Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-01-26

Houses adjourned over; the Senate until
5 o'clock on Tuesday, and the House until
5 O'Clock on Monday next. in order that
those members living on the lines of the
railroads might visit their respective
homes. Consequently. all the members
except the few Of US who unfortunately h
represent the rural DISTRICTS" have LETT
the city.
Business Is accommodating in the House.
and from present appearances we VIII DO
doomed 10 protracted session. There
have been already about so bills introduced
in the House. with no apparent dininution |
Of the zeal with which certain members
seem, determined to immortalize them
selves by furthering AL sorts of laws
The resolutions Of the Democratic caucus
were forced through the House. under the
"gag"---no discussion being psrmitted.--|
The simple resolution offered by the
Republicans, instructing our Senator's DC
to vote against the Lecompton Constitu-
ton, was voted down by a strict party
vote, the leaders boldly asserting that they
had purposely made their resolutions OF
that partisan character as to prevent any
Republican voting for them; that they
were designed as partisan. and as such
should be put through without amendment
or discussion and they were so put
through. Many of the Democratic mem
bers writhed under the degradation, but
the edict of the caucus was inexorable.
and they were compelled TO submit;
many of them with gnashing of teeth
swear that the action of the caucus has ru-
ined the party. The Statesman, while
it processes to indorse the proceedings,
does it in such an ungracious manner as
to be virtual refutation. The resolutions,
;, , while regretting the unaoise and u'sfOrf~-
nate step of the Lecompton Convention IN
: refusing to submit the constitution to the
+ vote of the people, and objecting to the
admission Of Kansas as State under it.
vet fully indorses the Administration il
Il the attempt to force it through Congress
# And while John Calhoun, the Presi
: dent of the Convention and pet of Blu
chanan is thus virtually sustained by thu
}. united vote Of the Democracy in the Leg
q islature, the Statesman" after giving
g them it's ungracious approval. takes its re
y venge BY utteriLg the following "shriek.
:. which we cut from this mornings edition
J. JOHN CALHoua. This pestilent scoun
r drel is a fugitive from justice. He stand
IS charged with apenitentiary offense. n wa
q rant is in the hands of the Sheriff Q
Douglas county for his arrest. and he ha
" fed from the Territory of Ksnsas. 1t
n abundantly evident, that if Congress force
a the Lecompton Constitution upon tn
people OF Kansas we must have q standini
L. army raised to put i. into operation. i
d. this disgraceful crisis has the country bee
brought by Abolitionists on the one sid
. and fanatical slavery prcpagandists on tn
W other. There is not an iota of Democrat
e. principle in any man, who will pander tc
d, or excuse the doings of SO vile fellow a
h. Calhoun. The man that falIers in this II
A., sue seals his doom. II will not do
~ mouth about popular sovereignty an
u peace, while imposing base tyranny VI
in on the majority Of the people and ligh tir
ng up the flames Of civil war. We have hs
in cant and humbug long enough. Let tho
~ who mean to desert the Cincinnati platfor
ec' and disgrace the Democratic party. form
be ally and openly recant. 1t will be mo
ps, honest 10 do so.
70 Call you that backing your friends 2
out This is followed by another column of 9
ent tracts from letters Of Democrats denoun
ore ing the fraudulent constitution, and lette
ent direct from Kansas to the Statesman"
Die its correspondent, who is indorsed by t
SO "Statesman" as the truest of the true,
ent We inclose the letter, not because it is t
IN best account OF tho villainies in Kanss
to but because coming as it does. from t
the regular correspondent of the Statesman
Nth and SO fully indorsed by it. we hope
OF will meet that consideration from Dem
MIS- Gratis which is not to be expected If col
bug ing from Republican. The Estate
osi- maj" introduces tho Kansas correspo
He'd dence thus:
'ss KANsAs.-The letters Of our CORE
and lpondent from Kansas will be found high
ub- Interesting. The vote against the !
At compton Constitution will reach l2, ,Oc
while n its favor not more than 2600
lgal voters have given their votes. The
arge turns Of the election on the 2ist Dece
q Of Der are understood to be grossly fraud
,oad lent. That the immense majority of
A people Of Kansas are opposed to the
compton Constitution has now been 1ega
u as and clearly ascertained, and we have
sr OF hesitation In saying that to force il uT
leral them will be an outrage upon Democrat
liberty and justice. We should consi'
that we disgraced ourselves, If we fayoI
ngu- anv such disregard Of pledges, promi
The and principles: and we are unable to I
null derstand how anv man of average sci