Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-10-03

THE following extract from letter from
Mr. John Phillips, formerly of this county.
but now of Missouri, to friend here, will
be read with interest. Mr.. Phillips is well
known in this section, and his statements
can be relied upon. Ho Indignantly denies
tho silly falsehood circulated here short
time ago that he had become inflicted with
Secesh, and gives Heaton's Southern
brethren" fits.
LEXINGTON, Mo-, Sept. 8, 1861.
After long time, | now take NV non TO
write you n few lines concerning the reason
for not writing sooner. Well, we have been
in the midst of revolution here, the mails
have been stopped, and nothing but military
or mob law has prevailed here for the hst
three weeks until last Sabbath the Secession
or State troops left Lexington, and have
gone South, that place being reinforced by
Government troops, and after throwing
bomb into their camp, they left in hot haste,
having two beeves partly dressed and ten
head not slaughtered, aud ono hundred
barrels of corn, telling as they passed us,
that water had become scaice in the Fair
Ground where they were encamped, and
that they were going to the Black water, a
stream about eight or ten miles South of
where we live, which was all false, they were
moving tosave their bacon, and after boast
ing for more than week that the next day
they would take Lexington But they have
lelt,& Lexington is in pos eSsion Of the Gov
ernment troops. They are also largely re-
iniorced, and it is said that a company has
gone in pursuit of the Sccessionisis. which
may he true. The whole force of the State
troops is from eight to twelve hundred, and
part of them old men, and Others who
have fled with them for protection, fearing
the consequences, ii they stayed behind. -
For the present we have peace, which is n
very desirable thing TO us all after beirg
harrassed tor two weeks by them, both day
and night, afraid to be seen and running to
brush to hide when they we're near
You seem to think very strange that
should turn SecessoDist, when | had all INV
time been n Union man in Ohio. You could
not think more strange than did that any
individual in Ohio or elsewhere, should re-
port such thing of me. Whoever that
person was he is base liar and scoundrel. &
can think of no milder terms to use to
convey what feel. Perhaps if they know
that have been prisoner in the hands of
the Secession party, they would quit their
lvinr | was taken from INV hon,e ohout
mid might. one night bv ak armed mon ,nJ
started iar the Secession C,nn wb;ch "mu "ai
at that time twelve miles from bom" R"t R
before we cot tbera the C,mn h, hrnte, % un
and thew aid nat know oxactlv what ~ DO do
with me- md bogan bold;n, narIev ~ w;tb ub
some Secessionist' what thev baJ bestI',,Ia I
with me I saw that thew were NJ n los ~
know how to act: md when thev come m ,' 10 mo ~
n rain | demanded trial or 70 he % rcIeasnJ aS 0
The leader mid he ousscd 7 would have ;" 90
m Waynosbnrgb i wanted ~ Lno,s Wv f.
thew would NOT trv me- there / waa a w;lI;nss lEIms
to m he triad there or onvwbors % eisc I" bm, !
must m be tried or released that ,bsy I hoj
takon M, AWAY from NV Gn;lv NJ n t;,,a; %
Tho n;ght when they wonld have ~" vsrv r"'' un :"
nleasant faal;ngs nnt;l thew would e;,Ier ; s s.o
ar hear fom me- An Old Secess;on % ,sn,,;ro ire
heard mo tell my story and d;d no, ,4une aae
anvtbing yery bad tbat Ind done u and 'se so
thsv conclndsd 1 MIGHT 10 h"mo wbara "nn
landed abont noon re next % dav 70 the o, grot;.
f;cat;on of friends and ne;sbhSrs ,"v anJ s sw;,h
increased indgnation at the rebels o Of " our