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Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-11-07
a s.XYhipnIng Hon.e,,,

A correspondent Of the Missouri Democrat,
writing from Helena, Arkansas, under date OF
September 9th, describes as follows, one Of the
beauties OF the "peeulinr institution;
"Perhaps your readers are not aware that
whipping negroes is regular business in some
parts of The south; but such is undoubtedly the
case Improved machinery has been invented
and put into operation, and whipping is done by
Wholesale
"An institution of this kind is located at MAY
ena, twenty five miles from this place on the
St Francis road. The whipping house." as it
is called is about ak feet in diameter and ten
feet high. A shaft runs from bottom TO top; on
the upper cud is small cog wheel running hor-
izontally, into which large wheel works. The
lpropeling power is robust negro. Attached to
the shaft are leather thongs or straps about two
inches wide. Lashes arc inserted in these,
and when the shaft is in motion they reach to
the walls The straps extend from the feet to
the neck. Near by is the Office and stripping
house. Here the victims are divested Of their
clothing, and five or six are placed in the tor
ture-room the door being fastened, the negro on
the hold ofthe crank; the proprietor with watch
in hand orders the machine to be put in motion.
Around whirls the shaft at the rate of two hun
dred revolutions per minute, with straps and
lashes extended, bruisiDg and laeerating the
poor victims with thousands of blows extending
from head to feet Fifteen minutes is consid-
cred by the roprietor-HamPton Jones--to be
a reasonable time to grind a batch of human
flesh, and then it is so very cheap, costing but n
dollar per head / do think it very nearly equals
hell ITSELF Nothing for human tortue could be
more terrible A thousand scorpions singing
their flesh would not inhict more punishment.
At the expiration of the time the poor bleeding.
quiyering victims are brought out more dead
than alive. The plantations for miles send their
grsts TO this mill to be ground and the propri-
etor has been doing thriving business until'th
Union troops came and consequently Othellos
occupation was ruined.'
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-11-07


We might fil columns with notices Of out
ragca committed by the insurgept officers on
Union officers ard men who Md BEEN cspfulad
by lben. Butit were needless. As speclmena
we note lFo or thfeo which We have from tie
beAt of authority: III a skitmish between some
400 Jnian cavalry and aboui 500 rebel cavnlry,
near Barllstowu, % our army was putsning
Bragg. the U nion force waa hnffunnded, and md
to cut their way through the rebels; in the fight,
two privatcs Of the Second Kentucky Cavalry
-=0ne named Rood. of Company IL, and the 9th
er Of Company-B we're wounded, and surrender
ed themselves as prisoners, and gave up their
arms. The member Of Company b, was lying
on the ground, and his dead or wounded horse
lying upon him. After their surrepder and
theif arms were taken from thcnl both were
! murdered.
In tho same skirnish, Capt Bateman Of Com
pany IA and Lieut.. Arthur Of Company b. were
captured by five Texan Rangers after they had
expanded all their ammunition, On being tak-
en- to the rear Of the rebels the officers wcre de-
livsred over TO Con. Bidell, who had them tied
to the iale Of q wagon, and forced 10 march thus
that night for thirty miles foot, without coats,
and through dust half leg deep. In response to
the protest Of the officers the chivalrous Lidell
cursed them as YANKEES scoundrelsi
Opthe Goth instant when Morgan's band of
numbering marauders captured and DESTROYED
the wagon train at Cox's Greek, a sick teamster
who was unable to get out Of wagon, was ruth
Iessly murdered, and his body burnt mp in the
wagon. And boy with the train, member Of
an Illinois regiment, who had been captured
and regularly parolled by Kirby Smith, was shot
aud killed, because he showed his parol; aud
claimed the rights which belong to parolled
lprisoneri And three other Federal soldiers who
had exhibited similar parols, were also murdered
on the road to Lebanon Junction, because they
gave out in the double-quick march required Of
them to keep before the cavalry.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-11-07

