Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-05-18

,las, living in luxury on the unpaid toll \
,E cn,bruted and eriuging slaves, 10 10 be =
he result ~ the Other hnc Of policy. i'
This farra conflict. involving the des- (,
tiny Of millions, is tv be decidcd BY the a
votes # Northern Democrats. The "ln7
qurcr" sees plainly enough that they can
have no real sympathy with 1t and its
schemes. 1t must, therefore, rely upon
party organization and party drill to keep
them in It's service. Hence, when The
more indisclect papers pour out their fiery
dcnunciations upon Douglas and his fol-
lowers, the Enquirer" criss, "hold!' ant
beys its co.aborers to let the Anti-L Le-
compton men alone. II lashed too hard.
they may possibly be driven from the
party, and then the hope Of slavery is
gone. 1t warns them that "Me scorpion
sting IF Tie party lash sometines ieoveS
w0und ronkiiny wM the fires Of re-
venyp." aud then illustrates the true policy
which the South ought to pursue by their
known sagacity IN tile treatment Of tier
days. And without apparently percciving
ihc immeasurable insult offered to the
Northern wing Of the party. it itprocceds to
show its brother slave holders what may
be the consequences if they put on the
lash too severely, by comparing these
dough faces with their.dogs. "a faithful
dog" says the Enquirer" "that fawns
upon his unmcrciful master, may be made
to fly from his assistance Mt the hight Of
danger, by being badly treated" Learn
from this how to treat these allies Of ours.
We cannot do without them. Mercilessly
as we have treated them in our party ex-
actions, yet, like dogs, they have fawned
upon us. But, like the most cringing
/, spaniel, they may be made to refuse theil
i assistance, if too numerically beaten. "lr
: the name of the Democratic party, and fol
h tho sake Of the Administration" says the
1t Enquirer" "we again warn some of ou
Il impetuous friends against an >injudiciou
II severity.
d Could contempt go beyond this? Ye
}. many will earn the character of dogs
be given to them by this Democratic organ
- They will fawn, as it says faithful do
OF will, anu they will get the same reward
as sometimes favoring smile for their antics
70 but far more frequently kick for the
in overwroughl serviity. But will not som
n "feel," as the "Ins%irer" fears, "tl
n scorpion sting of the lash" until it "leav(
:" wound ranking with the fires of Re
"a vcnse?' Woe to slavery, if those wi
" Lave been used as instruments in Il
nd hands VI its upholdcrs. shall a. last tur
H. ike Tie whipped dog, upon the hand tn
Is wantonly chastised them. When tb
ire hour comes, they will plead in vain f
tr mercy. But we trust the mass OF |,
oy honest Democracy, seeing the uses
we which tho organization, called Democrat
nd is being perverted, will, not for reveu
OF or haired, but from patriotic love o! th'
ing country, take their stand on the great a
everlasting principles of justice, right, a
'sh freedom.
i'h If this hope is realized, all will yet
pom we'll. But if passion and prejudice sl'
INST blind the people to the extent OF maxi
it, their devotion to party names the inst
the ment of their own enslavcment, then v
we have added another name to the lc
lis list Of fallen nations, whose corrupt
rome and departure from virtue proved tt
ng ruin.