Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-09-21

Cnan any OCuer, anu Will make every
possible effort to retain their ascendancy.
1t is the death struggle of the party
Whether they win or lose in this Dis
trict, the party is hopelessly sunk. And
the absolute conviction of the truth of
this statement will urge the leaders to a
last desperate struggle in this campaign.
The party is, moreover, pretty we'll uni
ted on Mr. Martin. While in Congress
he sustained the English swindle in
Kansas-poligamy in Utah-and slavery
in New Mexico, and the Administration
of Buchanan generally. This gives
him claim upon the votes of the Breck-
inridgers. Since his return, and during
his election campaign, he talks popular
sovereignty. This gives him the votes
of the Douglas party, Both claim him,
and both will vote for him, each party
trusting to luck to cheat the other after
his election. We have all this to meet,
and it makes very formidable obstruc-
ton in the way to an easy victory.
On the other hand, we have, as before
stated, straightforward, honest plat
form and a straightforward candidate
upon it. This gives US great strength
with the intelligent and thoughtful por-
ton of the Democratic party. The con-
sequence is, that many such are coming
to our ranks every day.
A change Of six hundred, therefore,
from the Democratic to the Republican
side, would make change of twelve
hundred, in the result. There are six
counties in the District; change of one
hundred and five in each county would
therefore insure the election Of Mr..
Horton. 1t is not rational to sup
pose that there are not more than double
that number of earnest, honest, intelli-
gent, and patriotic citizens, in each OF
those counties, who love their country
more than party, and who ought, there
fore, to vote the Republican ticket this
year. This, charitable opinion Of cur
fellow citizens would lead us to expect
and here we are favored with known
facts to bear out this theory. So far as
Meigs County is concerned, there is not
an intelligent Republican in town-or
Democrat either-who cannot enumerate
among his personal acquaintance more
than the proportion of this county, who
have come over since the campaign com
menced. The single township Of Sails
bury will do more than Meigs County S
proportion, in securing the result
There is no guess-work about this, and
it's truth will not be honestly denied
Taking the whole county, and it will do
much more than her share of the work
With the other counties we are not SO
personally familiar, and must, therefore,
rely more upon the representations OF
others. In passing through Athens we
had the pleasure of seeing several who
have heretofore acted with the Demo
cratic party, but are now earnestly with
: us. We were told of many more, whose
names and residences were given, and
were assured that Athens County would
, more than do her part.
In Perry County, in which we atten.
t tended six appointments, and saw and
S conversed with many persons, we are
quite satisfied the requisite number Of
t changes have already been affected tc
make up her proportion of the needed
, votes.
The other Counties -Vinton, Hook
r ing and Fairfield we have not yet visited
but from the representation Of friends
upon whose statements we can rely, VIZ
, have no doubt they will each do theil
part. We feel at liberty to assure oul
S friends: basing our Judgment upon per
= sonal knowledge, and such information
as we think reliable, that it is our hon
f est conviction, that enough changes from
G the Democratic to the Republican par
ties have taken place already, and are
e definitely known, to neutralize the ], ,22(
n Democratic majority Ct last year; ant
y that On the State ticket the Republicans
$ to-day can poll as many votes as th'
4 united Democracy. We know tha
: many of our friends think we will d.
much better than this, and will blame u
S for not partaking of their sanguine hopes
: But we will never deceive our readers, o
g attempt to gain floating vote at the ex
J. pense of truth and the loss of the conf
r dence of the people in the reliability o
= the Telegraph. We may be mistaken
! but believe the returns will fully sustain
e us. 2.
n In addition to this, our candidate, Nh
e Horton, will, in every county of the Dis
trict, run ahead of the ticket. This W
y hnow to be the fact. And his majorit.
therefore will be about the number 0
,. Democratic votes he will receive, witt
|? whatever changes may yet be produce
:. from the Democratic to the Republican
= cause before the election. And thi
r will depend upon the efforts of ou
friends in the next two weeks. 1t
proper to add that this estimate is mad
= wholly upon the supposition that ever.
v Republican voter does his duty, and de
posits his vote on election day, 4 SIN