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The New York herald., 1862-03-15
MIsCELLANEOU
CONSULT
THE SUNDAY MERCURY
FOR THE
LATEST WAR NEWS.

To crafty the universal
ucape moment from the theatre of war;
SUNDAY MERCURY will be kept for the reception of
hshine oespatches until four O'Clock
inornlng. An the interval between the last issue Of
the press on Saturday and that hour Of . grcak
battle may come over the wires In that surely
the sun Will rise Tomorrow the intelligence found
In the SUNDAY MERCURY. That uaper addition to the
common TO the Associated spec army
respondence of the highest interest corps
porters each assigned to particular charge
the local Their final reports In nj three
O'Clock sunday morning and whoever buys the SUNDAY
MERCURY will be posted every local event that has
place during the night Any foreign arriving during
the period will appear Ia its columns In Short
feature of live daily and has the additional charm
unryaed columns of Irresistible American hu
NOR and information subject coming within the
province Of model newspaper may be interesting % a
ation exceeding that OF all the other Sunday papers
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uUMORs OF THE CAMPAIGN
FEAST FOR THE MrRTHFUL.
fonoRRow's
SUNDAY MERCURY.

VIII contain another irresIBtlbIe th6
DISBANDED VOLUNTEER,
whose ucubati0ns unrvaed for pungen humor quaint
witticisms and genuine American fun.
Have not these novel humorous features share In giving
the SUNDAY MERCURY a circulation exceeding by thou
sands that of its combined cOmpet0rsf
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-04-25
Gen. Pope.

Since this war began, We have had a
great many men upon whom the coun-
try were ready to believe the spirit of
Napoleon rested. Large expectations
weroindulged, and the most boundless
confidence bestowed. But who of them
all have met the expectations of the
country, or fully justified the confidence
so liberaliy given beforehand?
Gen. Pope, at the outbreak of the re-
bellion, was Captain, we believe, not
extensively known, and not heralded as
the hero of the age. We have kept an
eye upon his moveme nts from the time
he 6rst entered Missouri. And, we
think it would be the united voice of
all who have traced his movements, that
in the wisdom Of his plans, and the
success Of their execution, he has fairly
and legitimately earned right to that
confidence of his country MEN which
has been SO layishly bestowed apon
others upon trust.
Believing, as We do, that "progrqs-
sion" is a necessity, and to stand still
impossible, We would not think it a
great risk to our sagacity to predict,
that Capt. Pope, starting from an hum
bic Office in the service, and progress
ingH upwards as demonstrated merit
built the steps, would very soon meet
some others, who, starting at the high
est round, and unable to ascend, have
be en- doomed by the law of "progres-
sion" to move in the ether direction.
We have no desire to make hero,
but it is pleasant to note the steps BY
which truly heroic souls find their
proper place in the popular estimate
Webelieye the history ofthe ac. ors in this
war will have but few chapters more in
teresting and Instructive than that
which will be devoted to Gen. Pope.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-04-25
The Great SLAUGHTER.

We have scanned every report and
letter accessible, in order to get at the
number killed at the Pittsburgh landing
slaughter, but cannot form anything like
an estimate from the contradictory ac-
counts. That it was, on the first day, more
of a slaughter than battle, is becoming
evident as the facts transpire. That our
commanding officer was either stupidity
drunk, or criminally treacherous, there
scarcely remains doubt. Every thing
was done that Beauregard could have
desired to make the slaughter of our
troops certain and easy, and nothing
but the inyineible bravery of the cub
ordinates and privates defeated its ac-
complishmcpt. We are glad to see that
the matter has been brought before
Congress, and an investigation ordered,
which, we trust, will. place the respon-
sibility where it belongs. That ten
thoussnd brave, aud patrio JIG volunteers
were sacrificed, aEd our whole army put
in imminent peril, without necessity or
excuse, is a fact which cannot be dis
puted The author of this stupendous
! crime, whether moved to its perpetra-
ton by whisky or by rebel sympathy,
should not be allowed to hold posi-
ton where repetition will be possible.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-04-25
just the Word.

