The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-06-20


need of gospel than they-coming even
from rebel divine-and they belong to
the same party, and are seldom seen i'll
such places, and are known by the title
of Northern Copperheads Possibly
there may be some in Upper Sandusky.
Be that as it may, little rebel preach
ing might do them some good.
am now within eighteen miles of
the place where General Wilson COM
menced his march, after yielding up
his sword, to the halls of old Libby, and
where Wyandot blood flowed in de-
fence of nations unity. Thoughts of
those days destroy rising emotions of
sympathy for disfranchised rebels
around me, and pronounce the DEGREES
of the loyal and true men of this noun
tain State just and right. Henry Clay
Dean can spout his treason to an appre
ciative audience in Upper Sandusky,
but Chas. j. Falkner, once prominent
member of Congress from here, no more
enjoys the rights of an American citi
zen; and yet he is better man than
Dean. The mountain air of this daugh-
ter of the Old Dominion is too pure to
fan the temples of unpunished rebels!
They are allowed to inhale it, but not
to use it in defense of the "lost cause"
We arrived here safely, after re-
freshing ride of over 500 miles, on Sat-
urday at noon-travelling the whole
distance by daylight, and resting over
night at Alliance, Bellair and Cumber-
land, Md. An accident on the Pitts
burgh and Cleveland road detained us
one-half day, and gave us the pleasure
of ride on trunks and boxes in flat
coal-car for several miles. We entered
Wellsville with locomotive, one close
box-car and one coal-car, in the heat of
last Thursday evening, kiting. The
ride was novel if not very agreeable.
We again broke down in the noun
tains, but, after reaching Grafton, were
again rapidly carried on by new and
powerful engine which took the place
of our crippled steed.
Though late the season, and backward
the crops, a trip from home to Alliance
makes one feel proud of our noble State.
Proud of the position she occupied dur
ing the. rebellion; proud because she
bore Grant, Sherman and Sheridan; ;
proud of her position in Congress as
well as in the field; and proud of her
broad and fertile fields, covered with
flocks, herds and waving grain. Thir-
ty-three years have passed since We
first travelled the same route, nearly,
then, comparatively an unbroken forest,
but now almost a continuous garden
then but at the rate of twenty miles a
day, now thirty miles an hour-then
not railroad in the State, now checker
ed all over with them-with her miner
ais then sleeping in the earth, now fly
ing in countless trains like the rushing
tornado. Such has been some of the
changes in third of century-what
viii nineteen hundred find that noble
State to be? We only can surmise.
But what can we say of the daughter
of the Old Dominion? Truly in the
days of sin and iniquity did that wicked
mother weep over her delivery into the
fold and freedom of faithful Abraham
She was delivered in the presence of
the 'Boys in Blue" and baptized in
their blood! Her mountains kiss the
clouds, and her valleys descend deep
into the lap of mother earth. Over the
highest peaks of her countless hills, she
has, in earnest, raised the nations starry
emblem of freedom, and she guards well
the anchor of her hope. s>@. ~
For 2S0 miles we have passed over, up,
down and under her rock-ribbed hills
now rushing up the narrow gorge-now
along narrow excavation in the noun
tain side-then through the tomb toned
tunnel-and again down, down, down
the narrow, serpentine track so high up
along the side of almost perpendicular
mountains, that the brain becomes dizzy
as you look down, deep and far, into
the awful gulf directly. below you!
Such is a very meager description Of
a ride over this most wonderful road OF
all roads in the United States. During
the whole distance Of $50 miles over
which we came, scarcely any of the
road can be called strait. 1t is con-
tinuation of curves, che train often be-
ing on double or compound curve at
I the same time. The New York and Erie
and Pennsylvania Central are tame com
pared with the Baltimore and Ohio.
Traces of the rebellion are yet visible
atrmany points, and especially where
our Wyandot boys have been, for they
| generally left their mark behind them
We have had lovely weather, all tn,
time since leaving home. Sometimes
cloudy, but with very little rain. Crop
look very fine, and fruit everywhere
abundant. The season here is late anG
backward; wheat finely headed out
corn small and needs rain "a thing o
which Wyandot County has had al
abundance); early cherries are ripe
and garden vegetables of all kinds ar,
abundant. In short, this valley is no
bad place to live in, except for rebel
uhderjW est Virginia laws, who desir
office, or even the right to vote!
4 After rusticating here. with friends
few days, we will proceed to Gettys
burgh by way of Washington and Bal
> timore. So far, health to the long af
flicted is fast returning, and we hop
In due time to be amongst you WITT
blooming cheeks and youthful spirits
More anon.i .4g .-.sck A.<W.B.