Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-02-23

y Inc condition OF the men Is much better
than that of those heretofore received; only
100 had to be sent to the hospital Arepor.
was current in Richmond, when the men left,
that Sherman had been checked, aud that
Beauregard had been killed.
KENTUCKY AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENn-
New York, Feb. ia special to the
World, dated at Frankfort, KY says:
Amajorty of the Committee on the Judi
ciary OF the Senate have reported that the
Constitution amendment abolishing slavery lie
/ rejected, The minority report insists upon
compensation as condition precedent to rat
Iification. Four of the committee are for re.
Ijectlon, ono for compensation, and one for un-
conditional ratification .
/ OFFICIAL WAR BULLETIN.
/ . T.ss WAsHINGToN, Feb. ls.
To Major General Dix: @ e.4o ia
The announcement Of the occupation Of
Columbia, South Carolina, by Gen. Sherman,
and the predicted evacuation of Charleston
has been communicated to the Department in
the following kilograms just received from
Lieut. Gen. Grant. 'i'i.a i-.&"-'
| [Signed] E. NJ. SrANroN,
'7957' ssl Secretary ofWar
/ cIrr Fo1sr, Feb. Is, AS p. m.
Hon. E. N. Stanton, War Department:
The Richmond Dispatch of this morning
says: Sherman entered Columbia yesterday
morning, and its fall neccssitates, it presumes,
the fall Of Charleston which it thinks is al.
ready being evacuated. Ae.S har a *
| lSigned AjU. s. GRANT,
| W! ",-gas ad Lieutenant General
'f r. CRY PotNT, Va, Feb. Is.
Hon. E. NJ. Stanton, WarDcpartment
The following is taken from to.day's Rich
moud Dispatch N
| Da'" THE FALL OF eotuMB1A
"Coumbia has fallen Sherman marched
into and took possession OF the city yesterday
morning. The intelligence was confirmed
Yesterday by Gen. Bcahfegard, in an official
dispatch.
a Columbia is situated on the north bank of
the Congaree river, just below the confluence
of the Saluda and Broad rivers.
From Beauregard's dispatch, it appears
that on Thursday evening the enemy approach
| ed the south bank of the Congaree and threw
a number Of shells into the city During the
night they moved up the river, and yesterday
morning forded the Saluda and Broad rivers.
Whilst they were crossing these rivers our
troops were under fire Gen. Beaurcgard
evacuated The enemy soon after took pos
session. "'- @' .i'. 1858 '"s -
Through private sources, we learn that two
days ago, when it was decided not to attempt
the defense of Columbia large quantity of
medical stores, which it was thought was i'm
possible to remove, was destroyed. The fe-
male employees of the Treasury Department
had been previously sent of to Charlottesville,
ten miles south of Columbia. We presume the
Treasury telegraphic establishment was also
removed, although as I'd. this we have no posi-
tive information.
1.-THE fall of Columbia necessitates, we pre-
SHINE, the evacuation of Charleston, which we
think likely is already in process of evacua-
ton.
"Itis impossible to say where Sherman will
next direct his steps. The general opinion is
that be will lgo to Charleston and establish
base there, but we confess VIC cannot see What
need he has for a base 1t is to be presumed
he is subsisting on the country, and he has had
no battle TO consume his ammunition. Before
leaving Savannah he declared his intention to
march to Columbia, thence to Augusta, and
thence to Charleston
This was uttered as a boast and to hide
his designs, as we believe, and he will next
strike at Charlotte, which is one hundred miles
north of Columbia, on the Charlotte & Column
bia Railroad or at Florence, s. c., the juno
ton of the Columbia & Wilmington and the
vi. Z, d.
ninety miles east Of Columbia
"There was a report yesterday that Augusta
had also been taken by the enemy. This we
do not believe.
"We have reason to feel insured that near
| ly the whole of Sherman's army is at Column
bia, and that the report that Scbofeld was ad-
vancing on Augusta, was untrue. ...
From the Wing we learn that the Charles
ton Mercury Of yesterday announces tenn
porary suspension of that paper, with view
to its temporary removal to another point
This is rendered necessary by the e'progress of
military events cutting it off from the mail
"Semmes has been made Rear-Admiral
and will take command of the James river
squadron"
[Signed] "U. s. GRANT,
Lieutenant General"
Lo! the conquering hero comes Sherman
is marching on victoriously, sweeping every
thing before him, and carrying out his plans
without serious opposition On Friday, he
occupied Columbia, the capital of South Car
olina. He Was not opposed, Beauregard re-
treating as ourforcesa approached This sounds
strangely compared with the bluster and brag
of the South Carolina papers. At Columbia,
the people would, we are told, initiate the
Mexicans and fight from house to house.
But they didn't And it really begins to look
as if the statement in. the Raleig ii IN C)
Progress, were true. that the South Carolini-
ans were the worst whipped people in the
world. The Charleston Mercury announces
that it would change its base that is, re-
move to safer quarters. This means the evac-
uation of Charleston. The fire-eating editor
of that paper has no idea of dying in the last
ditch, at Charleston, so he runs away. The
occupation of Columbia, and the chtting off
of the railroads isolates Charleston, and of
course Sherman can take it whenever he
chooses. 1t begins to look now as if the reb-
els had no army to resist Sherman. Accor-
ding to the Richmond Dispatch, our army has
had no fighting to do and having subssted of
the country it requires no base. They have
no idea, now--those of them that do not deal
in mere bluster--of being able to check him,
or change his course in any particular. His
plans, SO far, have been adhered to- and will