Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-12-07
HOw,rO SAVE T1,ErNIoN.

cd the utmost capacity OF Language III
abusing thu. Republicans, misreprescnt-
ing their principles, and threateniny the
overthrow Of the Government if the peo-
pie should elect Lincoln and Hamlin.--
Well, the people of the States where free
dom Of speech and of the ballot remained,
with unheard of majorities, elected the
Republican candidates. The leaders of
the defeated factions thercupon have set
up a'howl thathas made the very heavens
to re-echo, The, whole land is filled
with the rawlings Of these madmen who,
with treason in their, hearts and cursing
in their mouths, are attempting insanely
to glut their hate by destroying the
Government, they were no longer per-
mitted by an outraged people to control,
Having brought the whole business of
the country into chaos by their machi-
misunderstanding famed the fanaticism
of their rabble followers into madness,
until ready to lay their traitorous hands
upon the Constition of the country and
drench the land in fraternal blood,
these very men haze the cool audacity
to.call upon Lincoln and Hamlin to re-
sign The positions to ,ehich they hare been
elected In order to SAGE the country Save
the country from what? Why from the
vandai hands of these very conspiratorsl
Who else threatens the peace of the
country? The people, in the quiet ma
jority of their conscious strength, and in
the calm exercise sof their constitutional
rights, have just elected Abraham Lin
coin President. In doing 50 they have
displaced a Democratic Administration,
inwhieh the nation had lost all con-
fidenee. They have, too rejected the
claims of the various factions which
strove 50 desperately for power. The
leaders of these, factions attempted to
intimidate the people with. threats of
disunioh before the election But, find :
ing their insulting bratado disregarded,
they have called conventions in several
States with theaaEowed design Of break
ing up the Government and producing
a civil war Standing thus with the
lighted torch in their hands ready, to
play the, ineendiary, they have the
effrontery still further toinsult. the man
hood Of the nation by demanding the
instant resi- gnation Of the chosen chief
MAGISTRATES Of the Union. = Z f2. ,',g5. ~.
From Governors, Senators, Members
of Congress, editors, and private men,
this insane demand is made. They say
the Union can yet be saved, but only on
thisconditioni let Lincoln resign" say
the aaud all will yet be well, But il
he refuses, then, he, and the Republican
party are responsible for the ealamities
which are to follow" But what calami-
ties are impending, other than the
threatened treason of these very men?-
None whatever. Let them submit to
the Constitution and, the laws-to a JUS
administrator of the Government b
the chosen representatives Of the people
and peace and prosperity will be the in
slant result Let them cease theil
conspiracy against the Constitution ant
the Union, and all difficulty is at al
end. 49,, 80 II s.e aspf.-.., fa.r.
But that Is not what these adlnirer'
Of, Mexican politics want Peace, ant
tranquility would send them into oh
security, and submission to the fairly ex
pressed will Of the people would driy'
them from their hold upon the publ,
Treasury. And hence their desperation
/ Lincoln is receiving letters daily
threatening assassination if he does no
resign. And,it is by no, means certain
that these threats will not be put intc
execution Men who will commit trea
son against their country will not hesi
| tate to commit murder if they cal
| accomplish their purpose thereby,
With Lincoln and Hamlin out of th
way, these consummate villains woul,
retain their power. In case ofthe dealt
| or resignation ofthe President and Vie
President, the President pro. tenn. of tn
Senate takes the Presidents seat. bTh
Senate is Democratic and can elec
Breekinridge President pro-. tenn. #
therefore, Lincoln and Hamlin can bu
/ be frightened into resignation, or dis
posed of at the hands Of assassins ant
murderers, Breckinridge may be mad
President, and the leaders Of the part
still retain the offices and emoluments
the prospective loss of which has driver
| them to desperation. zdU Ta5TaH
We frankly acknowledge that W
! think Lincoln 5 life III danger, and shal
not be. suppressed, at any hour, to hea
that the attempt has been made to assas
sinate him. The thought is. gloom:
/ one, but the public mind may as well b
prepared for the worst. Are the peopl
prepared to have the Union saved b
these means? We are assured by
thousand voices that there is no othe
1 way to save it! Is it not time to con
slider whether it is worth saving at sue
a eost2 d ssst hga aaaH y aa. /. -.
/ DEMOCRACY AND NEGROES.
! The Cincinnati enquirer, of Saturda
last, has this remarkable statement b
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