Secretary Stanton has issued an or
der to shoot down every miscreant de-
tected in destroying the telegraphic
communications between our armies
One of the rascals has already been shot
This will stop them, and nothing else
will. This is another sign of progress,
for which the people will be thankful
Millions Of dollars worth of property
have been destroyed by the rebels and
their incendiary agents, and thousands
of lives have been sacrificed by reason
Of the strange tenderness of the Govern
ment to the criminals In fact, oul
policy has made it the interest of all
persons in the border States 20 be reb-
els. If they will only curse the "Abo-
litionists s"-and hurrah for jeff Davis
they will be protected by the command.
ers of both armies. But, if suspected
of harboring Union sentiments, they are
stripped of their property, and are for
tunate if able to escape to the mountains
with their lives, wherever the rebels
gain foothold. If taken in the very
act Of committing the worst crimes, they
are only made prisoners, and, instead oil
being dealt with as the law authorizes
they are "sworn in" as the term is, and
let loose again. We hope this policy
is abandoned.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-04-25

make it known. Without any organi-
cation into any kind of society, they
went to work one week ago last Satur-
day, and spread the news as far as they
could, also, had it given out on Sunday
evening at church, that they intended
to gather together what they could of
such things as they thought the sick
and wounded would most need, and
send on the Ohio No. 3, on Monday
night; accordingly, the following ;rti-
cles were sent:
13 pillows; 16 sheets; 3 comforts; l
blanket; quilt; towels; 16 pillow
cases; pr. drawers; , shirts; 13 pack
ages bandages; bed-ticks; 20 lbs dried
fruit; 5 cans fruit, green; 3 hams Of ba-
con; roll lint; S5 cash by the wife OF
an 1912 soldier
This, think, is doing very we'll for
only two days notice, and one Of them
Sunday. No doubt, there are others
who would have contributed something
had they known it in time, and there
are others who might have sent some
thing if they would, but they did not
for reasons better kept than known
You may hear from US again soon.
FRANK.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-04-25
For the Pomeroy Weekly Telegraph.
PoMERoY, April %


Mr.. Editor:-As no one else has
ventuEed to communicate anything CON
cerning the recent examinations of the
Schools in Pomeroy, {. few lines from
one who witnessed part of the exami-
nations, may not be unacceptable. L
could not, consistently with my other
duties, be present at, all the examina
tions, but those that did witness, were
very satisfactory.
The pupils evinced pretty thorough
acquaintance with their studies, show
ing that their teachers had labored
faithfully and successfully during the
past term. The examinations were
creditable, alike to teachers and pupils.
The more | see of the working Of
the graded schools, the better |
like it, 1t has fine influence, even
upon the smallest pupils. The little
boys and girls soon learn, that unless
they study their lessons we'll they will
not be promoted, and this thought will
stimulate than to make greater exer
tions to prepare themselves to pass a
good examinatlon-for very few boys
and girls wish their parents, teachers,
Those who were present at the recent
examinations and witnessed the eager
desire to excel-aGd when the result was
announced-the manifestations 81" de-
light OF those who were promoted, and
tie modification of the few that failed !,
will acknowledge that the principle of
promotion, according to merit, com
mended their admiration. The Graded
School System is just the thing. There
we're but few failures, and, think the
few that did fail will OF do so again
| was we'll pleased with the impartial
mannerin which the Superintendent and
his Assistants, conducted the examina-
tons The questions were selected at
random from different portions of the
books studied, and given without any
reference to the particular scholar that
was to answer This Is as it should be,
and 1 think that they have rejected
great credit upon themselves in so do
ing,
Now, Mr. Editor, if had not been
so tardy myself l would like to urge
the parents of the children, and the
friends Of education in Pomeroy, to
visit the schools a little oftener than
they do. This will encourage both
teachers and pupils, and the pupils will
not feel so embarrassed on the day of
examination. X.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-04-25
Negrophobia.

