The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-01-02
uBrother against brother"


"BrOther against Brother"
The divisions in distinguished Kentucky
families, caused by the necessity for the
citizens of that State to choose between
loyalty and treason, are remarkable.
Hou. John j, Crittendon, for example, has
nephew, brig Gen. Thos l.. Crittonden)
loyal like himself, now commanding the i'm.
portant division on the Green river, which
constitutes the right wing of our army in
Kentucky, while q son (Goo, Critenden) is
Major General i'll the rebel service, com
mandng an invading column in his native
State.
So the eldest son of Kentucky's great ad-
vOcate for the Union was recently arrested
for treason, while his brother, Thos. II.
Clay, is stated to have preferred the COM
plant on which the arrest was made, and
while nephew, young Henry Clay, is an
Assistants Adjuataut General in our army
i'll Kentucky
Prominent among the leaders and organ
izers Of the Union party in Kentucky has
been the well known Geo. d. Prentice, His
son. Clarence Prentice, is an officer in the
rebel army which has threatened that its
first work in Louisville after taking pos
session Of the city, shall be to hang the
father
Ex-Governor Helm was recently arrested
for treason. His cousin is one OF the most
reliable of the Union men now assisting the
central column of our army by their knowl-
edge of the country and the people.
The venerable Robt. j. Breckenridge but
the other day published mastery defense
OF the Government, and crushing dennnciG-
ton Of the traitor leaders of the rebellion
Among those traitors his scarcly less dis
tinguished nephew, cx Vice Presilcnt John
G. Breckinridge, has prominent place, is a
Brigadier General, and is BOW as the head
of a brigade, with the aYowed object OF sub
jugating his native State.
EX Gov. Wicklitie has urged the expul-
sion from Congress of colleague charged
only with sympathy with the rebels. His
own son. we are told, is in the rebel army.
And so the list might be extended, almost
at pleasure, No sadder illustration could
be found of the workings Of civil war Gin
cinnati Gazette.
JonNsoN's ISLAND PRisoN.-The Sandusky
Register says, the work of erecting quar-
tcrs for the prisoners, on Johuson's lslan1,
is being pushed along most rapidly. The
three buildings for officers quarters, the
hospital, eight prison buildings, and q store
house, have all been enclosed, and the work
men We're busy on the guard house and II
bake house, which were probably enclosed
ON Saturday. Other gangs were at work
on the block-houses and there was a great
clatter on every hand. Chimneys have been
constructed stoves are being delivered, the
work OH the fence has been commenced A
few days more of pleasant weather will fin
ish the outdoor work and put the work
men all Oh the inside"
mAs sADJUTANT GENERAL THoMAs has SCI
instructions to General Sherman, Mt Port
Royel, to sieze all the cotton, corn rice, and
crops Of verious sorts within his reach 10
use what is necessary and Of value for the
subsistence of his troops, and to send the
cotton to New York, there to Be sold for the
benefit of the government. General Sher-
man is also directed to take the services of
negroes, not only to aid in gathering the
the crops, but also in making Notifications.
This news will be received with lively
satisfaction at the North.
Esy~The N Times says private letters
have been received in Washington fully
confirming the statement that Parson Brown
low is in the field at the head of force of
some 5000 men. The card from him pub
lished in a Richmond paper, denying the
issued month ago. The reported conflict
ton, and great anxiety is felt to have ad
sent as rapidly as possible into Tennessee
and Kentucky.
R1SrIhis move south, says a Washington
letter writer, has been SCOTS plan from the
beginning; and it is an interesting fact that
McClellans plan, which the government
asked him to submit when he first took
command, on being opened, was found to
correspond to it in every important feature.
This looks as if we had the old hero repro.
duced in his former Lieutenant"
RS5-It is stated that in more than three
quarters Of the regiments native Americans
are in the majority. The Germans are in
the majority in only SKI the Irish in only
five out Of a hundred. Nearly two thirds
of the army are Americans. Nine tenths
are citizens. The average age of the
privates is over "a years. Three-forths are
single men.
1eA- Alexandria, Virginia, is undergoing
rapid change in point of business prosperi-
ty, the immense number of troops quarter
ed at and near the city, having raised
demand for stores on the prihcipel thorough
fares that far exceeds the supply. The
continued tramp of armed men" gives
suffers and victalers ample opportunity to
make money.
ss1-Col. Terry, the noted Texan ranger,
has been killed in fight with Willioh's
German Regiment near Munfordsville, KY,
on the south side of Green river. He
attacted with greatly superior numbers
four companies of the Germans, who, being
re:enforced. routed the rebels, their com
mander losing his life as above stated.
ESy-The Presidents message was deliver
ed at noon on Tuesday, and published in
San Francisco in full az 8 s. m, on We1nes-