Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-11-09
Thieves Crying, cstOp T'hieC''

The instances Of outright forgeries 10
which The Locofocos have resor,ed during
this campaign, are 100 numerous 10 be re.
counsea here. We Only intend 20 allude 10
few, so that our readers may be able 10 sec
the nature of The warfare which has been
waged against Gen. Scott.
A few weeks ago, the Washington Union
published what purported 10 be a letter from
Lewis d. Campbell. AS soon as The letter
came under the eyes OF Mr. Campbell, he
Denounced il as forgery, and Immediately
,elegraphed 10 the National ln,elligencer,
In spite Of the denial Of MIR. Campbell,
which was full and explicit, The Locofoco
Central Committee al Washington have had
100000 copies OF It struck, and are loading
The mails for the South with itevery day.
In Pennsylvania, they have been secretly
but indusiriously circulating forged letter,
purporling TO be from Archbishop Hughes,
and which has been pronounced such by that
distinguished eccIesiastic.
In Kentucky, they are circulating hand.
bill, in which The garbed and forged letter
that the Locolocos persist in saying Gen.
Scott wrote 10 Reed in 1914, is still further
changed. In this infamous letter, General
Scott is made TO say: II am happy to see
BY the Philadelphia National American,
that religion is TO be INCLUDED as a
pIrty element" In The Enquirer Of Tues.
day last, this very letter is published, bu,
with the word 'sExcLpDED" in the above par
ograph. Sotha,, no, con,en, with altering
the letter in the first place, they are base
enough TO alter j, still further, bu, very care
iul TO keep this version Of the letter from
The eye Of the public. Ii was intended for
secret circulation. and only reached the light
I by accident.
i. Such are'the means 10 which the friends
Of Pierce and King have no, scrupled 10 re-
SORT 10 secure their election. We have only
. given few instances Of their criminality
u as specimens Of their SPIRIT the catalogu,
y might be extended indefinitely. But W,
/. stop here, and ask our readers whether mel
!, who will be guilty Of conduct like the above
: TO secure the election Of their candidates
! are fit 10 be trusted with the government o
= the country? Is i, no, fair TO presume ,h0
y the men who do not hesitate 10 commit III
/, gravest crimes TO get themselves into Office
will not hesitate 10 perpetrate crimes equal
great when they are in office? We predic
70 and we do il with as much confidence O
ig men can predict any thing, that if Frankli
x. Pierce is elected, his administration will b
&. the most corrupt and. proAgate which ou
country has ever seen; and that il will SUI
round US with dangers from which we ma
lis never be able 10 extricate ourselves.-Cil
IN Gax.
or Every word of the above is strictly true
y. gentleman from Virginia called at our o
fee last Friday evening 10 ge. hand-bi
printed in reply 10 the frst'named forger
He brough, Two copies Of the infamous ham
- bill issued by the Democratic Central Con
y. miuee at Washington, which we wish cou
"u be posted on every school.house, and in e
III cry public place in the northern states.-
" These were sent 10 committees througho
'S the southern states, with instructions TO G.
nc cula,e them pery cautiously, a few days
fore the election. few were accidental
given 10 an honest Democrat, who suspect
mn The truth Of the statements, on account
~, the secresy observed, and after satisfy
l., himself on that point, circulated them
!, The right place
,od Notwithstanding allthese things. and ST
On liar instances nigh. be given by the SEQ
.h The Ohio Statesman, and kindred sheets, /,
or continually talking about Wing frauds, f
geries, lies, etc. This reminds US Of ,hie'
attempting to evade their pursuers, by c.
ape ing "S,op thief"