Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-12-07
lr is a cold. dark, dreary nighl. The

lr is a cold, dark, dreary night. The
sect patters upon the roof of the piazza at
loot OF the windows Of our room, where, |
for hours, we have been sitting in our com
Portable chamber, by the warm, glowing |
fire, looking over large bundle of ex-
changes just received. it is said that cur
mental states form sphere around us
which acts as medium, giving it's own
color to whatever passes to or from us, and |
that attendant angels know our states by
these ever-changing TINS. There is a
foundation for this philosophy, we sus-
pect, whether we recognize its existence
or not. We know, q. least, that we are all
subject to changing moods, and that what
interests us deeply at one time is wea-
riness at another.
Partly from habit, and partly 10 FIJI a
column of the Telegraph, wehave scanned
several Of the leading papers of the Repub-
lican party, intending to select therefrom
such articles, embodying our political
faith, ms it might be supposed would inter
est and instruct large portion of our read
ere. But either these papers contain no
such articles to- night, or we are not in the
mental state to appreciate them. The
latter supposition is probably the correct
one. Atall events, these papers have been
slowed away beneath the table without a
single application of the scissors. What
interest is there in politics? Who cares
for leaders or parties? Let them all slide.
We don't feel zeal enough in the cause 10
give even Lecomptonism mental kick.
Turning to the Democratic papers, we
have glanced over them, and sent them to
the same destination. What avails the in
tolerable repetition Of popular sovereign
ty" as doled out ad nauseum by those of
one section, ur the equally imbecile rant
ings and threats of disunion of the other?
Our organ of combativeness is either dor
nant, or the political monstrosities of these
papers are too profoundly stupid and alb
surd to rouse us into a contest. Avaunt!
politics, We have no sympathy for thee to-
night!
But here are the Magazines of the month!
Surely, p literary feast Is spread therein,
that must beguile the coming hours! Let
us see The same interminahe wish
wash! Disappointed love and broken
hearts! Very remarkable Williams, and
Henries, and Fredericks, and Rudol phs,
with hair on their faces and stripes on theil
pants, talk intolerab,e common place TO ex.
traordnary Matthias, and Cynthas, and
Cons;ances, and Rosalinds, with rouge OF
their checks and hoops ih2kher skirts
And this is all .'Stale, fiat and unprofit
able Away with the maeaz'n's!
And, what are these? All! here ar,
one, two, three, four-yes, four, religious
papers! When the mind is not in stat
10 appreciate either politics or literature
wha. is there left for it but religion? Well
let us reverentiaIly read and treasure d
the lessons of wisdom these messengers c
peace contain. But what are those les
sons! Briefly this: All Of them offe
Through tickets" to rich and beautifr
country on accommodating terms enough
and one of them offers to insure you sal
passage in whatever craft you may take, {
to whatever point of the compass you ma
steer! But they all differ sadly about tt
direction in which that country lies, an
the conditions and qualifications upo
which you will be admitted to ciuzensh
when YOU arrive. In this state Of confli
and uncertainty, would it not be very pr
dent to consult a very accurate old cha
and directory which is still extant, befo
starting Welay these papers quietly vii
the others, until another mood comes ov
US. We can't enter into their spirit no'
But here is the last of the pile. Ty
SpiriLualist papers! Doubtless, in tn
WEAKNESS Of the flesh, the spirit will no
be entertained! Surely, nothing cart
born will mar these sublime mediums
the transmission of the thoughts of Il
highly "developed" dwellers in t
"spheres." to us, poor, ''undevelepet
dwellers in the ''forms." What, then, q
the messages they bring? They reco
the upsetting of sundry tables, and t
breaking of various crockery ware-t
gentle rapping and tapping on cand
etands, and blowing of tin-horns una
them, and several other wonderful and
structive exhibitions by spirits, Ef9- IN
DARK -Rg They also contain letters frC
Franklin aud Washington, from Channi
and Lord Bacon, and from Wesley a
swedenborg. direct from the spirit
yor]dl But alasl we are not in the mo
to appreciate even this kind Of literatu
IJaad ~ .Ue did not EzOU that these