Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-06-07
The Western Virginia Move
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LATEST TR0TI GRAFTON.

The very Intelligent correspondent of
the Wheeling Iteltigencor writes from
Grafton, to that paper as follows, of the
progress Of the troops toward Grafton,
and the occupation of the town.
IFrom the Wheeling; ImteIlgeucer, June 81
At Fairmount great crowd Of people
were collected, and as the soldiers went
by, their band playing, these people sent
up some Of the biggest cheers that have
yet been invented in this country. The
people at Fairmount cclipsed those at
Warrington, in their joy at the appear
ance Of the troops. To them it was
real delircrance from the jaws Of Seces-
sion, and they were SO glad over it that
it wasn't possible for them to be any
gladLer and contain tAcm8elvas. The
two advance companies who got there Il
day or two ago, were literally over
whclmed with gratitude. Tables were
spread all over the town, houses were
thrown open, and the soldiers were
pressed to eat and drink without stint
and without charge.
The scenes about Fairmount are de-
scrlbed as exceedingly ludicrous when
the first hint of the approach of the
soldiers got to the ears Of the Secession
lists
The Hon. q. Eidwell, valiant though
he has heretofore been, was seized like
the rest with the panic. lie rushed to
the stable, got out a horse and buggy,
and fearful Of being seen, drove out Il
back way and fed most ignominiously
All the leading Secessionists about the
place have done the same, and it is no
wonder the Union people rejoice
Lieut. o Brien, Of the Rough and Ready's
succeeded in making four captures at
this place. One was Walker, the tele
graph operator, Mr.. Nicholson, OF
Webster, who it is believed is largely
in the secrets and can make some i'm
portant disclosures, Geo. d. Mathews,
son Of Charles Mathews, now prisoner
in your city, and Austin Merrill, a very
prominent, shrewd and enterprising Sc
cession leader
We arrived here in Grafton, Friday
evening, May 31st, and found the whole
town alive with enthusiasm and waiting
for the soldiers [ have already ex-
bausted all my slender stock Of exp!e-
tives in attempting to describe the JOY
created further back on the road, by the
appearance of the troops, and cannot un-
dertake to picture to you what it is here.
just imagine a man reprieyed under the
gallows, and restored at one stroke to an
honorable position in society, and you
may conceive the feeling Of the people
Of Grafton at their deliverance.
Shortly after our arrival, the 9Th In,
diana Regiment, which had come to
Benwood yesterday just as we started
came in after US, only to add, by its
presence. to the already ovcrfowiug en-
thusiasla.
The Secession troops who fed from
here SO ANONYMOUSLY, it is said, are al
PhiIlippi entrenching themselves in ex,
pectation O, an attack.
Grafton, which is now the point Of SC
much interest throughout this section Of
Virginia, contains ordinarily about GOO
souls. 1t is built about us scattering
and irregularly as it well could be with.
out good deal Of ingenuity. The
principal portion of the town lies along
a ugh hillside on the northern side
of the Tygarts Valley and Three Fork
EIwhich here forms Junction with 1t,
there being some few houses across
Three Fork and few more over tht
river There are some four or five
hotels in the place, and about as many
stores. There are two or three churches
one printing Office, and these together
comprise about all the public building:
in the city Of Grafton, for it has city
governments, if nothing more. Tho
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad hav,
several buildings, among them a large
engine house and still larger machine
shop. Indeed, the distinguishing an6
only feature Of this town i: that it is ;
railroad town.
\ great many people from tie sur
rounding country were in town to-day
among them, many men who had voteC
the Secession ticket, and up to this tins
sy ympathised with the movement. Mos
of them had interviews with Col. Kelly
They told him they had been deceive,
by their leaders. They had been led t,
believe that Northern troops would '.in
wade their sacred soil'' to kill, burn, pill
lage, devastate, and commit the mos
barbarous outrages. Here were these
troops among them now; they found then
not only soldiers, but good citizens anc
gentlemen, who respected them and tAei1
rights, both Of person and property, anC
who came among them not to oppres:
and outrage, but to relieve and protect
The people and soldiers mingle freely
and the best possible feeling prevails
A revuIsion is taking place very rapidly
and it will not be surprising if it spread
in a short time all over this part Of the
State. Those who sympathised with Sc
cession from honest ignorance, are be
ginning to realize that they have beer
misled and deceived. At Clarksburg
so [ hear, prominent Secessionists arr
turning over. James jackson, Esq,
leading-as he is the ablest-disunion
ist in Harrison, is now going in for tn
Union.
About noon, train come in on th'
Northwestern Virginia Railroad, ant
reported the road now clear to Par kers
burgh. also a regiment at ClarksburE
and more coming. A gentleman whc
came through from Parkersburg con
firms what we have heard about Gen
Jackson growing because the soldier
encamped on his grass. He came int
room where the officers were counsel
ing, and told them angrily that if thi
was Union he wanted no more of 1t; tha
they had violated his rights Of propert.
in shameful manner, etc, etc. y gen
tleman who was present at once Offered
his fields, and the encampmcnt wa