Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-09-04

sltuents repudiate him. he (the PresidenD will
take care Of him. All who hold Office under the
President. therefore, are compelled, under pen
atty of DISMISSAL, to sanction the fraud; and no
man need hope to obtain even the smallest
crrunb Of Administration patronage who does not
endorse and sustain il. The consequence is,
we find men whose better judgments would re-
volt at the outrage for the sake of Office not only
endorsing, but actually endeayorng to defend
the measure as Democratic.
1t is Democratic, then, to violate solemn COM
emn compacts-t tn disregard plighted faith"
If there is man to whom honor or honesty Of
purpose, has any remaining claim, who can read
the above quotation without feeling of disgust
we would be glad to see the man.
Now sir, we call on you, to make good your
assertion. Wherein has the President Of the U.
S. pledged himself to commit fraud2
Where is your authority for saying that all the
appointees Of executive favor are bound to sane
ton fraud2
sSlavery for Kanzas &c. In fact, we have
the most abundant evidence that the people |
of Kansas are NOT allowed to regulate
their own domestic affars-that their affairs
are regulated BY the citizens of another State;
and that the President and all his supporters
sanction, uphold, and sustain the invasion. Here,
then, is another point gained"
What evidence have you that the people Of
Kansas are not allowed TO regulate their own af
fairs?
If the Massachusetts, relief society succeeded
in their attempt, YOU would have sung loud peans
in praise Of the wisdom and patriotism of Kansas,
but as the Missourians, whom they excited to
unlawful deeds, beat the Yankees at their own
game, you unjustly accuse the Administra ton
But il is not true that the Missourians inferfered
in the last Kanzas election, and the first was
properly vacated in consequence of their inter-
ference. But how was it with California, where
it was forced into the adoption of a State
Constitution. by the pronunciamento of the then
military governorl
AS an Ohian, care glad that California is a
free State, but are not so preiudiced, as not to
see the trickery by which it was accomplished
We OF the North, ought 10 be a little modest in
our accusations against the South, in this Kan
sas affair.
Now, we had supposed that the case made
ou, was clear one-,hal the questions here
propounded were satisfactorily answered III
the article Of last week. But the edlor did
not give his readers The benefit Of that ani.
Gle. lie dare mol do it, lest they detect his
miserable sublerluges, and repudate him
and his paper and his parry. Although we
have no hope Of converting our neighbor OF
bene6.irg his subscribers, his queries are SO
easily answered .ha. we feel disposed 10
CRAFTY him.
"Wbereir has the Presiden, pledged him
self 10 consumate fraud? Where is youl
authority FOR saying thai oil the appoinlees
Of executive favor are bound 10 senction 0
| (raud?" .t
The Washington Union is the acknowl
edged organ oi Presiden. Pierce and his Cab
met. Ii speaks "By Authority" in poli,ica
matters. Ills published under the eye o
the President, and is led and kept alive b,
the Administration. lis word is law ant
Gospel TO the party. Well, when the Ne
braska bill was pending before Congress-
before its fate was decided, this paper state,
lin language that could not be misunderstood
Iiha. II any northern member Of Congres
lvoieI br The bill. and his constituents iepu
dated him, tie President woald give siS
an office. or course, This was not the pre-
else language, bu. this was The plain inlor
snce from The language used. That we ma
no, be misunderstood, we copy one Of ,hes
promises in The exacIianguaee Of the Wash
sngIon Union:
= "l( Democratic member OF Congress i
led by his judgment and conscience 10 vot
for the bill, as we hope all Democrats will
E led 10 do, and he returns to his constituent
! to encounter the clpmor of Wings and Abe
!, liIonisIs, together with disaffecled men {
his own party, no sensible man, al least n
man who understands and appreciates n
e character Of the Ezecutiue, will believe ,ht
9 The President will allow such (aci;ous me
10 WELD The PUBLIC PATRONAGE TO ove.,hro
'' any man at home who has given to The prr
: ciples Of the bill q cordial and conscienlou
n SUPPORT" IS
y Is this not pledge TO consumate frau:
Was ever such bold and bareiaced aliemI
y made by any President 10 bribe members
u Congress TO vote for measure? We hay
never known one. How has this pied!
g been redeemed. DR.. Olds, of Ohm, vote
II for The bill. A few days afterwards, his SO
k was appointed Receiver Of The Land Off
in Minnesota Wilson Shannon voted f
, il. HIS constituents repudiated him.
n is now Governor oI Kansas. Green voi,
J for it, and was appointed 10 Office. And
+ we might go on, naming the doughiaces W
n have been rewarded. But there is no occ
e sion FOR this. Will the editor of the Dem
!, crat please point 10 one man Of any prom
$. nence who has been appointed to Office
1t Presiden, Pierce, since The passage Of Il
5, bill, who had not previously expressed hr
! self in favor Of ii? We do not know Of
solitary instance. The President, in Il
disposal OF his offices, has made acquid
'e cence in the measure Test of f;aes
~ No man Is allowed 10 hold an important I
le flee who Is opposed to this fraud. NOT on
sr 50; ont no newspaper which opposes h
lie fraud Is allowed one crum5 Of Adminisr
X, lion supports whereas ,hoso papers thai q
All mos, forward in urging Slavery upon /,
Se thkri,nYiae ara made ,ho ,,f "a, !.