Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-11-16
Further Excitement at the South.

The telegraph lines are down, south
of Augusta. We have nothing, in con-
sequence, from Millidgeville.
Meetings are being held all over
Georgia for forming Minute corps.
A meeting has been called for Angus
ta, tomorrow night. twill be managed
by the most tolerant and conservative
citizens, and decisive measures for the
secession of Georgia will be adopted.
A northern man named Thayer, a
homeopathic doctor, and former resi-
dent, lately returned, was charged with
uttering Abolition sentiments on Thurs
day night He was ordered to leave the
city refusing, he was waited on by a
crowd this afternoon:
The crowd, which increased to several
hundred, was addressed by several citi-
zcns, some urging summary proceedings,
and others a milder course.
While the crowd was so engaged,
Thayer was conveyed off, and escaped,
the citizens aiding in securing his es-
cape in consequence of the cntreaties Of
his wife and children.
The feeling is generally widening and
deepening into hostllities to the Yankees
among the parties.
A military convention of the State
will be held next Tuesday, at Millidge-
vile.
Governor Browns special message has
been approved. During its reading in
the Legislature there was warm applause.
A delegation of South Carolinians are
visiting Georgia.
Sedate and conservative Georgians
have mounted cockades.
We have not line from Charleston.
w. II, Walker, et-lieutenant in
the army, who was reported to have re-
signed his commission, will be candi-
date for the command Of volunteer
battalion. The election will be held on
Saturday night.
It is reliably reported that several
hundred thousand minutemen are already
enrolled at the South, and the enroll
ment continues.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Nov. 10.
A large meeting, in favor Of Southern
rights, is being held here this evening.
The Savannah resolutions were unan-
imously adopted, with an amendment
declaring it to be the sense Of the meet
ing that the only remedy for Lincoln $
election was immediate secession
Amid loud and prolonged cheering,
It was moved and adopted that the
thanks of the people Of the South are
due to the gallant men Of the North
who attempted to roll back the tide OF
fanaticism in the recent election.
Resolued further, Thas the meeting
pledges the citizens to submit to an in
creased rate Of taxation, to raise mil
| lion of dollars to arm and organize the
military of the State.
A further resolution was adopted
condemning the action of the citizens
meeting this afternoon, and declaring
that the resolutions adopted there did
not express the sense Of the community
Col. Anderson of Savannah is address
ing the meeting, decidedly in favor Of
the immediate action of the South. In.
tense excitement prevails.
1t is expected that Georgia, Florida
Alabama, Texas and Mississippi will Sc
with South Carolina. The news cf Sen
ator Toombs resignation was hailed with
great enthusiasm. This night grea
crowd Of about 1900 of the Congaret
Minute Men turned out and marched
down Main street with grand display
of fireworks. Judge Magrath, Conner
Colcock and Cunningham addressed
the crowd. Judge Magrath said h'
hoped South Carolina would not be il
the van of her sister States. He wa
not there to prove to them the right tt
secede. He said she had the right t,
secede.
The people say she has; the Legisla
ture says she has, and Heaven will sa,
she has the right; and if the Govern
ment at Washington should say she ha
not the right, then let them prove it BY
taking the right away.
Mr.. Colcock said that although ther,
was such a large crowd present, h
wished to see one more, and that wa
Mr. Lincoln. He would take him b,
the hand, bring him to the platform, tel
him to look upon that crowd, and ask /
he ever expected to WELD the scepte
of the President over the heads of tha
people "Honest Abe" would answe
with downcast eyes, ''Never.'
The minutemn's meeting adjourned
after hearing the most excited and ami
mated speeches,