Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-01-18
No. 6.
COLUMBUS, Jan. Sth, 1861.

This, as will be seen by the date at
the head of this letter, is the ever mem
orable eighth Of January. For many
years the day has been mcnopolized by
the Democracy in gloridcation Of Cen
eral Jackson, and f5r the furtherance of
partisan schemes. But times have
changed, and the action Of parties have
changed with them. A very large por-
ton Of the party, embracing several of
the most strongly Democratic States,
are now in open rebellion, and with the
stern patriotism and determined action
Of the old hero in former effort at trea-
son, still fresh in the minds of the peo-
Pile, the party seems to have repudiated
the 8th of January, as we'll as Yankee
Doodle" The Breckenridge wing did,
some month OF six weeks ago, issue a call
for Democratic Convention, to meet in
this city to-day. But, to their honor,
they became ashamed of the lncongruity
of the thing, and abandoned the project.
The Convention was recalled.
A Convention Of the soldiers of the
war of 1912 has been in session, and the
cannon has doomed out a salute in honor
of them, the day, and General Jackson.
There is quite company Of the old SOL
diers in town, all full of the fires of pat
riotismse Every one of them are staunch
Union men, and although some are tot
tering on their slaves, as they march
the streets, yet they all declare their
readiness to burnish up their long unused
weapons to.put down the treason which
now threatens the country which they
risked their lives to defend in other
days. They met in Armory Hall and
had grand time, as we leaan, but not
being present, we cannot report their
doings.
There is a grand jollifcation now 60
ing on at the ''Ameriean." :" But if we
had attended, you would not have had
this letter. And as we have no special
taste for such gatherings, the necessity
which keeps US absent is no self-denial.
No doubt good supper will be eaten,
bad liquor drank, patriotic sentiments
uttered, ditto speeches made, and head
aches heroically endured as the after
piece. From all which, this present
writing saves US.
Nothing of very special interest has
yet been done in the House. Wood, Of
Licking, introduced bill to repeal our
law against kidnapping. 1t is hardly
possible it can pass, but it shows the
lengths to which some gentlemen profess
to be willing to bow themselves. Now,
that Douglas has formally repudiated his
popular sovereignty" doctrines, and
united with the South in demanding
change of the Constitution, establishing
slavery in all the Territories we may
hereafter acquire from Mexico, or other
countries to the South, his friends seem
to be going beyond the Breckinridgers
themselves. This applies only to some
of the leaders. The mass of the party,
we are satisfied, cannot be carried along.
Another gentleman has given notice
of his intention to introduce bill au-
thorizing shareholders to bring their
slaves into Ohio, for transit and tempo
rary residence. This shows the progress
making toward the Authorization OF
Ohio. IF allowed to bring slaves here
for day, or week, or month, the
principle is established, and our free
laborers in the salt works and coal mines
of Pomeroy may have the satisfaction of
seeing themselves displaced by set OF
hands, who will not be allowed to