Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-02-21

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advertising for masters, could make a
speculation out of it. If some slave
driver chose to claim them as his slaves;
by a good fee, say half the value of
slaves in the man market, he could take
them away; but if no such opportunity
offered, then, according to law, after
keeping them a year, they could be sold
to pay the expense! Such is the .aw
in Washington City in this year of grace!
Gen. Hitchcock. %" Sc
A teIegraphic dispatch from Wash
ington says: s:------,--.-.--.,-.-..-..--.--,.- ~
"Maj General Hitchcock, now living
in retirement at St. Louis, has been
telegraphed to take immediate command
at Cairo. He was Assistant Adjutant-
General to Scott, and Brigadier- Gen
eral by brevet in Mexico, but offending
JEFF. Davis was forced to resign. He is
not slave catcher. He was urgently
advocated by Collamcr, and spoken of
as one of the greatest military men in
the country. III .la-;..e
A mother Rebel Spy Arrested.
Ives, one of the chief editorial writer's
of the New York Herald, was arrested
at Washington on the 10th inst, by the
order of Secretary Stanton, as rebel
spy, and sent prisoner to Fort
| McHenry. He had just furnished a
fine breakf fast to Gen. McClellan's staff.
We suppose Stanton has dead-sure
case against him, or he would not have
made the arrest. We say "bully for
Stantonp and hope he will make few
more. Washington is full of traitors
watch ing but an opportunity to strike
at the heart of the Government.
Gen Stone Arrested for T'reasen
Gen. Stone was arrested on the 10th
inst. The charges against him are,
1st. For misbehavior at Balls Bluff.
I'd. Holding correspondence with the
enemy before and since the battle of
Balls Bluff, and receiving visits from
rebel officers in his camp.
Sd: For treaeherously suffering the
enemy to build a fort since the battle
of Balls Bluff, under his guns, unmo-
| Tested. -.s ....--..-... -.
4th. Of a design to expose his force
to capture by the enemy, under pre-
tense of orders for moving, from the
Commanding General. ..
We begin to think the traitors are at
last to be weeded out of the army
Secretary Stanton, being himselfa Demo-
crat, cannot be charged with party
feeling in striking down these conspir-
.ators. And we do not believe he will
permit his party feeling to spare them.
Good again for Stanton! ".a'"Sf
The Army of the Potomac. ~
Now that new life has been infused
into the War Department, it is hoped
that the great army which has been in
camp around Washington SO long, will
be put into motion. The control of
the movements of our numerous Diyis-
ions, constituting, as they do, by far the
largest army the in world. was evidently
too mu,h for any one man. And the
demonstrated impracticability of doing
anything but eat out the substance of
the people under such a policy, has, at
last, compelled a most healthy "modii-
cation Of the plan SO long adhered to-.
| It seems to be now settled that Gen.
Nc eClellan is practically relieved of this
terrible responsibility, and will be at
leisure to whip the rebels on. the Po-
tomac, if he desires to do SO, without
experimenting The other commanders
in the South and West. Each com
mandsr of a Department will, heae after,
be allowed to move, under the general
direction of the Secretary of War, with
out having to wait for the special orders
of Gen. Mcclellan. To this new policy
we probably owe the glorious victories
of the last two weeks, as we'll as the re-
vived hopes and renewed confidence of
the people in the final and speedy sal
vation of the country. Tr9 i..a
How Did They Get Them. @t.#
Among the trophies obtained by
our forces on the capture Of Fort Henry,
were complete drawings, plans, specif-
cations, &C., of all our Western gun
boats! The natural query is, where did
the rebels get them? OF course some
body in the pay of the United States,
protesting loyalty, but practicing trea-
son, furnished them. Thank God the
game of treachery is nearly played out.