The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-12-26
COrarsrONDENCE.
JrrrERsoS CRY, MIssouRt,
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hourly looking for an attack on thls place
hy the rebel forccs. The loyal mon ii was
said, we're making preparations to send their
wives and fmid.ee toSt. Louis and get things
inreadlnees TO give the enemy warm rooel-
ton AZ tho same time reports came into
Sedaliu, a point sky miles west from here
that the rebels were marching on that town
and Union merchants there packed up TO-
gclhcr with their wives and families so that
they would hc safc in case tho icdcrals
were unable 20 hold the iown--not knowing
that we were expecting an attack here also.
Bat nothing haB yet been seen of the rcb.
c!s, either here or at S,dala. aud the latost
reports are that they are moving in a more
westerly direction SO il is not likely that
wo ehall ace them soon. If at all,
The city is but poorly protected at present,
considering the importance OF holding the
point, anil vast amount of Government
stores there and he-e.
At present there arc about one million
rations of subsistence stores, large amount
OF army clothing some 800 or 900 mules
and horses, aud other government property
at this point There arc stationed here about
5000 Federal troops. but VIC have very IT.
tie artillery, aud therefore could not hold
the place against any Considerable furcc.
Between us and the enemy, however, at
different points there me- at least 81. 900
Federal troopa, anl although the rchcls
might not march in here before our troops
could concentrate, they would he likely 10
do 80 in time to cut of their retreat or else
cage them here.
From tho latest reports we learn that the
rebel army arc divided UP into several
squu Is. and are marching through the south
west part of the State towards Kansas, mur-
dcrmg, pillagmg and devastating the coun-
try as they go.
Ia not this a hard state Of affairs in Il
country so lately occupied by onr Federal
lorcc2 What cda b. the policy of the
powers that be? Why was our whole
army ordered back from Springfield, when
at ouo time we held The whole State in our
possession, aud with one blow more seces.
son in Missouri would have been etlectnalIy
killed2 Why is the whole eouth-westgivcn
mp 10 the mercy Of the rebels, and Union
men allowed to bc murdered, OF driycu from
their homes, while we have 10000 Federal
troops at points where they are least rccd-
ell and lying idle week after week VIM
dre ro5oiS pyotecied and Union men iG
unprotected? These are questions thnt are
asked by loyal men OF Missouri, not in a
spirit OF lnult-lindng, but because we can.
NOT see inc pOllCN ol It,
II ia n fact beyond dispute that the scccs-
sionsls OF this state are better protected
than the loyal people. This very town ia
full OF socessionists, and a correspondence
is continually kept up between them and
the rebel army and they boast it all over the
town, on the street; and in the bar-rooms.
Officers of the Federal army havo been ar
raigncd before the commander of this post
AN tn ,,t
when in doing SO they have found arms and
sccesh Tags secrcted in them. Ifmcn are
arrested as spies they are discharged with
ont eXummat. on If property is taken from
seccsslonlsts, 1t is given up 10 them. II
Union people, fleeing for their lives, come
in he for p otect on aud aid, no not'c' Is
taken OF thcm by those whose duty it ought
to be TO all and protect them. And such
is lilo in Missouri Who, under such cir
cumStancos could blame every loyal c.t,1cn
OF the Salc il they should turn secession
ists2 They would ho better pros C ed ii
they should.
1t spernaps policy that the Union people
should feel ali the horrors OF civil war, and
the disloyal pcoplc none OF it but some Of
us cannot see il 50.
Have you read the prooamat'on Of Gen.
St2rlny Price 10 the people of Missouri ?"
Il j. precious document In the first
place the rebel cN-G ptcruor. Claih JaoEson,
gets together some where in remote re-
giou half dozen members of the ld.e leboi
legislature, anl they declare tao S,.;o ont
OF TIE Onion and turn il over. soul and
body, to jeff Davis 4 Co. S,cyliuE Price
then comes OF, with u long proclamation.
which hring summed up is about thiR:
Il must have A000l mon, 10000 rohbcrs
80, 600 villains, $4,000 cut.throatS. 10000 of
tho deepest dyed seccssonists in the State
or Missouri. Don't stay at home to protect
youc property for yon can make more than
you are worth by joining my band of high
way robbers; for besides what we mako as
we so along thore is Si00,000,000 worth of
immovablc property belonging to the Union
citizens of Missouri, and when we have
driven thcm all out, wo will divide the
SpoilS! So come on my brave mca, 10000
Sterling Price, Brig, Cen, Commaudmg,'
II mot very surprising that such a pro-
clamaNon ia having its effect among tho So
Gosh. Ii is Just Their style and thcYc is
no doubt but very many have alrea ~ re-
spondcl TO it,
The weather still continues mild ami
pleasant. We hai one slight tall of snow
aud for two days it WAS singing cold; but
with Tint exception mover saw more bean
titul weather than we have had here for the
past eight weeks.
There are about 500 sick soldiers in the
hospital here, cannot STE why it is that SO
many are sick 1t is most solemn sight
to see military funeral procession, march
ug through the street with slow and steady
tread, preceded by band of music playing
solemn funeral march. There is not day
passes here but that more than one poor
sol,licr is thus carried to his last, long rest
ing place. A.E.P.
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