Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-01-12

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SIR Ia common with, a largo portion
q our feliow-eitizetls have looked with
much ahuety Tor the apPeafahce OF your
Messa hoping Tor some suggestions
tenfdipg toward the relief OF the commu-
nifty, from the accumulated evils under
which ,A.l IT now SO severely suffers. In this,
however, have been disappointed, having
found therein only the assofafice that,
Wills while the government "capnot iaii deeply
" 70 ssympathize, M M with the people IN their
qietresaes q lsris wholly without the power
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De'nS 70 oe Iouna N tne vicious action s1 2,
sto locai ipssi'u.ions' wnicn are peyonu
'no Ie''on oi any acllon oi inc central
Fso,eiliI e. D,iln1lp ny TOT more 'nan lor'y yearS'
as we are mere assured, the history OF tne
coun.ry ey mas Deen one Oh .extrraVagan'
eLpansions IN .ne business OF the country
loiloweo oy ru'nous contraceions. 5s AT sue
40 you contihue W s"y'
ne peSs anu mos. men nave
Dee te W sheir rum ~ excessive
ntA ol tl'ere P'Per cIeu' eXcilg
.ngi, 20 " ioreign
Soous' wiz VIII sPecuiations, ana ruinous ana
t.a stocA gano'ihg ~hen fne
crisis SIS arrives, as arrive u must, the Danks
Ga can extena no reiiet 10 the people: In tne
van !" reuee1i I, .neir i'aDl'it'eS III
sPeo'e' Iney arg comPeneu 70 con'rac. the'r
,os anu nr.: .reir :ssues; anu a. iase. "a Che
ilo nour u ustr "heh ,ne,r aSS,S,ahce
10 niost heeueo, they ana tneir debtors
UoSe.ner s,hK inCo ,nsolvehcy
TOT al al tlese uiincuhies we are as you
l"ve W. mere informed 1e your constituents IN
uenteu is,,, 10 the EXCESS Oh power In the otates
ne iramers OF the CONSTITUTION, IN your
oPinion' nave given 10 congress the power
70 COIN money ana 70 ieguiate, the value
tiereoi, anu pronounced tne otases from
oo'ni''S money eniit'inS Diisi OF credit or
.nshls a.y'nnng ous soia anu SILVER com
., a. Venuer IN payment ot ueDts' supposed
'n ii@u PIoVeo.eu me peoPie against S,''' the
e'iis VI ah extensive .,s, ahd lrreueemaDie paper
currency. ihey are not I'D your opin-
'ot' 10 ne heiu responsioie ior the existing
anomaly that government endowed with
the sovereign attrloute OF coming money
nave no power 10 prevent oshefs from
drivinS thls com out OF the country. ana
ming up the chahneis OF Circulation with
paper whlcn does not represent goid ana
silver.
Inc oonsUtuton having IN TINS respect
as you suppose proved total laiiure' the
remeuy ls. as you seem 10 think' 70 De iouhd
IN II, increasing the powers OF tne federal
government at the expense OF those OF tile
states. AomitIihS tne iacts 70 Dc pre-
ciseiy as you appear 10 think them' you
are cerlainiy riShC' ana the sooner we make
she ciia''Ye Inc petser w'ii 1t oe' not ohiy
ior ourselves out ior me "orio ac large
go frequently disturbed py reVuisicns con-
sequeht' as IL wouiu SEEM upon the exis-
tehce OF our Federal system. Before,
however, uec,ulhS that the iaui' ooeS really
lie with the Slates-and' e-iil more before
deciding TO make change IN that direction,
IL would as IL seems TO me- De well calmly
10 reVie" the Past-giving the FACTS IN the
precise oroer OF tneir occurrence ana thus
enaoing out fellow -cll,zens to determine
ior themselves whetner 'he dltnculties you
nave so wen oescriped' nave hau Their
origin IN the excess OF central or OF local
"o'lot. q" ouon on eH.'iiii'i"''oi
Cnat the cause Oh Ihose rev ulsiohs iay WIN
the central government; and, IT so, then
any motion IN the direction you have lndi-
Gated would but augment the evils under
which we suffer. Firmly believing that
such would be Its result am induced to
address YOU this letter-doing SO IN the
full confidence thatyou would much rejoice
III having 1t demonstrated that, the cause
OF error not being found in the local action,
we might safely permit the Constitution to
remain MISUNDERSTANDING the local au-
thorlties to continue in the exercise of all
the powers not expressly parted with when
the sovereign States united in the forma-
ton of our present Union. 1t being the
tendency OF power to steal from the hands
of the many to those of the few, ''liberty, F."
as has so well been said by one of your