Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-05-31
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For the Pomeroy Weekly Telegraph.

EtttU IeteyTupH-l nave peeu Inluk-
ing for some time that would write you
something in regard to matters and things
in this township, some things generally,
and others more especially.
The wheat crop is promising, and bids
fair for an abundant yield, larger
amount being sown last fall than usual.
Tho corn crop, though not planted as
early as usual, is now in the ground, and
in good order. The ground is warm,
and the crop will ripen before FROST
Potatoes are up and look fine and thrifty.
A number of the farmers have planted
large crops with the intention Of ship
ing them to the South when raised If
| the Government keeps the Mississippi
open aud takes the Southern tariff off,
of which presume there is no doubt
Fruit is not very abundant, but there is
enough for all necessary purposes. So
you can see the farmer has everything
to encourage his efforts and brighten
his hopes for the future. Considering
the amount Of the grain, provisions, &c.,
now on hands, together with the pros
pect of the ensuing crops, We have, and
| SHAH nave, uH lOl ClilICI ESuCC
OF war Now, Mr.. Editor, when we lake
into consideration our present condition
in regard to the necessaries of life, to
gether with the fact that we have the
best climate, the best soil, the best in
stitutions, the best laws-that We enjoy
the greatest amount Of liberty, and the
protection Of the best Government un-
der heaven, and everything else calcu-
lated to render Us prosperous, happy
and contented, who would ever have
dreamed that single individual citizen
of so glorious a Union as ours could DC
found base and mean enough to turn
traitor to the Government, and insult
the flag that represents it. Yet such is
the fact. The puny, sickly, decaying
Calf States have declared war against
the rest of the Union, resolved if they
could no longer rule they would ruin
| Poor forlorn hope--their influence OF
power to ruin OF destroy the Govern
ment, ii left to themselves. will be as
little felt by the Government as the
weight Of the gnat mentioned III the
fable was felt by tie bull on whose ho--2
he had alighted.
But what is still more astonishing is
that while the North has nothing OF
which she can complain, and as whole
are loyal, and are raising almost as one
man in defense of the Union, there is,
| am sorry to say, now and then, Bene-
dict Arnold among them. And, as it is
in the rest of the North, SO it is in LIE
tart-now and then traitor here too
and more of them than we relish or like
to have among US. But, like all mis-
crcants, none OF them are bold enough
to come out plainly, but they manifest
their principles by cursing the Admin
istration, wishing that Lincoln and jeff
Davis would have a fight, that they
would bet on Davis, that if they have tt
fight they will fight the Black Repub
licans, that they would like to kill about
a thousand Abolitionists for making al
the fuss. Sometimes they damn all the
preachers and accuse them with making
it all, and when any Of the citizens are
making any public demonstrations, ex
pressive OF their determination to sup
port the Government and put down re
! beliion, they will hiss, chuckle over, ant
ridicule the proceedings. If an attemp
is made to raise a Home Guard, thej
stand aloof and consider It tantam0un
to treason, and exclaim the North oueh
to let the South alone, &c, &c.
These are what call unmistak zeal blt
signs of reasonable and rebeliious dis.
position, and ali such men want Is, ;
convenient and suitable opportunity t.
enable them, Judas like, to sell then
country for thirty pieces Of silver, Of
some petty office under their favoritt
President, JEFF. Davis Now | ask, is j
not too outrageous that men who have
been raised under, and protected by tn.
American flag, and who are and ough
to be proud of the name Of American
citizens, should SO far forget their duty
to their Government, as to turn traitor:
to it, and give to its enemies aid ant
comfort? Such men, like their arch pro
genitor, would rebel in heaven, or whiI
their mothers. And | would just say
to them the sooner they repent and be
come converted the better ior their poo
souls, and perhaps their necks too, as NJ
traitor ever was respected at home Of
abroad, but is despised everywhere, anc
deServedly so. Now ii could say any
thing to such men that would be likely
to change them from traitors 20 patriots
l would gladly do SO; but ii they vii
not hearken to such men as Cass, Everett
johnson of Tennessee, johnson Of Mary
land, Judge Nicholas OF kentucky, ane
hosts Of others, North and South, pcithe
would they be convinced though ONT
rose from the dead. | Iwould say, however
that the duty Of the Government and 0
the governed are reciprocal-of thu
former to protect and defend, and OF The
latter to support and obey, The Gov
ernment has always performed its duty
and there is no class Of men who, if In
jured in their persons, regulations o
property, would more readily fly tt
the Government for protection than tin
class Of whom l am speaking; and
would ask with what grace can they asl
the protection Of Il Government to which
they refuse their support? Let nc asl
further, If the South should succeed
(Which is not possible) in destroying
the Government, would it better the con
dition Of Il single individual North 0
South? Is the Constitution adopted b,
the Cotton Conlederacy and the laws mad
under it, superior to ours? You mus
answer no. Then what motive can yol
have for turning your backs upon tn
latter that the former may be establishes
in its stead? l can conceive Of none, un
less you are desirous Of being placed il
competition with the negro.
No country ever made such rapi'
strides to prosperity and power as tn
United States, and to no other cause i
it to he ascribed but to our glorious Con