Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-10-25
e@~Ouite an excitement was stirred

up In town on Sunday last. The sun
rose resplendent, as it only does on one
of our Autum mornings. The atmos-
phere, after the rains in the latter part
of the week, was perfectly pure, and
these not too lazy to enjoy the invigor-
ating influence Of the hour, were astir
of course, while sluggards were drows-
lily praying for ''little more slumber. y
The stiffness of the hour was broken by
the music of fine band, accompanied
by hundreds Of manly voices, when
looking out upon the River a whole
sitting upon the water "like things of
life" They had been to Coalport, and
with barges attached, were now headed
up the river in front Of town, the en-
gines working just enough to keep
them from drifting with the current,
while the coal was transferred to the
steamers. OF course, it was not long
before the streets were filed with the
citizens, and the greeting was kept up
between them and the soldiers for
nearly an hour, while the coaling was
going on.
1t is said there were three thousand
soldiers on board, from Pennsyl-
vania, bound for Kentucky, to defend
the loyal citizens of that State from the
invading hosts of Rebels who are now
laying waste her fertile fields. The
dense masses of patriotic men VIII
crowded the steamers presented noble
appearance, and we have no doubt they
will teach the Rebels whom they may
be called to meet, that this great Gov
ernment of ours is not to be overthrown
by the treacherous efforts of Traitors.
Late in the afternoon of the same
day, three other boats, equally crowded
with soldiers passed down, and were
cheered by our citizens, and encouraged
by the waving of hundreds of handker-
chiefs ~ the ladies who lined the bank
as they passed. The continued cheers
which were given by the boys on board
showed that they were on willing mis-
sion, and that the honor of their friends
and their country might safely be
trusted in such hands.
The sight was one well calculated to
call up the most interesting reflections.
We hope the day is not distant when
these thousands of citizen soldiers may
return to the peaceful avoeations Of life,
their ministry of.war forever ended in
the suppression of the insane rebellion
now raging, and the restoration of peace,
order, and law, to our now unhappy
country.
I s@ Several persons whose announce
menes will be found in the Telegraph
and on posters, are still, by authority,
recruiting men for the war. We there
fore say
You, who want to serve your country,
and you, who want to punish Rebels
you, who want to win the honors Of Il
soldier, and you, who wish to 60 $50
gering" for the fun Of it-you, who
have no wife and want to win the favor
of the fair by noble deeds, aud you,
who have t.termag giant" for wife, and
waet to get rid Of her-you, who are
out of debt, and will not injure your
creditors by leaving, and you, who are
in debt and want to get beyond the
reach of duns-you, whose undoubted
courage boils over at the ''shrill piping
of the fife, - and you, who have reason
to doubt your courage, and wish to
know certainly whether you are towards
or not-you, who prize life and want to
live in country in which life is desir-
able, and you, who are tired Of life and
can't afford a rope to hang yourself
you, great strong man employed i'll a
situation that a week one might fill,
and you, who can't get employment at
all-you, who monopolize the measuring
Of tape and the selling of pins, which wo-
men ought to do, and you, who loaf and
smoke while women toll to support you
you, who disgrace humanity by deal
ing tout 'srot gut whisky, and you,
who degrade your manhood by drinking
it-you! and you!! and you'll! and
"ANY OTHER MAN" had better go at
once and enrol your names in the list
of your countrys defenders.
ggCol G. Grant was in town last
week ae is now stationed with his
regiment at Camp Putnam, Marietta
Many who knew him in days of old, as
a civilian only, still recognized him,
notwithstanding the supposed changes
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