Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-08-08

gramme Of the rebels for the summe
campaign. They are to act upon tn
offensive-to let our armies quietly di
trenches in the South, while they, tn
2. rebels, move in three vast divisions int
the Free States, capturing Washington
and Baltimore on the way. If a sufi
Icient number Of our Genesals belong tt
THE "K. &. G.'s,' the plan will work
If not, we think it will fail.
BarAn extract of letter from Sam
uel Wilheson, of the army at Richmond
will be found on our first page, ant
studied, we trust, by every thoughtful
reader. It is headed, aIIow tie slave:
1.see it, We will gladly open our col;
urnns to any one who can show fallacy
in the slaves philosophy. For if there
IS not a great fallaey in it, or a great
change, and aspeedy one, in our policy
the days of the Republic are number
+ "A year ago, we published in these col
umns, prediction th1tsthe slaves would
end the conflict by one party or the other
giving them their freedomas the price of
their aid. We then thought, and said That
we feared the rebels wQula. pay the price
-wouldfree thesll;.yes-andb biyso doing
pind then to the South by tie stronger
fhsll death, and place us in the position
OF lighting to re-enslave race made free
by their masters. We have never had
a doubt that the ,lose of.this war.would
see the shackels broken from the limbs
Of the slaves. we have nd doalbt of it
snnW, For nearly a wear sanx Nall,
these slaves have beea.ready At any mo-
menty to join the Union forces and crush
the rebellion in week. But the price
to be paid for this service. is their free
dom. So far they have been repulsed.
They are still ready, however, to close
the war on the same terms. But our
policy has been such as to lead them to
believe that even if we should use them
for our purposes, it would only be to
hurl them back into slavery when done
with them. They will not be so used.
Already the Southern Commissioners
have intimated to European Govern
ments that;they.would give up slavery
as the price of tlleiraid. The Southern
leaders cannot but see that slavery IS
doomed. If there is one spark of sense
eft in them, they will see that they can
make these four millions of slaves their
eternal friends by proclaiming their
'reedom. Ind ttey nil do Il; and do 1t
oon, aee do aoH Cannot our States
nen perceive the signs of the times2
suppose we go on at the rate we have
or six months longer2 Let two hum
red thousand more. of our patriot, cit
zens be sacrificed and a thousand mil
ions more be added to our National
ebt. And thenlet JEFF. Davis proclaim
nstant, complete, perfect freedom to the
laves, and where will we stand?
It will not do to say the South wilt
ever consent to the freedom of the
aves. The leading men there are not 2
ools. As long as there is the slightest {
ope of maintaining slavery they will I
ing to it, of course. It is the. interest
the few who own the slaves to do so. G
ut when fully convinced that the sys- 4
a cannot be maintained, they will see
'at it is equally their interest to secure Z
le friendship of the race. This can be 3
'ne efectually by emancipation. Be- e
des, every one not demented knows q
lat the country in which they are G
ould be infinitely benefited by their 81
eedom. Paying them for their work u
Dnld not increase their numbers, and G
cir labor is all wanted in the South. g
nd to secure it, if we do not free them, II
e South will And with them freed, u
will not only have to fight the reb- l.
;, but the slaves, who will then be III
hitting for their freedom, and we need p
t hope to escape the Intervention of u
relgnspowers in such contest. \, -
Are we prepared to fight the South ce
slayes-and Europe? or to end the cl
ntest at once by freeing them our IN IN
YES? One Of these t,oo things aoe must ~ ~
!, and do 1t soonl But, you say 'sthe f.
Institution won't let u.s. do that. " oy
ell, will the "Gonstitution, as you in
derstand it, prevent the Nayies Of US q
gland and France from uniting With -
sfrebels, and the slaves, toscrush us?
ltswill, then, in Gods name, let us. ou
se to enlist more soldiers, and rely Is.
on the Constitution But if twill m,
t, and will not permit us to save the ep
yernment and ourselves by doing that WI
lch the Constitution professed to be no
de for, then let US bow our necks TO w
yoke: and take upon our own dis nu
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