Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-03-21
THE TELEcRlPA. !
POLITICAL.
The RIadnes, of the South.

The Madness Of the South.
I'VE feel high respec. FOR those southern
presses which brave public opinion in en-,
deavoring TO shield the South from the dan.
gersand odium Of the breach OF faith incu.
ded inibe Nebraska blll. Among these pa
pers none is abler in its advocacy Of the prn.
cines Of honor and justice than The Louis.
riNe Journal. In commenting on Badgers s
Statements thrt The southern Whg delsga.
ton in Congress had resolved 10 vote for The
Douglas swndle. Mr.. Prentice has the fol-.
lowing Comments:
"Mr Badger. in conclusion, thinks proper
10 inform the Senate. and The country. ,ha,
The results TO which his deliberate sublely
has conducted him nre accepted BY "eyery
Southern Whig Senator" and thai This sec.
iion Of The Southern Senatorial delegation.
therefore. is uni. in support OF the repeal
Of the Missouri Compromise. We deeply
regret 10 hear this, for the welfare of The
South, FOR The interest and honor of our
party, and for the ultimate fame of the in.
dividuals concerned. We regre. it for The
welfare Of the Suulh. for, in SD far as il con-
tributes 10 The SUCCESS OF This wanton and
siupendous violation of The nalioual faith,
il places the Souh al the sheer mercy of
the. aroused, and indignant and oulnumber.
ing Nonh-it cuts loose her sheel.anchor,
and all her lesser anchors, At The very mo.
ment that il redoubles the tempest that ca.
reers- above her--il madly exchanges tried
and ,rus,ful friends for the temporary off.
ciousness Of unprincipled demagogues, who
will promptly desert her whenever The nor.
ihern bias, howls commandingly. We re-.
gret il for the interests and honor of our
party, If not Tor lis very existence; for who
does not perceive that rigid nationality is
the condition Of our continued organization,
and the basis of all our hopes for The future,
as itihas been The price and the glory Of all
our victories in the past? But if any con.
siderable portion of the Southern Wing
rnasses hoist the black flag of REPUTATION,
and march with 'every Wing Senator" d.
reclly into the camp OF the Fire. Eaters and
Disunionis,s and Nullifers of The extreme
South, what will become Of The nationality
OF the Wing parry? And when ,ha, great
party shall lie prosra,e and dsmembered,
us fragments coaescing into fiery factions,
waging endless war upon The peace and ex.
isience Of the Union-when the South, des-
ii,ute OF moral force. shall sink beneath The
physical majority of The North, and expiate
her faJIhlessness in the ruthless invasion OF
her,righls and The piliess des,ruclioh of her
inslilulons-wh the Union shall be wrap'd
in .,he flames Of civil strife and ,opp!ing to
iis fall. who then will honor these Southern
Whig Senator'S that dealt The deah.siroke 10
their party, and rendered inevitable all ,hese
dark calami,iesl They will have purchased
amodicum Of sectional applause Tor world
Of shame. They viii. have sacrificed their
party and their country 10 save their pd(u|
selves, and los, themselves at last. The
South should blush for her represe natives
and trembe for herself" Ulg t
IorThe Neto Orleans Crescent is another o.
those bold md independent presses of the
Sotilh. We quote the following from ,ha
paper Of the 24.'l ui.
"a "Harkye. gentlemen ofihe South! When
you were stronger, you got the old Com.
promise; now, when you are a0eaker. you
had better stick 10 il. Nay, stick 10 ull the
Compromises; for, be assured, ,ha, The neal
agl,a,ion--Ihat Is 10 say. this, II you art
drawn INTO twill, in all human probability
be the last. There'l, never be anolEer Com
promise; rely on that easy prophecy"
Il may moi be amiss, in this connection
20 quote one or TWO extracts from some o
the more ultra southern prints, 10 show wha
opinions are entertained by them o! Nor,herr
men who sell themselves 10 the Suulh 81
chsaply, in every emergency. We quote
from The Charleston IS. C.) Mercury:
"At this time, they threaten US with
great northern party and a general war upol
ihe Souih. II they tcere not mere huckSter
tnpolihcs cs-wilh only this peculiarly, INA
every man offers himself, ins,ead Of som,
other commodity. for Sale--we should sur
mise that they nigh, do what they threaten
and thus bring about The real triumph Of III,
South. by making dissolution Of the Uniol
necessary"
d The Columbia (s C.) Times, says: m
a" "There is gren, deal too much import
ance attached 10 The Nebraska bill. Ii
well enough 10 expunge from the records {
Federal misrue The odious restriction i'm
posed upon the South by the Missouri Com
promise. This restriction ought never ,
have been pnI upon lhe Southern people
much less should they have ialnely subm
ted 10 il, as they huye done. LIS repeal
this late day, however, can scarcely healhe
wounded pride. They have quietly suffere
tFe odium for more Than thirty long yedr
What, then, Is 10 be gained by It's repea
upon point OF honori And us TO any prhc
,ical, positive good i. will do the South. "
doubt whether any benefit will follow |
The nosl sufficient reason for supporllr
Mi. Dougins' bill is, lhal il erciies The bite,
Est opposition Of The mud headed Aboiitio,
lists and Free SOiiers. Anything that ,ci
ereite their Hostility Is most apt 10 be rig
and proper. and therefore to be suppOrle.
> BIT further than this we think Ihe Sou,
need not be muchhoubled about The passas
Of the Nebraska BILL"
A SlGN!--Marcus Morton, for eiqhtee
years the s,ereoIyped "democralc" cand
date FOR Governor of Massa chuse,ls, ar
then for one year The ncun,ben,--always