Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-11-09
From the olentangy Gazette.
DR.. =. q. OIds.


"The election Of this royal arch dema-
Rogue and doughface 10 Congress from the
18th District, we regard as one Of the most
unforlunale things connected with the late
election. We had hoped Notwithstanding
the District was strongly Democratic, that
Mr.. Galoway's personal popularity would
be sufficient 10 procure his election over
Olds, butwe were deceived. Although Mr..
q. supports Gen. Scott, and thereby justly
subjects himself 10 The charge Of inconsis-
tency, still we know hin, to be strong anti
slavery man; and feel that his defeat is a
loss to the cause Of liberty. Some conso-
lation, however, can be drawn from the
meagerness Of ODDS majority, in Disric.
tha, would have given him majority of at
least eight hundred but for his recrcancy 10
freedom and principle Nj
The above is copied from the Noun, Yer
mon Times, the Free Soil organ in central
Ohio. The result referred 10 forcibly illus
ra,es The effect of third party action. Mr..
Galloway is man above reproach in NOR
ais, as strong and consistent an anlisIavery
man as the editor of The Times or any Of
4 his readers, was delegate to The Baltimore
Conyen,ion, and voted agains, the platform
Nfheyso thoroughly detesl, and if elected 10
Congress- where alone efficient action on
thai subject can take pace) would have yo.
ted as they desire on the question of repeal
v or Modification of The Fugitive Slave Law,
despite all The platforms in Chrisendom.-
This they kne,O. He was opposed by one Of
the most corrupt men and yenal politicians in
The Stale-u man who on The floor Of Con.
gress announced his intention 10 do all he
could 10 "resisl agitation" Of The slavery
question and put down the aglators. IAiS
they knew too. They further knew that one
Of these two men MUST be eected-that the
choice MUST be made between ihem-.hat
THEIR votes would probably determine The
resull-and with these facts staring them in
the face 10 show their utter disregard of The
consequences of their action, because they
could not choose between " hat they mod
esily claimed 10 be 1.-TWO evils" 10 make
whai did not amount 10 respectable "dem-
onsIration," and 10 nave The consolation Of
knowing that they had "vo.ed right" threw
away in the dislrcl some three hundred bal.
lots on man named Graham, one.eighth Of
which Gust for Galloway would have elected
him, and spared the regrets Of The Times
over the success Of The "arch dcmagogue
and aavuga.lace Ods,"
q Again: The ultra SIayocracy of the Soulh
is arrayed agtinsl Gen. Scott on the sole
ground that he is not safe on The SLAVERY
question, while Pierce is recognized as the
Southern candidate. the unanimous choice Of
even SOUTH CAROLINA, as The recent elec.
ZION there proved. The editor Of the Times
knotos that one Of these candidals must be
elecled-ha. the Van Buren's, Wilmot, Bul.
Ter and their Loco followers are supporting
Pierce-ihat all observing politicians have
arrived at The conclusion that Ohio is the
great battle ground Of the Presidential con.
lsst: that ifit goes for Scott he will be elect
led; if iof Pierce, il is highly probable he
will be--lhat the South Carolina nuliiers,
@lhe Georgia dsunonis;s, and the worship.
ers Of The slave god every where, are look.
ing with earnest gaze in this direction, and
6hye all their hopes cenlered on The action
Of tho .anli.slavery Wings Of Ohio-and
knowing these things, the editor Of the
Times is doing his very utmost TO draw off
from Scott as much support as possible. and
induce his readers to vote in such way as
TO insure The election Of Gen. Pierce, and
awaken a shout Of triumph throughout the
entire region over which Slavery holds do.
minion; Tor despite all the sophistry that can
be mustered, the fact cannot be goI around
that every vote cast by an anti.slavery Wing
in OHIO for any other candidate than Scou
is in effect a vote for Pierce. The Times
may possibly succeed in securing Ohio to
Pierce and elecling him, but we have strong
coDfdence that the practical good sense Of
a majority Of The voters Of our Stale will
produce more auspicious result.