Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-01-11
EDITORIAL eoRREsPoNDENcE.
THURSDAY NIGHT, Jan. Sd, 'G1.

THURSDAY NIGHT, Jan. ou, u1.
Dear Ttlegroph:-Having promised to
Keep your readers advised of matters and
things in general during the winter, by
way of correspondence, We give you to-
day the first installment, Not, indeed,
from Ceiumbu or even from station
by the way, but from our own Getty of
Pomeroy.
Did you ever sit up watching for a
steamboat after the expected time of her
arrival, when important business called
Suu to distance, aud at time which
YOU could not make if the boat delayed?
1fyou did, you can form some Idea Of che
impatience Of the writer hereof.
Feeling deeply anxious to be in Co.
lua,bus, at the opening of the session of
the Legislature Monday next, and
knowing that if the Bostoaa came to the
wharf aon tim" We could do 50, we, were
promptly on shands sSpaeked's and ready,
and are new waiting fer the Sweet mu-
sic Of her whistle. D And tits in cense-
Yueaes effhis waiting and Watching that
YOU are Indebted fer this letter., 5s ri
Well, slowly and monotoaeusiy the
clock has <sticked" off the time, until the
date at the head of this sheet issho longer
applicable and stilL ne beat appepIr5s''
And THIS brings toreae pabsaseq that an
heH sgoicomm meneetl thestimc 'nsads7sa-
cred by the proelamstiva'of che Presi-
dent sanctdying this as a day of fast
ing, humiliation and prayer, Alas! We
fear there are few ofiour felloS-citizens
pious enough to Eecp the solemn 'spass-
over" As NC look out occasionally into
the surrounding darkness, the solemn
stiffness Of the night brings to our minds
thesadrefection that the 'ssin-hardened'
dweilers in this guilty town, are slesp-
trg away, the precious hours in utter dis
regard OF, the Presidents rovummenda-
tion. Most Of them will l4doubtlessly
sIdmber on until six o clock, ,-snd then,
.ihstead of ''fasting" according to the
terms, of the proclamation, will, with
pfoiape reeklessaess, rush to. breakfast
lire infdel anbcEeusrs. Such, at least
we fear, win be the case, aud If SO, tits
doSbtffa II i osa solitary Watching and OBJ
sersanee Of the prophecies ofthe occa-
sim millatsaye the tottering Union!' a
cslfke mails Of last evening brought us
thesdaily. Cincinnati papers Of the I'd
inst - fIlei as Usual with the theme Of
theaimesrvfthe movement of the South
efll tsaitDes i1r their efforts to overthrow
fhe.-GoateT1rnleht. They have SO long
controlled the dominant. party, and
they take it for granted their Northern
allies will still act as supple tools in their
hands. If the disuaioaists of South
Carolina did not believe that the Democ-
racy ofthe North woald still aetas their
accompliccs, they would never have at
tempted to break up the Government.
We regret to say that they have too
much reason to rely upon the aid of our
Free State demagosues who have been
displaced from power by the vote of the
people Hundreds of them are lending
all their efforts to bring about civil dis
cord and anarchy, in the miserable hope
that, inA the confusion which must fell
low, they can find their way back to the
places of power which they have SO loag
held and disgraced.
With this view, such petty politicians
and,desrerate party leaders as PUGH, and
the Editors of the Enquirer, are adding
daily to thc>nadness of their Southern
partisans by the repetition Of the NEST
infamous falsebpods against the people
ef!the Free States. They have doubt
less been able to fix IN he minds of
many Of their .duped and misled follew-.
ers, such feelings Of prejudice and hate
against majority of the people, that
they arc!ready to join the armies of the
traitors, and, in their blind frenzy give
up their own manhood and liberty for
the sake of Cutting their vengeance
upon the Republicans. But we are
happy to see indications that assure as
eff better feelings in the hearts of thou
sands of that party. a.
We.observe that the Cleveland Plain.
dealer, and several other Democratic pa
pers, are cutting loose from their parti
san attachments, SO far as to begin to do
at least partial justice to the principles
and policy of the Republicans, and to
maintaia the integrity of the Constitu
ton sad laws of. the land against the
conspiracy Of those who are attempting
their destruction. This is the most
cheering sign Of ote times we have yet
eeen. Ifa few of the leading Demo
cratic papers caa muster courage to rise
above the motives of mere psvtisans, and
speak the simple truth ia this hour of
madness, the country can yet be saved.
We do not know whether enough Of them
wil3do SO or not, but sincerely rejoice
at every Htovenent in thesright direc-
tfon. - d.
It otherwise than that
very large portion Of the Democrats in
the Free, States desire that the peace of
the country and the integrity of the
Constitution should be maintained; and,