The President has Heard of the Election.
Senator Wilson of Massachusetts,, made
speech at Cambridgeport, Tuesday even
ing, in the report of which we notice the
following statement:
"The other day called on the President
with an earnest Douglas Democfat Of Mas
sachusetts The ncws had just come to the
President Of these defeats of his supporters
in those States, and the President seemed
bowed down, as have seen him bowed
down, when intelligence Of tho defeat Of
our armies in tho field came upon him, and
he said: "I confess that / am grieved al
the results of these elections. This intelli
gence will go TO Europe; il will be con
strued there as condemnation Of the
war; il will encourage the leading rebels
and nerve the arms Of the rebel soldiers
fighting our men in the field. It is true,
said the President, many of these NOR
elected profess to be war Democrats; buI
the resolutions of their convictions the tone
of their leading presses, and their general
action, will be construed everywhere agains
the cause of our country"
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-11-07


a clergyman who has recently escaped
from The soush after a tsrribIe persecution,
thus relates a part Of his personal expert.
ence. The perpetrators Of these Internal.
villAinics are the Ones whom the tories of
the North would WOO back by ofFersOf peace
and compromise: = tI 4fr.s
IL was seized by the rebels, heavily
iroued, and placed, with eighty Others, in =.
Southern prison. !
"My crime was that had used seditious
language, % as they term Il there, had
talked Union talk.
"While | was in that prison numbers Of
Us were led out and shot"
"At tirst they supplied collins for those
that were shot but tho groat number Of
execnEons ptevented'the supply or cofins,
so they dug hole in the ground. and made
them sit down on the brink of the hole. and
there was certain number Of soldiers who
advanced and fred three balls into the
brain and three into the heart, and this was
the mode Of execution"
"They sent after me with bloodhounds: /:
yes, bloodhouuds; they hunt the Union
troops now with these animals"
"With regard to the Proclamation,
think it is right"-[reason given that tho
slaves do army, plantation, and farm work
and labor as blacksmiths, "mskiug swords
and knives TO cut tho throats Of Union
troops" etc,l
"When | was at Macon, last summer,
six negroes were executed and one was
burned in the streets. When was at that
Presbyterian Synod preached to large
congregation of slaves; il was the largest
congregation I ever spoke to 10 my life
With one exception, that Of the minister
who sat beside me, they were all slaves yet
one-third were whittier than am"
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-11-07
Gen. Ro.ecra,,. Io his ARMY.

From the congratulatory Order Of Gen.
Rosecrans 10 the Army Of tho Mississippi
announcing The result of the battle of Cor
inth, We copy as follows:
have now received the reports of tho
various commanders. have now to tell
you that the magnitude Of the stake, the
battle and the results, become more than
ever apparent. Upon the issue of this fight
depended the possession of West Tennes-
see, and perhaps even the fate Of operations
in Kentucky. The entire available force
of the rebels in Mississippi, save a few gar
risons and small reserve, attacked you.-
They were commanded by Van Dorm, Price,
Villipique, Rust, Armstrong, Maury, and
others, in person. They numbered, accord.
ing to their own authorities, nearly 10000
men, almost double your own numbeis.-
You fought them into tho position we de-
sired. On the Sd, punishiDg them terribly,
and on the 4th in three hours after the in
fautry entered into action they were COM
pletely beaten. You killed and buried IL
423 officers and men, some Of their most
distinguished officers falling, among whom
was the gallant Col. Rogers of the I'd Tex
as, who bore their colors at the head of his
stormipg column to tho edge of the ditch
of battery Robinet, where he fell.
| Their wounded, at the usual ratio, must
exceed 5000. You took 2,26s prisoners
among whom are 1877 field officers, captain:
and subalterns, representing 90 regiment;
Of infantry, l6 of cavalry, l3 batteries oi
artillery, . battalions making SO regiments
l3 batteries, Z battaions, besides severa
companies. You captured $500 stand ol
small arms, IA stands of colors, pieces Of
artillery and large quantity Of equipments
You pursued his retreatipg columns forty
miles in force, with Infantry, and sixty miles
with cavalry, and were ready to follow him
to Mobile, if necessary, had you received
orders.
| l congratulate you on these decisive re
suits. In the name of the people, l thanl
you. i beg you to unite with mo in giviOf
thanks to the great Master Of allfor ouryic
! tory fs.t.,f / .s.s - G-e
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-11-07
strong bat sound,

