Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-07-04
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tory of Gen Mcclellan, over the rebels
at Richmond. The victory we hope has
been achieved, but reliable information
of the fact has not come to hand.
The daily papers of Tuesday, being
the latest received before going to press,
are largely occupied with the most e1-
citing reports; but they are evidently
not reliable, except as to the fact of
some four days desperate fighting in
front of Richmond. That there has
been the most terrible and bloody con-
fict there, that the annals of our
country records, seems to be certain; but
with what results, the accounts are not
clear. A few days will relieve the ia
tense anxiety Of the country. We can
not bring ourselves to doubt the final
triumph Of Mcclellan. Such an army
as he now has there, with the destinies
of the nation depending upon its man
agement, is not to be conquered by
rebels, we think Still, there is no use
to disguise the fact, that the conquest of
Richmond is not to be achieved with
out terrible sacrifice of Union soldiers.
The unaccountable delay of the in
vesting army under Mcclellan, and the
like proceedings of Gen. Halleek, has
enabled the rebels to concentrate their
whole force at Richmond. It is now
certain that Beauregard, with the
largest portion of his army lately at
Corinth, has reinforced the rebels at
Richmond. So has the army under
Gen. Jackson, lately in the Shenandoah
Valley. It seems wholly unaccounta-
BILE that this heavy reinforcement should
have been permitted If JEFF. Davis
himself had been permitted to direct
the movements of our troops, he could
not have handled them more perfectly
to his wishes. But, should Gen. McCIel-
Ian succeed, as we confidently believe
he will, in the overthrow Of the concen-
trated rebel foe, the victory will be so
much the more complete, crushing out
the last possible hope of the conspira-
tors. So that what seems to be a
favoring Providence to the traitors, will,
in our opinion, ultimate in their total
ruin.
Gen. Pope has been placed in COM
mand Of all the forces in the Shenan-
doah Valley, being promoted over Fire.
mont Shields and others. Fremont and
Shields, as was, of course, expected, re-
sigued. We have no desire to comment
upon the movement, in the face of our
present dangers. We believe the army
has full confidence in Gen. Pope But,
the enthusiasm which is attacked to the
name of Fremont, must necessarily be
wanting. There is the most intense in
dignation among the troops at this sec
ond effort to degrade Gen. Fremont
But they are too good soldiers and pa
triots to let 1t interfere with their duty
to their country.
The news from Vickburg represents
the preparations fer great battle there
as about complete Com. FARRAGUT,
had brought his feet of gun and NOR
tar boats from below, and had opened
fire upon the Forts near the city Com
Davis had left Memphis from above to
make the attack from that direction
n ION n-eombatants had left the city, and
a deadly conflict is hourly expected
The rebels seem to have concentrated
unexpected forces in Arkansas, and
Gen. Quits is said to be rctreating be-
fore them towards Missouri.
Gov. johnson, of Tennessee, has laid
his hand upon the secesh Clergyman Of
that city, without gloves. We notice
Rev. E. Schon, so we'll known here, is
among them. After all the forbear-
ance of.the Government, these clerical
rebels would not cease their traitorous
efforts to overthrow the Union. Gov
johnson placed the whole squad of them
in the penitentiary for safe keeping un-
til he can send them 20 JEFF Davis. to
get their "rights" which they protest
they lost under the Constitution and
of the Union.
Secretary Stanton has caused the ar
rest of John W. Keys, of Circleville,
Ohio, and the suppression of his paper,
the Circleville Watchman, for its open
and persistant PRONUNCIATION of the
most reasonable doctrines and inflami-
tory appeals to the Democracy to resist
The Government. There is not paper
IN South Carolina so Indignantly tory,
Is the TFatchnaaa has been.
1t is the general conviction at Wash
ngton, that unless our Generals move
upon the rebels with speedy and sue
,essful blows, England and France will
intervene to stop the war.
Gen. Butler, at New Orleans, has
caused some scamps to be hung for va
'ious ofenses in that eity-one of them
'or taking down, the national flag. He
las also 'fred the Southern heart s'by
he arrest of notorious slaveholding
,ebel. Gen. Butler sent squad Of
soldiers to the house of this rebel to
search for concealed arms. He denied
having aDy. But by nroinisinn nro