Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-05-24
Characteristic.

The Mount Vernon Association will
have TO look after their little farm down in
Virginia, or it will be worthless by The
time they get possession oft. The present
ighminded owner is fast stripping it OF
everything that can be turned into money.
The New York Tribune" states, that he
has sold to citizen oil Washington all the
timber upon the estate that can be made
into canes, for the sum of 5 900, which
is not deducted from the purchase money.
1t is quite probable that he will also sell
the materials of the mansion for relics.
FarcicaI.
The S. District Court, sitting at Sa-
vapnah. Georgia, has gone through the
farce of indcting number Of persons for
purchasing the slaves recently shipped
from Africa to that State in violation of
law Nobody expects their conviction.
II they were suspected of having refused
to catch run away, the case would be
quite different. But having been simply
a party to the kidnapping of negroes in
Africa and bringing them where they can
enjoy the blessing Of Democracy, is n
thing for which Southern Court and
Jury will never convict them.
The next President.
The "Day Book" the Democratic Or
gan Of New York, says:
at is useless TO disguise the fact that
there is Il general impression at the Moth
that by some hook or crook we are to have
a so-called Republican for our next Presi-
dent. This convection is not confined TO
the Republican party, who are, otcourse,
Interested in having L. 50, but il appears to
be general sentiment pervadlng the pub
iic mind. And there are several good rea
suns tor this opinion. The great body oi
TIE Democratic party ut the North, AZ any
late, nearly all the managing politicians
and leaders, refuse to stand upon the plat
loIm which the Supreme Court has laid
dowu-in fact refuse 10 carry out the Con-
slilu,iun as interpreted by the judicial au
lhonly. the southern States. therefore,
cahn6t be expected " harmUnizs with a
party which seeks To avoid its conslilu-
uollal duties, and hence there is imminent
daLger ol a split il tas party, and con Sc
quenty far chance uf the triumph OF the
Opposition"
Henry A. WISE.
This gentleman, who is prominent
a.. -.
for President in 1860, has just written
letter somewhat longer than Presidents
Message, defining his position on the in
evitabe negro question. He kicks poor
Buchanan and his Administration out oI
his path with a contempt that only Vr-
gina overseer Of the modern school can
manifest, aud then turns to Douglas, who
he has been understood as favoring here
tofore, and demolishes his humbug hobby
without mercy. He exposes 10 the gaze
of the world. the utter h"lowness OF The
sham pretense and miserable double deal
ing Of the pretended supporters OF squat
ter sovereignty" He then boldly detinee
his own position, which is in substance,
that slavery Is the prominent interest III
the Government, and negroes the cement
which binds Ills parts together-that the
Government was instituted to peIpelua,e
and extend slavery, and the Democratic
party organized /" carry ont this design
chat wheE the party refuses TO perform is
mission it must be disorg ganizcd, aud the
Government dissolved d--lhat, in short,
slavery must be protected in the Terrific
ries against The will of the people, and tina
Congress, through the Democratic party,
must do the work. The letter is rich
one, and we would like to lay il before oL,
readers ii we had roVm.
Asylum for InVbriatcS.
The State of New Yoik is ablishing
an Ass lum for inebriates al Bin CHAM ton
The buildings are not yet completed. and
in the failure to obtain an appropriation
from the State, the trustees have appealed
t. the benevolence Of the public. We
think the right idea has been reached at
last, and is embodied in the plan OF this
institution. That inebriatiou is a di ease,
and needs treatment rs such, instead of
pains and penalties, is b ginuing to be
seen ard acknowledged. Thousands OF
its victims would give their all to escape
its loaJhsome effects, but have not the
power. To show tie need OF such an in
slltulion the trustees stale the following
startling facts:
Even before Its first story is compile
ted, more than twenly-eight hunIred ap.
plcaiiOEs have been made ful admi ,tance.
Among the applicants aIe twen,y--i.ht
clergymen, lhr,y-slx physicians, fory-
two lawyers, three Judges, twelve editors,
tg.n my A,ah L..