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Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-02-28
sf.go il 4 ADVANCE. yili' 4. Sc.
Vol. 6....N0.

He keeps good instruments. ard. keeps
every thing good order, on his lalm, aud
has for!bis molIo--'W, ,haieyer is werlh do.
ing, is worth doing welI' Yesone thousand
dollarsnre, amply sgficiept 10 pay ,lor an
bis labor, with boarding., and purchase Inns
gypsum, &C., and keep his Implements lip
good repair. Thus be- realizes a net. prof
Of. about three thousand dollars ,per annum,
while some OF his make shift sheighbori
scarcely make. q,,liyiPg, alhopsh iheil
farms q ley-yeqlsf since yere llIst as as good
as his was ~ s
.bss,elgli, RespecaiillY,s
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-02-28
The Nebraska Abominatlon.

The great, aH'absorbing question in polit-
ical circles at ptesent-in Congress, in STATE
legislatures, in town meetings, and in pri
vale circes-is the Douglas outrage in ret.
erence TO the proposed territories Of Ne.
braska and Kansas. Every newspaper we
open is filled with il; almost every Congress.
sional document we receive is upon that ex.
cling topic. We lake it for granted, there
fore, that most Of our readers, especially
those interested in political matters, are &C.
quainted with the nature Of the controversy,
For the benefit OF those who are not thor.
oughy posted, we give the following brief
synopsis oil the leading points:
Senator Douglas, from The Committee on
Territories, has introduced into the Senate
bill 10 establish a regular government over
that vast extent of territory known as Ne.
braska and Kansas, which was ceded few
years ago 10 the Indians, as their permanent
home, or, in the language OF the IreOly-:for-
euer. This, however, is the Senator's leasl
offensc. A clause is inserted in the bill 10
repeal the Missouri Compromise Of 1920,
which, he declares, was "superceded by the
principles of the legislation Of 1850, COM
monty called the Compromise measures,
and is declared imperative" A greater
or more palpable outrage has never been al
tempted in Congress. And YET it is declared
10 be an Administration measure, and is TO bt
forced through Congress by bringing intc
requisilion all The influence Of the Executive
The passage Of this bill will open arresh
( and with increased violence all those dread.
ed discussions upon The subject Of slavery
which have SO frequently threatened a dis
solution Of our Union, the settlement be in,
$ rendered more hopeless than ever before
1[lfthis Compromise, which has been sacredl,
. observed by both parties for nearly u thru
n of century, is thus unceremonious,y 10 b
: SET aside, what evidence can we have Tho
i. any future compromise that may be mad
willb observed, when the interests Of slave
0 holders shall prompt its abrogaiiOu2 Non
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-02-28
The Star in the East. --tIle Maine
Law.
BY MRS, H. G. MOORE

. 4. -.
Eighteen hundred years ago, star was
fixed in the eastern heavens. il attracted the
attention OF aoiSe men. From The east they
followed the star. which lhenlook q tOeStern
course, urGl it came directly over the city
Of Bethlehem. Here the object of their
search lay wrapped in swaddling clothes in
a manger. Long, long had The earth been
groaning under a weight of sin. Long,
long, mad the children Of Adam been look
ing for deliverance. Now voice is heard
from the skies--'This is my beloved Son,
hear ye him. Yes, freedom speaks TO the
earth again. A way Of deliverance is now
opened. The wise philosophers and ignor-
ant fishermen go forth proclaiming the glad
news Freedom speaks 10 the earth again,
and all those who obeyed the mandates Of
the Almighty, were delivered from the gal
ling yoke of sin. l.. r
ALAS! that voice died away in silence. A
dark and dismal cloud resled on humanity.
The wall Of woe burst out from bleeding
hearts. The cry of despair arose from rem.
bling lips, and darkness a as death pail
settled on the human spirl. Yet not Gorev.
er might this age Of bondage last; NOT for
ever nigh. this human soul be crushed and
degraded; not forever might thai ligh. which
burst in heavenly glory OF The earth, bebur
led in darkness. 81
On The second day Of June, 1851, anolh
er star arose in the eaSternpan Of our Wes
tern World. Hope again rbvives the heart
Of an oppressed and downIrodden people
The CALLING yoke of the tylant Alcohol i
broken. Leilt not be forged ngainl LIE
not this demon ever again eplwine his slim,
arms around the fair form ofhumanity. LIE
us repel his hideous form from the face O
The earth. e.aA
The Star Of Hope, or in Other words, III
Maine Liquor Law is my themp. IAnd whu
other theme at the present iimS calls for
more vigorous pen? lis praclkabilily mus
now be admitted by all when Me rayage
OF fintemperance, every where, ATE taken in
10 the account. Look oyerihe world.
mere casual observer, Will see that nine
/. Ienlhs Of the poverty, nine-tenhs Of th
crime, and nino,Ienths Of the misery, tn
mental, the moral, and physical sufern
have had their origin during lhd reign c
!, this King Of Pandemonum. The physiol
/. ogisI will trUce, and truly 100, many Of tn
. diseases that flesh is heirto,' TO he use {
ardent spirits, The Mordlist Will tell i
: the physical frame is The cnsket Which cor
lains The mind, and thatwhen The casket
impaired the jewel within will also be i'm
9 paired. Y
4 The conslulionallly olihe Law is admi
. BY such jurisIs as fancy, Calron, Mclean
Grier, and others. No Argument tn thi
: points needed, '
81 And now what wuilw we for ID Ohio, III
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-02-28
TEMPERANCE COLUMN. iaf
Edited By a Committee appotaed 6gS WsJar
Divisiou, No. SO, Sons Of zSalperaace.

