Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-09-06
The Battle Ground East and
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Idence. thatitis, the desire, to max e, the
soil Of Virginia and Missouri the main
battle ground between the .contepdingga
parties in the present CONTEST Situate
in almost the same latitude, they both
sefferA the same Advantages a" to geo
graphical position and the character and
s-fforlnation of country InidVirginia, a.
region worn out and, allowed ito ago to-
wastea6fay years. go, has grown up with
a3snsesthieksts, which meet the eye in
every direction, offering but counter
part to region in the West, which, in
its,almast .~osiginal condition, presents
the same advantages to,a stationary force
in its opposition to the advance Of an
advancing army
Within the limits of these States it
seems to be the desire of the. Confede-
rates9o makefhe first stand, and only
to lespeit WHOM actually forced bac * by,
eape9ior nunsbers or ~ greater skin in
the use of arms. As proofof this the
gathering forces Of bheS Seeessionists
from all the seeded States in the South
east and the-Gulf States, 'throhg into The
limifs0 of the Old Dominion, while those
fr0m Afkansas.. Tennessee and Texas
4iakeAtheir rallying point in that Terri
tory which isextends from the Neosha
Talley to tie Mississippi The dense
thiekstsa Offered by either section are
most beneficial to those who dare not
venture into an open field of battle, but
who al6aysgprefer the shelter thus af-
torded them from the attack Nof.a foe,
asking but fair field and equal oppor-
tunitysto establish the justice Of the cause
for which it contends. 7t''' -
Between these two extremes the State
Of Kentucky stretches out her green
fields and forest covered hills Her con-
fines extend from the Kanawha Valley
to the shores of the Mississippi, and
stand as al d2idin gline with Ohio, Tn
diana and Illinois on the north, and all
thesterFitory Of Secession on the South.
How long her citizens viii be por-
mitted to remain in their present peace
fuiscondition is a matter which the fu-
ture can Atone determine,
One thing is, however, very apparent.
1t is the intention, of the, Gulf Stateseto
keep the war as far removed from their
own soil : as possible. The. Border
States. kh9ss which Have eyer esFinced
ON tie part of their citizens, the least
evidence of loyalty to the Union, are, to
be made the sufferers, and their lands
are to be subjectcdto all the horrors at
tendant son this struggle. These are
facts which are every day coming more
plainly before the people of the country
in genera, and our rneighbors in Ken
tneky cannot be blind to the facts, as
theysaresbec oniing developed. All her
determination asto a'neutrality must fall
to the ground in the. contest, which has
yetato come IN the struggle for supre-
macys between the General Government
and those who have rebellcd against its
authority. lis@ - f''s '''" ''''" .'+
This view of the. matter may be look :
ing little beyond the present hour, but
it bas.yet to come, and may IS we'll be
calmly considered at once, ,Iwhile the op-
portunity is left, to prepare for this
emergency Her Beautiful territory, in
stead of being neutral, and consequently
secure from invasion, may become COM
mon ground for either of the contend
ing parties, and make her soil, alike
with that of Virginia and Missouri, the
regionsupon which the fate of the ma
tion may be decided. Much as this
may be averse to the people of the
North, ,rweeyetbeiieve that it may come
and that, too before the loyal citizens
of our sister State have fully awakened
as toshe dan gero us ground upon " hich
they stand 8! Gin. Times. y So
Bg If man be sincerely welded. to
truth, he must make up his mind to find
her a portionless virgin, and he must
take her for Herself laIone. The con-
tract, too, must be to love, cherish, and
obey her, not only until death, but be.
yond for this is. union that must
survive. not only death, but time,- the
eonquorer of death. The adorer OF
truth, therefore, is above all present
things-frm in the midst of temptation,
and frank in the midst of treachery.
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