Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-10-05
MElGS COUNTY TELEGRAPH.
POMEROY, Q.
TUESDAY,;::::::::::::::::::OCTOBER [
Voters or NIeixs county.

You, you will be called upon TO exercis
the dearest right OF free men. The elec
ton will come off in one short week iron
to-day. Are you prepared to exercis
that right, as sacred trust, free from
prejudice and passion. A citizen has M
moral right to let any little personal p'qu'
sway him in his vote, The institutions o
our common country---the adyacement Of
depressionof the material interests of thu
people---the social progress of the State
aDd Nation--the very liberties of the citi
zens and the hopes of the world are il
the keeping of those who exercise the elect
i've franchise. On every one of you, then
rests a most solemn duty--a duty that de-
mands the best exercise Of your soundesl
Judgments. Your Individual interests are
indissolubly bound up in the common in
terest of the whole. What will advance
your interest will advance the interest of
the whole. Except the few who depend
on the Federal Government for Federal
Offices and patronage, the real interests of
the Republican and the Democrat is the
same. What will build up the one, will
build up tho other. What will debase the
one will equally degrade the other. The
masses Of both parties are honest. You,
Republican--yon. Democrat-you.A Amer
ican--all of you desire to see our county
free, prosperous and happy. But that
freedom, prosperity and happiness depend
largely on the votes you are about to cast
Those votes, in the very. necessity of the
case, will affect the country through the
principles and actions Of the parties into
which the people are divided. A vote for
either party will give the weight and in
huence of that vote to the pfinciples--the
policy-thc acts Of that paoty with which
you vote. Will you, each one of you. be-
fore casting that vote, calmly. earnestly |
conscienliously re-examine the positions of
these paties, Forget mere party names.
Trample down all petty prejudices, Spurn
the miserable demagogue that would in
suit your intelligence by base appeals to
your passions. You will have these ap-
pesls made. Trick. and misrepresents.
tion and falsehood will be freely resorted
to. Frown upon these means by whom
sove- used. Let the vote to be given be
the honest expression of your honest SEN
timenta Your country-your conscience
and your God, demand this honest review
Mt your hands. and that you then vote as
your unbiased reason shall dictate. Are
ion satisfied with the present Admins a
ration? Are you content to see it squan- C
Ter millions of dollars in buying up venal =
md corrupt men to do its most desperate ii
leeds? Are you content to have the t,
,road Territories of our common country f
the natural heritage of free laborers- t.
losed against You and your children, by |
hs unnatural md forced intrusion into
hem Of negro slaves? Are you willing '
. have odious and offensive institutions u
breed on the people against their will and a
ro;est. by Federal patronage and merce- Z
Ary soldiers? Are you willing, in short, a
} have the rights, the interests. the honor, II
,e liberties Of the free labcrisg white e.
len of this great country sacrificed at the te
ictation, and TO build up the rival and re
ltagoniStic interest of the breeders and e.
rivers of negro slaves? If you are not, 1t
len stop we entreat you and think before Il
ou vote. We know you dc not intend II
lis great wrong. But can you vote to II
lstain the Administration without giving IN
,ur influence 10 do SO, With an earnest,
'iding, undoubting conviction, we believe be
VI cannot. Look, we bescech you, at ia
g position Of the Administration. 1t is 1t
stained and controlled by the united WI
rength Of this slave interest. Its ,tr
rength is there. 1t has no sfficient an
rength anywhere else. The great ma tn
rity of the free men Of the free SCI
ates already see this and have arrayed tw
emselves in the ranks Of the Republican ho
rty. Nearly. it not quite every Free diI
ate. already has, or is prepared to swell TN
, chorus OF freedom, of justice, of right -
i'll you, citizens of Meigs Coun'y, re- an,
20 to join the marshaling hosts whose fro
Tito is exact justice 10 all men, and the
nose final triumph will herald the dawn pu
q political millennium? Go to the polls u' "o
1 vote! Urge your neighbors to do Ac
swise. Remember, "eternal vigilance DIRE
he price Of liberty" Work! and work MA
ii the conviction that the mass Of the .ee 1:
,ple are honest and will respond to the thi
Ith when they fully perceive it. Work to
Ill the election, and a glorious triumph, ne
Of party, but Of truth. of justice. of A.
hit. will crown your efforts. And God wh