Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-08-22


! s| Kentucky has got rid Of her Sc
cesh Governor at last, A notorious
rebel sym pathizer, he did ali he could
to embarrass the Government and aid
the rebels in their efforts to oyerrun the
State of which he was the sworn Execu
tive. The Legislature being Union, as
the only safety to the State, at their last
session, passed a law creating Military
Board, taking the power out of the
hands of the secesh Governor. The re-
cent clustering of Wicklife and other
/ Ky. members of Congress in their pro-
slavery ranting. encouraged the Gov
ernor to hope that the members of the
Legislature had partaken Of the same
spirit He therefore called the Leeis-
lature together in special session and
sent IN a long message in which the cant
OF States rights, Democracy, Abolition
ism and Niggers, was stewed into kind
of hell broth" suited to the stomachs
of fire eaters Of the rankest persuasion.
He appeals to their love Of slavery.
their deep sympathy with their Southern
brethren, their hopes from the North
ern Democracy, butal in vain. He as
sures them that what they have deemed
treason in him, is nothing but ''Democ-
raey." That slavery and the Constitu
ton mean one and the same thing
That whatever touches slavery strikes at
the Constitution. That there can be no
hope'until the Lincoln Government is
displaced, and that Kentucky mast aid
IN doing that service. B0e>hc mistook
the temper of the loyal Legislature to
whom he talked. They were not to be
moved. The result was, the Governor
resigned, probably to save himself from
impeachment, ana true Union man.
the speaker O. the House, steps into his
vacant seat. We congratulate the Union
men Of Kentucky in this riddance of
their secesh Governor. We hope, in
the unity Of council, that State will be
better prepared to resist the invasion
now pouring in upon her, doubtless un,
der the expectation of encouragement, if
not direct.aid from the fallen Governor.
sg% Gen. Hovey achieved most glo-
rious victory over the rebels under JEFF
Thompson, near Clerenden, Arkansas, a
few days since. jeff. sent word to him
to deliver up all the negroes in the place
or he would attack him. Gen. HoVey,
in utter disregard of the sacred ''consti-
tutional rights of the rebels, instead of
catching their negroes and sending them
to Gen. Thompson, as required, not only
refused to do so, but made an i'm medi-
ate attack upon the astonished rebel
chief, who was probably expecting few
thousand negroes sent to him under
flag Of truce. Hovey captured seven
hundred prisoners, and killed grea
many, loo5ing but very few on his side
This viii probably fire the Southern
heart. If he had only given up the
negroes and then surrendered, there
would have been nobody hurt! Won't
the ''Conservatiye' party)look into the
matter?
re- \ very severe battle was fought
at Baton Rouge short time sinco.-
since E ,ss s,..s 5s':ss.: Cen. Zen:
had command of the rebel host. He
1expected to capture the Union forces
there and regain possession Of the city
He had force far superior to ours, and
az one time overpowered our men and
gained possession Of our quarters, de-
sHoying large amount Of stores. But
our forces rallied again, and by desperate
fighting drove the rebels back with
great Slaughter. Breckinridge lost his
right ayn in the fight, three Brigadier
rebel Generals, with many other officers
and more than one thousand men were
killed and wounded, and many taken
prisoners. The loss on our side was
large, but not stated definitely. It was
a most splendid achievement
bG From the latest reports from the
James River, it is believed that, with
the aid Of the Navy, and Gun and
Mortar boat fleets, the remnant of Gen.
McClellan's great army will be success
fully rescued from their ''strategic' po-
sition in the neighborhood of Richmond.
If the brave men who compose his army
can be got safely away from their peril
Gus position, the loyal heart of the ma
ton will be relieved of fearful appre-
hension. So far as yet known, no attack
was made upon the retreating army by
the rebels Can it be that the Southern
forces had, themselves, been withdraw
before McClellans retreat commenced?
And if SO, where are they? A few days
must bring news Of stirring events from
Eastern Virginia.
ngThe celebrated rebel Ram, Ar
kansas, which has been such terror to
the Union forces on the Mississippi, is
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