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Newspaper
Pomeroy Weekly Telegraph
Location
Pomeroy, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1861
Page
2
The piece lists public officials from Hamilton to Athens and Gallia and quotes a Unionist platform supporting the United States government. It notes a patriotic sermon, temperance talk, and a wartime tone urging unity, while reporting on local fast day observances and civic concerns amid Civil War press.
In Richmond papers a vivid scene is described with rebel officers killed at Manassas laid out near Calhoun’s statue, hailed by Southern readers as a fitting altar to treason. The piece laments Calhoun’s lifelong work for secession and portrays the officers as offerings to the God of Secessionists.
The piece argues Union progress along the border is likely to bring stirring times as Confederate fortifications near Washington are completed and batteries placed on the Potomac. It critiques Congress for ending fugitive slave policy and predicts political shifts amid wartime mobilization, urging stricter enforcement and loyalty measures.
We declare our belief the Democratic ticket in Ohio will be beaten by at least seventy five thousand on Tuesday. Our reasoning cites honest Democrats repelled by Vallandighams and Medalies and their patriotism to self government. Northern Tory arrests and government telegraph record closures expose traitors and shake conspirators. Murder will out.
Gen Fremont writes from St. Louis that he faces a field battle against a mobile enemy while defending a wide line from Leavenworth to Paducah and promises to stand firm for the country. He denounces unfounded charges and insists that attacks against his character harm the Union effort. The piece also cites reactions on war policy, with commentary on compromise and a broader plan for a spring campaign to defeat the rebellion across multiple theaters led by Union generals and expeditions.
The article argues for utilizing enslaved people as spies to monitor Confederate movements, criticizing General Patterson for returning fugitive slaves. It cites Napoleon and Bull Run lessons, suggests black guides could reveal enemy plans, and condemns recoiling from integrating freed slaves as intelligence assets. It also notes forthcoming appearances by Dr. Wortman and reports on cavalry actions and staff appointments in the war.
Execution sale notices detail parcels in Coalport and Bedford Township Meigs County. Properties include four acres in Coalport part of lot No 6 and a salt company land, with appraisals around 14000 and 550 dollars. Sales to be conducted at the Meigs County Court House under sheriff officers. dates November 1861 and November 4 1861.
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