Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1861-10-17
~A few days since, we noticed il

EA few days since, we noticed in
the Eastern papers, that KaDawhs VAL
ley was "cleaned out" and secession in
that region q "desd dog" From the
same source we learn that washington
is SAFE" If they are as widely mis-
taken in the lsst as the first. troops
should hurry on to the Federal city
with all speed. Kanawha Valley cleaned
oat indeedI We think il much easier to
clean out the Union men than the Sc.
eeshers. We doubt much il a score of
effective Union men can be found along
the banks Of that river. Only last Fri
day q Government boat was fred into
ct Red House BY a gang Of marauding
Seoessionists who made their appear
snce suddenly. from behind the houses
IN that traitoreus village. They at.
tempted to shoot the pilot, and from the
appearance of the pilot house being rid
died with balls, it n miraculous how he
escaped. He left the wheel, ran down
over the desk amid shower Of balls.
leaving the vessel to her own course
The engineer however by working one
engine and wheel, managed to turn her
round and she came back to Gallipolis.
Two hundred and forty horses we're on
board of her. The Silver Lake, also
Government boat, coming down from
Gauley, Love in sight at the time Of the
firing, and although she had cannon
loaded with grape, Immediately turned
back, instead of firing upon the town
as she ought to have done. 1t is high
time our Government would open their
eyes to the fact that war exists yet, on
the Kanawhs. General Co1's mild sys-
tenn Of swearing these gentry and al
lowing them to 60 free is only child's
play. Capt. Bags snake hunters take
the proper course with them. and that
is, leave them where they find them
The story Of the Irishman swearing the
rattlesnake and setting it free, aptly il
illustrates the frst-the terror the trait
ors have, of the snake hunters prove
the second-war ended forsoothl They
have not begun to 6ght--such demons
as Wise and jenkins will only cease
their hellish acts, when they cease TO
exist-not before. They well know
that for them there is no hope of par
don. Death is their fate, and rendered
desperate by the thought. they are re-
solved to ft themselves for high official
snsisns in the bottomless pit, by inflict-
ing as much misery and bloodshed as
possible on their fellow creatures.
They well know, that amongst the
eitizens of KansWhs they incur no dam
ger. Their love for the Union is Of
that weak, negative kind, which neither
benefits the Union, nor Injuries Seces-
sion. So that they can remain in undis-
turbed possession Of their property. it
matters little to them which party pre-.
vails-as it now stands our troops have
to pay the highest prices for any thing
they need, whilst the traitors either
steal il, or pay in Confederate bonds
We are of opinion, that the Union men
about Red House are not the brsvest men
IN the world, or they would certainly
have given the traitors warm recep-
ton, or at least notified the officers of
the boat, what they might expect
General Pope's plan Of quartering a
body of troops on such delinquents,
might have beneficial effect. Gen
eril Rosecrans would be justified in do
ingso at Red House and thus teach those
people that to them, Secession is, to say
the least OF it, "costive."