Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-09-28
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crOuSed-We Dem crazy sustain l. ouy-
ioS, FOrney om C0mpbeit-OersaS-
Bachandn, Smith ahd Bntes-tS Smith
eSWe0rs and cults AoBaeS--.'D-d Traitor"
(Cdn,pbeU) -" Renegod~," GaD,pbeil)
-"G-dd-d UyDocrite," Gam keH y.
Meeting rOteS tn sustain C0h4feU-
WAicA ieuoes >n'aA and Bates d1Etnct.
EDITOR OF THE TELEGRAPH : Hearing
that a meeting Of the Democracy of Sut-
ton, was to be held at the Horse Cave"
on Thursday evening, the 10Th inst, !
determined 10 attend, as | am always glad
to hear an able and important presentation
of the opposite side Of the question.
On my arrival found the speakers-
Bros. T. J. Smith and Bates-present
Their advent had been heralded by flaming
"hand bills" calling on the Democracy to
"come out" which they did before the
meeting closed, in sense entirely new to
our orators Al least judge SO from some
few "demonstra ms" which ensued.
The exercises" were commenced by
Bro. Bates. lie informed tie people thai
he WAS going to tell them the truth lie
then assured us that TIE Republicans had
left their original principles and gone over
to the doctrine of ''Squatter Sovereignty
was at first inclined to think that Bro.
B. was Joking but he stuck to it so long
and loud, that | finally concluded he must
bs in earnest
Bro Bates next point was, that "SquaC-
ter Sovereignty is democratic Horse, 4"
that the Democracy bought it, and were
going to ride it The Bro. forgot to tell
us. however, what the Democratic party
paid for that "horse," and how soon they
sold It. He failed TO tell that the parry
went over sou. and body to the slave
power, and agreed to consign Kansas to
the tender mercies Of Border Ruffianism,
in exchange for "SquaIler Sovereignty"
He did not tell us that the present Alni'1's-
tration in combination with the slave
holding Judges of the Supreme Court
had "swopped off" this "horse, - for the
supreme absolute sovereignty of slavery
By the way, could not help wondering
why the Republicans received SO lille
sympathy from Bro. Bates, if they had
really gone over to the Democracy, cspe-
cially in this County where the Democrats
have SO long been in the minority If the
Bro had not promised us the truth, l
should almost doubt his sincerity. 1t
certainly seems hard TO be hammered So
numerically, for ding just wha: they
want us to do Won't Bro. D. be easier
next time
Bro. b.. next argument was, that Gerrit
Smith had left the Republican purity be-
cause Of its corruption, and because 1t
was not sufficiently abolition ! And to
make things sure, Bro. Smith spoke up
and said that Gcrrit Smith had been the
''Asad and front Of tie Republican party"
But Bro. Bates said lie was telling the
truth
The next trath Bro. Bates told us, was
that the Republicans kept Oregon out Of
the Union at the last session Of Congress
Wasn't that rich
Bro Bates finally closed with power
ful appeal to the Democrats to stand by the
party, let the party stand by what it would.
And especially in the coming election, as
here is great danger that the Republicans
are going to swamp the Administration.
ID Al. e IL, 1No
appreciated
Bro Smith now come forward and re-
administered portion of Bro. Bates
speech, in his most sympathetic style. He
also told us what ''aoe' Bro. s. and the
Democracy } did in Jackson's time ! This
seemed decidedly rich. when we recollcct
that Bro. Smith gave in last fall that the
Toombs Bill was the ground of his CON
version from abolitionism to Democracy.
A Democrat two years old telling what
'.ace" (Democrats) did IN Jackson's time
Try again Bro. Smith.
Brother Smith further told us that there
had been little disagreement in the Demo-
cratic party, but that it was all settled,
''dead and buried p Then with most
earnest rehearsal Of Bro. Bates' exhortation
10 stick 10 the party, Bro. Smith dried
up.'
Bro. Bates again arose and in strains of
su: passing cloquencs appoved the whole
of Buchanan's Administration. He then
rehearscd his txhortation OIL party discip-
line, and subsidized.
But now crisis came. When "Greek
meets Greek, then comes the tug Of war;
A Democrat arose and asked fun ther ex-
pIanation in rarard 10 Lccompton and the