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

hunger is provocation of growing and
bad humor from the mouse to the man.
We can only preserve our faith in the
piety of our venerable O. P.sF. by i'm
peaching his philosophy. IF We were
sure the old gentlemen understood the
effects of his RECOMMENDATION we should
be compelled to suspect him of sinister
designs. against the Government. 1t
seems almost impossible to Keep the
savage "dogs of war; at bay on full ra-
tions. Withhold the provender for a
single day, and who could predict the
consequences? Is it possible that this
is scheme of the 'sfire-eaters'' to get
up row? Does Buchanan want to
bring on the "crises" in this insidious
way? IF he does we believe he will be
disappointed, judging from the number
of turkeys We saw carried home yester-
day. Evidently the people are not
going to be caught in that trap. So
much for the philosophy of J. B.
Now for his theology! He says
SIN this the hour of our calamity and
peril, to whom shall we resort for relief
but to the God of our fathers? HIS
onlnipotent arm can saoc as from the cs,o-
fut effects of our crimes and .folties. -
Now, with all Difference to the piety Of
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the President, we think his theology
most execrable! 1t is not good chris |
tianity, and would scarcely pass as re-
spectacle paganisml What! "God s
Omnipotent Arm save US from the ef-
fects of eur own crimes and folties. -
Monstrousli MOI no! Mr. PTesident!-
God has married effects to their causes
by indissoluble ties The effect Of
taking Goals of FIRE into the bosom is to
be burned. It would no doubt be
." ."folly" or a "crime" to do so, But
what would be thought Of the man who
would 2madly hug the burning brand to
his broiling flesh and ask God to save
him from its efectsse' Does any body be-
ieve God would make himself an ac- |
ef~the fool by saving him
from the effects Of his folly, even if he
should go without his dinner?. MOI |
common sense, as we'll as theology, says:
"Let him throw away the brand, remove
the caase-and then, God,a through the
operations Of His Divinity ordered I
Providence, can save him fromtthe effects |,
of abandoned folly. But he neither can
nor will do it on any other termsle We T
may say, however, fol-, the benefit of the
author of the proclamation, that we be-
lieve it IS true, that, 80. =.
"While the lamp holds out to barn. , +
- The vilest sinner may return.' e'elfi7 81
But it viii be seen that to stretun''
means to repent of, and abandon his
crimes 7 and "follies" and not to be
saved from their effects while they con-
tinue. :. al -
We agree, however, with the Presi-
dent that the. citizens of the United
States have been very foolish and very
wicked, and for this they ought to make
confession and solemnly promise re-
We have not time to
enumerate the various 'follies" and
"crimes'' Of which we have been guilty
as people But the simple statement
of principle will show that they must
have been numerous and grievous. -
That principle is this: No individual
or nation ever commits great "follies
or "crimes' at once They always COM
menee with little ideviations and go on
step by step until they cap the climax
in some desperate deed. Now the fact
that this nation elected the a4tltor of that
proclamation, President of the U7sited
.States, p,,ores that they must haze, RIM q
long course Of precious s.tolty' and
'crinae" Before they aee,e prepared. for that
last, desperate act 4 = so .a4a ~! :,
Now, although tM people have re-
pented Of this last act of "folly"~ and
Crime" Jet we fear they are in the {
condition of the debauchee who has SO
long run has race that the virus has cor
rupted the vital function, SO as to make :
his recovery-his salvation from their
''e6ects' long and painful process,
even after7he has repented. We do not
therefore look for an immediate asaspa- :
'ion's from the>sseffects" of our acrimes"
and folliess But, if the people, having
their worst deeds, will per- q
severe in the way of reformation, we g
believe that in the course of time they i
may recover, from the s'efects.p And 4
FOR this desired consummation, let us all t
levoutly pray!" da.l G $
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