Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-04-26
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
ROBERT TooMBs, Secretary of STAT
The maryland Treachery.

Maryland has struck Il blow which
periIs the possession Of Washington and
the very existence Of the army at that
place, and the personal safety ot' the IAd
; min;straton. At the critical moment
when the Capital is threatened by Il Con
iederate invasion; the very existence Of
the Government and of the army at
stake; when the Government, relying on
her Oft repeated assurances of loyalty, is
passing its troops long her railroads to
the defense Of the Capital, she has at
tackled our troops, killed our unrcsisting
men in her streets, cut of, cummunica-
tious, and exposed the Capital, Govern
ment, an army OF 5000 men. Il navy
yard, and a vast quantity of military
stores, to capture and destruction.
She has committed the most extreme
act of war, preceded hy professions of
loyalty, which gives to the act the addl
tional character Of treachcry. She has
justified the Government III rcsorting to
the EXTREMIST measures TO protect Itself.
Whatever an army may do to an enemy
which attacks it in front, or i'll its com
municationS - whatever an army may
do to an enemy when its very exiSten' e
is at stake, the Government will be JUS
tilted by the civilized world in doing to
Maryland
Fort McHenry commands the harbor
and city Of Baltimore. The port should
be Immediately blockaded, its commerce
entirely stopped, and then the town sum-
moned and demand made that peace
should be established. the lines Of com
munication opened and protected by the
State authorities and the safe and speedy
transit Of our troops secured, with the
alternative Ola bombardment Of the town.
1t is probable that this will bring the
authorities to terms. IF not they will
have richly deserved the alternative, and
it should be visited upon them promptly
1t does not avail that there are loyal
men in Maryland. The Government is
compelled to deal with the ruling faction,
and with the attitude taken by the city and
State. These are fatally hostile to the
Government. They have struck a blow
at its very existence. The Government
must deal with the State as a war, for
its very existence and that of it's army
now at Washington, will justify. The
loyal men of Maryland will welcome
this prompt action: and backed by the
stern arm of the Government, they will
put down the traitors and bring them to
summary punishment.-Ctn. Gaz.
Prospective Famine am .ns the Traitors.
A Charleston correspondent of the
Boston Post writes under date Of April
10:
The greatest fear now is that tie
supply of provisions will be so small as
to raise the price to degree hard to be
borne by those who have SO long been
suffering in their business. The mar
kets are very poorly supplied. The
fishermen are not allowed to go outside
the bar, and if they were would be afraid
to do so, as they are mostly negroes, and
are not partial to the nei eighborhood of
powder and shot Hence there is a
great scarcity of fish, which is usually
in abundance The flesh market is
somewhat better supplied, but prices
rule high. There is hardly any game,
as those who shoot it have for weeks and
months been doing military duty. The
troops stationed here will require large
supplies, and the back country must
send them, or we shall be reduced to
poor fare at famine prices,