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

The following is an extract from an
eloquent speech delivered in Cincinnati
the other night by Gen. s. T. Carey, on
the occasion of the celebration of success
of the great Naval expedition. Those
who know the political position of Gen
Carey heretofore, need not be told that
he has been far enough from all taint Of
"abolitionism." But so much the
better. His voice will now be heard
and heeded, too, by thousands who would
not heed the same sentiments if uttered
by others.
"My friends, We have not get realized
the magnitude Of this rebellion, and
this is the reason why more has not
been done toward crushing it. Mr.
Seward thought it could be put down in
ninety days. We have all along dealt
with it too tenderly, and must now take
off our gloves and 60 at it in earnest
No more swearing in of rebels, for they
do not regard an oath. They are the
dread of innocence, and have already
lived too long.
10 When this war broke out, some thought
slauery must be protected. 1t is high time
zoe aoere getting rid Of that idea. Our
brave troops hare been negro catchers too
long, and IN some parts Of the country
haze done little else. Those in arms
against the country must forfeit their
lands, negroes, property of every de-
scription, and then their necks.-
Laughter. I don 'tsay to make war
on slavery, but we must not let slavery
stand in the way Of preserving the Gov
ernment. Let slavery take care of it.
self. If negro. should find his way
into our lines, say put him to work,
if you need him; if not, turn him loose,
and tell him to go about his business.
feel on this subject like the old man
who wanted to go to the cellar for a
drink Ct ale, and not being able to find
anything else, he took his wife's beauti-
full China mug, of which she was very
proud. He started down stairs in the
dark, when he lost his footing, and be-
ing anxious to preserve the mug, he fell
and broke his nose His wife screamed
out, "John, did you break the mug?'
"No," he answered angrily, "but l will
now, - and dashed it to atoms. So it is
with US, gentlemen; Ue haze been SO very
careful lest zoe should inj,re slavery, that
ece haze aoeU nigh broken oar o,on noses.
/ think it is high time we let it go, and
take care of ourselves; and l am glad to
see our rulers are coming around to this
at last. 1 am no Abolitionist, and
would protect the South now in all their
institutions if they would come back to
their allegiance; but l say Congress
should pass law, on the first day of its
next session, declaring the slaves free in
every seeded State that did not return
to the Union within ninety days after
the passa &c of the act. Great ap
plause.l They are traitors to God and
man if they don't do it.
And SO our feet has landed down
among the contrabands. Laughter.
l have been there myself, and can i'm
agine how they felt. Loyalty will coon
manifest itself there, and should be pro-
tected. The O'Neils and the Pettigrews
of Charleston will thank God when the
day of their deliverance has come. Gov
ernment should and will protect the
loyal men there, in Kentucky and else
where, in all their rights; but as for
such men as John G. Breckinridge-
why he is not fit to own negro. His
negroes should be confscated and he
hung"