Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-12-27
T lie TELEG r A z Fl.
PoMsRoY, o., TrEsDAY:::"":::::::::::::"Dee. 27.
Madness.

We commend the article from the st.
Louis Evening News" found in another
column, to the careful consideration of all
our readers, and especially those who still
lnger in the Democratic party. What,
but sheer madness can induce the lead
ers of that party to charge upon the great
majority Of the people of the free States
crimes which they know these people ut
te,ly iepudiate and abhor? Must not the
end be such as is predicted by this St.
Louis paper?
1t can hardly be within the expectation
of these leaders that they can wholly sup
press the freedom Of speech and the press
in the non -slaveholding States. But with
out such suppression, it must be as clear
As sunlight to any sane mind that this de-
liberate Justification of fact, and unmeas-
ured vituperation of the persons and mo-
tives Of the mass of the people must react
against the villiGers and their allies.
The tactics of these organs are con-
ddcted upon the assumption that the en-
tire Democratic party are 30 utterly de-
pravel as 10 assent to such means for the
accomplishment Of partisan ends, and that
there are, among the Republicans. persons
so ignorant as to be imposed upon by the
naked falsehood, and who can, hence, be
led into the Democratic fold through the
medium Of their passions. On no other
theory is it possible to account for such a
mode Of political warfare.
But. if there were no proofs to the con-
trary, a charitable view Of human nature
would lead to the conclusion that these or
gars had judged the moral sense of the
people by their own, and had therefore
made their grand mistake. But there is
abundant evidence, which these papers, in
their blindness will not see, or in their
prejudice, will not believe
Whenever we can be brought to the con.
clusion that the mass of the people ere SO
incurab|y corrupt that they love alsehood
and delight in fraud, we will bury the last
hope CT the preservation and success of
our free institutions. But we do not be-
leve in this moral debasement Of the peo
pie, and therefore do not fear the perma-
nent success of fraud and falsehood in the
affairs Of our government.
And, as an evidence and encouragement
to the friends of truth and freedom 10 per-
severe in we'll doing, we would remind
them that it is but few years since tie
party which now uses these instrumental
ties Was in a triumphant majority in
nearly every free State. But what is the
condition of that party now? Everywhere,
out of the hot-beds of slavery and nuIii-
cation. reDudialed by the neonle And
how is this result accounted for? Simply
by the fact that the masses Of that party
as well as the citizens generally, are hon
est at heart. and AS fast as they are brought I!
to see the desperate purposes and unrighl- !
eous instrumentalities used by the South
ern leaders to accomplish those purposes.
they burst tie bands of party like tow at
the touch Of fire and aid to swell the ranks
of freemen, determined to preserve their
freedom This accounts for the rapid
spread Of Republican principles, and the
increasing power of the Republican party
And this process must so on as long as
there are earnest, honest, patriotic men in
the so-cal!ed Democratic organization.
That there are hundreds of thousands of
such citizens still living in that party, we
have no doubt And it is in this faith that
we look to the speedy triumph of the Re-
publicans, and the Inauguration of their
bene6cent policy.
And, believing AS we do, that there are
those thousands of good citizens still in the
Democratic party, we believe there is
Providence in the utter and extrayagant
madness of the demagogues who have con-
troll of the organization. These Lad, des-
perate men, have the complete control Of
The party, and through its machinery have
been able to use the votes and influence of +,
honest citizens for the most nefarious pur
ooses. !Emboldened by their success, they
have coDcocted schemes, at the accom- ,
oishment of which all true patriots shud- ;
Ter. If the ascendancy of the party could
,e maintained. their schemes would be car
led out and the principles Of the Fathers +
n the working Of the institutions they
ounded, would be forever overthrown.
But the violence and outrage with which
lese leaders are now attempting to ac-
,omplish their desi gns, is opening tbeeYes
# the good men in the party AS nothing
Use could, and they will leave it in disgust
nd indignation and join their fellow citi-
ems in restoring the Government to the :
policy of the Fathers and preserving in
heir purity and vigor the institution which
.bev founded. --.