Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-03-21
fg- The Mynheers Of ,ho4own Of POM.


..uSS n;roy have grown indignant. and recently had
H0"'u grand pow vow, and selemnly resolved
AcRhai they would stay the further extension
he Crrf slavery. and declared ,ha, the Congress
,urg, III the Unilrd S,ales Of America, BY the
'urg aiassage of The Nebraska bill, would commit
enve'a great outrage upon the rights OF Others
ebtedAnd "disgrace The country and passed such
lay fao,her abolition and lanalical resolutions as
ut of usually characterize such assemblies.
'aveliI A pretty pass we have come 10. indeed.
hese twhen the ignorant and degraded OWcdaS o.
fcers Europe are 10 leach us wha. is liberty, und
Fshin whal republican institutions consist. In
so,,I Europe they exercised not even The liberty
Of the slaves Of the South. without the most
- ~ remote conception Of free institutions. When
= ~ ,f they arrive in this country, they assume nn
Wy ~ arrogan, and dciatoriOl air. and attempt to
e I prescribe To us what are The "nalurtI rights
.n; ] Of man," and Tell us that We have mscon
no. ceived The lrue principles, and The objects,
-. and aims Of the institutions OF our own coun'
80 Try. Europe, through civil wars and con-
10 / slernaiions, for the lust hundred years has
olo bren irving 10 ntlain liberal and republican
,ceas constitutions; yet, in every instance her
people, after having perpctraled The most
Hon. hurrid crimes in the name of liberty. have
W. utterly failed in their attempts, through their
of III ignorance, prejldice, and incapabliy 70 ap-
ose preciatc lis blessings. Foreigners appear to
he consider thar liberty consists 10 the rghi TO
ted do iusl as they please, without any oi the
lrt restraints of law, order, morality, rdccency;
D. and. If they had their way, our country
,eha would be disgraced as Europe is, by innu
ONE meraLle mobs, oulbreeks, and crimes. Who
ke are the orginauors and participants in all the
q inobs which disgrace our. cities? Who fill
by our peniienliaries and our jailsl Who fill
no our hospitals and houses of refuge! Who
tho constitute lhe beggars and vagabonds OF the
DO country? Who are The willing and pdnc-
in pnl tools Of The aboliIionsls? Foreigners.
ed foreigners, nearly all foreigners!
smi This meeting therefore, in Pomeroy is
ner bu, in unison with their character, and such
W rs we expected We would ask ,hese pre-.
de sum2uous individuals if they really know
,ep what they are talking about, and To whom,
M when they take upon themselves 10 dicsaie
Sc TO and abuse distinguished gentlemen Of The
tp United Sta.es Senate? To our mind, j. ap'
en pears perfectly ridiculous TO see men, who
q ure in q situation Of almost as complete sla.
pay very as the negroes in Virginia, concocling
oe resolutions upon the 'nalural rights OF man
anu lHo'luuohSs
81 81 Thus writes "Gregory," the Poin. Pleas.
n an, local editor of The Western Messenger
a neural paper, published in our neighbor-
u ing town OF Yves, Columbia, eight miles be.
Z low Pomeroy, on The opposite side Of ht
= river. We are thus minute, not for The pur.
c pose Of casting any reflections, either upon
Ihe of ,bo ,ho h,
los, distant readers, unac1uairted with the
geography of This particular locality, should
I suppose chat The extracts above quoted were
of South Carolina origin. Ii seems almos
incredible tbn, such sentiments originated
\ and found publicity in community whose
interests, character, and habits, differ in bu
enc soliIary particular from our own, anc
separated osly by the Ohio river. The in
|, tuence Of the institution Of slavery, alone
) can account for the prevalence Of such abom
Unable sentiments as expressed above.
"Gregory" writes with vigor and ease
and with bold aud manly independeN
worthy Of a better cause. He is, no doub,
honest in his convictions We can readA
perceive how persons born, reared, and ed
ucutcd inl slave states can honestly entertain
such sentiments. The first lesson laugh
Them in childhood is thai labor is degrading
--,hu, inferior races, only, are made to toi
In youth everv surrounding circumsIanc
confirms This belief. They are educated i
this doctrlne--cyery conflicting ruth bein
expunged from their school bouks, or It's il
huence destroyed by The sophisiry of tn
instructor. Feelings of pride and superio
ity grow with their growth, and slrengthe
with .Eeir suengIh. The honest luborer-
the producer (who is, in fact, the only ,ru
freenun) is treated with scorn, if he pr,
sumes to place himself on an equality wit
these arislocralic dones in the great humu
hive.
These considerations, doubtless, aided mi
ieriully in producing this Anli-Nebrasl
movement among our German fcllow-ci,
Ems. They well knew thatif Slavery WI
extended over that vast territory, they wou
be yiruslly excluded free laborers beir
regarded BY sayeholders as but lillc abol
the brute creation. sG Hd
iWithou, lur,her preliminaries, we propo
10 examine a few OF the leading points
"Grcgory's" article:
/. "WhaI right have these presumpIuo
individuals, 10 dictate to distinguished ge
tlemen Of tho U. S. Sennlcl" We answ,
precisely tho same right that you have
dlcIule TO youi lares or servants. T
very first principle Of republican governme
recognizes Ihe PEOPLE as soveregns. #
RULERS are the SERVANTS Of the pc
pie. The 'Mynheors'+ OF the State of Ol
compose nboul onc.fourh Of The populate
and, rs political parties are now organize
they, in great measure, control every il
poriqn, election, They no, only have
v.rv hrrt plnur IN ,Iicfatn. hut ihnv have