The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-10-03
q Dalnnin z Record.

: 'Vallandigham, and other Copper
head leaders, are exceedingly desir-
Gus that TIE record Of their party
during the war of the rebellion shall
be fofgotten.<pNe-- wonder, for had
lever a party in the worlds history
such a damnirg one. Mr. Shella-
bagef, in one Of his speeches thus
reottes small portion Of that rec
ord Read it: ofr tss.ftt'.5H
,"In tie Congress, from the be-
ginning, they, as a party, and with
few exceptions, denounee the Gov
ernment's' effort to save its life as
tutional. They refused men
and they refused money for that de-
Ffense. TO raise armies they declared
WAS unconstitutional ); to volunteer
was unconstitutional ) to draft was
unconstitutional . to issue bonds
was Unconstitutional, legal tenders
were unconstitutional !; the call for
rs, eco men WIS unconstltutlonal ;
and so was that for 500, 0,OG0. To
confiseate rebel guns and slaves ta-
ken in battle was unconstitutional
To arrest traitors engaged in burn
ing tile only roads for our armies to
reach and save the capital was :un-
constitutional. 70 suspend the
writ by which traitor judges sought
to release rebel prisoners of war
was unconstitutional To levy tax
es toisustain the armies was uneon-
stitutional. TO ma!ca our armies
into a revolted State-t5 meet the adj
vancing armies of tie rebellion was
Unconstitutional To feed or rein
force our soldiers who garrisoned
| United States forts was unconstitu-
t;onal; and .to. assemble or defend
1.-The Congress of the nation was IN
constitutional This is 80 carica-
ture, but an inadequate statement OF
the position taken BY the, members
!of Congress and by the -press and
leaders of this, party toward this
monster wickedness then beginning
the work of the nations most foul
murder. Taking their ideas and
law and logic from the speech Of
John c. Breckenridge, made ia the
United States. Senate just, before ehe
assumed command Of the rebel ar
my, these Northern Democrats could
literally find nothing relating. to the
rebellion that was constitutional, ex-
cept the rebellion itself. z.-st
With these sentiments in theil
members OF Congress, their press.
their leaders, and infused into theil
masses, the terrible conflict for the
nations life began. And as. the
bloody work went on these. men,
both as men snd as q party, strug
gled with devilish persistency, ener
gyand hate to compass the nations
death. 70 this, end they derided as
:. dogs" and '' hirelings's our brave
and noble soldiery, and slandered
their wives and children they de
rreciated the nations credit and its
notes and bonds theyrdiscourageG
enlistments in the army; they con-
cealed and encouraged deserters;,
they organized military camps, and
b9 every other means in their power
struggled to resist the draft. They
secretly assassinated the recruiting
and other officers of the United
States. They, by. correspondence
and otherwise, disclosed to the reb
els the movements and . strength OF
our armies; they denied tie ballot
to our soldiers in the field; they be
came guides and spies for the in
yading armies Of Morgan and Lee:
they set fire to our hotels and to
the asylurns of children, thereby to
withdraw Or weaken our armies at
the front they combined with
ss jake Thompson and. other trait
ors to spread yellow fever in our
Northern cities; they voted and
worked against the punishment OF
all rebel leaders, including, JEFF. Da-
Wis; they held meetings and made
speeches to discourage volunteer
ing; j. they declared the war ON our
part crime; they said they felt no
JOY eatsour victories and no sorrow
at our defeats; they concealed and
became bounty jumpers" and 9th
1erwise struggled to embarrass, and
defeat the Government they de
clared to the rebel government that
should they protract the war fora
few months longer the Northern
Democracy would join their, armies.
Phey selected as the]men on whom
they delighted to bestowH the high