The shareholders in the Legislature
OF Ky, are evidently alarmed at the
progress of the age, and fear to trust
the people of the State on the question
suggested in the recent message of the
President. A large majority of the
Legislature has pronounced in favor of
disfraachising any citizen of the State, aOlc
shdH ddrocatc emancipation in any form.
Horpers -Weekly, in commenting upon
this proceeding says:
l "This vote of the Kentucky Legisla-
ture seems the most discoursging event
OF the day
Now, we look at it in an exactly op.
posite light. To US, it is one of the
most encouraging signs of the times
1t is an advertisement to all the world,
that the people of Kentucky would rid
Z themselves of the intolerable curse, if
|. they had the chancel So convinced are
these shareholders of this fact, that they
propose, as the only means of prevent
ing it, that any, and every man who
proposes the measure to his neighbor,
even in private conversation, or in any
possible manner, shall be forever dis
franchisedl 1t proposes to close the
door foreser against the possibility Of
relief. The idea that such despotism
can be maintained in, Kentucky, is
simply absurd. And We thank the oil,
garchy for the admission of their weak
ness. 1t shows that, while they have
the will to doom their State to perpet-
aai barbarism, they feel conscious OF
their want of power to do it.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-04-25

conflict. Yet, such is the fate OF war.
Your correspondent, with some fifteen
or twenty others from Meigs, are mem
bers Of Co. c, 3Oth Reg't, 0. V. l., now
quartered at this place. Our Captain
is Charles Townsend, formerly teacher
in the Decamp Institute, at Pagevllle.
We are we'll oficered, and no doubt, is
Colonel Ewing could get into an en-
gagement with some traitorous crew, his
boys would give good account of
themselves.
We have been at this post just five
months. Have done nothing much but
erect Notifications and perform excessive
guard duty. We had orders to be in
readiness to march the 7th. Our KNAPP
sacks were packed, and on our part all
was in readiness by IL NJ. With but
few exceptions, all were anxious fer a
trip to Dixie. The order was counters
manded, and we are here. yet. Camp
report says we will move in short
time, but we know nothing certain
The health of our Company at this time
is excellent, there being but few unable
for duty. We have just been paid of
for four months. Generally, the boys
are making good use Of their hard
earnings, and at every opportunity they
are sending good portion of it to their
friends. Oar Company, including the
official part, has sent the round sum of
$4,00000 This is much better than TO
lavish it out for Sutler stores, at exorbi-
tant prices.
News is rather stale here, but encour-
aging. l think we will soon have
'whippcd the Bear, and "bearded the
Lion in his den." Reverse of fortune at
tends the renowned Beauregard, with
his Johnstons, and Prices, in every in
stance Ifnothing but war will do them,
let them be we'll scourged; and may they
feel the horrors Of their own rebellion.
Then will secession and tyranny bury
their heads in the dust, and never be
resurrected; and then will our Govern
ment flourish as of old.
The proud emblem of our country will
then reign triumphantly, and we will be
permitted to return to the sweets Of home
and again live in the enjoyments of
peace. E. w. RUTHERFORD.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-04-25
Hunbugery.

The Cincinnati Enquirer, the Celum-
bus Statesman, and kindred sheets, are
desperately in love with the expression,
"all just Governments rest upon the con.
sent of the governed" This is their
daily text, and from it they preach their
homilies from day to day as if they YER
lily believed the people were stupid
enough not to detect the utter fallacy of
their diatribes, as well as the treason
which turks beneath. According to
their logic tho judge must ask the con-
sent of the thief or outlaw before he can
pass sentence upon him! 1t is simply
to goucrn vicious men against their con-
sent that governments are instituted at
all. There is not an argument used by
these papers against the administration
and the suppression of the rebellion,
that would not apply just as we'll to the
warden and guards of the Penitentiary
for governing" the convicts within its
cells without their consent.
The form of the Government should
be the reflection of the will of the ma
jority of the people. The laws enacted
should have the same, basis. And then,
every villain, from an open traitor, down
through all the ranks Of conspirators
against the Government itself and tres
passers upon the rights of individuals,
even to the petty thief, should be gov
crned against his consent. And it is
simply perversion of language-an i'm
pudent attempt to deceive the ignorant,
and play upon the prejudices Of the un-
rejecting, to use the expression as thes,
papers are persistently doing.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-04-25