The following resolution Sas recently
offered in the House of Reprssenlalives,aby
o Mr.. Barker, and loid over.is5s
Reso1red, That the select Committee on
Temperance be instructed tojnquire into the
expediency ofinserling a section INTO the
temperance bill, whereinthere sany decree.
judgment or execution taken. against any
person in this State, lorany damage, fire or
forfeiture for retailing Or disp5slng Of any
intoxicating drinks, tsfat The sS1le shall hold
ias alien IN The properly whof5 s0ethi irI5s;i-
Gazing drinks were. sold Or disposed Of; and
also on complaint Of the wife, relatives or
friends, in wiring, TO any person who is The
retailer Of, or yender Of any intoxicating
drinks, THEY shall not sell, barter, or
give away any Intoxicating drinks, for the
space Of one year, 10 the person complained
Of; and on violation thereoflo pay to such
wife or family the sum Of $40; for the sec.
ond offence 500; for the third $40, and i'm.
prisonment.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-02-28

SCANDALoUS INTELLIGENCE FROM SPAlN.--
The intelligence that continues 10 reach us
from Madrid shows that matters are becom-
ing more critical there each day; indeed, a
revolution OF some kind seems all but inevi-
table. The conduct of persons in high sta.
ton promises 10 be us scandalouS as ever,
and The remonsWance Of the few, the very
few, who have the courage, or the virtue,
TO point oul The danger which menuces the
the Throne are disregorded or contemncd.
An illusuious lady, whose supplicuions to
her exalted relative were recently treated
with the same contempt as The rest, has
given up tho effort. Even the recent death
Of The Royal infant, so for from exciting sym
palhy in The public mind, has been the &C
casion Of showing The feeling Of the public,
and placords posted up by night in various
paris Of Madrid, rudeIy, buI ii is to be feared
TOO ruly express ,her profound diagusl-'
The wretched Ministers lremble al the idea
Of losing their places, and instead Of arrest
ing The danger Which menaces lhe Crcwn,
glory in The degrading and mercenary pro
lection Of the lavorie, whose VIII they dare
moi resist, The man who owes all he has
10 The press, who, but foriI, would be the
same pennilcss adyenturer he was when he
first lounged among The hungry of Put ria
del S l. is The first TO ctush H. Generals,
10 some orwhom Queen Isabella is indebted
for tho crown she wears, are banishod TO
distant garrisons for no crime but that ol
having kecniy lelI the deep degradation lc
which Royaly is reduced in Spain, aud en-
denyoringtosaye trroh the coseQpence oril:
own vices. ltacolIision takes pipcssew viii
! pity Ihosewho prov, ked il, Il appears lhO
General Prim has been ordered not 10 rplurr
10 Spain Notwithstanding the Jealous mnnncl
il which ho performed his temporary mis-
sion in Turkey. Loh4oa Tmes
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r.
superiority Of female eomposilors, we believe
lheyipfelererals. We stepped inrolthe Lit
efary journal office aafew moments, abou,
dinner lime one day, and saw three or four
young ladies' sitting, around. From The ex.
lrayagans lapglage ofrlhe prospectus. we
wereoled9 to- expect something very aine.
Perhaps we expected 100 certainly
we we're disappointed. |! would require no
great expense TO render ihe interior Of our
office as peqsan. and inviting as that Of the
Literary Journal Again, the female force
appeared inadequate! A. least, we observed
one male compositor at works and from ap.
psarances we inferred that others were en-
ployed there. From all dhis, we by no
means infer that The business is unsuited 10
femSles, but simply thatihe experiment has
no, been properly tried in Cincinnati. gs6
ed'#i g'lgroUR RETURN HoME.r i,
Our limits will not allow US to notice q
1.-THE Of the subjects which attracted our at
tenlion, and we therefore proceed at once to
notice few of the incidents connected with
our return. The heavy rains Of the three
days previous TO the 10Th, had swollen the
Ohio sufficiently TO enable the largest boats,
heavily freighted, to ply with safety, and to
such an extent had freight accumulated on
the wharyes and in the warehouses, that
much more was offered than could possibly
be taken by all the boats in port. We left
on board the Crystal Palace--a magnificent
packet. Leaving "a hours before her usual
lime, an unusual amount Of freight was ia.
ken at Cincinnati, which was still further
increased at Ripley. OF course, the boat
proceeded slowly; but aswe were in no grea,
haste, and Jared sumptuously, This only af-
forded us better opportunity OF enjoying
the society of our agreeable travelling com.
panions. Rarely have we met with more
pleasant company. or one which afforded US
more amusement. Among the passengers,
we may mention Senator Anderson, of this
district, and Two otheAmembers of the Ohio
Legislature, who were on a visit 10 their
homes. With our Senator, as might be ex-
Pected, we soon managed to become intimate,
He was inclined 10 be extremely sociable
and remark ably fond Of discussion, and, as
a natural consequence, attracted the auen.
lon and notice of all on board. In many
respects, Mr.. A. resembles our much.es
teemed friend Judge Ledlie, and more thar
once reminded Us oi the Judge. Inpoli.icl
Mr.. Andersonis an extremist. Entertaining
a comfortable opinion Of himself,il il is diff
cul,lo convince him Of error in his conclu
sons On the whole, however, we Nigh
have made many worse selection, Hi
aclsIin the Legislature this winter are cal
culaled to injure himself much more thai
his constituents. Oflhese acts we may speal
hereafter We regret 10 learn from Mr.. "A
that our representative, Mr.. Campbell, ha
been quite unwel for several weeks pas
II the members whom we met on the boa
! are fair specimen of our Legislators, MI
Campbell's illness must be seriously fell, Q
F., The Capitol. W. E,5g .I
/ We arrived at home on Se,urday morn
. ing, 8 O'clock "fe H."
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-02-28
THE UNIoNIsr-R. T. VAN HORN.

