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


Retribution.
Gen. Halleck, of IS. Louis, is render
ing most righteous retribution to the
secesh of that city. Hundreds of
Union families in the western part Of that
State have been robbed of their prop
erty and driven from their homes, by
the. bands Of rebel thieves and plum
derers that commit their outrages under
eommissions from the JEFF: Davis con-
spirasors. These loyal Missourians
have fed for their Hyes-to! st: Louis,
where they are eongregated without
means and without employment, Gen.
Haileck has assessed a tax upon the
wealthy secesh Of that city for their
support A terrible fuss. was made
about it, and the rebels refused to pay.
Gen. Halleck thereupon ordered execu-
tions, under martial law, to be levied
upon their goods, and has had great
deal Of property sold to support these
refugees. But the richest part Of the
whole proceeding is, that when these
open and notorious villains End that
there is no way to escape the tax, they
come forward and impudently demand
to have the oath of allegiancer admins
tered to them that they may thereby es-
cape! #.
Pictures of Richmond Life. .
The Richmond Examiner, of the 9Th
inst, draws this vivid picture Of. life in
the rebel capitol. Itsays:d5'z 6
aThe rowdyism now rife in this city
has become intelerable, and demands
Immediate suppression with the high
hand. Acts of brutal violence, vulgar
ruffianism aud gross indecency are of
momentary occurrence in our Streets
The most ord erly citizen and. the most
delicate lady are exposed to outrage and
insult No mans life, even, is secure
in broad daylight on our most public
thoroushfares.r To surround, knock
down, ~bruise and maltreat, has become
the pastime of the rufians that throng
our pavements. The evil must. be sup
pressed, or else society must surrender
its. authority to brute violence. We
must disorganize the social system, re-
solve ourselves into savages and prepare
for protection by the most effective
weapons of self-defense, or else we must
assert the power Of the law npon the
persons of the rufians and yagabonds
that infest our streets and alleys"
More of Life in asichmoiad.
/ The Examiner further paints She
beauties and blessings of secession, as ex
hibited in the refined, cultivated and
chivalric society of its center, as fol-
lows: ''.5'''l+- .'' N.''+s ~'1
"Every street corner should be
manned by policeman in uniform,
| armed to the teeth, whistle In hand
prepared to rally dozen colleagues in
| the instant of disturbances. The license
money arising from the rapid, increase q
grog shops would seem appropriately
employed in invigorating the police
IF these furnaces Of he'll, fire are. allowed
to dispense at every corner what not
merely intoxicates but craSes, surely the
revenues which they pay into the city
treasury should be expended in protect,
ing the valuable lives which they imperil
and in restoring the. order which they
disturb. The city, by tolerating thou
sand dens cfimquity and passion, owes
the duty to its population of affording
| it protection from the dangers and out,
RACES thus ,engeadered and prepared
The time has arrived for vigilance and
summary reform, orelse rnb5aasisns, theft
arson, drunkenness and murder, piH soon
clam. the city as their enclusiue preserue >
And SGill another Picture.
The same number of the E;eamiine,
from which the above pictures are
copied, gives US still further insight
into the social beatitudes brought about
by the virtues of secession 1t will be
seen that this fnely-drawn, picture Of
social security and political purity in.
augurated Observation-Disclosures with the
promise of vigilance committees" who
are to dispose of troublesome candidates
This looks like rebellion in the home
| of the rebels. Read!
"a few nights ago the gamblers OF
Richmond held a convention in this
city, and after the fashion of the noble
refrigerators of Congress, transacted
their business in secret session. We
are informed that one hundred and
fifty members of the gambling and
plug fraternity were present: Mat Itfs
thousand dollars 1ere svoted and sub.
scrided to as a fund to carry the nea,
election for Mayor; and that the candi-
date nominated as likely to unite the
gambling and rowdy interests Of Rich
mond is an unsransn'atieals grocer and
sohisky-ssorns of the. name Of Darid y.
Saunders We are very much Of the
opinion that if matters are not speedily
bettered in Richmond, the gamblers,
plugs and, the retired and unsavory
whisky dealer they propose as their