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The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-04-24
CONFISCATION.

1t is q general rule that the properly Of
the subjects OF an enemy, found III coun-
try, may be appropriated without notice,
unless there be treaty to the contrary. In
the United States, tho broad principle has
been assumed, "that war gives to tho
soyereign full right to take the persons and
coniiscate the property Of the enemy wher-
ever found The mitigation Of this rule
in practice in modern tines docs not impair
the right It has been decided by our courts
that the strict right of conliScstlon exists in
Congress and, without legislative act,
authorizing tho coniiscation of enemies
property, it cannot ho condemned.
1t was held Is Cranch, 1883, Ncwberry
Reports, 352) that;
list. Enemy's property found within our
territory on the breaking out of war cannot
be coniscated, without an act of Congress
authorizing such conlscation.
ID When war breaks out, the question
what shall be done with our enemies prop
erty in our country2 is question rather Of
policy than Of law. The rule which wo APP
ply to the property of our enemy will be
applied by him to the property Of our citi-
2cns. Like all questions of policy, it is one
proper for the consideration of the legisla-
tive department of the government - not
for the executive or Judiciary.
Sd. There being nothing in the act of
Congress recognizing the existence of war
between the United States and Mexico
which authorizes the confScation of the
property of the enemy found within oar
territory upon the breaking out OF tho war,
the court has no power to conliscate such
/ prDHprtV,
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-04-24

h lwtzcr, and continued at irregular inter.
walls, averaging hVo minutes, and from nir,
until one, at intervals Of ten minutes, when
tho Lexington relieved her, Smelling tho cl.-
omy at intervals of fifteen minutos until
morning. Their position could only bc de-
termnod by the discharge Of muskctry OF
our left flank, but as their troops were
masSed here in great numbers, tho oXecu-
ton was effective
Before the struggle of Monday, Gen.
Giant determined to assume the offensive,
and commenced the attack with 10000
fresh troops. (Buell arrived at ~ o'clock
Sunday. but his forces could not be gotten
up) Tho struggle was obstinate and dcs-
peratc, the rebels only yielding ground
inch 10y inch, and not fairly rctrcatiug until
about three o'clock in the afternoon. The
battle OF Monday, tar as appears, was main
tanned on either siic 10y simple hard fighting
without icint or mancuvrc, As | have be-
fore mentioned, the most obstinate single
encounter took place between Cen Nelson's
brigade, on the extreme lett and the enc
my's battery. The retreat OF tn rebels was
malo in good order, without continued
pursuit from our forces. The whole history
of the engagement ,yhowovcr, plainly shows
that the enemy had determined to make q
aterlOO Ot ~ -- the tCrllulo uaSh ON Sul-
day nearly aunihilNting uS, and the dcsro-
rate character of the final struggle on Mon
day indicate IT,
A disln,ch from Bcaurcgard to Davis,
which ann told made its appearance in u
Mobile paper, declares that h. U}caurcgard)
will water his horse in tho Tennessee riv-
cr before Tuesday, \ general order, with
the signature of A. s. Johnson eXhorts the
soldiers, "hy all they hold dear to oNtcrm;-
nate tho enemy who was dcsolAtmg their
homes or words to that effect, as the law
ycrs say This combined with other cir
cumsancrs to show that Johnson is actually
dead For, to-day, u rebel officer, with u
ilag of truce, came in with dispatch from
Gen. Bcaurcgard, saying that "in consc.
qucncc OF our reiniorccmcnts, he deemed il
best to retire to Corinth, and desired to
bring in his dead" This is authentic,
This papor was issued by Bcauresard, III
stead Of Johnson, which could hardly have
been DONE had the latter hecn living.
! Tho roads are in an awlu condition, an,
tho advance may thus be deferred for u few
| days. DINE.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-04-24

Lyon fell | was detailed for guard duty. The
hours passed slowly away, when at length the
morning light began to str,ak along the eastern ,ky
making surrounding objects more plainly visible.
Presently heard a drum beat up the morning call.
At first thought it came iro'n the camp of the
enemy across the creek; but as listened found
that it came from the deep rarinc for few n,inu-
tas it was silent, and then as it became more light
heard it again. listened -- the sound Of me
drum was familiar 10 me -- ani knew tha, il was
Our drummer boy of Tennessee
Beating Tor help the rcyeiIlc.
was about to desert my post to 80 t, his assist
ance, when discovered the officer Of thc guard APP
preaching with two men. We all listened 10 the
sound, and was satisfied that 1t was Eddie's drum.
The officer hesitated, saying the orders were to
march in twenty minutes | promised to be back
in that time when he consented | Immediately
started down the hill through the thick under
growth, and, upon reaching the valley, followed
the sound of the drum and soon found him seated
upon The ground, his back leaning against the
trunk of fallen tree, while his drum hung upon 4
bush in front Of him, reaching nearly to the ground.
AS soon as he discovered me, he dropped his drum
sticks and exclaimed, 80, corporal, am SO glad
to .eo you Give me Il drink" reaching out his
hand for my cantccn, which was empty. | immc-
diatoiy turned to bring him $, me water from the
brook that could hear ripping through the bushes
near hy, when, thinking that was about to leave
him, he commenced crying, saying, "Don't leave
me, corporal | can't walk" | was soon back
with the water when discovered that both his feet
had boen shot away by cannon ball. After sat
isiying his thirst, he looked up into my face and
said, Z" You don't think will die, corporal do
you ? this said would not he said the sur
geon ceuld cure my feet" now discovered man
lying in the grass near him, dead. By his dress |
recognized him as belonging to the enemy. IL ap-
pearcd that he ,ad been shot through tho bowels,
and had fallen near where Eddie lay. Knowing
that he could not live and seeing the condition Of
the boy, he had crawled to hiti took of his buck
skin suspcnders, and corded the little fellows legs
below tn. knee and then lay down and died. While
he was telling me thesa paI IticulIrs, l heard the
tramp of cavalry coming down the rayinc, and in
u moment scout of the enemy upon us, and
was taken prisoner. l requested the officer to
take Eddie up in front of him. and he did 80, car
rying him with great tenderness and care When
we reached the camp of tho enemy, the little fell
made my escape from McCuiloch's grasp.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-04-24
gesrpsbnrg asnyaal.

