Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-01-18

the way of getting rid Of them, and we
very mnch doubt whether sale can be
effected on any terms. The State is very
much in the six" of the man who won
an elephant The difficulty was to. dis.
pose of his ptize. St e
There is great effort being made
from all parts of the country to induce
Governor Chase to accept position in
Lincolu's Cabinet His known and ac-
knowledged abilities, with his stern in
tegrity, point him out as eminently fit
to aid in guiding the ship of State through
the troublous times ahead Gov. Chase
feels the responsibility of the position
he is desired to occupy, and the import
ant services which he might render to
the new Administration and his con nntry;
but his personal feelings are averse to
the call. He prefers his position as
Senator elect Of the great State of Ohio
"a position which he is so eminently
qualified to fill. Nothing but the con-
viction of absolute duty to his country
will induce him to resign the Senatorship
for seat in the Cabinet We sincerely
trust that he may be permitted to retain
his seat in the Senate, and that some
other man, of equal fitness, may be found
to fill the seat offered to him in the
Cabinet
Good news from Washington We
wrote yesterday that Z. NJ Stanton, the
newly appointed Attorney General would
stiffen up the backbone of Buchanan, or
leave. The report is that old Buck,
under theinfuence of his powerful mind,
will take firm stand, and keep II. Good
for old Buck And to help the matter,
the South Carolina traitors have made
him mad by their intolerable insults
It is written that +" "God will make the
wrath of man to praise Him" And if
Old Buck gets thoroughly mad, he may
do, through revenge, what he ought to
have done. through patriotism But so
he does right, we will not stop to in
quire into his motives. The South Car
olina Commissioners have published the
prirate correspondence between the chief
conspirators and the Cabinet. This
correspondence places the President be-
fore the. world as an asserting accom-
pllee In the treason. Butthe publication
has made him mad, and the probability
is, that, by way of revenge, he will yet
do his country some service As an
earnest of what is to come, Secretaries
Thompson, of Mississippi, and Thomas,
of Mary yland, the last of the known trai-
tors in the Cabinet, have just quarreled
with old Buck and have resigned. Good
again. 1t seems that the President, un-
der the strengthening influence of Stan
ton and Holt, sent a vessel with provis-
ions and men to sustain Maj Anderson.
Thompson and Thomas became sou6ra-
geous when they heard of it, and abused
the President in regular oYerseer style.
1t is said that the President, by mira
Gle, or in some other way, caught some
thing of the spirit of cold Hickory"
and, forgetting his piety for a moment,
told them fatty that they could resign
instantly, 'or. By tie Eternal, he soould
tara then, outt' Good again for old
Buck! The traitors resigned, and tcle-
graphed to Charleston Of the approach
of the reinforcements.
The most intense excitement prevails
in Washington It is believed that the
'rebel troops of Charleston will attack
the vessel on its approach, and thus
commence the war in earnest. In the
meantime, Gen. Scott is preparing to
defend the city of Washington against
an attack from the troops of Virginia
Volunteer companies are being formed,
and warm reception will be given to
any traitor force which may be mustered
for such a purpose. The next dis
patches will be looked for here with
great interest. ~ ~
The skies look decidedly brighter
IF the stand which now seems to be Ia
ken, had been manifested three months
ago, there would have been no secession
God grant, that the returning sense of
duty may not have come too late!-
More tomorrow, till when, good night!
From the Richmond Qnd.) Rroad-Axe.