M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-03-31
THE UTnOR or THE CELEB.
RATED CIRCULAR EX.
PLAINS Ir.
From q ID bate in the Uuited State,
Srnntr on the IIth.
MIR. PUMLRuY IN the PuMERuY
CIRCULAR.

NV ''FNlsh'i IN ~ 4 l'hE Ekl'l
CIRCULAR.
Mr.. PomeIov, at kanSas, addressc
the Senate. He said there had be e
considerable curiosity manifested, her
and elsewhere, as TO the authority an
grnnincness Of circular issued b
Lin as chairman Of tie National Ex
rCulivc Committee. Such cnrioslt,
WAS very laudable, and Le took oc-
caSion to say tlat ho did issne th,
t said circular, and it embodied th,
views Of the National Committee upor
lhe subject presented, The commit
tee wao Instituted in the usual mar
nrr, at d public meeting convened in
this city in January last, composed o
members Of Congress aud citizen,
from nearly every loyal Stats in the
: Union, all ot them of the most un-
questionable loyalty, aud devoted to
the Union and freedom as ;he beet
means OF restoring aud preserving tGt
Union The Object OF tIe committee
is to mite the sentiment of the coun
ny npun men and measures suitable
to the tunes. There WAS nothing Sc
crrt about tho circular issued, unless
some person marked the word secret
on 1t to attract attention and give it Il
wider circulation.
In order to notify Tie country of the
existence of such committee and the
purposes Of lis organization. copies
were sens by mail to the President,
Judges Of the Courts, Governors of
States, and other distinguished per-
Sons in the loyal portions of the cnuh
TRY. lie did not know that the Sc
creiary Of the Treasury WAS CONSULTED
in reference to the organization Of the
committee. So far as he knew, he
was ignolant Ofthc persons cUmpc sing
the committee, as also Of its action.
This was, however, the era Of drafting
men into the service of their country
without noi!cc, and in that spirit the
Secretary was drawn, aud he (Mr
Prmeroy) believed him to be the
PIopcr person whom lle people would
do!igh. to honor. lie was yet to find
he man friendly to freedom, who'did
not concrde that the choice of the
committee would deposit tho respon-
sibilitCs otIhe Executive Government
in abe and sale hands.
The National Executive Commit %
still lived, aud through it we hoped
TO stimulate, encourage and combine
The loyal mrn Of the country to IL more
vigorous aud successful prose cation
oI iho war, believing that 3 eedy
issue 10 three wears doubtful con-
1lct will save The credit of tho nation.
The lives of the Amy, aud the Iund
hopes Of a free government among
men. In the absence oi any political
organization fully representing our
views, this was thought the opportune
period TO initiate al organization ul
thorough and earnest men, who.
gathering inspiration and strength
nom The lrasunS Of the past, shall be
come the taIe, successful ard con-
trolling parry OF the iuiure.
Mr.. POmeroy proceeded to give
history OF the rise and downfall oi the
Old political parties and they had now
TO be superseded. The mission ol tho
Republican party was ended when its
work was accomplished, and that
work was to stay the progress of sIav |
cry; and it never pretended to aim at
more. 1t made two splendid cam.
paigns, and died in its last triup,ph
Secession, .he iorcrunner Of war, com. |
menccd at the opening of the last
Congress Of Mr.. Buchanan's admins
'ration, and step by etcp, in quick
succession, slavery committed it's ov.
ert acts OF rebellion and treason. How
'low was The administration to COM
prehend the cause OF the rebellion, and
the means to be used for it's over
throw. So lightly was the crisis com
pretended, that the war was pro-
nounced a ninety days atlair-aIter
which all the States were to come in.
% restored Union, and the inalitu-
ion OF slavery left urimpaired.
Recounting the acts for the resror-
stion Of the Union, Mr.. Pomeroy said
t was no wonder we had suffered The
OF adversely, and that our
course lay over 80 many fields of
loubllul triumph. With such declar.
ID impolicies We had been called to
Teep over the slaughter of thousands,
md lind the pathway Of national sue.
.ess to be by way of the wilderness
md the Red Sea. For year and
lalf, IN the biindest fanaticism. the
followed in the wake
'f slavtry, both in the council and ia ,
he fed. Now, by the discipline ot :
Orrow and adversely, The nations .