Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-09-13
Democratic Convention.


Democratic Convention.
The Democrats of Meigs County are hereby
notified to meet in County Convention at the
/ Courthouse, on Saturday, Sept. 2lst, at l
/ clock F. Nj, for the purpose of nominating a
Ticket for the suffrages of the people, at the
! October election, and transactinp any OTHER
business necessary.
! Also take counsel together for preservation
of the Union and Liberty, now and forever
BY order of the
Democratic Central Committee
The above is a copy of a poster stuck
up all over the county, and we give it
the benefit of a gratuitous insertion in
the Telegraph, expecting to be compen-
satcd by the light to be derived from the
wisdom of the Convention. 1t will be
seen that it is to be no meeting of Dele-
gates, merely. The ''Democrats of the
county are 'Rotifcd" to meet And if
you will look at the bottom, you will
see it is "by order Of the Democratic Cen
trat CommiHce." Who compose the
Committee, by whose "ordcr' the Dem
ocrats Of the county are "notifcd" to
meet, we do not know. Perhaps the
faithful are advised.
We think, however, it was hardly ne
cessary to make the Court House the.
place of gathering. We rather think
smaller room would accommodate all
the citizens of Meigs county who will
be willing to answer to the call. And
especially when the object of the meet
ing, as announced, is taken into consid-
Grafton 1t will be seen that the '.noti-
fcation" is for the "Democrats" to meet
'for the purpose of nominating ticket
for the sntrages Of tie PEOPLE," &c
We were led into the opinion that thu
PEOPLE intended to do that little job
for themselves. But that seems to be
mistake. The Democracy are "noti-
fed" to do it for them. We are not ad
vised as to the consequences should the
''people'' not choose to give their ''sut-
trages' 10 the ticket thus provided for
them, "by order Perhaps the "other
business necessary" is, to af1ix the pen
atty for their refusal. Will it be the
same as that devised by JEFF Davis &
Co? Jeff. and his co-conspirators ''nom
mated a ticket for the suffrages Of the
people" and transacted such "othcr bu-
siness necessary" in their opinion, to
compel the 'people' to obey orders
As the ':pcopIe" did not choose to obey, |
the "other business is revealed in the |!
open treason, and bloody carnage with |
which the chief conspirators are at
tempting the destruction, of the best |
Government in the world. And sup
pose the ':pcople" of Meigs county don't |
choose to vote the ''tickct'' so consider !
ately to be ''nominated" for them! Is
the same process to be resorted to by
his adherents here, that Jeff is attempt !
ing on larger scale?
We don't pretend to know what this |
precious handbill means by its use of
the terms, "Union and Liberty" We !
know what they mean when used by
those Of the fraternity who are bold |
enough to embody their purposes in
deeds. With them these terms mean
"a tnion hi schemng demagogues and !
shalIcw dupes for the liberty Of com
mittthg treason against the country and !.
the disruption of the Union of the /
States" Their ai,lers and abettors here |
will not atow this purpose. Perhaps
they are not even let into the secret
themselves. The .,tore cunning plot |
ters at distance, may be using them
blindly. And for the present, Sailing
under the stdlSn flag Of Democracy,
may be the best service that Eallan- |
digham Il Co. can put their liesen,en to-
The true and honest men Of the Dem +
ocratic party Will not be in the masked |
battery" Convention, nor will any other I
true Union man. Let all others attend! .