Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-03-03
VOL. 8, NO So.

and support of every lover of his country,
and her glorious republican institutions.
Will the Senator still speak of ou' pur-
pose as the "idle and illusory motto Of re-
trenchment and reformY Will he again
say that he is in favor of passing law that
shall give efficacy to the fugitive slave act
in Ohio, and also the right of transit to the
stakeholder with his slaves through our
free State? Will he say that the "only
sound and safe solution of the slavery
question: is "non interference with sla7
very in the State and Territories, or in the
District of Columbia Yea all shsas
things, the frauds upon freedom, upon the
elective franchise, and upon the treasury
we leave with the people. And while the
Senator from Hamilton Mr.. Matthews has
called the Republican party young and
elastic" and has referred me to my con-
stituents, will say to the Honorable Sen
ator, that my constituents will take care of
me; and that perhaps the Senator will
have enough to do to attend to hit own
party and constituency, without seeking
either the guardianship of my constituency,
or the Republican party. When the Re-
publican party, young and elastic as she is,
vet still attaining to manhood, full Of vig-
or and he nth, with all the noble virtues
that characterized and immortalized tho
fathers Of our countiy) needs guardian
she will be able TO select for herself, and
least of all will she call upon those who
were once the sentinels upon the watch
towers of freedom, but whose political as
seciations are now with the propagandists'
Of slavery, to guard her interests. And
now, sir, in conclusion, will say to our
Democratic friends, that Tictory Is our
watch word, and that whenever the Sena-
tor can pronounce that word in the sense
that we understand it-vicfOry of the Con
stitution and the people over disunionists,
and slavery eXtensionists; over the frauds
upon the ballot-box, and upon the Treas
ury, National and State--then, and not till
then, can he or they enter our camp, and
be stationed in the grenadier ranks Of the
Republican party. "While there's life
there is hope" they say; and L do not
despair of yet seeing many noble recruits
from the Democratic ranks. And least OF
all would it surprise me to see the honora-
BILE Senator Mr. Matthews returning like
the prodiga! son, to the political household
of his first love.
Then the Hon. Senator will learn that
the BLACK Republicans had not "by
means of cGucuses, party drills, and parti-
san importantly, brought up ali their forces,
dragging reluctant members of their party
and of the House into All unwilling acqui-
escence to infict the EXTREMIST penalty,
that Of expulsion" And then. indeed
: might the Hon. Senator with full stom-
ach," "magnamious, generous, jocund
: man." with blood in his veins, and some
thing besides unhealthy bile in his stom'
, ach," like the valorous squire Of the val
orous knight, in his world renowned ,Hva-
8 sion of the wind mills, in the spirit of the
, true chivalry of the age of Don Qu'xote
Q ''among the masses of those bearing dowr
, in their persecution, hurl showers of fiery
: arrows, and send flights of bombs, and red
0 shot, and exploded magazines of fire and
r birthstone" and "even if the opposing
: host, in the flush of victory were to'
much for him, they should reach the vic
t tim, in whose blood they would slake thei
thirst over his body" And an epitapl
might be written, '.par ad names
0 am, for one, willing TO print the me
n mortal and accompanying testimony an
e more, if brought in within reaso nabl
: time.