We visited our old friends al the Unionisl
office several times during our sojourn in the
city. Il seemed like getting home ugain, 70
look upon so many cid, familiar faces. and
we were heartily rejoiced 10 witness that
air Of prosperity and cheer(ulness which
pervaded the enre establishment The sue
cess Of .he enterprise, thus far, has much ex.
ceeded our expectations; but far greater sue
cess has beenrichly merIed. lniypograph-
ical appearance, the Unionist will compare
lavorably with any paper east or west. In
It's local department., (Which is, We believe,
under the conirolo Lieut!A. w. Armstrong,
ex.Auditor Of Hamilton county, Mr.. Kelley,
better known as "Falconbridge," and 9TH
ers) it exces all other Cincinnati daies.
R. T. Van Horn, Esq, formerly Of the
"Meigs County Telegraph" occupies The
post OF principal editor The important du-
ties and responsibilities Of this new position,
we are pleased 10 Observe, have operated
lavorably upon Van. As q lorcible and
pleasing writer, he has few superiors in the
west; and several recent articles from his
pen, give evidence Of application and re-
search. His prospects for The future never
seemed brighter, and we sincerely trust he
may enjoy a long, useful, honorable and
pleasant career. s5Iuaa E "
The business directors Of the Unionis
are VIM G. Williams, (City Clerk,) J. G
Haven, and AeO. Russell. 1t is owned BY
a Joint Stock Company of Mechanics, anc
lis emphalically Working.Mun's paper
II any Of our friends desire daily pape
from Cinciunali, they will do well to sub
scribe for The Unionist. na ofmi sTna
! h, 4s, 38i FEMALE PRINTERS. .p9
! We regret iha, our time did not permitu
, TO make more thorough investigations !
, reference TO the introduction Of females in.
printing Offices. So (ar as our Observable
extended, the experiment has proved iai
. lure in Cincinnati. In the Gazette and Con
!; nercial offices, we observed none az worl
;lNo,withstandng pll their boosting about u
Al I.
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.ToAH,. III.

