Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-05-09
Poor Old Vtrglnia.

We cut the following items from the
Washington Republican Of Monday:
The city Of Fredericksburg, Virginia, has
voted to issue shiuplasters, running as low
as fifty cents, to the amount Of fifty thou.
sand dollars. Richmond aud Norfolk have
already done the same thing, only Rich
mond to six times the amount. There is
no specie in Virginia. Their banks are bro
ken and worthless. So far as Eastern
Virginia is concerned, it is already COM
pIetely ruined. Its negroes are not worth
anything. Its ports are blockaded, and
when they use up the stocks Of their mer-
chants, there will be nothing to buy, and
nothing to buy with. The State is over
whelmed with debt, and now their cities
are rushing into sbinplasters and bank
ruptcy.
Viaginia is full at this moment of hasti-
ly collected leyies. who are furnishing
themselves by forced contributions from
everybody who has anything 10 be taken.
There is doubtless good deal of robbery
for private benefit, which is done under
cover Of this military foraging.
In that part of Virginia near this city,
receipts are given in the name of the State
for the property taken.
MORE SECESSION OUrRAaEs.-At ten
o'clock on Tuesday night last, Mr.. N. For
roster. of Fairfax Court House, Va, and
who has recently erected saw and grist
mill in that place, valued at $4,000, was
waited upon by committee, and ordered
to leave the State before IL o'clock the
next day, which he did. His only offense
was, that be was in favor of the Union.
A drover, himself rather in favor of Sc
cession, started from Fauquier county, on
Friday last, to bring seventy head ofchoice
cattle to this city, which mad already been
sold. Upon his arrival on the outskirts of
Alexandria, they were all seized and taken
from him. He has gone to see the Cover
nor in relation to the matter. His opinion
of the secession cause has considerably
changed within the last few days, and he
now declares for the Union.
A RUMoR.-Tti is reported that Mr.. John
Shakelford, highly respectable citizen of
Dumfries, Virginia, was taken from his
house on Friday, by mob Of secessionists,
and hung with a grape vine, in sight OF his
dwelling. The cause assigned is, that Mr..
Shackvlford was in favor of the Union.
The following characteristic specimen Of
Southern newspapers is taken from the
Norfolk correspondence Of the Petersburg
Erpress::
"a gentleman arrivee here this morning
who, with several others was arrested while
passing through Washington, for being
Southerners, aud taken into the presence
of the august Baboon. He declared that
Lincoln was so drunk he could scarcely
maintain bis seat in the chair, and it was'
notorious in Washington that he Tad been
in state Of beastiy intoxication TOR more
than thirty-six hours. The man is scared
nearly to death, and few people in that city
are in any better condition.
NAVAL REs1eNAT1oNs.-Th gentleman
Of the Navy who thought to embarass the
Government by resigning their Offices, it
appears, have embarrassed themselves. The
Washington Republican learns that the ap-
plications to get back into the service, from
naval officers who had resigned from vari-
Gus causes before the present crisis, iuclu
ding a large number from the South, exceed
designations. Also, that the re-
tired, list contains many names, which may
be advantageously transferred to the active
list. The navy is neither embarrassed, or
likely to be embarrassed, by any want of
officers.