Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-09-07
I'rOcI;I nation.

BE it known unto all peoples and kim
dreds, that the simon. pure Democracy OF
The Buchanan Lecompton- o rtbodox, col-
Ored persuasion, have, by authority Of all
"niggerdom," assigned, transferred, and
set over, to the Use and proper benc-
fit and behoof of the Republican party. one
Stephen Il. Douglas and lis a,siHions.' .
This, therefore, is to intimate declare and
make known, and by these presents it is
hereby intimateI, declared, and pro-
claimed, that said transfer is accepted, but
on this fundamental condition, nevcrthe-
less, that the said Stephen A. Douglas and
his said "minionS. - ''beug left perfectly
free to regulate their own political associ-
ations to suit their own taste and prefer
ence," shall freely and voluntarily acqui-
esce herein, and not otherwise.
In WITNESS WHEREOF, We hcrcunto an
mex the deed Of transfer aforesaid, taken
and truly copied from the Washington
"Union," in the words following, to-wit:
"Not only did Judge Douglas and h,s
n1tnsOnS desert his own great measure AT
the crisis of its fate, desert the party in and
out of Kansas who had supported il
through thick and thin; but lie joined tie
party Who hdd opposed IL from Ii rst to last.
entered into all their factious elamor
against the proceedings which had been
taken by it's friends and supporters, and
made common cause with them in Con
gress throughout long AMI boisterous
session. These are facts we'll known To
the country and 10 the party, neither o.
whom can now be duped by his special
pleading about the rights OF majority,
(who Iactiously refused to Vote aud
against forcing a constitution on people
(who courted the forcing of it upon them
by not voting.
"Gloze his conduct as he may, refine
and special plead as he may, the country
and the Democratic party cannot be de-
ceived by him. He has resisted the con
summation of his own great MEASURE He
has denounced ito steadfast supporters as
men without honor and the perpetrators of
fraud. lie has joined .Seecard, Hale,
Wade, and TrunGulI, the veteran oppo-
nents of his great measure, in making
war upon it, in defeating its application in
Kansas, and III opposing and denouncing
It's supporters. He voted Tor and eulo-
gzes the Crittenden Montgomery amend
ment, measure supported by The very
men who lnstlgated the emiyrant aid socie- !
ties, and set on foot the voting pro- |
ceedings IN Kansas. He hoped upon the !
Presidents message in the Senate The mo-
ment IL had been read, charging its au- :
thor with committing a Fundamental ei-
ror.' and 'E'lsiIying his pledges;' and he !
concerts with the A bolitionisls, through |
whole session Of Congress movements to /
liscredit a Democratic Admins ration be-
ore the country, to break down The LEAD
NG TEST MEASURE OF THE DEMoCRAT1c
PARTY, and battle, cripple and defeat It's
Ii to attack a Democratic
in his first speech, in his
asst speech, and in all and every speech
le made during a session of Congress;
to oppose the Democratic parry in Con-
5ress III ITS LEADING AND TEST MEASURE,
,e to desert his party, Judge Douglas has
deserted the Democracy. If To concert
md affiliate with the Abolitionsts for
Whole winter in Congress; TO instiyale It's
ttacks, open and covert, against the Adj
to advise its movements, and
o vote for and eulogize its measures, BE-
lesertlon of the Democratic party, then is
udge Douglas deseIter from the Dem
'cratic organization"