Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-05-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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NEWS OF THE DAY.
ATROCITIES TO UNION PRIsoNERs-THEIR INrIIC-
TIoN PRECoNCERrED AND APPROVED by THE
REBEL CONGRESS.
New York, May l6.-The Tribune's special
says the War Department has had laid before
it q bill introduced in the Rebel Congress-by
Mr. Curry, of Alabama, which was concocted
for the purpose of vindicating the starvation
of prisoners of war, the murder of black sold
iers, the burning of Northern cities, and final
ly the assassination oftthe President of the
United States and the Cabinet The pream-
BILE sets forth in great detail and needless ite-
ration of the action of the United States Gov
ernment in declaring all slaves in rebel dis
tricts free, and speaks most bitterly Of the
proclamation of President Lincoln, denounc-
ing it as unprincipled and inhumYn; then fol-
lows the resolutions 5"'
Therefore Resolccd, By the House Of Rep
resentatives of the Confederate States, the
Senate concurring, That we do adhere to our
opinion that the SO called Emancipation Proc
lamation of the President of the United States,
and enlistment Of negro slaves in the several
Federal armies now opposed to us, are not
among the acts Of legitimate warfare, but are
properly classed among such acts as the right
Ito put to death prisoners of war, without the
social right to use personal weapons, and the
right to assassinate 'and, if persisted in, will
Justify this Government in the adoption Of
measures of retaliation. t1
The Endorsements on the papers 60 to show
that this resolution was read the first and sec
ond time, and made the special order Of the
day for the secret session on the 10th of Feb
ruary, 1864. f'
ARMY MOVEMENTS. ,....-. :
New York, May 16.-The Heralds army
correspondent has the following: 4 a9
The 9th Army Corps, Major-G Wright
is still at Danville, but it is expected that the
greater part of IT will shortly return to the
North as soon as order shall have been fully
restored in thatvicinity., Gen. Wright has ap
pointed a number of Magistrates to admins
ter justice in the surrounding country, and is
using every exertion, with the best success, to
substitute civil for military rule in Southern
Virginia. lab .r. .m.
The Aocking of negroes from the country
into the townof Danville has been stopped by
direction of Gen. Wright, and agricultural op
erations have consequently been resumed
The farmers, however, are much in need oi
horses, mules and implements to prosecute
their work. a,.a ...s; -
Long trains heavily laden with valuable
property captured by our armies in Virginia
and North Carlina are daily arriving at City
Point, Va, from Danville via Burkesville juno
| 80, fla rf, oron1o ~, tba,,
original packages in which they ran the block
ade of the national feet at Southern ports
and the machinery for the manufacture Of fire
arms stolen by the rebels from Harper's Fer
ry. .r.. ,..,. ra
When the soldiers of the I'd and 9th Corps
reached the Potomac, and first caught sight
of the Capitol dome, they broke out in wild
| cheers, and then an additional source of r.
joicing was afforded them on Sunday morning
in the news of the capture of jeff Davis
g.,a GEO. SAUNDERS TRUNKS.
Washington, Way 16.-Two large trunks
filled with the private papers of Geo. N. Saun
ders were brought up to-day from Richmond
and delivered to the War Department.
sHERMANs ARMY.
The city is filled with officers of Sherman's
army, the advance of which reached Alexan
dria this afternoon. ..-t ...l
| BRITISH PARTIALITY TO REBEL PRIvATEERs
The Government has official information
that the pirate Stonewall coalcd at Nassau
although the British Colonial authorities there
have refused to even permit Union war yes
sells to enter that port, declaring that Nassat
and Bermuda were closed to both belligerep
parties. .... "
ADDRESS OF GOVERNOR CLARK TO THE PEoPLl
.a OF MISSISSIPPI. ,.,,.s
Meridian, May l6.-General Taylor informs
me that all confederate armies east of the Mis-
sissippi River are surrendered, with all gov
ernment cotton, Quartermaster and Commits
sary stores ..l. r. 4"'a r
Federal commanders will only send sucl
troops as may be necessary to guard publi
property. e. ".'a7' .a. r.r
All officers and persons in possession o
public stores, will be held to rigid accountable
ity, and all embezzlers certainly arrested.
Arrangements will be made to issue sup
plies to the destitute. sdna .a 'gvMr'
have called the Legislature TO convene a
Jackson on Thursday, the 18th inst The
will doubtless order convention. n'
The officers of the State Government will
Immediately return with the archives to Jack
son. County officers will be vigilant' in tn
preservation of order and the protection 0
property. Sheriffs have power to call out poss
commitatus, and the militia will keep arm
and obey orders for this purpose as in times 0
|peace. The civil laws must be enforced a
they now are until repealed If the publ
property is protected and the peace preserved
the necessity for Federal troops in your coun
ties will be avoided You are therefore urge,
to continue to arrest all marauders and plum
derers , ri m5 ,aur'. -Hu Gf 73 -Nw
| The collection of taxes should be suspend
ed, as the laws will doubtless be changed =
Masters are responsible, as heretofore, for tn
protection and conduct Of their slaves an
they should be kept at home as heretofore.
j Letall fearlessly adhere to the fortunes q
the State aid the returned soldiers to obtai
civil employment; maintain law and order
condemn all twelfth-hour vaperers, and NEE
stern facts with fortitude and common sense.
4 hf5 90 ~ 'u 4." CHARLES CLARK,
faH 1ab4tt Governor of Mississippi.
DIABoLrcAL REBEL SCHEME. ., d.
II New York, May l6.-The Bermuda Advt
cate of the 26th, contains report Of the pre
; liminary examination of the plot to introdu.
.jyellOw fever into our Northern cities. Th
examination has resulted in the committal c
o resident of the island named Swan, on
charge OF having conspired with Dr. Black
burn to take charge Of certain trunks contain
ing infected clothing, for the purpose ofha,
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