Parson Brownlow goes at the character of the
rebels with sledge-hammer blows. He said in
Chicago on Saturday night last:
II believe, as have believed from the first,
that we are in the midst of a war inaugurated
by the Southern conspirators. deny that this
is an abolition war, inaugnrated by Abolition
ists. CApplause. but the men of South Car
olina, Alabama, Mississippi Georgia, and all the
powers of hell inaugurated this hellish war
Great applause.] 1t originated in the South,
withthe worst men that God Almighty permit
ted to breath the air of Heaven, and If you have
a States Prison in Illinois
A Voice--SYes, strong one"
MIR. BrownlOw--''A gentleman says you have
peDitentiary in illinois, ], of course must be
a stranger TO the inmates Of that institution
Claughter,J but declare in the fear of God to-
night, that one-hah, yes two thirds, Of the men
in that penitentihry are better men than any Of
the leaders OF the rebellion at the South Icheers
aud II | were not afraid, tomorrow being Sum
day, Of bringing upon my head controversy
With some Of the clergyInen, many of whom are
no doubt in this large assembly, would give IL
as my honest conviction, that there are better
men in hell Tonight than the leaders Of this re-
bsllion. CImmense cheering and lauglitsr.l
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-11-07

DrEp.-In hay-loft at Bellfontaine, O.,
poor Magdalen-young, gloriously beauti-
ful-but oh how fallen-scarce 20 years
of age-dying alone-aone in the dark
some night, no delcacies, no tender minis.
tration Of mother, sisters, or brothers.
God pity the women who cried, ego
stone her to deathp Shame, shame on
community who did not give decent bu-
rial to the poor despised dust-whose
crime in life, 10 the eyes of tho world, con-
sisted more in her failure to conceal her
guilt than in the commission ofit.
Young men who every Sunday partake
of bread and wine at the communion table,
are known 10 have brought, or caused her
to be brought there. From all We can
learn, the poor creature was dragged, and
abused till death took her away.
The voices of hundreds cried "awfule-
but good enough for herP Oh, woman,
what justice, what honor, what delicacy is
there in reconiling from that poor, fallen
sister, whilo you ioeicome with brilliant
homage those by whom she fclli
Men, old and young, who seduce, who
drag down women toruin--and leave them to
suffer the guilt-to die-to be refused even
pauper's burisl-are laughed at, petted
-patronized By womea 10 the church aud
out Why Because he has money; be-
cause women are consummate fools, willing
to fawn aud Hatter any one, if they have
fine cloth and fne manners. These men
are shocked very little Just now, but they
will 90 on, smiling, smoolhertongued, fiat.
tered, honored, welcomed into refined socie.
ty, entertained in respectable homes.
Oh, Justice, Love and Mercy, when will
thy reign be inaOguraiod upon the earthf--
Poor, young girl--but little time ago no
\ fairer, pureF child nesled upon mothers
bosom, OF orprattled at fathers knce--a bright
and Joyous childbood-aDd then the grave
took tho mother life was .ciohded- d-bel
\ sunny sky A0ersast with sempiatiS6 lhs
sister married. is courted amo6g the wealt
thy and arislocEatic in the land, The faith
er married again. OF che home. from this
point We have no means Of knowing
| tits fair to infer that aself-wiled, handsome
girl would be wild and giddy wonld moi
brook restraint, thought She could live and
love safely wherever she pleased. She
met yultures, caFriOn crows, libsrtines
Christians, ~ yes, mon who claim to be
/ Christians, wolves in Sleeps clothing, they
consumed her-and women, who ought
rather to ayenge her death, will continue to
denounce the victim and smile upon the
destroyer Olive Branch.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-11-07


Mr.. Story, nllilor Of the Chicago Times,
the seccsh sheet Of that city, got a terrible
casyiratioh atthe bands of Parson Brown
low on Saturday sight last in bis speech.
Referring to sone slanderous article re-
gardiua himself which had been published
in the Tines, tho Person said Of tho cd
itor:
II do not know whether tho man who
wrote il is hero or not, nor do | care. but
you may see him il l don't Give him my
compliments, and tell him for mo that he
is both liar and scouudrel Immense
applause. He boards at the Sherman
house so do l. Tell him that am person
ally accountable TO him at any. limo for any
insult l offer to him or anybody, here or
elsewhere. [Renewed applause / He is q
pretty, lying, lousy, drunken, devil to talk
about me. TChcers and lauehter.] To
talk about my change in politicsl He has
been Lecompton and Anti-Lecompton, Ab.
olition aud Anti-Aboltion. He has been
everything by turns, and nothing long
His own party at Detroit served written
notice on him that he must leave there in
twenty,four hours. Give the lying. sland-
ering sconndrel my compliments, and tell
him that have lived 10 peace and bar
mony for twenty-five years with my wife,
and he can't say that and tell the truth
| ICheers and laughter. Tell bin that ]
have lived at home and been satisfied with
one woman. He can't say that and tell the
truth. [Sensa,ion and laughter.] Tell
him he is blackguard, q scoundrel and a
liar, aud l will stay hero until Monday
morning to atone for this if he wants TO-
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-11-07
morgan,s Division.

