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The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-07-30
For the Pioneer
The Babel Democracy
BY THE YORKER.


Tie babel Democracy metin New York
To put their fast nags on the track:
They went there with footsteps as light as u
cork
But were sadly depressed coming back. /
The Pendleton eourser, the pride of the west
All covered with greenbacks ard sin, .t.
Was supposed to be able, when put to the test
To distance them all, and to win.
But. alas they were doomed to ignoble defeat,
For the horse had no bottom when tried,
And when they were willing to own them
selves beat, .fE
he was slaughtered and hauled to one side.
So all his Arabian grooming was lost,
And but tends to embtter defeat; =.
Though his match was arranged at wonder
full cost.
He was fully, but certainly beat.
Then others were entered and put round the
To show OF their training and style:
But with no more success in obtaining the
purse. ...
And they also were thrown on the pile.
Then horse they called Seymour, by New
York kept back, ....-
Till the dust was cleared out of the air;
At an auspieious moment was put on the track
by the side of a donkey called Blair.
This SeIem like conrser pretended at first
TO decline being put to the test;
But they finally started, when worst came to
worst,
And the donkey came out second best
So the babel Democracy's horse-show was
closed ....-...--..g .g.-. .
In a style that made Western men curse,
For no one among them had ever supposed,
That Seymour would bear off the purse.
Columbus, O. July 10th, 1863
$50 called from the confusion of tongues
that prevaded among them. i--= ..s sss.f-55 :
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-07-30

As Mr.. Colfax is about to repeat
his Western experience very shortly
l am reminded of an amusing cpl
sodc of his former visit to the Rocky
Mountains. He is a good traveller
by stage, but ar Indifferent horse
back rider. In 1865 he found him,
self staging on, the Laramie plateau,
where the plain is airy, smooth and
hard, and with several of his COM
panions he quilted the stage and
climbed to the saddle, ~. ...'..+
IL Away they went scudding across
the plateau, Colfax ahead, enjoying
hugely the fresh air, the speed, the
rivalry. H*E fac:ts5 s--s
e Suddenly the horse fell headlong,
rolled together, pitched over and
over, threw Colfax heavily, and then
fell upon him. The Speaker tainted
with the pain. When he came to
the other riders were around him.
They feared some bones were brol1-
en-; they were five hundred miles
from a surgeon. While they beck
oned to the stage to hurry, one OF
the party produced a pocket pistol
of brandy. ra..-z--.s .a-r .-s-....s
'sDrinl1, Speaker!' he said sit is
necessary" r. l--'' To- --'-f''- l>5''
Colfax gave pull.
"More ~ ordered the other.
39 He obeyed.
ssHow did you like it Speaker p
said one to whom Colfax told the
story. s.ls .t yjE Hz.z
sWelr' said Colfax, first wavering
and then smiling, II tell you it was
good -
On examination no bones were
found to be broken, and the draught
Of brandy has never been repeated.
I-ToUnSend in CJeyelond Leader.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-07-30
The President and the COnstitu-
tiOnaI Amendment.

Mr. Johnson's proclamation, de-
claring the ratification by North
Caroliana of the Fourteenth Consti
tutional Amendmnnt, is character
istic illustration of the obstinacy
and folly which have marked his
proceedings on the reconstruction
question. =s-..'-, 3.
The Omuibus Bill, recently enact
ed over his veto, makes it his duty
to announce the ratification by any
of the reconstructed States within
ten days after receiving official in
formation of the fact. Thking ad-
vantage of an absurd technical con
struction of the act, which, he says,
ssseems to be prospective he limits
his proclamation in this instance to
North Carolina, and deliberately
withholds it's operation from Flor
ida, because forsooth, the report OF
it's action reached the State Depart
ment nine days before the passing
Of the act. f .~,.-s 80. &.
The Stiffness which is apparent in
this trick, shows itself also in the
terms in which reference is made to
the Governments and officials act
ing under the authority of Congress.
Thus, the official copy of the Flor.
ida ratifying resolution is spoken
of in the proclamation as ga paper
purporting to be resolution" and
so forth. Gov Holden is credited
with the Transmission of "a paper -
wherein he "writes himself Cover
nor of the State of North Carolina -
Mr.. Johnsons object seems to be
to couch the inevitable illusions in
the most contcmptuous phraseology,
indicating by a series of sneers his
own low estimate of the validity of
"papers" emanating from the new
Governments, and his want of res
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-07-30
Senator Yates on Adopted Citf-
ZcnS.a s-----

