Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-10-26
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The Reading "Gazette," of the 18th
inst, announces the appointment of J
Clancy Jones, as Minister TO Austria. by
President Buchanan! A more studied in
suit could not have heer offered to the peo-
pie than is done in this instance. This
man, Jones. was elected to Congress two
years ago, by more than sac thousand ma
JorIty. He went in on the loudest profess
sions of popular sovereignty and free
kansas!" But no sooner had the South
ern disunionists proclaimed their policy Of
forcing slavery into Kansas and all the
other Territories, against the will of the
people, than this same Jones became their
most supple tool and servile instrument
tie was selected by Buchanan as his leader
in the House, and like very slave, he
consented 10 do for the South whatever
deed of dirty meanness they wanted done,
but would not stoop tc do themselves.
1t is said that the most tyrannical of the
Shareholders have their favorlte slaves,
as they have their dogs, whom they will
reward for any act of superlative mean
ness. as playing the spy and informer, in
the betrayal of their brethren. Finding
the system to work well among their Mock
slaves, it is no wonder they apply the
same tactics in the management of their
a0hite ones.
This man, Jones, to serve his master.
basely betrayed his constituents. With
all the power of the Government to back
him, his indignant constituents supposed
they had effectually rebuked his treason
by defeating his reelection. But the
sound of their rejoicing had not died away,
until they are astounded by the announce
ment that he is appointed to a frst-class
Mission, at salary of 8 5000, to be raid
out of the hard earned money of the peo-
pie he had betrayed!
Yet such is Democracy! The very well
kin is made to reverberate with the howl
ings of Democratic orators. in praise of
popular sovereignty, while the only pass
port to Federal offices, is in securing the
contempt of the people, by a betrayal of their
rights. This principle, on which the party
acts, is everywhere understood. The mo-
tive is distinctly held out on one side, and
acted upon on the other. The contract
runs in this wise: "You, Gov. Medill-
you, Mr.. Jones-you. Mr.. Democrat, go
before the people, and by all the arts and
devices in your power-by falsifying the
records of the country-by charging upon
honest men the utterance of sentiments
you, yourselves, have forged-by all pos
sible appeals to the passions and preju-
dices OF the people, get into Congress if
you can. If you succeed, you can make
good thing out of it; but, if you E.il-if
the people understand your game and re-
buke your villainy, no matter, you shall
still have your reward. According to
your services SO shall your compensation
be-
We appeal to the political history of the
last four years, and challenge any man to
deny the truth of the picture thus feebly
drawn The whole machinery of the Ad-
ministration is conducted on the theory
that the people can be deceived by false
hood, and led by their passions; and that
the leaders of the Northern Democracy
can be used for the accomplishment Of anv |
purpose for sufficient consideration. The |
consequence is, that corruption no longer
needs to skulk in darkness, but stalks abroad |
at MONDAY. Offices of trust and honor,
which ought to be filed by the people for
their own good, with men in whom they
have implicit confidence, are given to base
men, whom the people will not trust, as re-
wards for betraying the very people over
whom they are placed to rule, and from
whose plundered treasures the money is
filched and used as means of still further
corruption.
How much longer this state of things is
TO last, is for the people themselves to say.
Certain it is, the liberties of a country can
not long survive the loss of it's virtue.
When demagogues occupy the seats OF
statesmen, and the judicial ermine can no
longer hide the reeking rottenness that
testers within, the patriot may well look
with anxiety TO the future. That future
is yet, fortunately, in the hands of the
people. If their still remaining power is
used wisely and promptly, the tide may
yet be staid, the flood arrested, and our in d
'titutions saved.
E9y- a system of the most perfect. es- S
poinage has been instituted by the Ad- f
liinistration in all the Arsenals. Navy l
Y .pd q u nd ,Uork- hons of tho limited States