Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-05-09

Vocate OF temperance. lie hints that we
are too well acquainted with the bars of
Cincinnati, that we keep bad company when
there, and then adds:
Gas / said before. The democratic party
asserted that the temperance question was
a whig trick, and l am perfectly satisfied,
that, so far as the editor of the Telegraph
was concerned, the charge was true to the
letter; and his treatment of democratic
temperance paper has so clearly established
that fact, that the personal friends of the edi-
tor acknowledge the fact; and it now remains
to be seen whether the wings. will sanction
the course pursued by the Telegraph. If
such should unfortunately be the case, the
temperance cause in this county will be
Frustrated, and the two political parties will
again settle back to their old lines. How
ever, cannot believe the temperance wings
could be guilty of such peyfdy; and if such
should be the fact, it would not need the
preaching of parson Brownlow to prove to
me the doctrine Of total depravity, for that
would be established beyond the shadow Of
doubt"
"This is the unkindcst cut OF ALL" But
perhaps we should not complain. Coming
from such source, it can do us no harm.
Our temperance principles are not Of mash
room gropth. Our antecedents are not un-
known to this community. Before we ever
heard of the Peoples Fountain" or the
"Bottle Stopper" or Friend Hoy, or the
"Meigs Co. Telegraph, "-eyen before we
ever heard of the Maine Law, our heart,
and our hands, and ourhead, were employed
in ondeavoring to "mix" temperance with
politics to obtain prohibitory law. This
fact stands upon record, and that record
may be found in every county in Ohio, and
in every State in the Union. Such law
was not popular then. Many of the most
influential and best temperance men were
then arrayed against legal prohibition, and
denounced us as wild and fanatical, and an
injury to the cause. Well, time rolled on.
The Telegraph was offered for sale, and we
were urged to purchase il. The very first
question we asked acas: VIII ii be expected of
as, that aCe shall Keep silent on the Temper.
ance question: Until this was negatively an
swered, we refused to entertain the propo-
sition. On that subject, if on no other our
course has been consistent. On. that sub
ject, if on no other, we listen to no comprom-
ises. Although we have suffered pecuniary
loss, and loss of friends; although we have
encountered the. bitterest opposition and
enmity of the friends (?) of temperance, as
well as its foes, still, relying upon the JUS
ticc of our cause, we pursued straight
forward course, and we challenge any man
to show one instance wherein we faltered,
or turned either to the right or the left. II
our course has been wrong at all, it has been
wrong all the time.
But, says Leonidas, we refused to give
brother Hoy "a brothers hand and broth
er's welcome" 1t false. We have never
failed to approve his course, whenever we
have believed it to be right. But, we wish
it distinctly understood, that we do not con-
slider it our duty to sanction all the GROSS
INCONSISTEN CIES, and palpable viola.
tons of honor committed by every scape-
grace who
Steals Tie livery of Heaven TO serve the Devil in
We have not the slightest objection tc
friend Hoy's making a living by pub
lishihg newspaper IN Pomeroy. W.
are always pleased to see our neighbor
prospering in business, and doing good il
the world, even though we may not be pros
pering SO well oursclf. But if friend Hoy
remains here, he must cease to bring re
proach upon the cause he pretends to ad
vocate. He has already injured it deeply
but we are willing to forgive the past, if, il
future, he will endeavor to do better. l
not, we shall consider it our duty to admin
ister such dose as will be effectual, no
f only in his case, but in the case of thos,
"rEa@oxAL FRIENDS" of ours, who are 81
fond of volunteering Acknowledgements.