Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-06-20
A Contrast--.and Parallel.

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The editors Of papers in the Slaveihold-II
ing Sules may fairly be supposed 10 repre-
sent the sen,imen, OF what, in, Free States,
would be called The, better class Of society
the intelligent, educated, and well to-do
class Of people. which, in morals, politics
and business. give tone to public sentiment.
or the papers which occupy something like
a pre.eminence in that light, we are doing
no injustice to others by placing tie Rich.
nond Enquirer in, the fton. rank. The ex-
trac. which we shall presently give from that
papet, has been going the rounds for some
weeks We have relrained from giving
publicity 10 ii before this, from variety Of
considerations. In the irsi place it was un-
genllemanly in lone and sprii, and there
fore so long as il rested 90 individual char,
acier for support II wos unworthy Of notice.
Secondly lis historical illusions and illus.
rations betrayed a cbreless arrogance so
foreign from ,he truth OF history, iha. lis
point lay in The spiri, in which the words
were uttered, raihe. Than in any application
oflhe subject, TO The people Of Inc North. The
article Of which :; formed part was written
pending The passage Of the Nebraska bill,
and something might be forgiven 10 the ex;
ci,ement Of discussion. We have walled 10
see if such sentiments as are here embodied
found response, or il pefchance they might
no, be rebuked. Nothing Of The latter has
ME, our observation; on 1he contrary much
has been said and done 10 lead Us 10 think
that The Southern mind is weak enough 10
entenaiii and act upon just such sentiments
If this be the right deduction, then the true
positions Of The Two sections Of ,hc Union is
this- submission and seryilude, or ress.
tanco. We will now give ,the ,exiracr, ,is
i sasi From ue Richmond Enquirer. ,ao.
! 1.-The fdla,iens between the North and ihe
South arc very analogous TO those which
subss,ed between Greece cad the Roman
Empire after the subjaga,ion Of Achaia by
the Consul Mulnmi1s. The dignrty and
energy Of The Roman character, conspic.
uous in war and in politics, were not easily
famed and adjusted TO the arts Of inaasws
and literature. The degenerate and plan
: Greeks, on tho contrary, oxceled in iht
handicralt and polite professions. We learr
. from abe vigorous invecIive Of Juvennl, lha
they we're tho mos, useful and capable o
servants, whether as pimps or professors o
rhetoric. Obsequous, dexterous and ready
the versatile Greeks monopolzed the bust
ness Of teaching. publishing, and manufac
turing in tho Roman Empire-aaowinI
their masters ample leisure for the servic
Of the State, in the Senate or in the 6eId.--
: The people Of The northern States OF hi
a conlederacy exhibit the same aptitude 70
8 the arts ana industry. They excel as clerks
!. mechanics and lradesmen, and they hav
! monopoiized the business teaching, publish
ing. and peddIing."
~ In what light are acachers, manufacil
! rers, professional and business men Of III
! North TO regard such language as thisl
Z il is SO 10 be taken as The deliberate esl
y male Of one portion Of The population
. our common country, Of the other PORTO
y --if the character assigned TO The one, is
Q be enforced by the oher, then there is al
1 tagonism deep and lasting, to DO ended onl
Y by triumph on the one side, or effective n
y slslance on ihe other, We speak seriolsl
9 FOR we think tho subject demands Il. N
!, ln enalyzing shis paragraph, !, can DO
q snul consequence Who or what Mumpil
y was. He e put forward as one Of a repr
q sentative class. True. he wps brutal az
70 ignoran,y but he was consul and comma
v ded an army. He conquered Athens al
s.. robbed her temples, ba. he was Roman
v. unlRome was . nasion Of robbers. r.
Richmond Enquirer proudly claims for Il