doida nnnIs o'siHH.t u 1M.I5l gGiaYaom
.bsyIaasr 90 aGBrg gLlzzIEno eais,ul % sab
.,elTbbsfe Is afstaSefhope thatshines;s 9gi4
Cd, loEs Esehshines 50 dlhly bright 5Bi 10 . z
That none but Lore sown constant eye,paI
neesC sCap see its faint faint and glimneTipglisht.l
Il ystdatt Despair WIN sometimes tS6rnOSwy yeisI y
seHTts gloom across that light, 'piA.'9',, , !
W9Atd With its lowering clouds Of doubt, '''., I,
we Obscure 1t from my atchful sight, = ~, -
.lutAud vet again those words of love,id saa >
eVeH Breathed fonhfrom thine own heart, :
.dosnibpsl those gloomy doubts and fears, sbfn'
And faith, andhope, and joy impart9 Hi{
= -zoTknow Ambitions worldly hand, 12s'u q
oa, iForlthse hath wrought dream, : , ''.'''A
iafAnd in II tweayed the flowers of fame,
'Ko niwhich only grow BY Toils rough stream,
,bfeo Gi $50 eiItt9 si3ii-~ai i7 #754 fn S''
aid ousas, do notthe flowers of fame gl1ale
esaihtToo quickly fade and die, y 2aeo,9caa
obi Tomake thee thus withhold thine heart %
dion From where alastihg Joy doth lie7 HEi.-'i
.eg know too well those visions bright t5anul
That now before thee CLEAN; .a4ll
But 0, would this heart had power y
'uaa Towake thee from that golden dream.
!fi2o, do not think that worldly joys b %
ohR swhat claim of thee; ahfi
ssiaIts golden mines have lost their charm
osjmo Thy HEART hath greater charms for me.
,3f t aaG ,G2gf
Pdrather with thee share a home
A3E''f Which only claimed my heart, nE..t
bee Than dwellin loftiest marble halls,
aa Where love no ray Of joy imparts.
.bnnThen bid that star yet shine more bright,
.ubcy, And bid it not misguide; a a
% sAndspeak the words--those words ask,
10 sgAnd then let fate her best decide. Il al q.
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dency, and a comparatively healthy moral
Sentiment ,pervades the, community, We
trust we have nolmissaken thef signs ofshe
nntwe@s...llia nwes. A2s4aasN sur 10 sKogAz2
saT .ysq Is STEAM FIRE ENGINE. 81 gbbens
iaDurihga ursnyg qui,e a destructive FIRE
occurred on Water street., ccrnsto 81 Vine,
which afforded Us an opportunity RI fswitnesss
ing, for the first time, ,he operation of the
Steam Fire Engine This truly anfin.
yenlion Of which Cincinnati has reason to
be- proud-7allhough we have heard ofho
steps beingaekent suitably reward the in
ven,or. The invention is purely Of Cincin-
nati origin, and ,he one now in use there is,
we believe, abe first ever buiitI Itihrows
six streams, through pipes three inches in.
diameter, atihe same time, and with much
greater force than one stream can be thrown
by the best ordinary engine. For efficiency,
therefore, lis fully equal to six, and, per-
haps ten ordinary engines. At the same
time, it requires less than one half The men
necessary 10 work q single engine, con-
srucied ON the old plan. We understand
ihe city has contracted forthree more, which
Twill entirely supercede thenecessity of using
The old engines, and prove vastly more e(-
feclve. These engines are TO be kept in
constant readiness for action. Horses in
harness are always keptin the engine house,
and, SO perfect is the machinery, that in ten
minutes after the fires are lighted (Which is
done Immediately upon hearing the alarm,}
steam is raised, and the engine ready for ser.
vice-generally before The burning houses
can be reached.
Aside from the physical advantages de.
rived from this invention, .ilmay be regarded
as great moral agent. Under the old sys-
tenn, the fire department. Of Cincinnati num-
bered near Two thousand active young men,
drawn from amos, every rank--mechunic
clerks, and loungers, principally. The ex.
element, danger, and applause TO which they
were constantly exposed, their youth and
inexperience, and an undue spirit Of rivalry,
rendered them peculiarly susceptible 10 evil
influences. Evil councils soon prevailed in
their assemblies. Disgraceful riots followed.
Groups of Incorporate, noisy, and riotous
, vounu man constonilv conoraoo,ad obo,,
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-02-28

We are glad 10 be able to record the faci
,hat.the causeof Temperanceinihisa place
is, constantly on the advance Accessious
TO our. Division oflhe Sons Of Temperance
arc made at every meeting ,-,Kandwha
Rem. t32iH' H 'i' at a"' it'.'"
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-02-28

