Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-09-20
~ An Explanation.

An esteemed friend, in a letter just
received, takes some exceptions to the
course of the Telegraph. He says.
"By the way, think, in your liberality,
YOU aresnet exactly just. 1 have no
ticed, eyer sincesthe rebellion broke out,
that you have gathered, with amazing
Industry, every sentiment of loyalty ut
tered or written by prominent Demo-
Gratis, while scarcely word in common
dation Of loyal Republicans has found
plaeetin Jour selections. e Is this show
iIls strict i,npnrtiality? Or are you
eei4ig eyer to the Democracy &c.
We hardly think it necessary to as
sure our friend that there. is no present
dangersof our s'goins over to the De-
lnocracy.ef The remembrance of the
Pierce and Buchanan administrations,
With their s"filihusterism' and Kansas
s.Lecompton" policy, and the control of
the Government by JEFF. Davis, Floyd,
Toemhs, Hunter, Wise and the rest of
tile couspirators, eliminating in the
carnival of tre8son,' now striking at
the life of the nation, will prevent US
from "goihgpover' on principle. And
certainly the prospects of the party are
not 50 bright asto present any very Sc
ducing motives to such course.
10 the charge of partiality to Dem
oerats, We think our friend will, on re-
viewing the matter, see that the objec-
tion is only in appearance. Ithas been
said thdt'there is ''more joy over one sin
ner that repenteth than over ninety and
n:ae just persons who need no repent
ance.''4 Yet it would hardly be fair to
say that those rejoicing, were partial to
the "sinners" and were about to ego
over" to them. On this principle we
have, indeed, taken the greatest pleas
ure in recording the patriotic utter
ancesH of those who had been leading
Democrats Not that there was any
thing remarkable or peculiarly virtuous
in the utterances themselves, but com
ing from the sources they did, they were
of the highest possible importance, as
showing that, in some minds, at least, a
long political association with Traitors
had not.exterminated the Unborn impul.
ses of patriotism.
We have not, on the other hand, re-
produced like patriotic declarations from
Republicans, for the reason that nothing
else-Was ever expected of them, and thei
devotion to the Constitution and thu
Union, therefore, was neither surpris.
nor occasion for any special remark
No body ever expected Republican te
be anything but true Union man
Just coming into the possession of th'
Government of the whole Union, by the
voice of the people, it would be strange
indeed, if they should desire its destruc
tion that they might chance to contro
some Of the fragments. Their very po
sitien brings all their party feelings, ant
zprejudices, and interests to the aid O
their patriotism and makes it supremel
absurd to suppose that a Disunionis
could be found in their ranks. The
therefore neither expect, nor speciall
deserve, particular notice for their sterl
opposition to the mad fanat,cism O
treason, which strikes at the heart o
every Republican as the guard Whicl
must be overcome before the destruction
of the Constitution can be accomplished
Republicans have no possible motive
either of ambition or revenge, whic
could be gratifed by the success of th
conspiracy. Fidelity to their princi
Piles, devotion to their country, and tn
interests Of their party all comb ined t
insure their loyalty. And it would b
the hight of absurdity to rejoice owe