Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-07-11
From the Nashville (Tenn.) Union.l
A Southern Unionist's Opinion
of the Resurrectionists.

A New Plot of the Conspirators--4t-
tempt to Reorganize the Buchanan De-
mocracy by certain Ccngressmen-Be
on your Guardl
We have been intending Tor some
days to notice very remarkable move
ment ofcertain Democratic Congressman,
we'll known as allies and sympathizers
with Breckinridge, Cobb, Floyd and
Humphrey Marshall. A meeting was
held the other day by those old party
hacks whose regulations are as battered
and soiled as an old harlot's, and an ad
dress sent forth to the people Of the
United States. This formidable pro-
nunciamento, after circulating five or
six weeks, got just thirteen signatures:
"W. A. Richardson, oe Illinois; A. l..
Knapp, of Illinois; John Law, of In
diana; w Allen, of Ohio; c. A. White,
of Ohio; Warren P. Noble, of Ohio;
Geo, H. Penaleton, Of Ohio; Jas. r.
Morris, of Ohio; C. u. Valzaaodfyhan,,
of Ohio; Phillip Johnston, of Pennsyl-
vania; S. +. Ancona, of Pennsylvania;
George *. Shiel, of Oregon"
Unavoidable absence, we presume, on
public business, prevented the names of
Howell Cobb, Jefferson Davis, Jesse d.
Bright, Humphrey Marshall, Gustavus
a. Henry, Wigfall and Neil Brown
from adding their luster to this newly
risen galaxy of patriots. So much for
the authorship of this address. And
now let us see what are its positions
The first proposition is conceived in the
very spirit of selfish intolerance, as far
removed from patriotism and genuine
Democratic feeling as anything that can
be imagined.
"The present Administration was
chosen by party, and in all civil acts
and appointments has recognized, and
still does, its fealty and obligations to
that party. There must and will be an
opposition.
Vallandigham and his crowd want to
continue in Office, and get their old
friends back again, and for this purpose
"there must be opposition to the pres
ent Administration. We thought that
as the nation was struggling with a
mighty rebellion, it was the duty of all
citizens, without distin ction of sect or
party, to fly to the support of the
officers who had been put in command
of the laboring Ship of State, in order
to rescue her passengers and save her
precious cargo. mo, say the thirteen,
s'the first thing is to settle the question
as to what sort of a flag the ship must
carry. And next we must have the
offices. Nobody has confidence in US.
We were turned out of Office for bad
conduct, but the ship shall perish un-
less we are restored"
But the address tells a monstrous
falsehood when it says that in ''all its
civil acts and appointments the Admin
istration has recognized, and still does,
it's fealty and obligations to party 1t
is an impudent, glaring lie. Whom did
President Lincoln offer to appoint Sec
retary of War? Joseph Holt, South
ern Democrat, who is indeed worthy of
the name of Democrat. Whom did
he appoint Secretary of War? Hon. =.
M. Stanton, another life long Democrat.
Whom did he nominate as Major Gen
eral of the U. S. Armies? George B.
Mcclellan, another firm, unWavering
Democrat.
What are Gen. Dumont, Gen. Buell.,
and Gen. Halleck? Democrats, nomin-
ated by President Lincoln and confirmed
by a Senate overwhelmingly Republican.
The signers of of the Address, to make
out the faintest shadow of pretext for
the plot, were compelled to insert
falsehood. Had we space we could en-
umerate hundreds of other appointments
johnson as Governor of Ten
nessee, for xample-who have ever been
warm political enemies Of the President.
But let us forbear.
The next proposition is most signi-
feant one, showing clearly that this
Address of the thirteen is to tickle the
ears of Southern traitors.
''To begin the great werk of restora-
tion the ballot Boo is to 6iU abolition.
The bitter aoaters of Secession Ro,oed first
and are fed still from the uaelean mouth
Of obozitionisna. That fountain mast be
dried up.
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