Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-01-18

COLUMBUS, Jan. 7th, 1861.

COLUMBUS, Jan. 7th, 1861.
Dear Tslegraph:-We wrote you last
evening from Cincinnati, and hope the
letter will be received in time for this
weeks paper. Left Cincinnati at $50
this morning, arriving in this city at 3
P. NJ.
In consequence of the burning of the
Neil House, many members find diff
Guilty in obtaining accommodations
Very fortunately we find a pleasant
home with our old friends, DR.. Coulter,
and his estimable lady. -,
The Legislature met this morning, at
the usual time, and received the Gov
ernor's Message. Several members re-
lieved themselves Of "cut and dried
resolutions, and adjourned until to-
morrow. There were only mere quo
rum of members present, many of them
being in our own condition, not reaching
the city until after the close of the morn
ing session.
The Governors Message is spoken Of
very favorably BY men of all parties, and ,
from hasty reading, we concur in the
general opinion.
DR., Scott, OF Warren, Republican,
offered a series of resolutions pledging
the State of Ohio to faithful obsery.
ance of all the provision. Of tie consti-
tuition Of the United States, and the
maintenance Of the Union. The reso-
lutions are very conservative. They re-
commend the repeal Of all laws, by all
the States, if there are any such, which
conflict, or even seen, to conflict, with
the Constitution and laws Of the United
States.
Mr. Hutehins, Democrat introduced
string Of resolutions, in the regular
South Carolina style. They propose
something like a dozen amendments to
the Constitution of the United States.
1t is little singular, that all the com
plants of the disunionists, and their
allies, whether North OF South, invari-
ably conclude with demands for change
in the Constitution. The simple truth
is, it is the Constitution, as our fathers
made IL, which stands in the way of the
conspirators. Nothing less than total
change in the spirit and working of the
Institutions of the country will satisfy
them
There are most startling rumors from
Washington to-day. 1t is ascertained
that large forces are organized in Vir-
ginia and Maryland to seize upon
Washington City and usurp the powers
of the Government. 1t is only qucs-
tion of time with the leaders. Some of
them are for immediate action, and some
prefer waiting until the 4th of March.
Those advocating delay say that Bu-
chanan is with them in sentiment, and
that it would be striking at friend to
make the breach during his Administra-
ton. Those urging immediate action
say that they have got all the aid out of
the Administration which they need, or
can reasonably expect, and that the
sooner the blow is struck, the better.
And while treason struts, with insulting
bravado, in the streets of the Capitol, and
mutters its thunders in the Halls of
Congress, miserable, craven fear seems
to have taken possession of the hearts Of
many of our Representatives, who have
no sympathy with conspirators. South
Carolina has already proclaimed the
Union dissolved. With military force
she has seized upon the United States
Forts and Arsenals, and boldly de6es
the power and authority of the Govern
ment. With this open treason, and the
published declaration that, under no
possible circumstances, will she even sub
NIT to the Constitution OF the laws of
the Union, the Crittendens, and Doug
1ases, and Pughs, in the Senate, and
their coadjutors in the House, as boldly
proclaim that unless the people will con-
sent to change the Constitution so as to
give the sanction of theNorth to the spread
and perpetuation of slavery, making it a
National institution, with such other
changes as shall forever give the power
of the Government into the hands of q
miserable minority of shareholders, they
will join the secessionists and sink the
Union in an ocean of fraternal blood.
What the result may be, it is impossible
to predict. That there is any peaceabie
solution of the difficulty. We do not be-
lieve. g.
We do not suppose the Northern ae-
complices Of the secessionists desired a