this an insertion in your paper, as two
companies of that Regiment were en-
listed in this county. These facts may
relieve their friends from groundless re-
proach and chagrin, on account of the
supposed cowardics of their fathers,
brothers and sous:
Correspondence Cincinnati Comm rcial, p. 18th. :.
THE WHITE FEATHER.
1.-The telegraphic correspondent of a
number of the Western journals the
Commercial among the rest--has report
ed that the Seventy-5eventh and Fifty
third Ohio regiments run on Sunday
last, without firing shot. Such is far
from being the truth. The Seventy
seventh and Fifty third we're in the ad
vance, under Gen. Sherman They
stood their ground manfully, and only
retired when ordered back by Gen.
Sherman. This [ have from officers
who fought by the side of these regi-
ments during the whole of Sunday
morning. The only case of regimental
eowardice that has come to my knowI-
edge, was that of the Sixteenth Iowa,
! which scattered in widest confusion on
| the approach of the enemy, and refused
to support batteries of artillery when
1 ordered to do SO. The Thirteenth Ohio
Battery deserted their guns in home
guard style, the men broke for the
] 1river in disorder, and nestled under the
bluffs, content to be secure from the
shot and shell OF the enemy.
But the truth is, displays of the
Write feather were individual acts, ex-
eept, perhaps, in the cases | have men
toned. Men deserted companies and
regiments, and in squads of from five to
fifty, increasing in numbers as they re
treated, until when they reached the
river they formed coward's brigade
sought shelter up and down from the
certain destruction which they thought
awaited them. a 5.r..
J.. MACK
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-04-25
Gen. Grant.

ID
The Cincinnati GaseHe, of Saturday,
hasa long, and very severe article on
Gen. Grants report of the battle of
Pittsburgh landing. II shows that the
General was unfit for his position, or
was playing into the hands of the rebels.
Everybody knew that the enemy were
in great force, and might attack him at
any moment, Officers warned him of
his danger. Gers. Nelson and Ammon,
fearing an attack upon Grant, by forced
marches, arrived at Savannah, ten miles
from Grants Camp, on Saturday fore
noon, and Immediately seat word that
they were ready to join him, if needed.
Gen. Grant replied that he did not need
their aid. He then went off ten Mules to
find comfortable place to stop, and
left his army exposed without picket
gaurdl At daylight, on Sunday morn
ing, while half our men were yet asleep,
and the rest preparing breakfast, with
out notice, and in utter surprise, Beau
regard fell upon them, and an indiscrim-
mate slaughter ensued. We have some
+. Of the facts. Beauregard claims to have
killed 10000 of our men, and taken
10000 prisonersl This may be an ex-
aggeration. The friends of the Union
have no reliable information as to the
actual calamity.
Gems. Nelson and Ammon, hearing
the firing, marched to the battlefield
without orders, and, with the aid of the
gunboats, saved the whole of Grants
army from annihilation. The history
of warfare no where shows more des-
perate fight than was made by our
forces. The rebels were finally beaten
by the indomitable courage of our vol
unteers. But it is sad to think of the
needless massacre of our patriotic boys.
The country needs to be patient
But we trust it will not be called upon
much oftener to exercise this grace.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-04-25
For the Pomeroy Weekly Telegraph.
CAMP UNION, Fayetteville, Va, /
April 18th. 1862.

Dear 7elegraph:-I frequently see in
your columns, letters giving informa-
ton of the whereabouts of some of the
noble sons of freedom, who have gone
forth to fight the battles of their
country. While little Meigs has done
SO nobly in sending forth her brave sons,
to rally around the shrine of freedom,
yet they are cast in different parts of
Dixie. Brothers are even separated,
and undergoing the hardships of war,
as distant from each other as they are
from home and friends; and ALL too,
having the same noble purpose in view.
Some of them have already fallen in the
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-04-25
From New Mexico.

