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Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-04-20
Chattanooga, Tenn, March 90, 1865.
Mr.. LtncOln's Inaugural In Eng.
~ land.

The following is the article of the Londor
Spectator on Mr.. Lincoln's inaugural address
tinfall:
( The political news from America is impor
ftant On the 4th instant, the day of inaugu
rating his secend term, President Lincolr
read a short, atste paper, which for politica
weight, moral dignity, and unaffected solemn
lity, has had no equal in our time His Presi
dency began, he says, with the effort of bott
parties to avoid war g To strengthen, per
tpetuate, and extend the slave interest, was the
object for which the insurgents would rend the
Union by war, while the, Government claimed
the right to do no more than restrict the ter
|ritorial enlargement Both parties tread
the same Bible and pray to the same Cod
Each lnyokes his aid against the other.
X The prayer Of both cannot be answered.
that of neither sheen answered fully, for the
Almighty has His own purposes" Mr.. Lin.
coin goes on to confess for the North, its part.
nership in the original guilt Of slavery "Woe
unto the world because of ofenscs, for it must
needs be that offenses come, but woe unto that
man by whom the ofense comcth!' If we
shall suppose American slavery one of those
ohCuSSo WhCH IA lHe plONlucHCe VI uOu must
needs come, but which,. having continued
through His appointed time, He now wills to
remove, and that He gives to both North and
South this terrible war, as was due to those by
whom the offence came, we shall not discern
. hat there is any departure from those divine
attributes which believers in the living God
always ascribe to Him. Fondly do we hope,
tervently do we pray, that this mighty scourgc
Of war may speedily pass away, Yet, if it be
Gods will that il continue until fhsshealth
piled by lbondmen, by two hundred and fifty
years unrequited toll shall be sunl, ,-astl.antii
every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall
be repaid by another drawn with the sword, as
was said three thousand years ago, so still it
must be said that the judgments of the Lord
are true and righteous altogether With NAL
ice toward none, with charity for all, with firm
ness in the right as God gives us to see the
right, let us strive On to finish the work we
are in, to bind up the nation wounds to care
for those who shnll have borne the battle, and
for their widows and orphans. And with all
this let us strive after just and lasting peace
among ourselves, and with all nations"
No Statesman ever uttered words stamped
at once with the seal of so deep wisdom and
so true simplicity The Village attorney"
cf whom Sir g. c. Lewis and many other
wise men wrote with SO much scorn in 1861,
seems destined to he one of those foolish
things Of the world" which are destined to
confound the wise, one of those weak things
which shall "confound the things which are
mighty.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-04-20
How to Cultivate Sorghum.

Upland is alleged to be preferable to fiat o
clay soil; and it is better to be pliable, an,
not apt to break after heavy rains, and Ill tn
better for having southern exposure Th
ground should be well ploughed as early il
the Spring as practicable; before planting, j
should be thoroughly and deeply cultivated
and freed of clods by the liberal use of thu
roller. None but well ripened and sound seed
should be used the very purest that can b,
got-four quarts to the acre, and for the same
amount of ground, one hundred and fifty
pounds superphosphate of lime, or its equiv
alent in some kind of immediate fertilizer, te
be applied in the drills and covered with the
seed The seed should be scalded by cover
ling with water at one hundred and sixty de
Igrees Fahrenheit one and a half minutes
then reduce the temperature 10 blood heat
and leave the seed in the water, say twelve
hours, when it should be removed from the
water and kept moist some forty-eight hours
or until it shall have begun to sprout. The
seed thus treated should by no means De al
lowed to get dry before being covered
The burrows should be shallow and about
four feet apart The seed and the fertillzei
should be distributed carefully and coveredto
the depth of half to three-quarters of an inch
As soon as the plant has four or FIVE leaves i,
should be partially thinned, the process being
conducted with care, seeking to restrain the
strongest plants, which, on subsequent occa-
sions should be reduced to eight or ten inches
in row. t'r aa ';T
Ifthe cane is thick enough without the suck.
ers they should be removed Labor may be
saved by planting in hills three and one hall
feet square, leaving four stalks to the HILL al.
though the planting in drills is preferable.
The cane needs early and .thoroug Oh cultiva-
ton. which should be continued until the
plants are three Or four feet high; after this
the cultvator had better not be used, as the
roots about this time commence spreading.
The suckers should be cut off, as the pulling
process disturbs the roots and lacerates the
stalk.
The cane is fit to cut when majority of
the seed heads have become brown, but the
crop increases in value until the seeds are
pretty ell matured The freezing of uncut
cane is disastrous unless worked up immedl-
'ately. Better to cut green, if the seeds have
shot up to their full height than allow it to
freeze to the stock. In cutting it should be
taken obliquely just above the crown roots,
the tops topped off below the upper joint,
bladed and shocked or piled whereit can be
sheltered from the sun and weather lit can
remain in this condition for several weeks
without damage. In procuring seeds for
planting, all canes not fully in head are too
green, and should not be gathered for that
purpose ss
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-04-20

