Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-03-25
PolitiCat iEiiIerat1re.- address or sIse
o7a;1 Republicans at Pittsbal gh. :

We do moi know of any mare decisive
symplon OF weakness ina political parry
than an incol ,insnce, Of literature. The
advaf cling age and dscrepilude Of all The old
organizations hos been manifested by con.
s,apily increasing garrullisysa The tendency
20 multiply words has been in M inverse
ratio 10 tho vigor Of their ideas, and the eff.
ciency Of their sentiments. Organization
hss come "a i,iean ili,,le mora than The In.
slrumen,alilies Tor the manufacture OF plat.
forms, resolutions. and addresses, pnd thou,
sands appear 70 have ador.sd The nu,ion thai
she chakces pf sntcess "a 4 pstiS afs, i, Iiko.
portion 10 the quaniiiy and windiness q the
wordy offspring which Il cmi,s. Parties
newly, formed TOO frequcn,ly strive 10 emu.
lale and exceed ibe Aa,ulsnce ,of their sue
peia nnualed predecessors: and in the eyes
OF the world Ia politician is beginning 10 be
looked upon'as on individual whuse literary
diaphragm is constantly in state OF pre-.
,erpa.ural activity. 4, han ,e.. 1,aryi, s.
The mos, ominous feature ,ha, we OBJ,
served as we overlooked ihe doing, Of The
feeeD, meeting Of Republicans q. Pittsburgh
was, the propensity 10 lay the foundation o.
their pasiy operations in huge body OF III.
era,ure,i A mullitudinous address, wriuen
as We are, ,old. by Lieut.. Governor Roy.
mond Of New York--and in his mos, diiu,,
and slip.shod siyle--whlch began like an
aneien, chronicle with The creation, and sale
everything excep, wha, nigh. properly hay,
been said, was brought in bya delegation
from New YoIk and by personal opportunity
and the aid Of the injudicious, literally cram
med down the eihron, Of ihe assembly. TSt
eoleiul benrs were spent IN the reading, i
was adopted and embodied in the proceed
ings; bu, no newspaper, exctp, such as hav,
square yards Of space devoted 70 trash, car
afford 10 give |, place In i,s columns. |
is ten times as long as The Declaration o
Independence, and we felt. as We listened tt
It's prosy periods, tho, there was little prom
ise or future robusli,ude In child afflicted
wiihso enormous tape worm 10 It's infancy
| Now Is will 60 hard If we do no, 6nt
wherewi,h 70 occupy our columns Of ,mort
in,eres, than This compilation from The lead
ers Of the, New York Times, which we nei
lher end6fse nor approve; and II we nigh
be permitted TO offer lille candid advice
TO gentlemen Of the Republican party, W,
should say mos, empha.icaly. Y. ahal the lea
there Is done Of this sor. Of hing the better
The multiplication Of words is a very sig
ni6can. testimony Of The evaporation Of ,h,
spiti,. Talk less and do more. Our fore
fathers declared their independence In
few pithy sentences, and then sboudere,
their guns and worked i, out. Their ex
ample nigh, be followed with advantage
The Girondis,s Of France were The mos
skillfui people Of modern times in The US
Of words; ye. their diaecls were neve
Of The slfgStes, value to save the coun
Try or even to preserve III emselves. The,
wen. 10 ihs block. The men Of deeds Gu
off lheii heads, and left lesson lha, poli.i
clans would do well 10 remem ber.-Ctn
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