Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-06-21

a SHORT RETROSPECT.
That we are in the midst of revo,u-
tion, such as history has not recorded, is
n fact which no one can deny. That il
is the result of a conspiracy of ambi.
tious men, who would rather rule the
separate fragments Of broken Upion
if they could fatten on the miseries Of
the people, than see the people prosper
Gus, united and happy under other Off
GERS, is also admitted. That a plot Of
thirty years standing has been in process
of maturing by these men, is clearly
stated by Secretary Holt, in his able let
ter, published in to-day's paper. The
dream of their lives has been to change
the Institutions of the Government SO
as to enable them to ape the petty princes
and strutting lords Of the despotisms OF
Europe, or to break up the Government
aud seize upon its scattered fragments
With this conspiracy known to exist
and proclaimed by portion of the press
aud the people, and denied by another
portion, and not believed by many, the
people of the United States were called
upon, in the exercise of the freeman s
franchise, to elect Chief Magistrate
to direct the administration of affairs
for four years. This conspiracy had
been so far matured that the fate of oul
Institutions, and the liberties of the
people, as is now seen, depended upon
the result OF the election. To have
given over the reins of Government for
four years longer into the hands of these
conspirators, would, in all probability
have fastened the fetters upon the peo,
pie beyond their power to break. How
narrow was the escape may be seen by
looking at the present position of the
several candidates, voted for for Presi
dent and Vice President by the people
of the United States, only six short
months ago.
That the great mass of the people
were honest in their action, there can be
no doubt. Nor can there be any that
they would have been betrayed by the
men for whom they voted, if their votes
had been successful.
In the first place, We had as candi-
dates for President and Vice President
Breckenridge and Lane Both of these
men are now shown to be the enemies Of
their country. Suppose the men whc
gave them their honest support had sue.
ceeded in placing them at the head Of
affairs. What would have been the con.
dition of the country at the end of four
years? We leave every one to answer
for himself But few of our reader!
were deceivcd into the support of this
ticket. But it received, in the aggre
gate, very large vote, carrying most o.
the seeded St, tes.
Next, look at the ticket headed by
John Bell. Many of the best citizens
of nearly all the States voted for yoA,
Bell, in the perfect faith that he wa.
emphatically friend of the Union
But there is not true Union man il
all the country who does not now shud
der at the thought that there was pos
sibility of placing this man, whose true
character is now known, at the head O.
our affairs. Suppose JOHN BELL hat
been elected?
Another very large portion Of Tx
people of the Free States, and those
who have since proved themselves to bt
the friends OF the Constitution and The
Union, voted for Douglas and johnson
Douglas is dead! A nation mourns hi:
departure, for in the hour of his eoun
try's peril he proved himself patriot
But suppose he had been elected Presi
dent? He would have carried into thu
Vice Presidents Chair, by the same
vote, Hershez 7. johnson, one of tn,
leading Secessionists, and ON the dennis,
of Douglas, if not before, the reins o
Government would have fallen into th.
hands of the conspirators! Now, tina
Douglas is dead, we do not believe ther
is sincere friend of his country, how
ever devoted an admirer of the Illinois
Senator, who does not rejoice, and if ;
believer in Providence, thank God tina
he was not elected President.
The last ticket, Lincoln and Hamlin
both true to the Constitution and tn,
Union, were elected, not by majority
of the popular vote, but by majorit,
of the Electors, and became the Presi
dent and Vice President, according t,
the forms Of the Constitution. Nobod,
doubts the fidelity of either; and thos
who supported Bell, and Douglas, an,
Breekinridge, in the Free States, and s.
far as they are Unionists in the Slav
States likewise, without indorsing then
as Republicans, rally around them a
patriots, and will sustain them in thei
effort to maintain the Union, the Con
stitution, and the liberties bequeathe
to us by our fathers. Is all this chance
Or is there in it Providence as we'll?
GEORGE w. SUMMERS AGAIN.
Some three weeks ago, we publishe
an article on the position Of this gentle
man, which gave ofense to some of GU