Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-06-01


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full assurance that, with respect to both num-
bers and time, the requisition Of the President
would be punctually observed" ai h. e,
The President, in person, visited the di-
visions of the army at Carlisle, Cumberland
and Bedford, and addressed the troops; but
being confident that the force under arms
was adequate to overawe all opposition he
left the Secretary of the Treasury { General
Hamilton to accompany it. and returned to
EPihiladelphia, then the seat Of the Federal
Government, to attend to the public business.
From Cumberland and BedtCrd, the army
marched ii two divisions, under command Of
General Henry Lee of Revolutionary fame,
then Governor Of Virginia, and father Of
Robert E. Lee, the rebel General The
first rebellion, under our Constitution, was
thus to be quelled by the father of the very
man who was Commander-in-chief of the in
surgent armies in the last rebellion Major
General Morgan, so distinguished in the cam
paign Of the Carolinas, against Earl Cornwall
lis, also commanded division. On the arri.
val of the troops in the country of the insur-
gents, the disaffected nd not venture to as
semblein arms The greatness Of the force
prevented the effusion Of blood. 7s Y", HI
All announces trepidation and submis-
sion," /" wrote Hamilton to Washington The
left wing is to be posted between the Yough-
iOgheny and Monongahela; the right between
Budd Ferry and Greensburg. A part Of the
troops will take circuit by Pittsburgh; for
the more places they can appear in, without
loss Of time, the better. The commander-in-
chief has concluded to take hold of all who
are worth the trouble, by the military arm,
and then to deliver them over to the Judiciary.
But it is apparent that, for some time to come,
q military force inithis country is indispensa-
bley"' Is ,5Y aug -gi.,.-a
Under the wholesome influence of military
suasion, a change Of feeling was soon seen in
the western counties Bradford, and others
of the more violent insurgents, fled the coun.
try to. escape, punishment. Resolutions Of
submission were passed, delinquents we're re-
commended to surrender for trial, and assur-
ances were given that the excise duties could
be collected without difficulty, if the troops
were withdrawn The army crossed the Allie
ghrnies in a heavy rain, up to their knees in
mud, and not without severe suffering Two
of the inhabitants were killed, and this was
the only blood shed during the expedition
The two wings of the army formed junction
at Uniontown, and as they advanced into the
dsaffected counties, the re-establishment of
the authority of the law became complete
Lee issued proclamation, promising amnes-
ty to all who had entitled themselves to it, and
calling upon all the people to take the oath Of
allegiance to the United States AT the same
time general arrest took place of persons
supposed to be criminally concerned Judge
Breckenridge WAS among those bound over for
trial, but instead of being tried, he was used
againstt the others n, j.
The rebellion was sput down, but.a body Of
$500 men remained through the winter en-
campcd in the district The excise was con.
tinued without opposition, and revenue col
lected under it until the year 1906, when it
was repealed. 'g'''r' .i i'1t ..''+'''i '.' ''f-
And now came on the trial of the prison
ers, at Philadelphia. Unfortunately thesmore
guilty Of the insurgents had fled the country,
but five persons were fully indicted for high
treason, in levying war against the United
States. These indictments were tried in April,
1875, before the Grand Jury Of the United
States District Court Of Pennsylvania, Judges
Peters and Peterson being on the bench The
accused were defended by William Lewis,
lawyer in large practice, who
had heretofore distinguished himself by the in
trepidty with which he undertook the defense
Of the royalists at the close of the war He
was gifted with fine reasoning powers, and with
much energy aud terseness Of dicton. His
popularity with the quakers was unbounded,
and he hadsaved many loyalist Friend, who
had been guilty OF d.saffection to the revolu-
tionary cause, from verdict of guilty 1t is
said, that Lewis gave the whisky insurgents
plump opinion that their offense did not
amount to treason, and that, if permitted to
nave his own way, he would clear them ALL
On the other side, there were pitted against
Lewis, William Rawle, the United States Dis
,rict Attorney,a most profound and skillful
advocate, and the author of treatise on the |
Constitution, still in high repute, and Attorney
General Bradford. The trials continued sew
,ral days, causing much public interest, al.
hough the escape Of the chief culprits, and
he entire re-establishment of the authority Of |
he United States in the disaffected district |
,ad materially lessened their Importance
One of the defendants was found, by the jury,
lot guilty, being proved another person than
he one indicted for lcvying war Two others
we're discharged upon the insufficiency of the
evidence, or other technical grounds, and two
Mitchell and Vigol-were found guilty of
reason. The President, however, Judged it
o be proper occasion for the exercise Of Ex-
,c,Itiye clemencv and accordinplv nardoned /