She knew Of no estate where such fearful cru
city was prscticed. Described the dungeons
the racks, the pillories, and the stretching
boards, and detailed tragedy, after tragedy
as known and sometimes witnessed by herself
of the savage barbarity inflicted upon these
victims of the overseer's wrath.
One is fresh in my memory of a fine negro
girl, who, for some trifing offense, was SC
whipped thai her back was mass Of cudgeled
flesh. II was hot weather, and to save her
from the flies, she was immersed in cask Of
rain water up to her chin, and to keep herself
from drowning, was obliged to maintain her
upright position sitting on her feet with her
mouth just above the water For hours the
poor girl maintained her $lace, hoHling q
her agonies and begging to be released But
there was no yielding op the part Of her tor
mentors. But the time of release came.--
She tainted, and her head went down, and
before they could reach her, her sufferings
were over
81 saw this myself said the narrator, aor
saw the girl in the barrel, heard her screams,
and knew, she was buried that night 3s
"They we're so awful, them people, that my
husband and could not stand it. and after
tiuU VIC oOiu WV anu IdIikt away.
( Gen. Wade Hamptons letter to Gen Sher-
man reminded me of this tale of the host, --
This man, trained in the art Of cruelty, will
doubtless skill his two for one" if he gets a
chance, while he shudders at the brutality Of
the Union armies Can anything else be, ex-
pected of the true disciple of this diabolcal
system? Are we shocked at the details Of the
sufferings Of our prisoners at Andersonville ?
Why should we. be q 1t is only carrying
out of the teaching Of lifetime.
The slave was not often perhaps tortured
to death. Seifinterest prevented that But
to all that flesh and blood could bare and live
were those victims of man malice and greed
daily exposed.
And Wade Hampton, the gentleman and
scholar, the member of Congress, was one of
these, and now talks Of 'murderers and
brutes," as if the thing was new to him, If
Slavery had no other evil tendency than its
brutilizing inAuenek on the whites he would
say, "Destroy it forever from the face Of the
earth" @ s''-R
n young friend writes us from Wilmington,
s, c., of the heartfending condition Of the
exchanged Union prisoners, and of the feel.
ing of the soldiers as they passed by. II
have seen our Union boys Che said), drop up
on their knees and swear never to cease the
fight until the last Rebel had laid down his
arms"
This incident sof the Hampton discipline
may seem trivial'in these day of horror, but
it will serve to show how the pom ousTGcn
learned to be humane 1t will help to swell
the mighty tide of evidence against the pet
for mighty as that tide is it has
pot yet swept away all the clinging love even
5f the North for nstriarchal system, that gave
10 the world suel eifivnlric Generals as Wade
n g., Cor N r Tribune
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-04-20
Important Suggestions.

The following suggestions by the Chief En-
gineerof the Boston Fire Department, to tn,
inhabitants of that city, are SO excellent, anc
soappropriate for all localities, that we trans
fer them to our columns, and trust they may
be carefully needed:
Keep matches in metal boxes, and out of the
reach OF children.
Wax matches are dangerous, and should be
kept out Of the way of rats and mice.
Fill fluid and camphene lamps only by day.
light, and never near fire or light
Do not deposit coal or wood ashes in wood.
en- vessels, and be sure burning cipders are
extingushed before deposited.
Never place a light or ashes hnder stair
case,
Never take a. light to examine gas meter,
or gas pipes inside a'huilding-
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-04-20
Correspondence of the Cincinnati Gazette.
JEFF. Davis ValedictOry PrOcIa-
nation of April LIST.

