Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-09-27

that those who did not hear it would
charge us with unfairness. We there
fore do not attempt to give it. 1t may
not be amiss, however, to refer to one or
two points made. The gentleman started
. out with the declaration that he never
could, and never would, fuse with Re-
publicans He said 'sthe Democratic
party few months ago left the country in
perfect peace and prosperity, and it would
have remained SO if they had not been
beaten by the Republicans. That the Re-
nublicans had only been in power a few
months, and had, in that time, brought
on the war, and ruined the country, and
that there never could be prosperity
again until the Democrats sgain got into
power, &c. At this he was vociferously
cheered! As there is no prospect Of the.
party again getting into power, it looked
very much as if the cheering was over
the ruined condition Of the country
But what n1ust be thought of the intel
! hgence or honesty Of man who could
make such statement, or Of those who
could applaud it? The party ruled the
country until its leaders had perfected
the conspiracy for the dissolution of the
Union, had destroyed the credit of the
Government, had prostra ted the business
of the country, had stolen the public
property, and dissolved the Union: SO
Ear as the seven States which had given
Democratic mai critics could do so by
acts Of Secession: and had organized
! their Rebel armies to strike at the life
of the nation so soon as Republican
Administration was installed. With
these facts known to every child in our
free schools, the nominee Of partisan
Convention dared to utter the astound-
ing - that the Democratic party had
left the country united, peaceful, pros
porous, and happy, that the Republi-
cans Immediately on getting into power
had plunged the country into war, and
had brought ruin upon the peop!e!
The only apology we could offer for
such a statement, would be found in the
fact, that the gentleman making it,
showed by his speech, that he was as
ignorant of grammar as he was Of trans
piring facts. We could hardly have
supposed that any man could be ignorant
enough to have made such statement
honestly. But in the case Of this repre-
sentative of the party, in Meigs County,
we think it possible he did not know
any better.
Judge McAboy made speech, in the
course of which he read an article from
the Telegraph, which he pronounced a
Misrepresentation of the Democracy.
He failed, however, to show wherein,
and we deny that there was anything of
the kind in the article. Judge McAboy
is man of education, and we have
always respected him. We would not
knowingly misrepresent him or his
party. And our columns, as he knows,
are, always open to any citizen who
thinks he has message to our readers
which would be useful, whether we
agreed with him or not If, therefore,
Judge McAboy had either a personal
or political complaint to make against
anything we may have said, he ought to
have spoken through our columns, to
the same audience to which we spoke
This would certainly be treating him in
most generous manner, and be giving
him. and his party a very great advan-
tage. But to denounce US, in parti-
san Convention, where we could have
no opportunity to reply, and thus at
tempt to arouse the prejudiees' Ct those
who do not read the 7ele3sapE, against
US, is what the relations existing be-
tween the Judge and US does net Justify
him in doing. Still, If the Judge is
satisfied, we have no reason to complain.
But the Judge did not read the article
on his own motion 1t was handed to
him by the Representative" and the
! Judge probably thought there was
something Objectionable in it, until he
had read it. His evident disappoint-
ment, when read, was no doubt the rea-
son why he failed, even to attempt to
show wherein we had m;srepresented
the party.
So closed the Democratic Comfy
Convention. And it remains with the
people to say, whether they agree with
Mr.. Peoples, that restoration to power
of the Democratic party is the only way
in which the country eau have peace.
Editorial Correspondence.
No. B..