Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-08-14
There would have been NO harmony in

There would have been no harmony in
this affair, II some COLONEL, after hur.
ricane Of Missouri eloquence, had not passed
through the Convention 'Resolu'iorto sup
press Free Soil opinions and publications In
The Central Slave States. My percussion
cap friend, you nigh, as well bag the winds
that sweep your States Prairies-as well
chain and hopple the laws Of gravlasion, as
the great law Of ihe freedom Of lhoughi
and in Republic the consequent freedom
oil expressed opinion. Know 100, military
Sir. (lu.us a non lueendo) .ha. that Reso.
oIution sows civil war in the South. You
are not all of you fools, nof all wcdded by
actual OF imaginary interests 10 The system
of Slavery. There are Colonies and Gen
erals who VIII think and speak lbelr conyic-
iI0n ikdt unpaid sneg to iabot 6 tIie b6ns q
the prosperity Of the South. and who viii
avow their irunwillingness 10 transmit !, as
the basis Of social economy to their chill
dren and their children's children. You
Colonies end Geuersls will come by the
ears. You had better be careful how you
pass such Resolutions. They are wholly
useless, utterly imprac,icable-bu. they are
dangerous 100. They lay the foundation
Of an InquishoraI Violence in your own so
cie.y, which will go far towards bloody is
sue Of this Slavery question.
The folly Of these epauleites is harm o
nious one. Itruns through their ideas o
Trade, Commerce, Society, Politics, Finance
and Law. Slavery is blessing, not a
curse. Yet it is curse loo--lo be amslio
rated by expansion. natural settlement
Of Territory, is By allowing the citizen;
of neighboring State to legislate for it. A
refusal 10 allow State officers and SIale prop
erly 10 be used by The United States Gov
ernment in its new business Of negro-calch'
ling, is declaration Of hostility against lhs
CONSTITUTION. How magni6cen,ly
Gen. PhooIe OF Missouri must have pilec
up the vocal On that word, when speaking
10 the resoulion!] And then that thread
bare threat OF dissolution Of The Union
the GROWING lie and impudenl cap-sheaf o
all slave-driving conversations: We wist
from the bottom Of our hearts that Dsuniot
could be slapped to these people for jus, iw'
years. Oh how they would sicken Of j.
Within the rirsI week OF lis operation, iron
every Slave STATE would be seen men hurry
ing North with portable properly. An un
ceasing .ide Of emigration would set in o
all people who could clear ou, wha, they hat
in hand, or could soon reduce 10 possession
The apprehension Of future trouble with ,h
Slaves, would spread such a sense Of iose
curly as to depopula;e the South oil he
while Mechanics, her lenders Of money, he
merchants, teachers, small farmers, and al
indeed who had not taste for sleeping il
The midst of armed patrols. and with pis.o!
under their pillows, and who were moi tie
down by the ownership Of slaves and OF az
riculiural Isnd. Credit would unwiling
and limidly be given 10 the South, at tn
Nor,h, in London aud in Havre. In wore
Disunion would bankrupt and DESTROY hel
We,hink it would do SO to perfect fnis
within five years after it commenced maxim
trial Of it. But there is not man in Nil
souri, tha, has The leas, idea Of trying it,
"Disunion" is kept 10 scare Northern Boo
hoos. and arm and equip Nor,hen Doughlt
ces.-Bg6alo Democracy.