Whereas, In the course of inhuman Yam
kee events, the capital of the Confederate
States of America no longer affords an eligi
Bile and healthy residence for the members o
the present Cabinet, not to speak of the Chic
Magistrate himself, the Vice President, anc
the members of the two congressional bodies
do therefore, by virtue of the power vesteG
in my two heels, proclaim my intention to trav
el instanter in comprny with all the officers
of the Confederate States Government, and tc
take up such agreeble quarters as may yet be
Granted unto me.
To such persons as are in array against the
Confederate States of America, do hereby
tender absolute amnesty, on condition that
they forthwith desist from annoying our patr
otic population m
Under the circumstances, slavery had bet
ter be abolished e. =. '.'
.e The capital of the Confederacy will hence
forward be found lup stump on the pictur-
esque banks of the celebrated "Last Ditch"
To the foreign subscribers to the Conieder-
ate loan, ] return sincere thanks. '3 a.-
Major General Grant, U. s. A., will please
see that they get their cotton u j.
Allpersons having claims against this gov
ernment will please present them to A. Lin
coin, Richmond, by whom all such accounts
will be mos, eheerfully audited. @.-
1t is not altogether improbable that the glo-
rious experiment of Shareholders confeder-
acy may yet prove delusion and snare. /
have often thoughtso So has Geucral Lee,
who has lately been fighting mostly for his
last year IS salary The Confederate Treasu-
ry being Eght. think will take IL in INV va
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-04-20
OVER THE RIVER.


Over the river they beckop to me-
Loved ones who'vs crossed to the further sid,
The CLEAN of the snowy robes see,
But their voices are drowned by the rushing tid
There's one with ringlets Of sunny gold,
And eyes, the reflection of Heavens own blu,
He crossed in tho twilight gray and cold,
And the pale mist hid him from mortal view.
We saw not the angels that met him there:
e The gate of the city We could not see;--
Over the river, over the river, sH
Z My brother stands waiting to welcome met
Over the river the boatmsn pale
Carried another--the household pet;
Her brown curls waved in the gentle gale,-
Darling Minniei see her yeti
She crossed ON her bosom her dimpled hands,
" And fearlessly entered the phantom bark; .i.
We watched it glide from the silver sands,
And all our sunshine grew strangely dark.
We know she is safe on the further side,
\. Where all the ransomed and angels be;
Over the river, the mystic river,
8 My childnood's idol is waiting for me.
For none return from those quiet shores '' I'D '
Who cross with the boatman cold and pale;
We hear the dip Of the golden oars, ia -.
J And catch glimpse Of the snowy sail,
.Andlol they have passed from our yearning heart
They cross the stream and are gone for aye;
We may not sunder the veil apart
That hides from our vision the gates Of day,
We only know that their .barks NO more
May sail with ps o'er life's stormy sea,
Yet somewhere, know, on the unseen shore,
T; They watch, and beckon, aud wait for mel
And sit and think, when the sunsets gold :.
Is flushing river, and hill, and shore, e.
! shall one day stand by the water cold,
And list for the sound Of the boatman's oar;
shall watch for q CLEAN Of the tapping sail,
!. shall hear the boat as it nears-the strand;
shall pass from sight with the boatman pale,
To the better shore of the spirit land.
/ shall know the loved who have gone before,
And joyfully sweet shall the meeting be,
When over the river, the peaceful river,
The angel Of death shall carry mel
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-04-20
LAnBERrvILLE, n. Y. March 20. 1855.

.A"pI"A' ibNhI ~ =. harSn W 1000.
About the time that renegade gentleman
from Massachusetts,, Mr. Hammond, made
his notorious speech in Congress (Which ha.
given him all the fame he ever earned), thai
speech about the Northern "mudslls," / hap
pened to be travelling in South Illinois and
spent the night with Mrs Nj q
widow, who has been born and raised in the
neighborhood of the estate Of Mr.. Hampton,
the fatherin-law of Mr.. Hammond and father
of the present Wade Hampton Mr..
her husband, had left the south because OF
their hatred to the Peculiar Institution, and
removed to Illinois to rid themselves of its
evil influence. ,.-ss.a +. r -
During the evening the lady spoke freely Of
their old neighbors, d, the multitude Of their
slaves, and the cruelty Of their treatment :
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-04-20
Situation for Grape Vines.

