Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-11-23

DON my religion or politics" in STOPPING
10 low and "abusive epi,hets' on The writer
Of The article in question, or any of his
Wing friends. | have mo relish for BIAS
phemy, vulgari,y, and abusive epi,he,s." -
they ore.e,hicks in poli,ics that | havs ye,
10 learn. leave Them for the more learned
and refined, when they "abandon" truth.
honor, justice, and the cour,esis Of life,
which are, or should be, due from one gen.
,leman towards another. OF your remarks
on Or. Olds' speech and character. have
bul lii.e 10 say. leave the writer, your in.
former and culumniaIor TO "lheir own re.
aec,ons."
Ii is true. gentlemen, you say ihatyou1
"dd not hear him." admi. this TO be true,
for believe lha, if you had heard him, you
would have given diferen. version of his
speech.
Your informer, whoever he may be, has
certainly abandoned his reli gion. if he ever
had auy; for proIessor<of religion, have
faith TO believe, would no, be guilty Of such
base misrepresentation
| was Chairman Of The Democratic meet.
ing. when DR.. Olds delivered the address re.
ferred TO in The above paragraph, and | un-
hesila.ingly say ,ha. il was the bes, political
speech have ever heard; and further say,
and wilhou, The leas. fear Of successful con.
Wadic,ion, 100, lha. il was free from abuse,
no "vulgarily, bIasphemy, or abusive cpl.
,hels. heard no "fi.hy abuse" nor rid;.
cule Of sacred things, unless you call Gen.
SCOTS piclure.book 'sacred"-if 80, | will
enter The plea Of guilty. instan.er. The ad.
dress throughout was eloquent, lofty, and
dignlfed, and there was not one word uttered
by the Doctor in It's whole delivery, which
occupied near four hours, calculated TO ot-
fe d the mos, delicate and incorrup.ible ear
There were ladies presen. at the meeting;
yes, gentlemen, and there were some noble
and hgh-minded Wings present, who have
admitted 10 me and others, that i, was ",he
best political speech they ever heard" |,
was Whig that first directed my attention
10 The article in question, remarklng 10 me
al the time, that he had read The article as
lar as where the word and rounding period
"peni,entiary" occurs, and lha, when arriv
ing a, .ha. slVPping-place for convicted iel
ony, he laid dowE The paper in disgust, de.
cIaring that "for iasehood and filthy abuse
The article was wihou. parallel" Gentle
men, you know but liule Of The citizens oil
Meigs county, if you think that such ar,i
ces will meet with general favor. There
are some noble and honorable Wings, who
have no. abandoned their religion" SO ia,
as 10 give counlenance even to such d.nun.
ciasiors and Wholesale vilupera,ion.
will now leave this pan of the subiec.
and your inlormer 10 his '.own reflections =
} and pass 10 what s,as iranspifing within. anc
around the Courthouse, and on the streets
while Mr.. Cox was speaking, after night.
The writer Of this communication has
been residen. OF this county for the las
r ,hiny.six years, and never Witnessed suct
: determinations, as there was manifested by
class oil individuals, al Pomeroy, The seat Of
, justice of the intelligent county Of Meigs
10 interrupt, annoy, and pu. down sinai
band OF Democrats, as there were on ,h
night Of our Democratic rally" The mani
esla,ions demonstrated clearly and vivid,
thai number, and very grea. number toe
:, had abandoned their religion" if they eve
, had any, and were determined 10 adhere 1
i their "poliIics altogether, for the sake Q
s. consistency" and Tor the purpose Of annoy
" ing and breaking up a "Locofoco meeting.
=. II is nue, portion Of The assemblage wer
boys; but where were their parents or guard
IS ians! " Where was your Prosecuting Auol
'e ney, whom learn is one of the Town Cour
n Gil, and sworn officer 10 preserve the peace
re- Where were all your county officersl Wer
:. they al home, les. they mi2hI hear som
"basphemy and abusive epilhets" lroI
t. those that were congregaIed around the cou
r house for the purpose Of annoying the "LC
10 colocos." A lew evenings previous, whe
!. The Hon. John Welch spoke a. The cour
house, the Democrats who were in town di
'e not inlerrupl your Wing meeting WI
'e one Of the Democracy Of Meigs thai lii
I; tened altenlively to Mr.. Welch for the spac
a, Of three hours, and !, in common with a
i, the Democrats present, manifested no dispt
silion 10 annoy or modest your meeting
= Why did no, your friends, who claim 10 ha,
10 all the decency and morality, reciprocatt
;e The reason is obvious-it requires no clue
m dasion. Fair-pay is a jewel tina, wrongs n
!. one. Let any Of your Wing stumpers Wis
. the sterling little township OF Salem, and
10 will warrant that there is moi one ndividu
e in her one hundred and sevenIy.ive Dem,
N cratic and Free-Soil voters that will mole
\. or annoy one Of them. Yea, we will Ire
you respectfully; for We are determined
= obey the Divine injunction, 10 "re,urn goc
10 for evil"
or Mobs. and assemblages congregated f
u, The purpose oc annoyance, have always the
"ringIeaders," who are slraid TO meet a InJ
openly, face 10 face, but who, c0uard- iik
% will sand back 10 some dark recess, and hi
c. ON those who are more courageous, though
d, less, and irresponsible.
i, The young men and boys who cams in
- Ihe courthouse and made some dis,urbant
desisIed Immediately, as soon as address,
Them respectfully, and such would have bet
or The case, have no doubt, on the street
h. and outside Of the courthouse, if any VIII
~ Of Standing and responsibility had taken Il