to themselve land
commisseration aud sorrow with
their friends. In the Democratic
party they are tolerated only; not
loved or forgiven When put for
ward for office, they are not stand
ard bearers, but "decoy ducks" to
allure faithful soldiers into rebel
camps; and when they can not long
er be proftably used, will be cast
aside as dishonorable things; fol
the fact of having borne arms
against the rebellion is the mortal
sin for which there is no Democrat
ic forgiveness.
In Ohio, where the Democracy
have no power, they sometimes nom
mate soldiers for Office, but in Ken
lucky, where they have the power
they would not nominate one fol
the humble office of "fence viewer. ,
Let the Union soldier therefore take
heed that he be not deluded by false
pretenses, and delivered over by
shameful stratagem into the hands
of his adversaries. Let him ever re
member that the rebels and their al
lies will never love him, never for
give him, and will only tolerate hin
where they must.
IMPARTIAL SUFFRAGE-THE NoRTI
MCsT BE CONSISTENT.
The question Of impartial suffrag,
is now submitted to the people O
Ohio. 1t is proposed to allow th'
colored man to vote upon like term.
and conditions with the white man
After the great events which hav,
transpired, the great changes tina
have taken place, this can hardly b,
regarded as an open question. Th'
people of the North, through Con
gress, have conferred upon the col
ored men of the South the right O
suffrage, who but yesterday wer
slaves, the most of whom are Who'll
uneducated, who have grown up il
States where it was felony to teacl
them to read, and made them polit
ically equal to the whites. An'
shall they now refuse to do equa
justice to the small number of col
ored people in their midst who ar
better educated, far more intelligent
far better qualified every way to es
ercise political rights? Can 70
with self-respect, with decent re
gard to the opinions of mankind, re
fuse to execute in this great Stat
those immortal principles Of equs
rights and equal justice which yo
have asserted and enforced in othe
States? You who have square
your faith by the Declaration of Ii
dependence, who have proclaime
to the world the equal rights Of me
will not, / am sure stultify you
selves by refusing to the eoiore
men Of Ohio that impartial suffrae
to which, by the example ofyour al
ton in the South they are so full
entitled.
Ryou shall refuse, you will the
stand naked before your enemies
1t will then he Kissed scornfully int
your faces, that your ''immort
principle of equal rights is only fl
Southern consumption, and that I'll
radicalism of Ohio is but cheat ar
sham.
But let US consider this subie
briefly, Independent Of all question
of consistency or policy. We adm
that God has created all men eaus
We do not mean equal in physic
and mental powers-equal in sta
ure, color or appearanee--but equ
in their rights.
Now, where two races are fivil
together in the same State, and Il
right to choose all public officers
make the laws and execute them,
confided to one race exclusivel
will you tell me that all are equa
And will you tell me by what rig
one race exercises absolute Cover
.ment over the other2
We admit that God has endow
men with Certain inalinn1hla riuhf