The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-12-04

that such a blow was not indicted
They generally confessed that IL they
could not hold Kentucky, they were
done. Some of the men, it is said,
wept, when they found they had to re-
turn to Tennessee, for they said they
would starve. If the war we're vigor-
ously pushed now, it might soon be over,
and thousands of the Southern people
would rejoice, as we'll as ourselves.
On the 18th ofOctober, tho FIRST Of
our citizens who had been driven from
their homes, returned. In a few days
Others came, and others, till we felt We
were no longer in Dixie" but sur
rounded by our friends once more
Union people were ovcrjoyed. It Is
said that some wept tears ofjoy. l saw
Que lady whose eyes were filed with tears,
expressing her gratitude that VIC were at
last out Of rebeldom
The sick rebel soldiers left here by
Bragg we're paroled by our men. They
we're glad to be paroled, and said they
had now some hope ofgetting home
But one Of them told me, that ho knew
they could not get home, but they
would be detained in tho rebel lines till
they could be exchanged, and then COM
PEELED to 90 into the ranks again. This
is hard, when many Of them are Union
men.
They left about 80 sick here, aud I
suppose that one-half of them died
They seemed completely exhausted, by
over exertiou and forced marches, and
soon sunk to the grave. visited them
several times and exhorted them to look
to Christ, the Savior Of all sinners
Hundreds of their sick we're loft all
along the road. Some died on the road
side, some crept to strawstacks and died
aud some were taken to private houses
to die. They were compelled to march
as long as it was possible to walk. o,
war great are thy evils, terrible tho
calamities that follow in thy train !
These men were lately our fellow citi.
gems and friends, and might still have
been so, but for this wicked rebol
lion.
As the question who is to blame for
the war, is sometimes discussed in Ohio,
| will give you an anecdote bearing on
that point.
Some time last summer, was dining
with Mr.. Barklcy, friend Of mine in
the country. We were discussing tho
origin of the war. lie said that three
years ago, Mr. Singleton, then mem
Der of Congress from Mississippi,
had dincd with him. MIR. Singleton
was q relation of MIR. Barkley. He had
gone from Kentucky to Mississippi,
aud had there been elected to Congress.
Mr.. Singleton said to MIR. Barkley,
I'VE are determined to have Confader-
acv of the Southern States. We aro
thoroughly organized, and have all our
plans laid, and tce intcnI to nrake use Of
tie negro question to get The people along
cith US. The Government is too large
there are not offices enough for all, and
we intend to set up for ourselves. ~
This conversation occurred three
years ago, and year before Mr., Lin
} coins election. Was il not wicked for
ambitious men thus deliberately to lay
plans to precipitate the Southern peO-
pie into rebellion lL -.
= think tho division of tho Methodist
Church also contributed largely to bring
about the rebellion. While the church
remained undivided, the preachers North
and South bore with each other, and
cast over each others feelings the mantle
of charity But after the division, they
became pitted against each other as hos
tile parties. Each magui6ed the faults
, of the other. One side became excess
ivcly pro slavery, the other excessively
anti.slavery. Some in the North want
ed to break up the Government, be-
cause the Constitution allowed slavery
in all the States In the South they
wished to break it up because slavery
was not universal Tho controversy
went into the pplpit, tho press took 1t
, up, oil the churches North and South
we're infamed, and the war of words
became the wsHof the cannon and the
: sword. Thousands and thousands havc
already perished but where is the end
|, and how il this strife to be healed y
Lord, override it all for thy own glory
. and thegood ofour bleeding country Let
;, peace aud happiness be restored once
more. j. McD. MATHEWS.
BARGAIN.-A iudicrous transaction
in which each party thiuks he has cheats