The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-12-19
Our Trip 20 Kentucky.

Lexington railroad. There are two reg
imcnts at Camp King--the 10th Kentucky
and 10th Ohio; the former new regiment
and lacking several companies Of the requir
cd number. The location is very pleas
ant one, situated M il IL on level plain of
somo two miles in length and one in breadth.
Immediately north of the camp, on the top
of the range of hills, which surround New
port and Covington, is constructed a bat
terry of two 32-poundcrs, and on the oppo-
cite side Of tie Licking river is located a
battery of ak guns, two 32-pounders and
four 24-poundcrs. These two batteries COM
mand the railroad, river and the surround
ing country for a distance of four to six
miles. There arc also number Of other
batteries, located Mt convenient points all
along on the circle of hills on the Kentucky
shore. The Ohio boys were enthusiastic
for tho UniOn--thc Kentuckians had little
to say, except the expression of fear that
Congress was trying to make this war for
the annhilatiOn Of the institution Of slavery,
instead of war for the preservation of the
Union. While at Camp King, an incident
occurred which may not bc unintcresting.
A lady, who had been acting the gentleman
in soldiers clothes for two months or more,
had, by her courteous behavior, attracted
the attention of the commissioned officers.
Happening TO meet the rcgimcntal physi-
clan in Covington, that officer invited the
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She begged to he excused but was finally
prevailed upon to drink, after which she
and her friend scparated-thc one returning
to camp, and the other continuing her per-
ambulations about town. Soon after, how
ever, the liquor began TO take effect, and
she was picked up by the police and con-
veycd to tho watch-housc, where her sex
WAS discovered. She was subsequently re-
turned to camp, and the matter being ex-
planned, (she claiming to have "lovyer in
the army whom she was anxious to meet,)
the physician at once gave her position
as nurse in his department
Our curiosity concerning the Notifications
about the Queen City having been satisfied
We left for the Falls City, where we arrived
on Monday, Just in time to learn that Gen
Nelson's brigade had that morning left for
Elizabeth town. Col. Norton's regiment be-
longs to this brigade. The destination of
the troops, moving in this direction, is sup
posed to be Bowling Green. The probalil-
ity of battle at Bowling Green is not gen.
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rebels will stand their gronnd, while others
seem rs confident that they will retire to-
ward Columbus, to assist in protecting that
point. The attack on Columbus will prob
the floating batteries on the Mississippi
from the direction of Paducah and from a
point below Bowling Green. At least such
seems to be the opinion among military
men. The lath Ohio was at Lebanon. We
visited about a half dozen cncampments
below Louisville, and two on the Indiana
side of the Ohio, some two miles back OF
Jeifcrsonville, where the troops seemed tC
be we'll contented, although many of then
are in the enjoyment of very poor health
1t seems that large number of the troopi
are lily able to rorego the hardships attend
ing the service of Uncle Sam, and they Ions
for the adoption of apolicy that will author
ize the acceptance of negro help to do til,
drudging work of tho army.
Viewing the question of the policy of tn,
government, from the standpoint we occu
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conclusion that declaration of Congress I,
order the arming of slaves, sanctioned h,
the President, would prove heavy burdel
. for the real Unionists of that State to breast
against the combined power and influence
OF the Kentucky "secesh," and that part,
, of Unionists, whose friends and SONS are il
, the rebel army. Tho disunionists of Ken
lucky have all along held up this policy a
being one of the chief objects of the prescn
I Administration, with view TO induce tn
! Unionists to join thcm i'll one common caus
against the aggrcssions of the North I;
i but the Unionists have nobly and success
fully beat back the monster, "secesh," b,
a lieving that the object of the Governmer
7 was to put down the rebellion, and restor
the rebel states to tho position they one
occupied in this glorious old Union.
i conversation with several prominent Kel
l. tucky Union men, we found that they rea'
A lily endorsed the propriety of employing ii
e coniiscated slaves of tho rebels in the wor
.e of digging trenches, building tOrtifcatioi
,f and camp drudgery in general, but the
- could not see how n slave could be put u
,e der a course of training and be made effe
e tive; besides it was virtually placing Il
n. negro, on military equality with the viii
d, man. 70 place arms in the hands of Il
~ slaves and turn them against their oppre
n. sors, unless divided into small platoons Al
H. put under tho controlling power of twi
II their number of whites, would be to pla
tho lives Of men, women and children,
respective of age, at the mercy of q ia
N whose thirst for retaliation would know
in bounds, when once fired up to the point
,o reaking their revenge. Such cour
\. they thought would be followed by I
g very worst consequences. Judging frC
~, the course of the Louisville Journal,
~ in evident that the secessionists W
make some capital out Of the prese
dOings of Congress, no matter how cC
L. serystive may be their actions but I
ITnioniats will undoubtedly remain "A mai