Senator Yates has within him
noble and generous soul, the quail
ties of a progressive statesman and
all the emotions of true patriot.
~He has recently written letter
which we give below that we hearth
ly endorse, and hope our naturali3
zation laws will be so amended as
to conform to the spirit of his con-
yictions thus expressed. Here is
the letter and we trust every foreign
er will remember its author: @sE-'
WASHINGTON D. c. July 9, 1868 ~
"DEAR SIR: Yours Of the Sd inst.
is receive |. I am unqualifedly in
favor of the adoption of measures,
which will insure our natura1ized cit
izens from outrage abro ad, as | am
also for abandoning all discrinairla-
ton against them at home. It Is.
enough for me that they abandon
the homes of their youth, and the
graves of their forefathers, traverse
oceans, and sacrifice personal at
tachinents, charmed by the story Of
liberty in this new land, to come and
dwell among us. I would meet them
on the shore, not with suspicious
looks, and invidous laws, but to
welcome them with kind words and
frll and immediate enjoyment with
US, of all the privileges of American
citizenship upon taking the oath of
allegiance. The origin of our pro,
bationary naturalization laws was in
a fear of foreign influences while the
Government was weak. Now we
are strong and need not fear. We
have conquered a monstrous rebel,
lion, founded upon wrong, and have
given the world notice and proof of,
our ability to take care of ourselves
and at the same time have inangu-
rated a policy which contemplatess
universal and equal citizenship for
all the ,dwellers of this continent.
Now, since have been able to pre-
sent such strong motives OF person
al interest to our adopted citizens to.
induce loyalty to the Government
let us make assurance deubly sure
by enlisting their gratitude as we'll.
would declare every man $ right to
'expatriate, himself sacred and indev
feasible, and pledge every power OF
the Government to vindicate him IN
so doing; and I would place it IN
the power of every man to become
fully naturalized whenever he might
choose to do so. Thus we. should
he what we profess to the world-a
nation offreemen, equal in all things
before the law -,
Truly your friend,
-=-.--... 50 RICHARD YATES.
'>Col. Henry Logan, Joliet, III"
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-07-30
a Dangerous Character
LARGE. ----

There is but one way to restore
the Government and the Constitu-
ton, and that is for. the President
elect to declare these Acts null and
void, compel the army to undo its
usurpations at the South, disperse
the carpet-bag State Govern
ments, allow the white people to
treorganize their own Governments,
and elect Senators and Representa-
tives -Blair's Letter.
In that contest in which they
were sought to be edisfranchised, and
to be exiled from their homes; N
that contest they proved themselves
| worthy themselves :-Blair's Speech
of Acceptance.
The fact that the Demo cratic can
didate for Vice President belongs
to the Blair tribe, is sufficient in it
I'self to insure defeat in the coming
November What an overwhelming
defeat mustbe in store for the politi-
cal organization which deliberately
selects for the second place on its
ticket the author of the above
atrocious sentiments as an especial
mark Of favor for his bravado and
recklessness in entertaining and ut
tering them.
In this first extract Frank Blair
asserts, in so many words, that were
he President he would declare laws
enacted by Congress null and void.
and proceeding to take matters in
his own hands, compel the army to
subvert such laws, disperse the
''rump," if need be, and carry out
his own behests and purposes. And
this is the man who has been chosen
by the Democratic party as one OF
its standard bearers! .-sg
In the second extract Blair gives
the lie to his military career, and
affirms that the North carried on
the war not to compel acquiescence
ia the Constitution and laws, but to
subjugate and drive from their
homes the Southern people. Hav-
ing first announced himself as a rev.
olutionist, he now takes another
jump forward and declares himself
rebel. To the late Confederates
he says: You were right in making
war upon the Government, and !
was wrong in attaching myself to
the abolition armies. Now give me
your votes and I will seek to atone
for my past errors by 'inaugurating
afresh revolution, which will place
the heel of the vanquished upon the
victor, and restore to you your lost
supremacy.
Is there one to be found in the
length and breadth of this land who
fonght for its preservation, who will
now sully his record by following this
deserteT into the rebel camp? Is
there loyal man, North or South,
who will subscribe to such treason
able language? If there is any one
who deserves watching by the Gov
ernment to-day, tits the dangerous
and incendary character who utters
this language. Under any other
Government, he would at once be
'sspotted'' by the authorities, and
subjected to governmental surveil-
lance.-NeU York CoUmercial Id
,.eJfjsp3, -.fl--s-: .z=7 gas.E-e e. ~
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-07-30

