Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-02-01
WASHINGTON, Jan. %.


Mr.. Clemens made personal eXpla-
ton relative to remark made yesterday
that he was traitor, stating that he for
gave the remark for the reason that he
had been suffering under a reeking
wound for two years and half. He
did not find bullet comfortable SEN
sation. He expected his course had led
to defamatory remarks. Ifothers wished
to east imputations on him, they could
do so for the reasons stated.
The report of the Committee of
Thirty three was up,
Mr.. Etheridge said that if the settle
ment of the present difficulties be sub
mitted to twelve honest men, not poll
ticians, he would do so without argument.
knowing they would reach an honest
verdict; unfortunately the people appeal
to Congress for peace. He announced
that if the House failed to meet the pub
lie expectations, he would move the ad-
journment of this question to the people.
The revolution now threatening was un-
justifable and objectionable, and involv-
ing fearful consequences. Those now
participating in the revolution are stig-
matized as traitors. He showed the
madness and folly ofsubverting the Gov
ernment, saying that all their rights
would be secured in the Union.
He believed the Personal Liberty
Bills would soon be swept from the stat
ute book. If they are constitutional we
have no right to complain; if not, they
are void.
Mr.. Orr, of the kingdom of South
Carolina, said was as strong as any
body wishes He asked if it will be
more strong out than in the Union. The
Northern people will always be opposed
to Slavery. ....-
The strongest slavery men South are
Yankees; for as soon as they go South
they marry nigger-beg pardon, they
marry a woman with niggers. No one
here claimed to be an Abolitionist-
Voices from the Republican side-"Not
one No other but Republicans had
denounced the Brown raid in their plat
form. The people North and South did
not hate each other worse than old
Wings and Democrats used to. You
will separate on paper, but the Ohio
river is the only barrier to separate hos
tile States You hate each other be-
cause the ''ins' must soon give place to
the "outs." Asan evidence of his peace
full disposition, he was willing to submit
eight years more to Buchanan's admin
istration.. Laughter He would as
sent to Crittenden's s or the Border States
Compromise, or the resolutions he en-
deavored to introduce, ....-
He would endorse the reeemmehda-
ton of the Committee of Thirty three,
feeling that doing thus lie would meet
the disunionists with torch in one hand
and the sword in the other, and so long
as the stars and stripes wave over Ten
nessee he would never submit to disu-
nion.
Mr.. Etheridge continued at great
| length, saying the North had always
submitted to the demands of the South
and referred to acts Of Congress in sup
port of his statement.
Mr.. Etheridge in answer to question
said it was known the people of the
South were insane, and in the language
of Scripture, Southern fools according
to their folly. He said it was wei
known wherever the disunion sentiment
prevailed in the South, there was a
reign of terror. He would not return
to Tennessee to resist disunion; he
would cling to the flag of our country
in this her darkest hour, and in terror
as the saint clings to his God. (Laugh
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