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Newspaper
Pomeroy Weekly Telegraph
Location
Pomeroy, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1861
Page
2
Disturbing Confederate War dispatches recount savage rhetoric toward rebels and a warning of Cherokee fighters under Gen. Jackson as a portent of brutal conflict. Reports include claims of a Virginia voting mess and plans for a large Union army, plus letters from the West describing troop movements, civilian welcomes, and warnings of violence amid secession.
A May 24 1861 Cincinnati Commercial extract denounces Confederate overreach in Brownsville. It warns citizens born outside the South face ten days to depart, or be embargoed and conscripted by vigilantes, with property loss and peril for loyal Unionists. The piece contrasts with more brutal regimes, condemning local tyranny and coercion.
A transcribed circular from the Confederate Post Office warns South readers that starting June 1 the U S postal system in Confederate areas will be shut and all mail bags locks keys stamps and other postal properties must be returned or inventoried The message directs postmasters to report their ledgers and balances with the United States and cites regulations from 1859 with signatures of Postmaster General Joani Tragan
Governor Dennison dispatches W A Platt to pay Ohio Volunteers for nine months at once. Platt delivers funds and seeks guidance on vouchers or treasury notes. Reports claim clothing shortages are overstatement, with supplies arriving. Virginia and Confederate updates follow, noting post office restrictions and Patterson proclamation to loyal troops.
Reproduced notices show Porterfield directing destruction of rails and bridges westward from Grafton to cut telegraph links to Washington. A Virginia youth Elmer Loom writes home from the looming Alexandria engagement, while a Harper’s portrait sketches reporters as roving item hunters. Also reported: European dispatches, Gen Scott and Navy chief Welles’ labors, Virginia treason laws, and Ohio public works leased to Dugan & Co.
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