A orrespondendent of the Missouri
Republican, writing from Apache Glen,
March Both, gives an account of the
campaign IN that Territory. The re-
port of the capture of Fort Craig, by
the rebels, as published last week, is
contladicted. The Fort is still in pos
session of the Union troops, who are
confident of holding it against any force
the rebels can muster against them -
The Union troops, under Col. Slough,
had just h d an engagement with the
rebels at Pigeons Rancho, twenty five
miles north of Santa Fe, in which they
won a coz plete victory, routing the
rebels, and capturing fifty loaded
wagons, one hundred prisoners, and one
cannon, besides other spoil.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-04-25
From Gen. Pope's Division,
CAMP 39th ONO, INFANTRY, J
NEAR NEW MADRID. Mo-, :
Aprill 10th, 1862.

Mr.. Editor-.Sir: Perhaps it will in
terest some of your subscribers to hear
from this Regiment, especially those
that have friends connected with it
This Regiment was in the late victory
at New Madrid, and bore an important
part in the action. We have heard
nothing from our officers since, but fell
in for drill or dress parade, until April
18th, when orders were given to have
three days rations in our haversacks.
The order was faithfully executed, as
the boys generally execute such orders
without much ceremony.
According to orders, on the morning
of the 7th inst, o'clock A. NJ, we
formed in line with the rest of Gen.
Stanleys division, composed Of Ohio
troops, the 43d, 63d, 9th, 39th, and
marched to the river, where four steam
transports, which had forced their way
through the slough from Phillip land
ing to this place, to transport Us across
the river. We were soon aboard of the
boats, and we landed two or three miles
below New Madrid, where two Of our
gunboats were lying at anchor, to pro-
tect our transports if any assault should
be made upon them by the rebel bat
teries. We Immediately commenced
marching down the river. We marched
that night until about nine o'clock, over
logs, and through mud not quite knee
deep, when the order was given to halt,
stack arms, and camp for the night,
without fire, without tents, most of US
without blankets, no bedding except that
which nature had formed, and that is
not very good in the swamps of Ten
nessee. Hard as our bed was, we being
tired and worn out, it felt to US like a
bed of down. Early in the morning we
started for Tiptonville, Tennessee, where
it was said to be the only place the reb-
els could effect their escape from Island
No. 10; and it was found to be so, for
Gen. Paine's division was four miles in
our advance, reached Tiptonville before
the rebels were aware, and Gen. Stan
ley in their rear, SO they found them
selves completely bagged, and surrender
ed their whole command, with 5000 pris-
oners, including Gen. CAN'T. Leaving
Gen. Lane in charge of the prisoners,
we then started for Island No. 10, where
we took possession of the deserted rebel
works, where we found an immense
quantity Of property, including several
steam transports, tents, beef, molasses,
sugar, and powder amounting to 300,-
900 lbs. with shot and shell in proper
tion. This is one Of the most skillfully
planned victories of the war, and Gen
Pope deserves all honor conferred upon
him by all Union loving citizens of the
country, who desire to see the old starry
flag again restored to our beloved coun-
try. This expedition only lasted three
days We are now at our old camp
again, at New Madrid, Mo-, where we
expect to remain only few days. The
health of this Regiment is good, at
present, Co. K especially. You will
hear about US again from Dizie.--
Yours, in the woods, etc.
w. J. Fl.
Private, Co, K, seth Ohio Reg't.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-04-25
Albany Institute.

A course of Literary and Scientific instruc-
ton will lie commenced IN the buildings lately
occupied by the .sAlbany Manual Labor Uni
versity," located in Athens county, Ohio, un-
der the superintendence of Thomas D. GarEin,
late of Bethany College gentleman of ample
experience and qualification. on Monday the
2lst day of April, instant Tie price OF tut
ton viii be regulated accsrdin to the branches
taught Board in respectable families may be
had on very reasonable terms.
The institution will be under the control
and direction OF the Christian denomination,
but open alike to all others, and to scholars of
both sexes. ......
r. DOWNING, Sec, of-Trustees.
April 9th, lS62.-l4-3t