Four years ago people were great
ly amused by finding the democrat
ic d platform-which declared the war.
failure, and demanded an immedi-
ate cessation of hostilities-printed
in many of the country papers on
the same page with reports of the
capture of Atlanta by Sherman.
The year before that, Mr.. Seymour
of this state, distinguished himself
hv dolorous Fourth of-July3 ora
ton in this city, in which he warned
his hearers that we could not afford
to carry on the war any longer, that
we could never beat the rebels. But
while he was speaking, Vieksbnrg
was surrendered to Grant, and Lee
was beginning to fly from Meade at
ettysburg; and Seymour's speech.
was accompanied in the next day 8
papers with a gloss most unweleome
to him and those who thought with
him.-N. 7. Post. ts-..s So
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-07-30

pect for the official authority exie- T..
ing under them. He knows ,tlrst
the competency of the LegislatrTs
of Florida and North Carolina n
act in the premises, and of the G 81
ernors who respectively certify s
character of the resolutions sent. .
been fully tested by. Congress ts@
therefore, that the Governments. -
these States are as much entitle6
respectful mention at his handso y,
the Government of Marylandbiz
Missouri But even in this he -
fers the qualification of spite to So.
a declaration as would indicate :
gradual but sure success of a :
which he has done his utmost Se-
feat. He persisted in vetoi- =
the last, and since nothing eI
available to him, he proves his -
stinacy by making the discharc I
a simple duty as insulting Us F1as
sible.
Fortunately neither the autho : :
of the new Governments nor the ~e
lidity of the constitutional ame r.
ment is contingent on Mr.. Jos--
sons pleasure. His slurs and sne :
are of no effect against the Congi
sional policy. His refusal to
ognize the action of the Florif
Legislature will not make it inval ;.
nor will any further manoevering -
his part prevent the final incorpof
ton of the amendment as a proper
ly sanctioned part of the Constit,5 !.
ton. In few days we may expeo
to have Mr.. Stewards official replr
to the inquiry of the Senate,ex
ing the ratification of the amend
ment by the requisite number O.
States. It is certain that before
Congress separates the amendment
will have been perfected and with
that accomplished, the fundamental
principle of reconstruction will be
assured against interference in any
State. Mr.. Johnson's modification
at finding the whole subject beyond
his reach, or the reach of the Sey.
mour and Blair party is perhars not
surprising, considering his general
course. But for his office sake be
should allow bad temper and ques-
tionable taste to mar the perform
ance of a duty which marks the ap-
proach to a more perfect peace
Y. y. Times. s--.. -szrsaT- , .
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-07-30

