Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-07-11
SOLOMON FOOT, Chr'n.
Correspondence of the Pittsburg Daily Gaz.
WASHINGTON, June 25, 1854

| have read an interesting circular Just
issued by the association lately formed here,
in resistance 10 slavery aggression, which
ough, TO be universally published. Hon. z.
f. Goodrich, Of Massachusetts, is president,
F. P. Blair vice President; L. D. Campbell
oi Ohio, Mace Of Indiana and eight others
directors Of the society. -
This circular contains the clearesl erpose
of the designs OF The slave power, which |
have yet seen, II traces the motives Of the
Missouri compromise with convincing pow
er, and suggests some Of the remedies which
ough, 10 be attempted 10 check This policy,
and 10 preserve, if that yet be possible, the
Union. The circular shows that If the prop
aganda get majority in the next House Of
Representatives we may expect series Of
measures which viii forever stamp The spir.
i, Of African slavery on the general govern.
menl, will subver, the independence of all
the northern states, and will in the end de.
slroy the liberties OF their citizens. The
circular adyerls 10 the necessity oI encoura-
ging the emigration Of northern lreemen 10
Nebraska and Kansas. -.,s
To obtain control Of The House in the next
Congress, il will be necessary 10 elect near
ly all The members from The flee States as
decided enemies Of slavery extension and
encroachment. The south conlronls us
with solid wall Of 80 members, 10 these
must be added TWO from California and five
or six from Illinois and Indiana, from dis
iricts inhabited chiefly by seulers from slave
states. Richardson represents one Of these
districts. If the Nebraska parties cleo, fif
: teen members in the northern States, beside
these, they will secure an influence in iht
house which could NOT be successfully re-
sisted. There never was time when The
necessity for a union Of all parties was s,
striking as now. live fail 10 NEE, and de
fen6 lis encroachments, the contest will b.
finished and our ruin as free communilie
will be complete. e,5> ....
. The report. Of The committee Of foreig
: affairs Of the Senate on African saverade i
, full Of interest, The document. shows con
clusively that The projec. Of throwing ope
!, that traffic, once pronounced Infamous an
: cruel by our own and evory other civilize
Q nation, is nearly ripe. and iha, oil law
o agains. i. are about 10 be repealed. ] d
n not wish 10 create any public excitement o
4 the subject, nor have hope ,ha, anythin
Q effecIual can be done 10 preven, il, but
J. learn, as fact, that il is almost certain ih'
a the unrestricted importation Of slaves frol
II Africa will be Recommended within 81
t. months, And, in fact, whi.e the same iraC
y exists between Maryland, Virginia and Ky
o on one side, and the far South on the o,he
ID ! do no, know why we should prohi
lel i, the direct trade with Africa. gr
ie The squadron ofeigh,y guns 10 be wit
ID drawn from tho preventive service on II
a. African coast, the Commiuee suggest, cou
g. do good service by watching Cuba for 81
s. vers. How delghlluly simple and verda,
III How innocent. The flee, could watch G
On ba could i,l Yes, no doub, !, could, as I,
il wolves watch a sheepfold. Thai is a 60
nd joke, but slightly TOO broad.
wv I The question Of recess is indefinite
all postponed. We shall drag along here
MS The Autumn opens, more utterly wor
,e. less body Of men FOR business purposes, III
ii. compose the House and Senate never asse
Ie- bled. '-
ed The Senate is actually still debating