Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-08-23
"ShoW this to Your Neigh
bOrS!'
Important Compromise Proposition &c.
feated-look to the Records

Important Compromise Proposition &C.
feated--look to the Records
Under the above startling headlines
we find in the Democratic papers the
resolutions of s. S. Cox, Of Ohio, offered
in Congress, just before it adjourned, a
few days ago. The Republicans are de-
nounccd in unmcasured terms for not
adopting Cox 5 resolutions as ''compro-
mise" And it seems that at least a
portion of the party are determined to
make them the basis of the coming cam
paign in Ohio. That our readers may
see the feast to which they are invited
we copy the third resolution, which con-
tains the substance and spirit of the
whole. The preamble and other resolu,
tions are but the charlatan tricks in
tended to hide the hook with which these
anglers are fishing for gudgeons. Here
is the compromise:
"7hird: That to this end-the resto-
ration Of peace and the Union on the
basis of the fundamental principles Of
the Observation-Disclosures be appointed a
committee of one member from each
State, ,cho shall report to this House, ut
its neat session, such amendments to the
C5nstitution Of the Intel States as shall
assuage all grievances and bring about a
reconstruction Of the National Union; and
that for the preparation of such salts
factory adjustment and conference re-
quisite for that end commission of citi-
zens of the United States be appointed,
consisting Of Edward Everett of Massa-
chusetts, Millard Fillmore Of New York,
Reyerdy johnson Of Maryland, Martin
Van Buren, of New York, Thomas Ew-
ing of Ohio, Franklin Pierce Of New
Hampshire, and james Guthrie of Ken
lucky, who shall request from so-called
Confederate States the appointment ola
similar commission, and who shall con-
fer on the subject in the city of Louis
vile, on the first Monday of September,
next, and that the Committee appointed
from this House notify said commission
ers of their appointment and function,
and advise and confer with them and re-
port their action to the next session as
an amendment of the Constitution Of the
United States, to be proposed by Con-
gress to the States, for their ratification,
according to the fifth article Of said Con-
stitution."
Such is the proposed "compromise"
for which As members Of Congress voted,
and for which SIS are denounced as cab
olitionists'' and fana tics, for opposing.
We are thankful that no man who ever
pretended to be a Republican voted with
the Secessionists for the monstrous prop
osition.
Look at it! Let us analyze it! That
"tAere be appointed committee Of one
from each State 1rho SHALL report to this
House at its nc.ct session, SUCH AMEND
MENTs TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
Z. S. AS SHALL ASSUAGE ALL
GRIEVANCES, AND BRING ABOUT
A ARECONsTRUCTION OF THE Ma
TlONAL UNION"
Here we have the full purpose of these
men! Absolute, abject, unconditional
submission to the terms Of the traitors;
and those terms, to be substituted for the
Constitution which our fathers be-
queathed to US. It will be seen that no
discretion is left to the Committee-the
Constitution as it is, and the rights, in
terest and wishes of the loyal people are
not to be consulted for moment. Just
EsUCH" amendments, and all SUCH
amendments as the rebels choose to re-
quire as the conditions Of union with
us. 1t will be observed that there is no
proposition in these resolutions to abide
by the Constitution as it is; but to re-
store 'peace and Union on the basis of
the fundamental principles of the Con-
stitution" Whatare those ''principles?"
You must go to Jeff. Davis and his crew
to learn! And the world knows what
those ''principles' are, as expcunded by
the rebels. Nor is there any PROPOSE
ton to save, OF to restore the Union
made by the sages and heroes of our bet
ter days; but to "re-construct' another
Union, on the ''basis' of the "princi-
pies referred to. And yet these men
insult the common intelligence of the
people by calling themselves the 'Con-
stitutional'' and "Union' party! Can
they find dupes shallow enough to be
gulled by such transparent toryism?