Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-08-14

"a FOR ATTOHNErf dhNhhAhb p
+. D. KIMBALL, of Medina.
FOR MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
ALEX G. CON0VER, Of Miami
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,CoNsrsrENoY. the boisterous and
dispraceful session of,the Ohio Legislature
in 1859, when the Democrats had large
majority in that body, by q fusion OF the
Democrats and Free Soiers, Salmon \
Chase was elected to the high and respon-
sible station Of United States Senator. 1t
viii be remembered how deep was the sting
of that election to the feelings of majority
of me citizens Of the State, when it was an
nounced by lightning that Salmon T. Chase
the Locofoco Abolitionist, was to represent
the State Of Ohio in the National councils
Almost every Wing and some few Demo
cratic papers, denounced the fusion as trait
orous to the interests Of the country, and
heaped invective after invective upon this
selfish, aspiring, and false friend of the
blacks. They deemed that, BY this single
act, Ohio stood disgraced in the eyes OF the
Union, and justly too, and sent up a wall
that was heard throughout the land. Among
the loudest and most pitiful of these was
the Meiqs Co. Telegraph, then in its infancy,
and SO inconsolable was it, that its friends
had great fears that it would fret itself to
death; and long after the matter had been
reconciled and guieted, the sobs of this bant-
ling could be distinctly heard. We lolned
in this hue and cry, and denounced Chase
as unworthy Of a seat in our National Legs-
lature. We thought SO Men-we think 50
n0w. ~,
Time rolled on-the period for which
Chase was elected expired on the Attn OF
March last. He served his six years, car
rying out so far as laid in his power, his pc
culiar views, which were repugnant to the
views of all true Americans, and save in
the opinion of ultra -abolitionists, were hos
tile to the quiet and peace of this Union
A few weeks since the Republican State
Committee made a call for convention, to
be held at Columbus, Tor the purpose ol
nominating State ticket. This convention
was composed Of few Wings and Demo,
crats, but mainly Free Soilers and aboll,
tionists. The Convention was held on Fri
day, and the Abohtionists were in Columbus
as early as the Monday previous, with then
plans all laid for the nomination OF the Dem
apoaue Chase, and as fast as the delegates
arrived they were tarred by this abolition
stick. the result Of which was "a clean ma
iority Of forty on the first ballot for this ab
clifton disunionist. And now, the yer.
papers, with few honorable exceptions
that a few years ago denounced him in the
the most bitter terms for his underground
principles, are the loudest in his praise
Even the weather-cock editor of the Netg
Co. Telegraph has ceased his sighings an, IN,
sobbings, and the cry of "negro in the PIT
is music to his ears, and the smell is yer
pleasant to his olfactory nerves. He eve
administers rebuke to usfcr not doing like
wise, and accuses us.of exhibiting stron
symptoms of Locofocoism.' We're we t
accuse poor Thomson Of bigamy in hayIn
Black wife and a white one, (no insult 7
the latter, would not the charge pass NOR
current and with greater weight than hl
charge of Locofocoism against usg In ou
estimation he has not treated his white VIII
with the respect due her color, and in TN
has been as inconsistent as his course wit
Chase. To the white one he devoted but
scant quarter Of a cOlumnFo the region
of fancy. while nothing short of one co
umn and two thirds would satisfy his Carr
sonian stomach for the woolly-head. /.
Now we are willing to leave it even to I'll
abolitionsts to decide whether our cour'
has not been more consistent than the edltt
Of the Telegraph. We were opposed
Chase,s elevation to the United States Sci
ate; the editor Of the Telegraph was IL
same; and to carry out our views OF the ma
and the principles he advocates, we oppo'
his elevation to the Guberhatorial chair
this great State; the editor Of the TelegraI
has crawfshed and turned completely
his favor. Whose course has been the mo
consistent? Poor Thomson, 1--WE are sori
lie has made such an exhibition Of himself
wefhougbt he was made OF sterner stu
but we 6nd him soft as a moss mattrass.
The above 'sweet morsel," reader,
copied from the Gallipolis Journal-a pap
published within twenty miles of Pomero
and one with which the Telegraph has
ways exchanged. The Editor Of the Jou
nal has no excuse in the world FOR misre
resenting our course and position. He
not only familiar with the.paper, but he
also personally acquainted with the prese
and former editors Of the Telegraph. !
knows that we had no connection with T
paper six years ago--that we neither knt
nor cared anything about the paper, its
itor orr It's opinions at that time He know
too, that we have never considered oy
selves responsible for the acts--moral 4
clal, or political = Of the former editor. .e
knows, too, that on many subjects, 7
opinions of the past and present editors
tie Telegraph are widely dihsreht- that
have advocated measures which the form
editor opposed, and yics srsa Yet in'
der d Sustain bis charge against US, he MI
gobackto record which we never saw. a
never care about seeing, and endeayor
nste us Responsible for language used
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