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

HARTFORD CITY, July 26th, 1862.
Mr. Edttor:-Not long since, in CON
versation with certain individual of
some notoriety in this place, the follow
ing language was made use of by him,
VIZ; 81 wish that all these agitators
were in hell. !" We hope you and your
readers will excuse the language, fer it
is not the language of refinement. But
have taken it for my text, and it is no
extraordinary thing for man to an
nounce his text before he proceeds to
preach. This was the language, hoy
ever, that was used. But, let it be re-
lined or vulgar, the ideas involved are
all wrong. [ might here, however, by
way of giving some clue to the nature
of the subject under discussion, at the
time the words of the text were uttered,
state that it was the great question and
its Accomplishments, which is now be-
fore the American people, and may
not say, before the world; and which
must shortly be settled by them, either
for their veal or woe. You know what
| mean-and you also know from what
source such an expression might be ex-
pected. Let us alone! is day. and
ever has been, the constant untiring
prayer that is yelling up from all the
haunts and hearts of treason, throughout
the dominions Of JEFF. Davis. And our
anti Administration men and wool-dyed |
Vallandigdam hard -shelIed Democrats
in the loyal States are crying out, let
them alone. Yes, let traitors and teason
alone. Traitors may concoct their
schemes of treason in the halls Of South
ern State houses, they may pass their
ordinances ofssecession, organize their
armies for the overthrow of the National
Government; but you must let them
alone; don't shoot any body, or you might
hurt their feelings; don't hang anybody,
or you might fire the Southern. heart
If these Southern traitors wish to force
slavery all over this country, or else
effect a division oft, you must let them
alone; opposition would cause great ag-
ltation, and those who would cause this
agitation, are agitators, and you know
what the text says about them But
beg leave to differ with the senti-
ment embraced in the text. The idea
is preposterous and absurd. I know
that despots and tyrants who have be-
come firmly established On their thrones,
md who rule their subjects with rod
Of iron, are opposed to all agitation, and
would readily consign to the place the
ext speaks of, all who would dare raise f
heir voice against their right to rule !
md trample upon the rights of their a
ubjects; this would be agitation, and
CITATION won't do; it would be dis ]
urbing of their peace and tranquility, +
nd: might result in giving them justice
y topping them from their thrones of e
espotism, and liberating millions of
heir down-trodden and wretched sub a
ects from the CALLING chains Of oppres- :
ion and serfdom.
But you put stop to these agitaters,
$ some of our so-called peace men
,ould have us do, and you would build d
p at once an impossible barrier to the 9
inward march of the christian religion Il
le civilization of mankind; you would g
ut a stop at once to all advancements +. e.
| the moral, political, and scientific Of
orlds; everything would settle down at 90 ~,
nee into perfect cesspool, filled with i
'ttenness, widespread desolation and NJ ~
ecay; society would soon become like W,
perfect frog-pond that is filled with
ads, Lizards, wiggletails and every G,
her description of filthy reptiles And
ho would want to live in such world =
that? But the whole secret lies in y,
is: these peace men are opposed to agi- i
tion because they are afraid that if it is or.
It stopped, it will finally work out the ma ma
wnfAll of the vile system of human. ella
lvery; they know that it will not bear :.
e burning rays of truth and justice,
nee they cry stop the agitators; send
EN- to the place the text speaks of; I
'p the freedom of speech; muzzfe the osI
ess; crush down all those promptings .cea eea
humanity that spring up in the souls tho
good men, and let tyrants and slaves wit
umph. But We say, as long as crime
d oppression exist in the world, con- j
ue to agitate, and if, in your efforts
purify the race and purge out the IF
ong, you should kindie up fire that Pre-
uld envelope the entire globe, and dec dec
ch to the very heavens, Amen! So tho
it be. Righteousness and truth wit wit
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