Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-01-03
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This documeat is oEe ue. and we
should be pleased to pablish it if We
thought its inssftion, to the exclusion
of almost all other matter, would be
agreeable to our readers, Thinking they
would prefer a variety of matter, we
simply take an editorial from the Cincin-
natl Gazette in regard to it:
Much of our space this morning is
occupied by the Presidential Message,
several weeks ago prepared for the en-
lightment of the country, and now in
formally published, lest it should spoil
before it could be regularly transmitted
to an organized Congress 1t is wordy
production, containing no startling iufor-
nation, or muchthat is new in any sense.
Its chief noveltyis that portion in which
he cordially eoAgratulates his readers
on the Dread Scott decision, rendered
two or three years since, and denomi-
mates it '..fnd settlement by the Su-
preme Court of the United States of the
question of slavery in the Territories. !"
He has been good while, it would
seem, in makingthis brilliant discovery.
This ''6nal settlement" too, unfortu-
nately, has already been subjected to a
variety of DemoGatic interpretations
To prevent any possibility of mistake,
and with an eye to the Charleston Con-
vention, Mr.. Buchanan carefully adopts
the extreme Southern construction. He
says that shareholders have an unre-
stricted right under the 'sfnal settlement"
aforesaid, to TAKE their slaves into the
Territories, and to hold them there
Neither Congress- nor Territorial Leg
islature, he says, ,|can sannul or impair"
this right to hold slaves in the Terrific
ries. IF such property is not other
wise fully protected therein, he is in ia
vor of Congressional Legislation Cor what
is commonly called a Slave Code) for
that purpose. This is now the only s'or-
thodox" Democracy.
In regard to union-saving, our vener-
able President his probably somewhat
modified his rsmarks as originally
penned. since witnessing the effect of the
disunion speeche of Congressman, and
the almost universal derision with which
the maudlin and mercenary union-me
ings at the East have been received. He
still thinks, however, that patriotic peo-
pie ought to be very cautious not to do
or say anything to offend the Southern
fire eaters. The consequences might be
terrible. He is no longer willing to let
Alabama or Georgia howl. He would
doubtless be greatly pleased to have the
sentiments of Mr.. Charles Q'Connor COR
daily adopted bJ all Northern orators
and organs Thit is the standard to
which Northern Democrats are to be,
educated up bytheir Southern leaders;
provided it can be done Mr,.Sd-
chanan is perfectly willing to help.
For the rest, the Message is in general
a commonplace business document
Except in the parts we have indicated
(Which the Northern Democracy must
either expressly fepudiate or carry on
their shoulders through the next years
campaign, it would notexcite much re-
mark It's repetition of some Of the un-
successful Recommendations of last ses-
sion, will have No better result now
The President wll have only an insig-
nifcantly small party in the House, when
organized, and theIfeeling that his power
and influence are nearly at an end aft
ords almost universal relief and satisfac-
ton.