Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-02-21

/ Of the change. proposed In the central,
! and as we conceive the vital principle OF
i the common school system. i z57
! Your committee, therefore, recommend
the indefinite postponement of the bill.
i s-sa r. A. PLANTS, Chairman.
/ ~
A VICTIM FROM nEIGs COUNTY.
! The Pacific City (Towa) Herald, edited
by Hon, A Thomson, we'll known in this
section as former editor of the Telegraph,
contains an account Of the outrage
conduct of the citizens of Ringgold, Ca,
in defrauding Mr. Joseph Rigg, form
erly acitizen of our county, of his
property .rqb .- .sa aieass
Mr.. Rigg had lived in our community
many years, and we think our citizens
generally, without distinction of party,
will bear US. out in the assertion that. a
moro inoffensive, honest and Industrious
I,citizen could not be found anywhere For
Years he was connected with the tCoal-
ridge Mill, ," in this place, where he
earned a, snug property, all Of which he
I took with him to Georgia, and lostin the
dzardousinvestnlent of real estate. Had
portion been invested in hM0lan chat
tells, he would doubtless to-day, have
been a thriving and much respected cltl-
zen of that commonwealth. But not
faneying that kind Of property, he com
mitted the unpardonable sin Of letting 1t
alone, and suffered the penalty. :ars.s Tie
Mr.. Rigg returned a few weeks ago.,
and has again taken up his residence in
our town. We hope he may meet with
the success he had sin days of yore, and
| in short time. find himself comfortably
situated and in the enjoyment of a happy
home, though the climate may not be as
congenial as that of the "sunny South. F"
The Herald says: ..ss :. -.
/ We have just received letter from a
friend of ours, detailing his suferings
and losses in consequence of a removal
to the South. When We emigrated to
this section, we tried to persuade him to
do the same, but failed. He concluded
! to seek warmer climate. -ag l-f.5 s-..t.
Although raised a Quaker, he had be-
como a Democrat and an apologist. for
Slavery. His wife, also, belonged to a
family noted for their Democracy So
! they concluded to emigrate to Georgia.
Last October, Joseph sRigg (for such
was his name) went to Georgia, and pur-
chased a farm for So, ,250-part cash,
and part on time. He returned for his
family and goods, and they all reached
"the sunny South about the time of
the Harper's Ferry excitement. He con-
cludedto go to work, mind his. own busi-
ness, and keep quiet, But this would
not do. His neighbors gathered around
him, and endeavored to get some express
. sion from him hostile to slavery They
talked of politics, religion, &c.a,' but all
to no purpose. Naturally reserved, he
was particularly careful at this period.
/ Instead of allaying the distrust, his con-
cealment only served to confirm their
suspicious that he was one of John
Browns men-a captain or colonel, per-
haps. How to get rid Of him, and get
his property was the next question. A
neighbor visited him one day, and in
quired if he would sell his farm. Here
! piled that he would, if he could get
/ enough for it. This man reported the
fact to the person of whom he purchased,
and who held his notes for back pay
ments. The former owner then made
oath that Rigg was in the act of running
away to defraud his creditors, and got an
attachment on every thing he had, even
to the last chair in the house. 5Rigg ap-
piled for legal advice, and was told that
it was folly for him to go to law in
Georgia-that the prejudices against
Norther men were so strong, that he
could not obtain a fair trial, and-his ad-
vice was to sell to some one and leave
the State as soon as possible. This he
undertook to do, when a bail warrant
was issued, and officers sent to. put him
to jail. His lawyer hearing Of this, and
being brother Mason, sent an express
messenger in advance, of the officers,
: with some money to bear his expenses
and advising him to leave the State i'm
mediately, which he did. He says, as
soon as he touched the free soil of Ohio
again, he and his wife signed a pledge
eNo more Slavery and no more De-
mocracy forever" sa
He says this move has cost him nearly
all the hard earnings of his former life
and had he remained few hours longer
might have cost him his life.
Comment is Unnecessary. Our advice
to him is to emigrate to Western Iowa
and help US swell the Republican vote
here. They don 'twant Northern Demo
Gratis down South. ~ 49, E-.'s.
AGreat' De al Of Truth i'm q Few Words.
81 have, Mr. Clerk, been member o.
the House of Representatives lons
enough to learn many things which
never could have learned at home, and ]
/ think it has perfected my education OF
this point; I have learned thata mar
may support every measure Of a Demo
feratio Administration and yet if he vote
against single interest Of slavery, he is
, ipso faeto, no Democart and if be vote
against every measure of the Administra
/ tion, and will sustain the interests o
slavery, he is, ipso facto, a good Demo
crat. I put that as Gods naked' trutf
!. before the House, and before the ceun
try, and L intend to stand upon it as :
solemn conviction. -[Speecb y Of 1hr
Hickman in Congress-.