Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-04-04
What Does It MeanP

Of all the strange.events of this most
strange, and eventful war, the most in-
comprehensive is transpirins at Colun-
bus, in this State. When Fort Donel-
son, in Tennessee, was captured, the
$4,000 rebel prisoners then and there
taken, were cent to different States, some
to Chica go, some to Indianapolis, and
some to Columbus, for safs keeping.
But, SO far az the rebel officers that
were sent to Columbus are concerned.
they seem to be anything else than pris-
oners. They throng the streets and ho-
tels, and crowd the Legislative Halls,
wearing their rebel uniforms, and carry
ing their swords, epouting their treason,
aud insulting Union men with perfect
impunity, at all hours, They carry with
them paroles from Gen. Hallecb, which
gives them the freedom Of the oity, at
the expense of the Government This,
considering the way the patriot, Col.
Cochran, aud the hosts of Union pris
ouers are crowded into the dltby slave
pens of the South, is sufficiently calling,
but it is not the whole of the strange
procedure.
Incredible as it will appear, these reb-
els, supposed to be prisoners, have, at
Columbus, in the Free State Of Ohio,
sEvHH1r-roUR SLAVES, TO serre and ,cn't
upon heinl These slaves these rebels
had with them at Fort Donelsou, as
cooks, walters, &c. When the Fort was
captured, and the rebels taken prisoners,
Gen. Halleck, it seems, in his tender
concern for the Divine Institution, sen t
the slaves along with their masters to
Ohio, whore they still claim them, and
treat them in all respects as slaves
These seventy four slaves were brought
here at the expense of the United States,
| and are supported by the United States,
faripg better than our own soldiers, to
wait upon rebel officers, supposed to be
prisoners, while these officers, on account
! of these slaves, are treated and feasted
by the servile, soulless pimps of treason
in the Capital Of our State!
| So Unborn is the servility of natural
| funkies that members of the Legisla-
ture insult their fe!low-members, and
the dignity Of the State, by toadying to
these NEGRO drivers in more disgust
ingly, spaniel-like fawnins, than the ne.
groes themselves
| So intolerable has this nuisance be-
come, that committee of the Senate was
raised to inquire into the matter. Their
report is too long for our columns, but
we have given, above, the leading facts
in the case. The Governor reports, in
response to resolution, that be has nc
authority in the matter, and that the
commander Of Cump Chase, where the
privates are confined cannot remedy the
evil, as the rebel officers have, as before
stated, the parole Of Gen. Halleck. AL
the State authorities could do, therefore
was to appeal to headquarters, at Wash
lingtou, for "saod!fcafioa Of the ex
listing state of things. And, for thi.
perpeee, the Senate aaePtad the rapor
of the committee, and the following res
olutions:
| WHEREAS, The feelings of the loya
people Of Ohio have been outraged By
the appearance in the streets of thei
Capital, Of rebel officers in rebel uni
forms, released on parole, and by the
fact that rebel prisoners in Camp Chase
prison have been permitted to retain ane
use their former slaves as servants, thus
practically nullifying our State Consti
tuition and legalizing slavery in Ohio
therefore,
| Resolpcd, by TIE General Assembly o
the State IF Ohe, That, in the name o
the people of Ohio, who have freely
given their treasure and their blood t.
sustain the Government and the Union
we do most solemnly protest against thi
mistaken clemency TO the guilty, ane
this outrage upon the feelings Of tn,
loyal people Of Ohio.
Resolved, That a copy hereof b.
forwarded by the Governor to the Pres
ident of the United States, the Secretary
of War, and our Senators ana Represen
tatiNes in Congress.