Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-01-04

dreamed of or ever thought of, but has
protested againstas often as the ques-
ton has been upsbut your people believe
it. No doubt they believe it because Of
the terrible excitesaept and reign Of ter
ror that PREVAILS there. =. No doubt they
think so, but it arises from false infor-
matisn, or the want of information-that
is all. Their prejudices have been ap-
pealed to until they have become uncon-
trolled and uncomfortable.
Well, sir, if it shall be so; if that "glo-
rious Union,' as we all call it, under
which the Government has so long lived
and prospered, is now about to come to
a final end, as perhaps it may, | have
been looking around to see what policy
we should adopt; and through that gloom
which has been mentioned on the other
side, if you will have it SO, I still see a
glorious future for those who stand by
the old flag of the nation. There lie
the fair fields of Mexico all before us.
The people there arc prejadiced, against
you. They fear you intend to. 'oVerrnn
and enslave them. You are a slave
propaganda, and you are -fllibusters =
That has raise1 a violent antagonism be
tween you and them. But, sir, if we
we're once released from all obligation to
this institution, in six months they
would ask us to take proteetorate over
them, They owe England a large debt,
and she has been coaxing and inviting
us to take the protectorate of that ma
ton. They will aid US in it; aud I say
to the commercial men of the North, if
you go along with me, and adopt this
policy, if We must come to this, you win
be sevenfold Unidentified by the trade
and commerce of that country for what
you loose by the secession. Talk about
eating ice and granite in the North!
Why, sir, Great Britain now carries Oh
commerce with Mexico to the amount
of nearly hundred million dollars
How much Of it do we get? Only about
eighteen million Why so2 Because,
by onr treatment of Mexico, we have led
them to fear and hate MS. and they
have BEEN compelled, !, by our illiberal pol
icy,fto place themselves under the shadow
of a stronger nation for their own pro-
lection. ......'..4sg !. < .-,ss..5 -
The Senator from Illinois Mr.. Doug
las and my colleague Mr.. Pugh have
said that We Black Republicans were
advocates of negro equality, and that We
wanted to build, up black government
Sir, it will be one Of the most blessed
ideas of the times, if it shall come to
this, that we will make inducements for
every free black amonggus. to find his
home in a more .congenial climate in
General America or in Lower Mexico,
and we will be divested Of every one Of
them; and then, endowed with the splen-
did domain that we shall get, We will
adopt homestead policy, and weaWill
invite the poor, the destitute, industrious
white men from every cline under,
heaven, to come in there. and make his.
fortune. So, sir, we will build up a ma
ton, renovated by this process, Of white
laboring men, You may build yours
up on compulsory servife labor, and the
two will flourish side by. side; and we
shall very soon see whether your prin..
ciples, or that state Of society, or ours
is the most prosperous or, vigorous. l
might say, sir, that, divested of this in
stitution, who doubts that the provinces
of Canada would knock at our doors in
a day? Therefore, my friends, we. have
all the elements for building up an en-
pire-a Republic, founded on the great
principles of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence, thatshall be more magnificent,
more powerful and more just, than this,
world has ever seen at any other period.
[ do not know that [ should have a
single second for this policy; but it is a
policy that occurs to me, and it recon
Giles me in some measure to the threat
ened loss or secession of these States
a But, sir, I am for maintaining the
Union of these States. Twill sacrifice
everything bnt honor to maintain it,
That glorious old flag Of fRours, sby any
act of mine, shall never ceace to wave
over the integrity of the Union as it is.
But if they will not vesit.so, in this
new, renovated Governments of which |
have spoken, the 4th of. July, with all
its glorious memories, will never be re-
pealed. The old flag of1776 will be in
our hands, md shall float oTer@tliis ma
ton forever; and this Capitol, that some
gentleman said would be reserved for
the Southern Republic, shall still be the
Capitol. It was laid out by Washington;
it was consecrated by him; and the old
flag that he vindieaIed in the Revolution
Shall still float over The Capitol. Ap-
plause IN the galleries. sls
The Presiding Oficer-The Sergeant
alarms will take proper measures to
preserve order. in the gallery or clear
Mr.. Wade,-I say, sir, I stand by the
Union of these States Washington
and his eompatriotss fought for that
good old sfag.ar.I shall never be hauled
down, but shall be the glory Of the Coy
ernment to. which I belong, as long as
my life shall continue. To maintain it,
Washington and his compatriots fought
for liberty and the rights of man. And
here I will add that my own father, al
though but an humble soldier, fought in
the same. great cause. and went through
hardships and privations sevenfo1d
worse than death in order to bequeath
it to hischildfen. Il is my inheritance.
1t was my protector in infancy and the
pride and glory of my ripper years. aud,
Mr.. President, although it may be as
sailed by traitors on every side, by the
grace of God under its shadow L will
die" 0ss35>.N l,4a ys ,oA
e
From Washington p IS p :eaF - s1Ns73E
There was an exciting time in, Con-
gress yesterday In the Senate, Ben
iamin of La, made secession speech
In the House an, anti-coercion resolu=
tior, snffarad hu PRYOR Va s.uas.tahled