Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-01-25

in the labor of doing it. Such person
may think it a very nice thing to spend
a wirter of idle and easy responsibility
at the expense Of the State. But who
ever is able and willing to work, will
find session of the Legislature any
thing else than a "Vacatlon from his
labor at home.
PENNSYLVANIA has just elected Re
publican to the Senate of the United
States, in place of Bigler. This is mat
ter of congratulation to the friends OF
freedom and Union everywhere. The
strange spectacle has been witnessed
for years, of the great State of Pennsyl-
vania, with her free laborers and free
labor interests represented In all the de-
partments Of the General Government,
by men in alliance with, and acting as
the mere tools of, the squad of slayehoId-
ing disunionists in the South. Of all
Northern dough faces, none were more
meanly servile than Bigler, who has just
got his discharge. We suppose the
purging Of the Senate Of this serviceable
alv Of the secessionists, will be another
grievance to tile "Patriarchs," to be at
toned for only by the dissolution Of the
Union.
Illinois, too, has just done noble
work in the election of Lyman Trum-
bull to another term as United States
Senator from that State Judge Trum
ball is one of the ablest and truest men
in the Union, and for six years will no
bly, aud truly represent the people OF
that great State. 80.
1t is intensely mortifying to the State
of Ohio, that the only traitor in Con-
gress, or at least the4only open one, from
the Free States, should hail from our
State. On a direct vote in Congress,
yesterday, to sustain Major Anderson,
every member, of all parties, from the
Free States, except Yallandigham, of
Ohio, voted yea, as did also the Uuion
men of the South, while Vallandigham
voted with the disunionists. This was
no accidental vote 1t is but few days
since he said that no Government troops
should pass through the District to sus-
tain the laws, except over his dead body.
Even poor Cox, of this District, could
not go openly with the traitors.
Yesterday the report was rife here
that Toombs and NigfaH would be ar
rested for treason. Toombs, after ranting
his insults in the Senate Chamber, tele
graphed to the Governor Of Georgia to
seize the Forts, Arsenals, and other
property Of the United States, within
that State. La compliance with this rec
ommendation, the troops of these trait
.ors proceeded, by force of arms, to carry
out the plot All the Forts, Arsenals,
and at least one Revenue Cutter, were
seized by the rebels, and are still held
by them Here was open war levied,
overt acts of treason committed, by the
advice and under the direction of men
holding seats in the United States SEN
ate. Everybody here hoped the report
of the arrest tf these traitors was true,
But it seems from later dispatches that
they are yet at large.
Buchanan has just sent i'll special
message to Congress on the subject OF
secession. It is said to be in better and
more manly style than his annual mes
sage. 1t is sincerely to lie hoped that
the improvement may continue.
It seems to be settled that Gov. Sc
ward is to be Secretary of State in Lin
coins Cabinet Certainly no ADLER man
could haze been found in the Union for
that post. Itis announced that he will
make speech in the Senate on Satur-
day next. The great ability and pro
found craftsmanship Of Mr. Seward, to-
gether with the fact that he is to form
a part of the incoming Administration,
causes his views to be looked for with
unusual interest
Sam. Medary is about to commence
the publication of Democratic paper
in this city. The Statesman has lost
the confidence of the party, as we'll as OF
the public. The Democrats say that by
the utter rccklessness of its falsehoods it
has done more than any other cause to
overthrow the patty in this State
They say, what is probably true, that
+'eohile INeda,y can out-zio the 'oorzd, he
can do ii IN a better style than Aanypenny,
and that lie ,cill not so utterly disgust the
better portion Of his readers by making
has lies so m0astrous as to defeat then
intended effects" When it appears we
can better judge of its objects. Our
sheet is full.
COLUMBUS, Jan. IL, 1861.
Dear Tshgraph:-Another day has
come and gone, and we are again retired
from the Hall and the Committee room,
to our private apartment, to indite this
letter, as it is our purpose, so long as
possible, to give daily sketch of pass
ing events.
Most of the pending business having
been referred to appropriate Committees
nothing. of interest was transacted in the
House. The ordinary routine would be