The Republican candidate is known
as q citizen, unassuming. animated
as his whole splendid career has
shown, by unwavering devotion to
the Union, singularly disinterested
and gifted by nature with one of the
most valuable faculties q statesman
can have, the power of judging cor
rectly Of mems character and capac-
,ity-so that ability with which he
picked out of a great crowd Of com
petitors the :ablest men for the most
responsible place has become pro
verbal lue,fcg.: RI . ---a55.zo.
Nor is this all, or the most. Grant
has no ''entangling alliances with
professional politicians. The self
seekers of both parties have from
time to time opposed him, and abu-
sed him; he is man of Indepen-
dent and sound Judgment, whose
whole course has shown that his
heart is in sympathy with the plain
people and his career has placed
him in a position which makes him
independent of the professional pol
iticians.
He is, in fact, the peoples candi-
date. He loves peace; he insists
upon obedience to law, upon order,
upon justice and equal rights.
Upon the other side we find MIR.
Seymour, himself a professional pol
itician; the associate of that class of
men; and pledged beforehand, by
the very circumstances under which
he received the nomination, to re-
ward the men whom he defeated in
the Convention. .
MI. Seymour has never acted an
independent part in politics. He
has always been the creature of ad
visers, and for the most part bad
advisers He does know his own
mind in 1S60-1 he was for 'sthe
South y during the war he was by
turns a lukewarm war-man or luke
warm peace man few days ago he
professed to believe that the bonds
should be paid and not taxed, but
now he accepts platform which de-
clares that they shall be taxed and
not paid. i-4 ~. ...-...
If he is elected to the Presidency
he will do the will of more positive
men than himself-of Pendleton who
it is reported, will be his Secretary
ofthe Treasury ;.of Blair, who prom
ises revolution and anarchy in case
he is chosen; and in general of a
class of politicians whose chief de-
sire and aim is to destroy all that
has been accomplished in the last
seven years who have been, since
1861, in the attitude of fremonstrance
who have opposed for seven long
and important years all that ia that
time the people of the United States
have done and ordered to be
done z,z
Is it wise, is it best for the country
to put in power now party whose
avowed and only object is to destroy
all that has been done, and begin
over again ? Is it for the peoples
interest that we should be plunged
for four years to come, anew, into
confusion and distress ? that bust
ness, should be paralyzed, industry
and men alarmed for their
safety and rights, for another quad
rennial period, for no other object
but to crafty the passions of q set
of politicians who have, been in the
minority during seven years, whose
course during the war
lost them the peoples confidence
and regard, and who would come
into power only to undo all that had
been done? This is the question
before that great third party, the
peOple.-N. Y. Post.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-07-30

ship which Seymour ever exhibited
was in the position of Governor, and
his record then showed nothing but
a commonplace capacity, the fuency
of a demagogue, and a sudden par
alysis in the presence of a crisis
which demanded action. Choose
between him and Grant, American
citizens To doubt on whom the
choice will fall is to insult the pa
trlotism and intelligence of America.
- (TevpY0uH Jon9er
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-07-30
The Electoral CoIleoe .Joint r

The Electoral College Joint res
olution, now in force, excludes from
participation, in the Presidential
election those States that have not
a State organization, according to
the laws of Congress, in operation
previous to the day of election
The only States that can be thus ex-
Guided are Texas, Virginia, and Miss
issippi, having an aggregate of 2S
electorial votes, sit s.-. -
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-07-30
The Melancholy History Of Cock
Il. PendIet.

Who killed George Pendleton?
''It vass IL says Belmont,
"For mine vive-twenty bonds,
killed Shorge Pendleton.''
Who saw him die? -
IL said Frank Blair,
"And I'll swear it was fair
saw him die.''
Who'll dig his grave? .
81" little Macky said,
81 with my little spade.
I'll dig his grave.''
Who'll make his shroudg
81" said Sue Anthony,
"If he should want any
I'll make his Shroud''
Who'll toll the bell? 10 t- ..l
!. IL" said Nallandigham,
Though don't care a d--n, .
I'll toll the bell"
Who'll be the parson?.
-- So said old Storey, .s- .s
My locks they are hOary
And FL be the parson.
Who'll be chief mourncr? t-stl
H. said G. NJ. ID. Bloss, ....- a.. !.
''My books a total loss,
And I'll be chief mourner.''
Who takes the spoils?
IL said Horatio
eff you will say so,
I-Tll-take-the spoils."
Then all the greenbackers
Fell to signing and sobbing
At the loss of their chances
For plundring and robbing.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-07-30

go, Mother! do send for the doc
tori said little boy, three years
old. What for, my dear ?" Why
there's gentleman in the parl"-
who saws he'll die if Jane dor
nv him-and Jane save
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-07-30
NASBY.
| From the Toledo Blade !

