Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-11-22
The Louisville Journal.


think it deserves much credit seY It's
course. The journal will support
whatever promises the mos. Substantial
, support to Slavery. Ii ssaintai ined the
miserable neutrality dodge until con-
sinced that the overw helmiug power Of
the Uuion would trample the State un-
der foot=if necessary to reach the rebel
lion. It saw that slavery would disap-
pear, in the wake of an army Of free
'nsn, Itthen became very loyal, but
elamofed for such policy as would
make the armies Of the Union little else
.thas slave catchers for the pretended
tnion mcn. .a.of tn, border States. 1t
was through the influence Of the sIovr-
nal, and few more such border State
men, that Fremont was sacrificed, and
the great disgrace and danger brought
upon the country.
Recently, the burning indignation of
the loyal heart of the nation has found
expression in THOUSAND voices, all
speaking the tame sentiment, that if
the Union and slavery cannot both be
maintained, the Union shall be upheld,
whatever becomes Of the power of the
rebels to held their slaves John
'Coehranc, Of New York, pro slavery
Democratr recently made speech in
Washington in which he declared, "ttas
ii Necessary to the saluation of the Union,
-fks .skrces Of all rebels shomld be declared
free" Secretary Cameron was present,
and Endorsed the speech. Upon this
the. Journal becomes dreadfully indig-
nant, and closes long article in these
words:
Never during the conflict has there
been a period less calculated than the
present toNsuggest rcsorteto- extreme
and desperate measures. Never has
there been period more fitted than the
present to awaken confidence in the per-
feet ability Of the nation to achieve suc-
cess in the ordinary course of warfare.
Yet this is the moment seized by the
Secretary of War to speak with -four
ish and with no little ambiguity of what
should be done and what would be done
if the nation were driven to the wall
and, cducedto the las, extremity Such
iafnite faulty is burning disgrace to
&I. L r. hin
Nothing else could be so we'll adapted
to prolong and embitter the war and to
complicate the great problem Of concil-
iation to which even yictery can but
clear the way
Now, that means just this: The
United States may spend millions Of
money aud sacrifice thousands Of lives,
but IL mast be to maintain slavery. And
if the issue is made, that either the
Union perish eternally, or rebels slave
be freed, let the Union perish.
Is it worth while to pander to the IA
patieism of such pretended Union men?
You may sacrifice principle and right,
and the honest convictions, and tempo
ral interests of the millions of free la
herers, to the stolid pro-slavery preju-
dice of = few hundred heartless hang
eFs-on, aud still leave the country in
worse condition than before, because,
denoralized by compromising justice
and right to the unreasonable prejudice
IF men who hold the constitution and
laws Of their country aad tie interests
ofmankind sabservient to their power
ever their slave gangs.
F4We believe the Administration is
slowly learning that it will not pay to
sacrifice the interests of millions Of free
men, q nd put in jeopardy the very ex-
istence Of the Government, to, vim the
appreciation Of score or two Of slave
holders Of doubtful loyalty, at best
and who, loyal or Eot, are working sub
stantiaMy in the interests of the rebels.
And the speech Of Cochrane, aud its in
dorsement by Secretary Cameron, is one
Of the most hopeful signs of the times:
If Lincoln is not frightened by the
journal and its class, into "modi6ca-
tion" of the doctrine announced, there
will be, no doubt, speedy success in
the suppression Of the rebellion. And
we take the announcement of the Secre-
sary Of War as an advertisement to the
loyal citizens, that the policy of these
!. border Rtate conservative, is beginning
to be understood. and appreciated. And
for this, We thank the Secretary, and
are quite assured that for every curae
he, gets from lukewarm STAKEHOLDER,
hewili receive the plaudfts. of a thou
sand honest Union men:
ma The leaders of the rebels in South