A correspondent of the Rural American
asks "What is the best situation for grape
vines; lands which slope to the north, south
east or west, and what is the best manure for
them p and the editor answers: u,
A southern slope is the best for vineyards
but al eastern or western one will do very
well. A northern slope is not suitable, ex.
cept i'll warm latitude Bonedust is the fer.
tilizer but it is too expensive to be used ex-
tensiyely. Ashes are good, and next well
rotted barn yard manure, which is all that is
needed in any case. If the soil is in good
condition-a state that will produce good
crop OF corn-no manure at all is needed for
the first three years Grape vines, may be set
in gardens, wherever the sun shines most or
all of the day. II is not necessary to set them
on the south side Of the building, yet such
places are best for the late ripening varieties
AS Diana, Union Village, &c.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-04-20

WORK IN THE ORCHARD AND NURSERY
The season precudes much in the way OF
work but allows time for abundant planning.
Do not postpone selecting fruit trees, and
sending orders, beyond this month, Take
advantage of damp warm spell, if one oc-
ours this month, to give old trees good wash
ing and scraping a thorough application Of
soft soap, made thin enough with water to
work with broom, will be death to insects
and moss, and will make the old trunk look
like new one. Continue root grating, cut
cions, and look after seeds stored in sand for
spring planting see that mice do not trouble
them. Among other applications to prevent
rabbits from gnawing trees, we find q wash
made with lime and strong tobacco water rec.
commended, Apply poultice Of COW dung
and loan to barked trees. Do everything
now that, will save day in April !
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-04-20

lGooD Luck. Some young men talk about
luck. Good luck is to getup at six o'clock in
the morning; good luck, if you have only a
shilling a week, is to live upon elevenpence
and save penny good luck is to trouble your
head with your own business, and let your
|neighbors alone; good luck to fhlfiith COM
mandments, and to do unto otherpeople as we
wish them TO do untons They must not on
lvwUrA, but wait They must plod and per-
severe Pence must be takencare Of because
they are the seeds of guineas To get on in
the world, they must take care Of home, sweep
their own doorways clean. try to help other
people, avoid Temptations. aud have faith in
truth and God IiaNb
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-04-20
[For the Pomeroy Weekly Telegraph.
The Situation, as Viewed from two
Stuinps.

First Voice: (from the Northern stump D.
The men of the South are men of Beliai full
of iniquity, hard of heart, and without bow
els Yes they belong to the congregation 0
the ungodly, and mediate evil against Yam
keedom from the rising ofthe sun to the goin,
down OF the SANCTION the first "eye-open
ler' before breakfast, to the last nip Of ho
brandy punch . f .a,
Second Voice: from the Southern stump.
The men of the North are the scum and off
scourings Of creation: Abolitionists and wool
ly-heads, miscegenationsts and nigger-wor
|shippers; growers of onions and peddlers o.
wooden nutmegs: nation of hucksters anG
cheats--of shifting hypocrtes and psalm
singing towards. Their souls are no bigger
than mustard Seeds Verify, they are on abom
ination in our sight, and stencil in our nos.
Etris .'--s.,.,. ,.
First Eoice: jeff. Davis is traitor and
is thief! Benjamin is receiy-
.er Of stolen goods Beauregard is braggart
and humbug! and of such are the High Priests
of Secessial Anathama maraaathah
Second Voice: Lincoln is a nasty old Joker!
Seward IS deceiver Garrison, Greely,
Sumner, Phillips, and all the great guns of the
Abslitlonists, are apostles of amalgamation
and miscegenationl Their editors and politi-
clans are dirt-eatersl Butler is confiscator of
stray spoons, watches and Pianos!--a bully
and an insulter Of women; but sneak and
coward in warl r .,g .1r,tr.,l.. ,,.ra.gaf
First Voice: Verify the rebels are in evil
plight, and Secessia staggereth upon her last
legs Her ports are sealed up like unto a
tlght-corked bottle, that nothing can 20 in or
out thereof There is famine in the land, and
a great dearth of brandy, and coffee, and SUI
gar and tea Yea, groceries are already in
the vocatve, and dry-goodS are an unknown
thing st rA AZ,
Second Voice: In the North is trouble and
discouragement and grevous affliction, be-
cause OF taxes conscrption and greenbacks,
and multitude of Copperheads We have
beaten their armies, and slaughtered their
young men. Verify, theyare sick of war, and
yearn nightly for peace. But of truth, they
shall have no peace until they agree to let us
60 free-to pay our debt, give us back our
niggers, and hang the Abolitionists. lil H
First Voice: 10. the rebels are ragged
and seedy generation: their 'breeches arc tat
tered-thelr toes stick out through their old
boots; there is wailing and sadness among the
Chyalry The day Of calamity has come up
on them, and their cotton is vain thing. No
longer they flourish their bowie knives and
rattle their revolyers! No longer they burn
with strong drink and brag and swear at
horse races and enjoy themselves in free fights
,ronnd their Court-housesl Verify, their spir-
t is broken, andtheir pride has been brought
OW .fiAA-g 49,
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-04-20

