Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-12-14

peT- 1t is decided by court Of competent
jurisdiction in New York, that woman has a
right to look at goods without buying, just as
long as she pleascs, and to eye the clerks
too, if she thinks proper.
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nGA- The Spanish Government has issued
orders to her squadron bockading the ports
of Chill, South America, to cease the block
ade and await further orders. This once
great, but now pusillanmous power, quails
before the storm she has raised in this con-
tection, among other European powers, and
DIS IN St. Domingo reccdes to sacc her credit.
This act on the part Of Spain, will cause much
disappointment to numerous subjects of Great
Britain, who were making formidable prcpa-
rations to run the blockade as was done dur
ing the late southern rebellion
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nsa- The goth Congress commenced on
the 4th inst, and was duly organized:-Mr.
Foster acting Vice President presiding in the
Senate, and Schuyler Colfax being duly elect
ed Speaker of the House of Representatives
by an unprecedented majority: Mcpherson
Clerk. Chaplain and all officers being chos-
en- from the Union party.
On the organization of the House, it will
be seen from the publication of the proceed
ings, that those who profess to represent the
states lately IN rebellion were excluded from
all participation IN its organization, and
that the question of their future admission,
together with the conditions on which they
will be admitted to seats, if at all, was referred
to joint committee of the two Houses, whose
report in all probability will finally settle this
vexed question.
1t will also be seen from accounts which VIC
publish, that the Ohio Delegation through a
Caucus had the preceding week, adopted res
olutions indicating the course which was ulti-
mately pursued by Congress on its organiza-
ton, in regard to the Representatives from
States latc'y in rebellion, which is highly CON-
mendable, as it is indicative of their future
policy. Beyond question, it is necessary to
define the terms and conditions on which the
Representatives of those lately in rebellion,
shall mingle with those of the loyal people,
and the manner and mode in which it is about
being done, is the proper one.
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nsa- The assemblagc of the United States
Congress, is necessarily accompanied by
great mass of documents, which are laid be-
fore that body by the Executive Departments
through the President including the Message,
which truly constitute an array of documents,
the most important of which we feel it oblg-
atory to lay before our readers. Consequent
ly, happening to be at Cincinnati when the
message &C., were received we had the good
fortune to procure from the Gazette Office
extra copies of the Presidents Message, to-
gether with partial report of Secretary Nc
Culoch and other valuable publications,
which VIC had the pleasure of distributing
among our subscribers the following Friday.
To-day we lay before our readers synopsis
of the highly valuable report Of the Secretary
of the Treasury, which gives a comprchens-
i've and satisfactory exhibit of the financial
condition Of this Department, running into
1867, and looking to the ultimate extnguish
mcnt Of the national indebtedness. We will
hereafter, as the crowded columns of our pa
per shall permit tin like manner furnish state
ments of the reports of the other departments
of the Executive Government, including that
of the Postmaster General, until all these
valuable papers shall be duly laid before our
readers.
In the meantime we will continue our usu-
al report of the daily Proceedings of Congress