Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-03-15


lucky? Is her condition now worse in
the Union than it would be out Of the
| Union? Has anything been done or is
anything likely to occur that would
Justify. her in any revolutionary move.
ment destructive of her peace, her slave
property, and her future security? Why
should she, hitherto the Unions cham
pions now desire to destroy it? She
does not. Her heart still throbs for The
glorious Union with its patriotic memo
ries, its national music, and its charm
ing stars and stripes. We doubt moi
that, i'll their sober senses, a large ma
jority of freemen are devoted to the
| Union, feel that its preservation is THEN
paramount political iterest, neither see
nor apprehend any good cause for its
dissolution; and are resolved to await
future Developments before they elect
to desert it, and try the vortex of revo-
luton with all its uncertainties, bul dens
and horrors.
The Memphis Buletin, March 9th
says:
In our tolesrnphic columns will be
found what purports to be synopsis OF
the new Presidents inaugural. It's re-
ception last night was hailed by our Vi
olent disunion friends as ''warlike, y
and those who wish no adjustment, un-
ider any circumstances, were in high
glee that noao Tennessee would be forced
to Ego out" We do not so construe
this tslegraphic paraphrase; but, on the
contrary, regard it as indicating de-
cided pacific policy on the part of the
Administration. We would counsel our
readers to reserve their judgment until
we can lay before them an authentic
printed copy of the inaugural.
OF the doctrines Of the Inaugural the
Charleston lMcrcury declares:
IF the policy and principles here indi-
Gated are attempted to be carried out in
full, there will be war-open, declared,
p ositive war-with booming cannon and
olood, and battle, in less than ten days
from this date. For to carry out his
threats not only are the fortssnow in
possession Of the United States Govern
ment to be, held, but the fortresses along
the coast now in possession of the Con-
federated States of America are to be
possessed and s'held'' by the United
States Government. Yet hear the blat-
ant old ass, &c.
But notwithstanding the iKercury ae-
cepts the Inaugural as declaration of
war, it loes not advise an attacko on Fort
Sumter, its policy on this point having
undergone decided change since. the
confederated States have taken command
of the military operations in and'around
Charleston.
The Cincinnati Gazette of Monday
says:
As our readers are already aware, the
leading papers of the South which are
not secretly nT openly in favor Of the
secession movement, have either in
dorsed Mr.. LincoIn's Inaugural or
qualified their general approval by a
few exceptions generally on points 1of
secondary importance.
The Richmond Whig and the Lynch
burg Fiirginian are the only papers that
are entitled to Interpolation of conserv-
atism, which have expressed much dis
satisfaction with Mr. Lineoln's views,
and the latter journal has condemned
them in ''the absence Of the regular
editor" his substitute stating that he
speaks only his OWN OF iniens
In striking contrast with the above,
are the diatribes of the New Orleans
and Charleston papers. The Picayune
of the former city, from which we should
have expected better things, deyotes
two columnes and half to an attempt
to draw threats and premeditated rio-
lence out of Mr.. lincoln's very mild
and peaceful sentences. 1t is but JUS
tee, however, to say that this is done
in gentlemanly manner.
The Charleston Courier pronounces
the Inaugural IA revamping Of quota
tions from party platforms and railway
declarations, and virtually nothing
more" It adds that, in case of neces-
sity, the Southern Confederacy is ready
to fight.
The Evening Ncrs says the Inaugu-
raj ''breathes both peace and war. Full
Of honeyed phrases, it seems to look to-
wards Cancellation, while it no less
plainly points to coercion. 1t thus
wears a,double face, " and winds up by
the assertion:
On the whole this Inaugural Address
is not more discreditable to the literary
reputation of the country than it will be
q witness on record OF sectional intol-
erance and unreasoning fanaticism.
Its not little suggestive, as vel! as
to compare the views of the
Standard, the New York
organ of Garrisonian Abolitionism, with
those ultra Southern sheets. 1t will be
seen that the Standard denounces Mr..
Lincoln for doing exactly what the ad
vocates of secession berate him for not
having done. It opens its batteries as
follows: lr
Last Monday was the most uniucky
Iay IN the lie OF Aofatian LlhcoIh illus
far More unlucky days may be in
store for him, very likely, butup to this
present time, more untoward one can
hardly have occurred in the fifty years
he has lived. He has spoken and thus
the spell which his,wise silence
had thrown around his reputation. The
hour has come and gone: but the man
was not sufficient for it. The speech was
made with the face turned toward the
South and with both knees bowed down
before the idol it worships, as have been
al those delivered from tic same place
for the last quarter of a century.
The Union I1nperishable.
The Louisville Journal, after enumer-