Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-10-10
More Compromising.

n new compromise Is onered by the
rebel Congress. Not, to be sure, COM
promise with the Government of the
United States, for that they know would
De rejected, but with the Democracy of
the Northwest A resolution was in
troduced into the rebel Congress, au-
thorizing Jeff. Davis to issue a procla-
nation, offering the free navigation of
the Mississippi, to the North-aoestern
States, as an inducement for them to
withdraw from the Union or to compel
the Government to consent to DIVISION
The resolution was referred to 5he Com
mittee on foreign affairs, whose report
is published.
The Committee think the war ought
to be prosecuted with vigor, the North
invaded and effectually humbled, as the
only hope Of peace. But that, in the
meantime, they recommended President
Davis to issue such a proclamation as
is provided for in the resolution. They
say that the people of the North western
States are laboring under delusion, and
that it is that delusion alone which in
duces them to support the Lincoln Gov
ernment. That delusion consists in the
belief that the South would not grant
them the free navigation of the Missis-
sippi. This delusion they say has been
brought upon the people of the North
west, by the lying friends of the Union
And they believe that proclamatio n
of their President, Jeff. Davis, would
dispel the delusion, and then "the peor le
of the North aoestern States, SO closely con-
nected uoih the South, both by geograph-
ical and POLITICAL ties,' will cease to
fight against the South And the Com
mittee add this language:
at is gratifying to discover that high
spirited and intelligent public men in
several Of the North western States
have, of late, become exceedingly ac,
tive in their e1deavors to discourag &C
and suppress the ferocious war spirit
hitherto raging among their fellow,
citizens, and that their honest and
patriotic efforts have been already at
tended with the most marked success.
Here we are assured in this grave re-
port of Committee Of the rebel Con
gress, that their friends in the North
western States are working for them
with marked success" and that all
they want is the assurance that they can
have the free navigation of the Missis
sippi. They will be then ready to join the
South, for division of the Union, with
the view Of ultimately Withdrawing from
the Union and uniting with the South
ern Confederacy.
This, it will be seen is in exact con-
formity with the policy of Medary and
the leaders of the Vallandingham De
m ocracy. The Committee don't pro.
pose and utterly repudiate any com
promise, which will not divide the
Union. But, but they assume that il
their political friends in the North.
west, can be assured that all will be
right as to the navigation of the Missis-
sippi, they will aid in the dissolution, and
then join the South.
Is tile abuse of the New England
States by the conspirators, part of the
plot of these "Knights of the Golden
Circle" to prepare the minds of the
people for this move? If not, what does
it mean?
Letall loyal men be warned! The most
desperate effort is being made to send
into Congress a majority of active con-
spirators like Vallandingham and Cox
where it is safe to run such men; and
weak men like Morris, where the Others
would not be so likely to sue cceed.
Whether Mr. Morris is in the plot OF
not, makes no possible difference. We
hardly think he is. But he belongs tc
the party whose leaders are, and if elect.
ed, will be controlled by them.
A vote for Morris on Tuesday next
however intended, Will be substantially q
vote ofaid and comfort to the rebel chiefs
We know full we'll that it will not be sc
intended by the mass of the voters
Neither did they intend the utter ruiz
of their country when they elected Bu
chanan and Breckinridge. Yet tha
vote has brought this misery and ruin
upon the country. Is it not enough?-
Then let every honest citizen do his duty
regardless of men or party names.
Give us Light.
/ It is our sad misfortune to be utterly
unahle to comprehend the rationale OF