Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-09-06
F'remont's Proclamation.

E'remOnt'S PfOClamatlOn
The day dawns at last, and the right
men in the right places, are giving cheer
to the friends of the Government, by
the adoption of such measures as must
inspire every lover of his country with
confidence and hope. Don't fail to re ad
the proclamation which will be found in
another column.
When all our Gcnerals-as We belle We
they all have by this time-shall fully
concur with the emphatic resolution oi
Lovejoy, of ILL.,, passed by an overwhelm
ing majority Of Congress that it is nc
part of a soldier duty to capture and
return fugitive slaves "a burning stigma
will have been wiped from our banners
, and our patriotic volunteers will fight
/ for their country as men will who look to
: bequeath an inheritance of honor in
stead of infamy to their children. And
half our army thus released from stand
ing guard over the slaves while digging
trenches from which their rebel masters
slaughter the other half, will be pre-
pared to meet successfully the hosts OF
the conspirators.
From this hour, the free homes OF
the West will pour out their sons in un
counted numbers, and under the inspira :
ito n of the name of Fremont, they will
crush the rebellion with the omnipo-
tent force of their strong free arms
Some lessons are hard to learn, and
some men will never learn them. But
great events proclaim themselves in an
irresistible logic, which cuts directly
through the cob-webs of feeble sophis-
try with which self-complacent "respect-
Utilities attempt to check the march of
destiny. And, happily, great occasions
always find the right men to guide the
vessel into port. These men are being
attracted to their appointed places
Fremont, and Butler, and Banks, and
Dix, and their comrades in the field, and
Holt, and johnson, and Dickinson, and
their compatriots with tongue and pen,
are closing in upon the hosts Of the
great rebellion.
An occasional lament over the
strangled abortions Of atiquated 'con-
servatism "a few shrieks of horror at
the calamity of an uncaught fugitive
few ludicrous efforts to arrest the
Providence of God by shouting "Abo-
litionism!' will still create a slight dis
cord for time, hut their potency is lost,
and they only serve to amuse the
thoughtful student of history, who
calmly reads in its ample pages, that
system of philosophy which teaches
alone by examples.
GR From all the cities Of the East,
as we'll as Cincinnati, and other points
in the West, the indications of speedy
revival of business is very encouraging.
If the Rebel armies can be kept out of
the Free States and their sympathizers
in the North can be eHectually overawed,
so as to prevent civil war at home, we
feel very confident, there will soon
be a return to substantial prosperity.
1t may, and probably will, be some time
before the inflated credit system will be
revived. But the longer that state of
things is postponed, the better for the
country, however it may be for few
mere spectators. Let every one take
heart, and with economy and patience,
wait for the "good time coming"
nmWe give place with great pleas
uve to a communication from Judge
MoAboy, defining his position on the
"Secessiou" question. We are happy
to learn that the Judge looks upon ''Se-
cession" as a political "heresy." We
had, ourselves, heard the ''runor" that
the Judge was ''Secessionist, but
could not credit it, and rejoice to find
it authoritatively contradcted. IS is ne
light thing to have such suspicion
resting upon ones good name, and our
columns will be always open to any cit
izen who may have fallen under the sus-
picion of such "heresy," to clear him
self of the stigma.