Mr.. Nasty Returns from New
York before the Adjournment
of the COnventfon-HOW the
Nominations were Received at
the Corners.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-07-30

James T. Brady makes on an av-
erage sixty-two speeches every
month ~ -+- -l-..- -l,-~t g. r-.s5s, -l..s7 Z
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-07-30

FROM HON. GEO. w. WOODWARD,
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Penn
syvana-
PHILADELPHIA, March 16, 1867.
T. find Hoott1nd's German Btters" is aet an
intoricating beverage, but rs a good tonic, useful
an disorders Qf the digcstipe organs, and Of great
be,eM in eases Of debility and acant ef nervous
action tn the system.
Yours tru'Y,
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-07-30
Blood Purifiers

erer known, and ,cM cure all diseases resulting
from bad btood Keep your btood lroe; keep
your Liuer in orE- der; keep yotr
digestfre organs IA ina nd :,
,hssthy eendition, Eby tte use a 81 these
Es&R to,et NE sbsa men in NJ ceqa,y recon-
Ineh& esw4 ysy@ara III honest feputetsoa, 90 for
aslrkiind uoM must trn Mese IrepuratioIlS.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-07-30

Tie babel Democracy met in New York
To'put their fast nags ON the track:
They went there with footsteps as light as
cork,
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-07-30
T n A. n SEARS

: j. D. q Q. SEARS, :
A TTORNEYS AT LAW, and Claim Agents
~ Claims for back pay, bounty and pensions
carefully and promptly attended to. Office up
stairs over the First National Bank, Upper
Sandusky. Ohio. I'll
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-07-30

Enuff!" said Bascom, "enuff.,-
Save that speech, Parson, till we hev
our'ratificashen. In the meantime,
get OIL and take suthin. So good
do feel over the result, that I am
willin to stand treet for the crowd.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-07-30

Posi- OFFIs, CONFEDERIT Y ROADS.
(Which is in the State NV Kentucky, {
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-07-02


Cure FOR THE TooTH-AuHE.-At a
meeting of the London Medical
Society, DR.. Blake,a q. distinguished
practitioner, said that he was able to
cure the most desperate case ofStooth-
ache, unless the disease was connect
ed with rheumatism, by the applica-
ton of the following remedy: Alum,
reduced to an impalpable powder,
two drachms; nitrous spirits of ether,
seven drachms; mix and apply to the
tooth.
A paper hanger of Roubaix,
France, fell victim to his impru-
dence some short time back, by
going to his breakfast without first
washing his hands after handling
some green papering. The inquest
proved that death was caused by the
introduction into the system of salts
of copper, now so much used in the
manufacture of green coloring for
paper. '
For want ofa nail, shoe was lost;
for want Of q shoe, ahorse was lost;
for want of o horse, the rider. was lost.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-07-02
What is this Medicine Called "The
Queens Delight"

WHY, it is the most extraordinary in
w vention as remedy for curing dis
ease and restoring health we have ever
been called upon to record 1t is a new
vegetable combination, possessing in a
single product the new principles for heal
ing the sick and restoring the health. 1t
purifes the fountain of iife-the blood
and as the life of the flesh is pure blood,
so impnrity must be disease and death to
the body. 1t is tonic bitters, and may
be given in all cases of weak digestion,
loss of appetite, dyspepsia, debility, de-
pressed mind and body, weariness of
limbs. 1t is an invigorant; it infuses new
life to the blood, by removing the humors
and impurities which check the healthful
circulation. 1t is stimulant; it gives ac-
tivity to tho nervous fluids, nd nvigoratcs
the organs of life. 1t is the only medicine
yet discovered that comes mp to the true
standard of merit and worth, and secures
to the invalid and the diseased the great
est of all blessings-heath. Ask for
HEINlTSH'S QUEENS DELIGHT. For
sale by FISHER e HEINITSH.
June IL Druggists.