Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-01-25
No. 10.
COLUMBUS, Jan. u, 1861.

Dear Telegrdph:-In In our last letter
we stated that Committee of Republi-
can members had agreed upon series of
resolutions expressing the sentiments of
the party in Ohio, and, as we ventured
to trust, Of the Democrats as we'll, in
the present state of the country. 1t
was intended to presnt these resolutions
to a Republican caucus ON Monday
night next for approval, preparatory to
their presentation to the two Houses
for adoption.
But the receipt of the Presidents spe-
cial message to Congress caused them,
with the additional one approving said
message, to he presented to-day. Never
have we seen such revulsion of
feeling as has taken place in the minds
of the people here, as has been caused
by this message. We verify believe,
that in the surprise it occasioned, if a
popular vote could have been taken, all
the sins that Buchanan has committed
during his Administration would have
been forgiven, and in gratitude for this
late, but manly exhibition of patriotism
he would have received nearly unani-
nous vote for reelection.
The House had adjourned until
Wednesday, before the news was re-
ceived. On the receipt of the message
and the proceedings Of Congress thereon,
the resolutions were at once introduced
into the Senate. and in an instant all
party feeling was swallowed up in the
higher and nobler one of patriotism. AL
though the resolutions were the product
of Republican caucus, yet so carefully
had they been drawn, to avoid mere par
tisan cast, and so united feeling was
produced by the exciting news, that af-
ter full and free interchange of views
and sentiments, they passed that body
,taanimously-ereyy Senator sras Il, AiS
seat, and erery one gieiag a hearty AYE!
as his name was called We thought
the millennium had come, indeed, the
Democrats in the Senate voting for the
resolutions as heartily, and apparently
in as good earnest, as the Republicans,
Governor Dennison was exceedingly
anxious to telegraph the resolutions to
the President Immediately, but the
House had adjourned until Monday! In
this emergency, the Speaker directed the
! Seargents at Arms to notify the mem
bers to meet in the afternoon, which was
done, and very full attendance OBJ
tanned The adjournment was rescin-
ded, and the resolutions from the Senate
introduced. Itwas hoped, and in fact
expected, that they would pass the
House, as they had passed the Senate,
| by unanimous vote.
But, unfortunately, this was not to be
the case. Some half dozen regular sym
pathizers with the disunionists unmasked
themselves, A regular system of "filli-
clustering" was commenced. Itwas first
attempted to postpone the subject
Failing in this, appeals we're made to
'the parry to oppose them. But, thanks
to the good sense Of the Democratic
members generally, this appeal was met
with the Indignation it deserved. As a
last resort, the overseers argument
threats-was resorted to- One F" Yam
ceyite,' with tragic feryor, declared that
"there were one hundred and .tyy thou
sand men in Ohio, who would protect
and defend the disunionists, and that
any effort to compel them to obey the
laws should be made oeer the deed bodies
of the speaker and his 10000 fellow
Democrats. He ranted until hoarse,
and subsidized. It is but due to the
Democratic members, generally, to say
that they were mortified and disgusted
at the exhibition of their too jealous
brothers.
The vote was finally taken upon each
resolution, separately. Some of them
passed almost unanimously; eight votes
were all that could be mustered against
any of them. Every Republican in the
House voted for each resolution. There
are not more than three or four men,
bers in the whole body, if even so many,
who would go the whole length of the
disunionists.
If the feeling which now exists among
the members continues, there will be no
attempt made to give partisan cast to
any legislation during the session. We
are quite sure the Republicans will not
and several Democrats have assured us
that they will not press the bills intro
duced merely to embarrass our side of
| the House, and to make political capital
1t is sincerely to be hoped that such may
be the case, for it is no time now to keep
the people of Ohio divided, while trea-
son is at work to destroy the country
As soon as the resolutions passed,
Gov. Dennison transmitted them to the
President by telegraph. We hope they
will help to stiffen him up in the posi-
ton which he has at length assumed
They will do this, if he is really and at
heart friend Of the Union, and has