Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-06-03

We have seen eyems hurry hard upon the
heeb Of the words which fUfeiold them. bun
never 90 speedily has fbdiisa,ien 10 psft iol.
lowed prediction, while tiiG Remainder which
ysi lie1 plin'llltd, 4 II0lfyi1E oku&i1. a..
wafd Ike the S6sislIest b,I lows Of lie bcSln.
10 make Up the full measure Of tus oraior's
words In corresponding fes1ls, as In he
case before Us. Here h what Mr. Sumues
said Of Douglas lalk abort ''lseason:'', aq
"lI will no, be the hrs, time N history sha,
scaffold erected for putiishfhen. has be.
come q pedestal Of honor. ON Of death
comes life, and the 'raitor' whom herxe.
cu'es will live immortal In the cause.
For Humanity sweeps onward--whers to-day the
martyr stands, t
On the morrow crouches JUDAS, with the silver
in his hands;
While the hooting mob Of yesterday, in silent
awe return,
TO CLEAN up the scattered ashes into History.s
golden urn.
Charles Sumner to-day stands upon ne.
destal OF honor which even his own mighty
intellect could not have raised him 10, ii.
years. Every drop OF blood split from his
veins shall bring legion Of ,rusty men
herved lot the battle OF fresdom. Ou, ot
The gloomy cell of Galileo went forth Ilsh.
10 permeale the disiuhi realms Of space and
illustrate the mysteries Of The Universe uf
God. The blood Of matttfed Sidney Was
cot shed In vain; il fell upon soil rich Ia 10
later harves,s Of freedom, and as "Human.
iY swept onward" In It's course |, came O.,
las, to feach the spo, where The manyrsd
Sidney had stood before and recognized hin
as lis precursor. Where In fIis,ory have
moi the great and good been persecu,edl
For fise long years has Mr.. Sumner KEEP,
tiis sea, II ,fiat chamber amid contumeiv
and insult; with liI,le sympathy with hl. ex.
irene views from any; With very li,,le from
US, certainly. He has not been absen, from
his seat during single day, until she a..
tempt upon his life BY ruffian lns. week.
His burning eloquence. bis diaIeciic skin,
the play Of his logic and the brilliaucy Of
his rhetoric, combined, have all served 70
elevate him high up among the ranks Of
statesmen and Of orators, but the seal OF
blood by which he has testified his devotion
TO his principles has at pnce placed him 10
the very front; brough. him before the syes
OF the nation, set the hearts Of q whole
Tree people on FIRE with Indignation. unseat
ed tho lips Of Tie conservative" sci the
tlioughtlesS thinking. put weapon into
the hands Of religion which the most care
iul priests can use without Compromising
"Ihe church," and clothed the words of
such as speak the whole truth from the
Pulpi, with power as Of FIRE. l. is BY such
such means thai "Humani,y sweeps on.
ward" TO iIs max. Thank Godt We have,
We must have nearly touched the last boun.
dary Of our disgrace as a people. While
We write there como 10 US from the dislan,
Wes. awful .idihgs Of "lown destroyed By
ruffians:" Of hellish legFons, frantic with
rum and every evil passion, urged forward
to scenes of blood and FIRE, BY the power
,ha, siiS, like Millions image Of Sin o. the
gates Of hell, behind the Executive chair.
We pray II be not 60, bu, we wait for further
tidings with heart ,lIa. tfembles for The
ppge OF history, we are this day engraving
as with pen Of Iron. As IL In solemn
mockery Of our ruin and disgrace. even In
our midst sit those who are planting new
schemes OF plunder; those who find con-
genial organs TO suppress facts on the one
hand and distofI the truth on Ghe other: TO
defend outrage fraud, violence and deeds
Of blood, while they calmly ialk Of "Ds.
mocracy and triumph, God save the Re.
public IL Lils5arSh joarndl.