Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-02-10
ENCOURAGING.


of the U. S. Senate goes bravely on At
the present rate of progress the time will
not be distant when there will be none left
to play the hunkey to the Southern slave
driver. The wheel turns with the fiat Of
destiny, and at every revolution political
apostate meets his doom. The people will
not consent, for the personal interests of
demagogues, to be made the instruments
of their own degradation. All the peo-
pie ever wanted was to see the true issues,
and these cannot well be longer concealed
from them by sham and humbug And
woe to the charlatans who have deceived
them and swindled them of their votes by
false prctenses. The verdict of the peo-
pie will in tile end be right, and their SEN
ttnce irreyersable.
A few years ago no man dared to uttera
sentiment in that body that was not squared
and trimmed to the order of the oligarchy.
The genius ofslayery, with its omnipotent
despotism, broodec over our halls oflegis-
lation and awed into silence, if not active
cooperation, the timid and complacent
representatives of the Northern States.
1t ruled our parties and reigned supreme
in all the departments Of the general gov
ernment, and through them dispensing the
immense patronage of the country, had
ever at its back as willing tools to execute
It's most audacous demands, the throngs
Of place seekers which everywhere infest
society and prey upon its vitals. The on
ly access to place and emolument being
through servie obedience to its dictates,
rendered manhood barr to any Office, and
an honest expression of opinion kind of
social treason which put its utterer if not
wholly beyond the protection of law, at
least placed him outside of any "healthy
political organization"
Nevertheless, by peculiar combination
of circumstance, and a temporary coali-
ton between the Democratic and Free Soil
parties, two or three men of mark found
their way into that retreat of old fogyism.
Their presence there however, was deemed
an insult by the other members, and not
being sustained at home by the moral pow
er of great parties, their positions were try
ing in the extreme. Every appliance was
brought to bear upon them to counteract
their influence and render their names
odious. For several years, both in and out
Of that body they were assailed by a per,
sistent torrent of calumny and misrepre-
sentation begotten by union of fear and
malignant hate, such as never before fell
to the lot of men to endure. Men Of less
marked ability and self sustaining force
must have been utterly crushed. But in-
stead of bowing to the storm they ap-
pealed to the native love Of truth and JUS
tice in the people, and waiting the response
stood unmoyed from their purpose like the
rock upon the strand at whose feet the
angry waves break themselves in vain
The verdict has been given, and their vim
dication is complete. They need no nam
ing here ....
From that time onward, steadily as the
opportunity has been given, the people have
placed good men and true in the seats va
Gated by those who had shown themselves
willing to barter the interests and rights oI
the people as wellas the honor Of the coun-
try to the keeping of band Of slavehold
ers who controlled the government, and
through whose favor alone lay the path tc
promotion, emolument and power. We
have not time to review in chronological
order the changes that have taken place in
that body, but the recen! elections of Sen
ators by the Legislatures of several States
are so encouraging that we will briefly re-
fer to them.
Michigan has long been represented in
that body by man who having his eye
upon the Presidency, has thought it nee.
essay to his success to win the favor ofthe
slave power by the most thorough and alb.
ject submission 10 its demands. Being O
mano fair talents, large experience and
pure private character, he has been able &c
do more tfan any other Northern man Ia
give the South predominating influence
and control in the affairs of the govern
ment. No matter what the South demand
&c, Gen. Cass was always ready with some
"Squatter Sovereign" humbug with which
I've could satisfy his Northern friends,
while the South in the expectation of her
support, had him mortgaged to her inter-
esis without even an "equi'y of redemp-
ton"
Our readers will remember that last
winter the Legislature of that State passed
resolutions instructing her Senator'S among
other things to vote and use their influence