Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-10-03
The Election.

citizens OF Ohio will be called upon to
elect ,ncmbers of the next Congress, as
weliasscyoral State and County officers
Che Importance of this election. es-
Isscially the members ef Congress, cap
not les over cstina ted. We arc in the
Very crisis of our national existence
The conspirators have, so far, failed to
cnlia :tiie despotS of Europe in aiding
them to disrupt the Union and over
throw the CONSTITUTIONS. With the
North united in counsel and purpose,
the powers of Europe, intensely as they
hate Free Institutions, do not care to
taix inatlie conflict The last remaining
hope Of the Confederatcs is in division
among ourselves That we have ac-
complices of the Conspiracy in the
North, no one prcten5s to deny. But
the loyalty of our people is SO nearly
universal, that they dare not act openly
with the traitors in arms. And, hence,
the effort now making, under the cloak
&C Democracy, to foist into Congress, a
setief'men, who, by factious opposition,
shall be able TO thwart the efforts of the
Administration in the suppression of
tberebellion, and eomFel,a submission
TO whatever disgracefuf terms Of peace
may be dictated to us by JEFF. Davis.
Why else, in this hour of the nation $
peril, is this most desperate partisan
campaign waged? Our readers who do
not have access to the so called 'sDem.
ocratic" papers, can have no concc cption
of the malignant rancor in which they
conduct the canvass. And, especially
isthis the case, since the President has
announced his purpose to use the means
Which the Constitution, the action Of
Congress. and the voice of the loyal
reoole have placed in his hands to save
the Union and put down the traitors
In addition to denouncing him as an
'.Aboliiionist," in the old, stale slang of
past campaigns, the more fana,ieal are
rafling upon their favorite Generals to
turn their arms against him, to drive
lin from his seat. g
We 60 net say that the mass OF the
Democrats have any sympathy with the
Southern traitors or their Northern al
lies. We know they have not. And
vet it cannot be denied that such men as
Eallandigham, Cox, Medary, voorhees,,
Petit, and their like-men who have
not pulsation in harmony with loyal
men, have seized the control of the
machinery of the party, and are using
it to secure seats in Congress. --~
Now we appeal to the reason, the cen
science, the patriotism of all our read
ers, of whatever party, in this crisis
Aside from the emoluments of the Of
fees, what can be the object of these
inen seeking to force themselves into the
councils Of the country? Do they not
tell you that this is an "Abolition" war,
and that peace can never be restored
until the "Abolitiohists are put down?
And do you not know that every man,
no matter what has been his party pol
itics heretofore, is called an" Abolition
ist'' if lie is an unconditional Union
man, now?
Will these men, if elected, support
this "A bolition" war which they now
denounce? You know they will not
Their whole effort must be to oppose,
and defeat, if possible, every measure
calculated to subdue their friendsin re-
beliion Do you, can you, doubt this?
Take. for instance, our own District.
Mr. Cutler is the Union candidate, Mr..
Morris is the candidate of the partisan
Democrats One or the other will be
elected Do they both stand on the
same platform2 Will they both sup
port the same measures? No! You
know they will not Mr.. Cutler is in
perfect harmony with the President in
lis policy as announced in his procla-
nation-with the Senate-with the
great majority Of the House of Repre-
.entatives, as it now stands. With him
as our Representative there will be har
mony, unity of action, vigorous pros
ecution Of the var for the purpose Of
suppressing the rebellion, and re-estab-
fishing the authority Of the Government
and Constitution over all the Union
How will it be, should Mr.. Morris be
elected? He denounces Mr.. Cutler, the
Senate, the present Congress, and all
their measures. If elected, he will, to
the utmost of his powers, oppose what
ever the Government proposes, divide
our connsels and prevent that unity OF
purpose and action which alone can in
sure success. And should enough such
men be elected to make their factious
opposition effective. it requires no great
degree of.sagacity to see that jeff. Da-
yisa<has secured a greater ally than
would be the combined powers of Eng
land and France. And this is now the
last hope of the conspiracy.