General Morgan's division was to go to
the Kanawhs with General Cox, but cor
respondent of the Commercial writes that
an entrance into East Tennessee cannot be
made from the Kanawba this year, and
therefore this division goes down the Ohio
to join Rosecrans. The writer says:
''The river at Gallipolis bad risen three
feet, and was still on the rise. This rise
set all the steamboats, 10 motion, and ha.
como Just 10 time to float General Morgan's
division, mostly East Tennssseeans, dowr
tho river toianotber scene Of action They
are noloBger needed 10 the KhBRwha Val
ley and how cheerfully they will turn theil
back on that hated. country. Hnrrsh fol
Rosecrapsi Go in, old boy, and make the
seeeders smell powder before Christmas
and II you wantljjust the bulliest little di
vision in the army for an advance guard
call ou Morgan and his East Tennessee
ane.f b1rf & q ef1sffer7 co.'s Uggf 80 sri
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-11-07

Mas. FREMoNr AsA AUTnoREss.- -"The
Story of tho Guard; a Chronicle of the
War;" is the title of volume soon to be is
sued from the press Of Messrs. Ticknor &
Fields. The writer is Mrs Jessie Fremont
the well known wife Of the General. Col
onel Benton's daughter no doubt is skill
full writer, and she will record in her forth
coming book many romantic incidents, aut
telling home truths appeitaining to her bus
bands much abused campaign in Missouri
We understand the volume will contain sew
eral private domestic letters Of great inter
est from her husband and his soldiers
The profits Of the book are to be devoted
BY Mrs. Fremont to the support of the wild
ows and children Of the fallen brave officers
who perished in the Springfield fight
Such book by such writer will be vel
come volume cverywherc.--Boston Tran
script
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-11-07
The President Taiks % cen. Mcclellan


George Wilkes, 10 the Spirit ofMs Times,
relates that the President had a very faith
erly talk with his young General, McClell-
an, during his recent visit to the field AT
an interview in the Generals tent, the Pres
ident communicated to him in strailfor-
ward manner the decisions Of the Cabinet
in relation to the prosecution Of the war, af-
ter which he relaxed into his usual easy and
happy and familiar way-in word, be-
came "Old Abe" and said:,
"Now, Mcclellan" said Mr.. Lincoln, 81
want to say something to you for myself;
something that is not from the Cabinet, and
has not been promoted from any other
source. / wish to call attention to fauli
in your character--a fault which is the sum
Of my observations in you, in connection
with this war. You merely get yourself
ready to do good thipg-no man can de
that better-you make all the necessary
sacrifices of blood, and time and treasure, tC
secure victory, but aOhether from timidity
self fdistrust, or some other motive i,ierpR
ca6le TO nae, you Oll0ays stop short Just Of
this side of results. Such has been you
history throughout this warI This is my
own remark, and wish you, when an
gone, to examine yourself, and sec if this i
not true"
George preiends TO speak from the book
Whether true or not, it might have beef
without any of the parties suffering damag
thereby.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-11-07
what iho Robots IBrag over.

The Greeaville Banner Published in East
Tennessee, of Oct. Goth, thus brags Of what
Bragg has done ia "his grand movement in Ken
tucky;Y aav eiT e
Never sinceth war commenced, has there
been no grand and profitable atour made as the
one just accomplished by General Bragg. Just
think Of il, he has eaptured from the enemy, and
purchased from the citizens together, enough to
load a train Of wagons forty miles long. His
whole army has fallen back towards the Gap to
protect this vsluable train; and "a ftis now safe
from capture, Bragg will retire with his army
jlmt where it suits him. The iAfnSal Of this
trAfn viii play smash wish the jeans specgla-
ton W this country as II Is bringing one ainfis
linn yards % good Kentueky ieansss They also
bsing large amount Of telS(hine boots and
shoes two hundred wagon loads 20 bacon, SIX
thousand barfsis Of pieklod pork. fifteen thous-
and good mules asd horses. eight thousand
beeves, and large lot of hogs No wonder
Bragg's army fell back toprotect such valua-
bic cargo. aff ~ ffraif ~ slafI rifftN q
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-11-07


