Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-10-12
/. ". johnson and Northern Mechanics.

H. ". johnson and Northern Mechanics.
In the speech of Mr.. johnson, the
Douglas candidate for Vice President,
at Pittsburgh, on the evening of Satur-
day, the 22d of September, he used the
following language in reference to the
laboriDg men of the North:
Speaking of slavery he said:-"LooK
AT THE SLAVES IN YOUR OWN WORK
SHOPS! They ARE DRIVEN TO THE
POLLS AT THE BECK OF THEIR MASTERS,
UNDER PENALTY OF BEING DIS
CHARGED"
The crowd demurred to this by loud
cries of ':Not sol" ssNo Sir!' ssNo, Mol"
and in the midst of confusion he was
asked, "What about capital owning la
bor?" He answered.:
II DO NOT BELIEVE ONE WHITE MAN
SHOULD OWN ANOTHER, AS YOUR MAN
UFACTURERs DO you'll"
This is the out-cropping of the same
spirit that breathed in the "mudsill"
speech Of Senator Hamm ond. Its eff
feet was to dampen the ardor of the audi
tory. Some of them openly declared
their intention to leave a party, one of
whose candidates uttered such senti-
ments, and several Democrats, it is
stated, Immediately repaired to the Re-
publican head quarters and enrolled
their names as members of the club.
hon. THOs. EWING FOR LINCOLN.
Hon. Thos. Ewing, the "Old Salt
Boiler" made speech at Chillicothe
last week, from which we extract the
following: .-....... ....
'And it may be proper for me tie say,
in the outset, that have made up my
mind to vote for Abraham Lincoln. l
know him personally, and am satisfied
with him., He"is man Of impeached
ntegrity-suficiently acquainted with
the recent history of our country, and
the men and measures which have made
up that history. 1 am satisfied with
the man, though do not place him in
advance of all his opponents. John
Bell is his equal in personal qualities,
of larger experience, the elder statesman,
and, if we could make him our President
I would consider him very safe choice
I know him much more intimately than
nj, T II al
him daily for months in times Of trial;
and besides my confidence in the states
man, have for him a warm feeling Of
personal friendship and regard. But
he cannot get the vote of Ohio. His
ticket is bit disturbing element in the
canvass. The contest in this State is
between Lincoln and Douglas, and be-
tween them | cannot hesitate for mo-
ment, and, indeed, I have no vote to
throw away when such is the contest
AS statesman, Douglas has shown
himself inconsiderate and reckless
The extreme agitation of the country
for the past six years is due to his rest
less impatience for notoriety. He is
politically answerable for all the terrible
atrocities consequent upon the repeal
of the Missouri Compromise. They
were embodied in the repeal, and the
eye of a statesman could not have failed
to discern them there. He set COM
plicated machine, which he understood
not, in wild and destructive motion, and
his sole merit is, that he attempted, but
knew not how to check or direct it's
movement. Experience of the past
does rot warrant us in believing that
the Republic would be safe under his
guidance. 1t would be once again Pha-
eton guiding the chariot of the sun
II have little doubt of the election of
Mr.. Lincoln. He is an old Wing. He
has had his political training in highly
conservative party, of which he was a
calm, considerate and reasoning member.
And though he has passed through a
fierce conflict, in which the aggression
of slavery was the subject of attack and
defense, doubt not the feeling which
that conflict excited has passed away,
and that from first to last-in his inaug-
ural address and in his final message
he will show himself the President of
the nation, not of a section or a party.
Fortunately, he will not be thrown upon
an extreme party for support. The con-
servative interest nominated, and that
also will elect him.
"Mr. Bell, if [ mistake not, will have
but small support in the Northwestern
States; not because he is less worthy than
Mr.. Lincoln, but because he enters the
canvass with no prospects of,success be-
fore the people; and it is the part of wis
dom to attempt the good that is practic
able-not that which is impossible. In
deed it were wise for the especial friends
of Mr. Bell to support Mr.. Lincoln here,
and show him that the conservative ir-
terest on which he may rely is strong.
But especially contest against him is
unwise on their part. If the election
go to the House, the chance of Mr.. Bell
for success there were greatly improved,
by the fact that he has friends and we'll
wishes among the supporters of Mr.. Lin
coln.'