Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-01-12


lic matters, which just now claim share Of
the public attention and reflection. We allude
Ito Legislative proceedings Congressional and
State, which for the present at least, are in
season and calculated TO substitute the late
lsSciting topicR, This new channel for inquiry
- kreieetion BY a free people, sets in with
executive messages, which we have, and do
now, lay before our readers: that of the Pres
| iAnt Some time Since, and of Gov. Brough,
lto-day, which are documents matchless in their
character, and in the amount of useful and
instructive matter which they submit TO the
people through their representatives in those
respective bodies. Hereafter it will be our
province, to furnish the reader with Legislative
proceedings, National and State, which we
will do with pleasure, so far as the subject
shall be interesting, and the columns Of a
weekly journal will permit b..
| In addition to the stir Legislative, a great
move has also just taken place at the Capital
of our Stately several societies, known as the
Sorghum, the Wool Growing, the Agricultu-
raj and Printers societies, which have bat
just been in session, developing the special
merits Of their craft, Which doultlessly are of
vast Importance to the agricultural and other
interests of our State. We have not the
pleasure of belonging to any one of these i'm
portant associations, but lay ourself ont to as
sst in giving publicity to such portion of their
proceedings, as we shall deem of public i'm
portance. Our columns therefore, being be-
spoken, as medium for the diffusion of Leg
islative and all such other organized proceed
ings, or correspondents, whose demands up
on us have always been met with libcrality on
our part unless in ur,y gent and important oc
cas;ons, must therefore not complain, if for
time we fail correspond to their demands
Congress has several grave subjects under con
siderdfion, which call for action during the
present sesson--thc amendment Of the Con-
stitution,--thc repeal of the reciprocity treaty
with England, and the disputed jurisdiction by
of the policy of our foreign relations. The
Legislature of Our State, whose labors are
greatly augmented by the prevailing war, have
great accession ofbusiness, which may protract
the present session much beyond the usual time.
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EsS~ We heretofore announced, that when
Gen. Sherman captured Savannah among
other rich prizes captured on that occasion,
80, 900 bales of cotton fell into the hands Of
the conquerors. At this time VIC have reason
to believe the truth of such statement and
therefore estimate the value of this particular
article, which is worth per bale of 400 pounds
the sum Of S50h estimating ii at Sl.25 per
pound: the gross value Of the article in New
York, this day being worth vast sum of
money--which it is proposed by Congressional
provision, shall be divided among the con-
querors of Georgia In this proposition we
see nothing improper, even though military
force in such matters claim equality with mar
itimo powers capturing the property Of the en-
eny On the high seas, in tie division of the
proceeds among themselves. If the rule ac-
corIing to the practice Of nations does not
work alike in both cases, ii IS time they should
be brought to conform by Legislative intcrpo-
sition, which in this instance we believe is
likely to be the case, and in such event will
nett a nice sum to each of the captors of this
southern city
The capture of Savannah, was terrible
blow to the enemy, not only III political and
territorial point Of view, but i'll the immense
amount of the personality which fell into the
hands of our army, particularly the cotton,
the proceeds of which in British port, they
relied upon for many essentials indispensable
to their Government But the sequence of
all this is rather curious; no sooner do they
overcome the stunning effect of this 10 them,
calamitous' Intelligence, than it is claimed
through the Richmond papers, particularly the
organ of jeff Davis, that the captured cotton
belongs to the British Government, and to
Union citizens" This assumption reminds US
of a certain capture of coin made by Gen.
Butler at New Orleans, which it was claimed
by rebels, belonged to one of the Foreign
powers, and after considerable perjury, was
ordered by our good natured President to be
restored to such power, but which the astute
General afterward traced to the Confederate
trcaSuy-so it will be in this case, should our
Government be weak enough to order the res
toration of the cotton to the British COVERT
ment, it would ultimately pass into the hands
of the British cont,dbandists in payment for
articles furnished for the destruction of our
Government but how and by what hocus po-
Gus system, does the Government Of a pro-
fessedly neutual power, enter into territory
where they are forbidden, both by internation-
al law and treaty stipulations, and treat with
the rebelious subjects of our Government, pur-
chasing and claiming the right to remove
property as though a state of profound peace
prevailcdt II therefore stands to reasoh that
either the declaration of the rebel Govern
ment is an entire fiction, or that the British
authorities have assumed to do what they had
no right whatever, and which of course our
Government will not regard for one moment
The Government of France, some time