CoTEpERAFE M0EET5-Ans immense
amount Of the trash currency Of ibe rebels
was Irft in this city during the reign Of rc-
beldom. One afternoon after one Of our
leading business men had been forced to
receive for bis most desirable boots and
shoesiu the morping 5000 ofthe worthless
paper, be said 10 US: 81 wouldn't mind il
SO much if they would only seem to attach
10 IL the slightest importance tbemseIyes.--
But il Is not soft / offer pair Of boots to
one Of the dirty gang, worth but So and
ask $40 for them, without hesitation, tha
$40 is paid. Nodedaction is asked.n II
was just so4-they handled their Richmond
bills as though they we're but brown paper,
aud a "green back was a surprise to them.
- LssiRgton Observer. t 1N ssg1ial
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-11-07

81. Paul papers give report that Sena-
tor Henry nj, Rice, Of Minnesota, has been
lappoihted " the President a1ffior Go6sr.
d q yOluplsers hnd assigaoa 70 be NoiiH'
western Department, nov occupied by Gen
Pope. The Winona Republican says il
has private Information that The report is
corfet,, aud that Gen. Pope viii very soon
bo transferred TO some other field. No an.
nouDcement Of the kind has yet been made
from Washington, though il is known that
a strong influence has been exefted for the
appointment Of Senator Rice to Major
fGencralship for some time past Il l liF III
4 Tho Indian campaign has boon closed
for the present in the Northwest. The
savages have been suhjugated and scattered
and Gen. Pope ,bas issued an order thank
ing Gen. Sibley and those under his com
mand for their successful expedition. The
order closes as follows: 'r ~
"Peace has been restored to the frontier
of this State through the operations Of Gen
Sibley, COL Flandrua and others, engaged
10 the campaign against the Indians, and il
is hoped that tho large force which will be
| 'ShhiuNu w AhiuuoNoio taho Apffh fcA VROio
tions against tho Indians during the spring
and summer, will completely prevent thC
recurrence Of any outbreak in tbefutufe.
"The Major General Commanding anti
cipated but short tour Of service in ihii
Department, when ordered to il, and he il
gratiied TO have been here long enough tC
bear testimony to the gallantry and goot
conduct of the troops engaged in these In
dian campaigns.
"Should he be called away before tho
opening Of the campaign in the Spring, he
feels assured, from bis knowledge Of The
troops of this State, that the subsequent
operations for the entire subjugalion Of The
Indian tribes will be conducted TO the sat
sfaction Of the Government and TO thu
prosperity aud security Of the State"
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-11-07

New York, Nov. 1.-The steamers NantanSss
and Creole have arrived from New Orleans.--
The capture Of Sabine Pass Octobcr LIST Is cons
frmed BY the United States steamer Kensing-
ton Captain 0roeler, and the seh6oners Seanien
and Jonas. Captain Croker, with asmall body
tiona were The capture Of one fort, two camps,
thirty buildings snd ten rebel vesssls which
were burned HA
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-11-07

Weare panied 10 see IL stated that Mr., oorwin,
American Minister in Mexico is very i'll in the
City of Mexiea, and il is thought he cannot long
survive. His health is reported 10 be quite bro
ken down. Mr. Corwin has labored hard, for
the past year, IN trying 10 secure aid from She
United States lor ire Mexican President, Jatfrez
The dofeat Of this treety in the q. 8. Senate,
says a correspondent, was disheafteDing blow
10 him, which has hAda great effect upon his
usually joyous spirits = .5e' s
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-11-07

At a ball lately given in Seville by the
King and Queen Of Spain, it is stated the
ladies wore diamonds worth at least s2,-
100000. ~
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-11-07

Gen. Cox is steadily adva ncing up the Kama
wha beyond charlestoIf The rebels did not
destroy tho salt works when they abandoned
them. They were as careless as the Federal
commander wis when he len them all IN COM
plets order for being worked by the rebels