Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-09-16
Morton and Pendleton.

IoleuO recently, ana In the
opening of his remarks paid his
respects to Mr.. Pendleton.. >. .o~
He said the people of Ohio were
about to have an election which,
while important to themselves, was
still more important in it's national
bearings, and this was from the fu-
ture influence it was to have on the
country. The Republicans had put
in the field a ticket headed by Gov.
Hayes. That gentlemen was known
to his hearers. Gov. III. was rep
resentative man. He represents the
loyalty of the country and the army
that saved the country from rebel
lion. The Democrats, too, had put
forth representative man. George
H. Pendleton was a man Of educa-
ton and influence man fully un-
derstanding the position he occu-
pied. When the Democracy started
out in this campaign they put on
their ticket General Rosecrans, who
did not represent the Democracy in
any particular. He had been in
favor of putting down the rebellion
by force of arms, and vindicated
that view throughout the war. He
was nominated, not to represent the
party, but solely to get votes ofsol-
diers that the Democratic party
could not get with one of their own
number. But he declined and Mr..
Pendleton was substituted.
Now Mr.. Pendleton don't expect
to and don't care about being Gov
ernor, nor do the men who nom
mated him. His nomination has
ulterior party objects. 1t is to keep
the Democratic party in that posi-
ton which it has occupied for
years past, which could be done
with no man not representative OF
the principles and policy which
have for these years distinguished
that party. Hence, whether elected
or not, the nomination of Mr.. Pen
dleton will accomplish its chief
end.
Political parties, however imper-
feet, are unavoidable. The country
is and must be governed by them,
since they are the necessary agency
of popular government. None are
perfect, and it is only a choice of
instrumentalities; but there is a
choice, and that the people Of Ohio
are soon to be called to make.
They are to choose between the
Democratic and Republican party.
Is it necessary at this day to show
why every friend of liberty should
support the Republican party2 Par
ties, like individuals, have charac-
ters based upon their acts and the
principles they support. The Dem
ocratic party have certain principles
and fundamental ideas in regard to
the government under which they
live, and to those ideas they tena-
ciously adhere. Pendleton is a true
representative Of these ideas. What
are they? First and foremost, they
have the infamous dogma Of State
sovereignty-in other words, that
sovereignty under our form Of gov
ernment does not reside with the
general government, but with the
States-that we are not one people,
but several peoples, under one con-
federacy. Mr.. Pendleton is thor
oughly imbued with this doctrine.
He has repeatedly avowed it, and
has never retracted it. Sd. F
When South Carolina started out
in secession, in December, 1860,
Buchanan took the ground that the
COVE, nment had no right to coerce
a State-no right to put down the
rebellion of State. The Demo
cratic leaders in Congress supported
this. What did Mr.. Pendleton say
in February, 1861? He openly and
boldly declared that coercion was
impracticable and in violation Of
the constitution. What was this
but saying to the rebels, "You can
go on with your rebellion with i'm
punity; you can take State after
State out of the Union, and we, the
Democracy, will prevent the North
from interfering with YOU" Under
this pledge, the rebel leaders went
on and consummated their plot
Who does not know this? Why.
but for just this aid to the rebellion
in the winter Of 1S60-61, there
would have been no rebellion, and
the 100000 men now filling soldiers
graves would have been walking
the earth. Tt is established from
documents found with the rebels
that they never would have dared
to 60 to war in rebellion but fol
these assurances Of help from the
Democratic leaders. Then, Bucha
nan, Pendleton and their associates
are justly responsible for that great
crime. Had they frankly told the
Southern traitors that the Democra.
cy of the North would not sustain
them, there would have been nc
war, and no carnage. How great
the crime, then, of those who thus
led the South into rebellion! What
then, would be the position of Ohio
should she now elect Mr.. Pendleton
as Governor She would indorse
secession and fix stigma upon
every soldier that engaged in put
ting it down. This she must not
do. All the sacrifices, tolls and
costs of the rebellion rest with tho
party that melted it and primarily
with the few leaders who controlled
that party. $50 a.}A
But these abettors of treason say
"Let bygones be bygones."s We
cannot do this, if we are true to
ourselves and to the country. The
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