Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-12-07

uonS " tdiesOeutcr--Oue VINO COulu Slonu
by and see his fellow citizen and neighbor
imposed upon without making The least ef.
for, 10 prevent i, has certainly q savage and
hyena disposition enough 70 say thai such
sulgurily and abusive epllhcls .were rot se-
we're enough" ! warn you. gentlemen to
beware Of such penunbria Of human
being; Tor, in my opinion, such aihing would
commit penil larceny on beggary dish OF
HOG AND HOMlNY." This Language,
AgenIlcmen,i admit, is no, Of thai character
thai ! would make toward gentleman; yel
u expresses our meaning admirably" OF
him; and II | had lime would pay my re-
epects II him ri some length. Ii he wishes
70 come out over his own proper signature,
lam ready for him.
Gentlemen, am truly sorry ,ha, did no,
learn The printing business; for, in lieu Of
writing with an old stump Of pen. by the
liehlofnn almost ex,inguished taper, might
have been placed in situation, where, with
the aid Of Adams power press, could be
whlrling ''bold and sweeping decloraions,' y
calling my political opponents 'backguards,
and publishing them 10 The world "moraly
as we'll as politically dishonesl--none more
30 outside Of the peni,en.iary," and when
an individual would call in question my
righ, so TO do, | would rery modestly say 10
him, "Why, sir, we can furnish abundant
evidence Of their truth from leading Demo
cratic papers, such as the Chic Statesman.
the Cincinnati Enquirer, and The Lancaster
Eagle"--pupers, 100, thai had denounced
all my life as devoid Of homes. principles
'raiior.''a wolf in sleeps clo,hing,' "a
mere mercenary soldier fighting for pay,
c.-papers, 100, tha, and my political
friends had denounced from one quarter oi
the Union 10 the other, from the mos, east.
crn Cape 10 the city Of Sacramento. And
II such good Democratic authority as this
does not satisfy The Judge would renew
my modcs.y, and with an mir ol more thar
usual gravity, say, "Well, sir, we had per.
fecl righ, to say Sc; for, without additional
Information on the subject, we canno, regard
him in any o,her light Than as blackguard
for we have the documents al hand, and car
furnish them al any moinen..' Well, as q
Yankee would say, 4 guess or, II you
please, as a Turkeyhoo says, n reckon
there would be some modest incongrui,ics---
some very gentle inconsistencies in such
course Of procedure. Don't you think so
gentlemen? If you are 100 modes. 10 an.
swer, or too much interested to respond,
will leave the consideration Of the subjec, tc
your readers. Comm eni is unnecessary
The inconsistency OF such conduct would b
TOO glating.
Ihe lateness Of tho hour admonshes me
thar mus. bring my rejoindcr 10 close
y is just IL clock. "The old brass clock
ON The mahlle.lree" reminds me Of the day,
oi my youth. Tha, bell whose shrill sount
has JUST died upon the ear--ihat gentle tick
tck, TICK, ! am quite familiar with hay,
heard their genie accents within sigh, O.
llat spirs that 4 mourned' 10 leave. The
old brass clock furnishes fine theme 70,
ooniemplaiion--lhe time, 100, is The propel
one Tor medilalion--the hour Of midnight
Hnd The descriptive powers of O Byron,
would attempt delipeaiion of my feeling.
ajsceing and hearing ihe .sold brass clock
on the maniel-lree." The heart, and the
feelings Of nature would promp, an a,.emp,
buia knowledge of the absence Of education
adinonishes me 10 (orbear. Shall I--shal
l.ierbearl No! Tha feelings Of the hear
prePonderaie. They whisper: "Auempt lc
give veni 10 your leeings!''
t.The old brass c'ock,n whose cohs,ruc
tion and formation occupied the lime, anc
received the mechanical attention OF hin
who made yonder 'cily clock,' whose pom
derous bell has been heard by millions, now
occupies place on the man,e Of an oh
scure cottage. The old brass clock which
has so often given notice OF The hour 10 hin
who gave me being, and 10 her who nour
ished me, 10 repair 10 The house OF PRAYER
The old brass clock, which has, for ihe las
iwenty-ihree years, unerringly given her
whose gentle breaihings heal near BY, anc
who Is slumbering, unconscious OF ihe carel
Of her husband, warning OF the approach 0
meridian, SO 'hai she nigh.
Display her clcanly platter on the board"
Tor her household and her guests. Thos,
pointers, too-ihose ndices Of lime!-wha
aiesson lhry present fer The contemplation o
man!-whal a moral is here presented 70
man!-whai an example those indices dis
play for man 10. imiiale and follow! They
perform their minute, hourly, and daill
rounds in unison and harmony---no conten
Iion--no collision. They appear 10 know
more, and treat each Other with m ore re
Specf than man--yain man, whoslyles him
self lord OF crealion'' Those indices pas
and'repass each olher--no angry looks O.
ffovns--lhey NEE. together, treat each 9th
or win kespect--no disturbance, noise, o.
confusion from those indices ouhout, TO dis
tirb OF mar tho feelings of any par. of m,
same family ,cithin. That longer index ha.
been performing its accustomed round, anc
has nearly returned TO lhe point where /
was when began 10 contemplate The seen,
around me. While il was discharQinQ Il,
duty on the round, not murmur was henri
from the index that was lef. 6eIind--n,
harsh wOvds--no back. k.biling--no yulOar II
abusive cpilhels were made use Of by n,
one thai was comparatively stationary, ,t
wound the feelings Of the nbsenI, or ,o max,
either ashamed when they mecL Thov hav,
met, and in kIcndfhip, loo;. ,hoy arc nov
passing and saluiIg each other; for !, i,
past o'clock. Wbuld 10 God Ina, ma,
would learn lesson from, and imiln,e n,
example Of The old brass clock on III,
mantle lroe." ~.
Az nature is hushed in rrpose, The no
bic OK. the useful COW, and The placid sheen
hAva phoh wifhou, Jo,,L,@ -, c.d ,hoi