4lA f L.H j q f.t = 81 tHs
REFoRM--PURE EIQUoRs Mr.. Anderson,
OF Lawrence county one oiahe democrats
whorrepresenls d Wing dislricig aud who
owes his election 10 The votes Of The, whigb
who preferred him to ihe Wing candidate,
on account Of The iemperan ce views or ihe
latter, has fntrodlceda Bill. in the Senate,
10 prevenpthe ladultefaiion OF liquors, gIl
provides FOR inspection BY competent chenl-
isis, making The casks, &C.. sd3
The object Of this law, 10 furnish pure
that the sot may know that his
drunkenness is not tho effect Of fish Der.
fies and other drugs, but Of pure alcohol
the wife whose besoNed husband beats and
abuses her, and siarves her children can
console, herself with the reflection, that no
'yillaihous compouhd' has maddened her
husband--the father whose sonis vaga.
bond and loaier, can thank tho Legislature
Of Ohio, that he has been ruined by pure
brandy, What miserable results!
If the Inspeclorscould delect and remove
the second crime and misery, thattie Conceal.
ia the spiri.S--;fthey could extract the tears
and signs Of the broken hearted wife and
mother-iIAhey could lake outths sting o
death and demon Of destruction, which lurl
like scorpions and adders in tho purest liq
uofs then mightthis move be of value
Asst ls,il is mere Legislative quackery
miserable iinkering, worthy ola Legislator
to whose election, liquors Of the bases lkind
no doubt contributed largely.--Ripley Bee
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u POMERoY, TUESDA 2Ss 1854. ae.s.a.

1 < a lf I.
whatever ThepassagS Of ihis bilfiWilI end I
an compromises betwesnlhe North and the
Souih.f' tele9'e seE s7issss' 'sss. tli s4'ssif
A Mr.. O'Niel has Introduced series Of
resolutions inths Ohio LegisluiorsT TaPprQv-
ing ihe,ecurse, of Douglas spn; abe ground
thainolosislaiion canbe cunsidarsdi linal--4
!hasany act maybe abrogatedi iwiieninleres.
demands h.atThis is characteristic Of Ohio
Loeofoeosn, but we think thnteSen Sena.
tor Douglas himselfwoald ldihesiiate 10 opbnly
ayow that doctrines, His error consists in
supposing 'compro,hisei,o be thesctIiement
Of a, difficulty upon certain priacirles ofgsni
eral application, instead Of mutual con.
cession Of specific rights, to avoid difficulty.
. In almost eyery town and ciiytSf consids
erabIe sizsin the North, indiguali5n meets
ings have been held, parlicipateaan By nsen
of all political creeds, and the neasureshas
almos! universally been condemned 40 Even
in lllinois--,he Little Giants home--the
measure is strongly condemned. As yet,
there has been no public demonstration in
Meigs county. Is no,an expression ofpub-
lie opinion duerfrom US at this timel af 8
The CoURTs.-The law fixing thegtefrs
of the Court of Common Pleas in tbis Jadi.
cial district. for 1854, may be found in,ans
other column. The prevailing opinionhere
is that The Spring Tenn in this county com.
mences on Wednesday, the 22d Of March;
the Summer Term on Wednesday, the Bis
Of May, and The Fall Term on Monday ,ahe
23d of October. The language Of theIaw
might bear different construction, but The
above is perhaps the correct interpretation
WANTED.--Nos. 8, 7, and 14,sof Vol 5, o.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-02-28

WANTEp.--Nos. 8, I, and 14,;of Vol 5, of
the Meigs County Telegraph, A, liberal price
will be paid. 'e's 2'n
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-02-28

rhira star in ihe galaxy ofsthe American
Union,ato petfect ihe bulwarke oflour po.
lilieal, tdligious, audsdciaI safety and hap.
pitpesS uhu,sadaw like euplp thai oin Mafnel
May we no, hope that the SIar of Peace
and Hope will take zig.zag course y over
ousahh,y.ope Staies andI1eave a 'panbcea
forslhe, healing oiithe Wounds idhic,ed. .abe
Alcohol Mime Massachusetts, !, Rhode
Island, Michigan, New York, and Minneso7
td,habe done nobly. May we enot hope that
lRel liegislaiure now in sesslonsin our e9pi,
,ol,will goanddo likewise? ,We%ill rhus
boPe,ald heaven grant It's final cfrniAon.ga
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-02-28

dency, and a comparatively healthy moral
Sentiment ,pervades lihe, community We
trust we have nolmisssaken theis signs of she
times" vap
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