nA. A young woman in England, aged2 %
born "stonebliad," was recently restored to
perfect vision in four days by surgical oper.
alton. The effect of her new sense was curl
ious She, had at first no idea whatever aof
perspective. She put her hand 10 the window
to try to catch the trees on the other side of
the street. she was utterly ignorant also Of
common things --e. e., what such thiags as q
bunch of keys wore, or silver watch or q
common cup aud saucer but when she shut
her eyes, and was allowed to touch them (the
educated sense( she told them at once.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-04-20
Be careful never topace gas, or other lights,
paar p,,rfoiDo Q -

Do not read in bed by lamp light
Never take light into closet.
Place gas shades over gas lights in show
windows, and do not crowd goods near them,
No smoking should be permitted in. ware.
houses, particularly where goods are packed
or cotton stored
Where furnaces are used, the principal reg
lister should always be fastened open.
, All hatchwnys or openings in the floors of
stores, factories, or warehouses, should al.
ways be closed at night
All iron doors between stores should be
closed at night, or when not in use. a..l :.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-04-20

SAVANNAH CoTroN.-Collector Draper has
made report concerning the cottorf taken at
Savannah The total nuinfers Of bales is So
500, Of which 5000 bales nreSea Island. The
greater portion of it belonged to the so-called
Confederate Government
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-04-20

All applications for Subscription, Advertising
and Job work should be made at the ONCE.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-04-20

e6r By request we publish the following
which was written by Nancie A. W. Priest, o.
Hinsdale, N. H, . mill girl," who is desirous
Of fitting herself for teacher: .r..
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-04-20

z. HUTTON, tg
County Surveyor, and Attorney at Law. or
Gee in the Court House, Pomeroy, Ohio. IL
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-04-20
LEWIS PAINE,

C L.AqI M A G f N T.,
P0MERoY, W. gtd hn OHIO,
Will attend, promptly to Collecting Bounty
Money, Arrears of Pay, and Pensions due to
Disabled and Discharged Soldiers, and the
widows of deceased soldiers. .,.,ss t,f.l.
Office in the Court House. [7-25-tf!
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-, --,,,- r. w. HAMPTON
Attorney and Counselor at Law, Cheshire,
Ga,lia County, Ohio. Prompt attention given
to the collection Of claims. l1-i]
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-04-20

n The knowledge Of words is the gate of
scholarship a." > s3.'f > GstssT
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A. KOHL,

A. KOHL,
Dealer in and Manufacturer Of Umbrel- ~
las, Court st., I'd door from Front, ~
Pomeroy, Ohio. He also repairs Um-
brellas, and purchases old ones at liberal
prices. ais .lL a.rr rtIrF
May 8, l86o.--3-l-tf. # lsr.
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Business Cards.

~ y, II. A. PLANTS. .r
Attorney and Counselor at Law, Pomeroy, U
Ofice at the Office Of the Sugar Run Salt 70.
IL
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-.Ia.,87 LEWIS PAINE, .'.
Attorney and Counselor at Law, romeroy, y
Ofice-In Court-House. I'll.
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- .,x,..v a.P. SIMPSON.
:" = n. a. G.. p. SIMPSON.
Attorneys and Counselors at Law, Pomeroy'
Ohio. Office up stairs in the Court House. ii
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ONCE in first story of Bissell's Building, near
tho Sugar Run Stone Bridge, Pomeroy, Ohio.