BY MRS. . - W.

There IL silence round the hcarthstone,
Merry voicos hushed and sill;
Loving hears. ace filed with sadness,
Tears each dropping eyeld ell.
o. there's grief Within 'hs household,
And its ligh, and joy hath hsd,
For the one that all hearts cherished,
Now is lying still and dead.
She'll be missed in tho early morning,
When tho loved ones together meet;
She'll be missed in the quiet evening,
When they lay them down to sleep.
They'll listen 10 hear her loved footsteps,
Through zach long, long summers day,
But they'll listen in vain, for thoir oehOcs
Will be sounding far away.
There arc many young hearts that will miss her,
When o'er together they're met,
One face will be missed from tho circle,
And remembered with sighs Of regret.
In her grave she ID peacefully aeeping,
Snatchcd away in youths early bloom,
While friends ar5 loft lonely and weeping,
For the loved ono lies low in the tomb.
Though her form here has vanished forever,
And her glad voice no moro we shall hear,
Though We murmur that she should be taken,
When life was ali smiling with cheer.
Yet her glad spirit wandors ia heaven,
Mid flowers and beauties moab fair,
She has only found first its rich glorios,
And is waiting for thass she loves thsre.
'EHRYsBuRG, April 10Th, 1862.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-04-24

and apparently wealthy, possessing fine
mansions aud beautiful sitcs and grounds
On the James riNcr the dwellings, have been
burned for several miles hut ON the York
river, and in the immediate vicinity Of our
camp, they arr still standing hastily forsa
ken 10y their owners. without AN attempt to
remove any other property than private pa
pcrs. In many instances an abundance OF
provisions and live stock have been found
upon these deserted promises. Occasion
ally u negro is left behind, and still more
rarely few whites of the loorcr class
These latter arc all argaut scccssionjsts,
NORWAY.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-04-24

troops across, under cover Of tIlc eun-boat
ud battery tire and tue rebels were pur-
sued to tleir cover, whore they were cap
mred to man. 1t was yroj.e emiuontly
impracticablo. at frat view, and in such =
Light they saw it, They knew we were at
work at something OF ths kind, bot tho
idea of our being successful never aHterod
their minds. They said smons themselves
tliat the Yankees Wsrs digging y canal
across the country, and laughed 10 hink OF
the folly They Nero struck with corsicr.
nation when the boat. ca,ue out Of the riy-
cr, before their worry eyes, and took their
places at tho lcvse st New Msdrid, and
then thoy began 30 think that the
Yankees wCrs indeed in sarnes, whSn they
started to travel across the country by
steamboat.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-04-24
For th Journal.
NOVEL READING.

WHAT vast amount of val liable time
and mind is consumed in rcadi ng novels
yellow-backed pamphlets file j with thrill
ling narratives purporting to be founded
OIL fact or history, which neve : had any ex-
istence but in the hali-crazed brain of some
sickly sentimentalist, The. throw out
their fascinating f.neme in glo ging colors to
catch the inquiring minds OF young readers,
and ere they are aware of In cir real state
they are drawn into the yc rick, and all
taste for real life and substal ltial reading
becomes task, aud the thoug ht of eTdur-
ing sound doctrine" or any thing with a
heari in it, is ignere1., and cah ed "old TO-
gyish," The rnsnared victim of habitual
novel rearIlng is lost much Of the time in
tar-cS wanderipgs, losing all the apprecia'
ton of the true life around then 1 +; matters
OF fact, and especially the sui 'lime teachings
of the Gospel Truths, are MAJ lie liz ht OF and
turned from in disgust, with ten, 'ency 10
ridicule; and farming false i, ieas OF hio
takes the place Of practical du, les o. lie
and the legitimate fruits of nov, ii rea''ine
show themselves in penitentiaries lnsane
asylums, reckless scheming men, slckiy
slip-shod women, and many other lis tha'
flesh is heir to. And yet, if anytl ling if
seid against them, those indulging the prac
tice cry out oppression" Such in stiiu
tons are like dead carcaSses floating ar, mho
and poisoning the atmosphere of our S, 'cia
circles and domestic hearth. l.. +
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-04-24
Horace Vernet and the C0nnOis


TINS great master was once employed to
paint Landscape, with cave and ST. Jer-
ome in it. lie accordingly painted the
landscape, with st. Jerome ut the entrance
of the cave. When he delivered the pic
ture, the purchaser, who understood moth
ing of the perspective, said, f" The landscape
and the cave are well enough, but Jaromo
is not in the cave
q understand you" replied Vernet, 81
will alter it"
lie therefore took the painting and nad0
the shade darker, so that the saint seemed
to sit further in. The buyer took the paint
ing but it again appeared to him that the
saint was uOt in the cave.
Vernct then painted out the figure and
gave it to his customer, who seemed per-
icctly satisfied Whenever he saw strang-
ors to whom he showed the picture, he
said, Here you see picture by Nernet,
with St. Jerome in the cave.
{" But we can not see the saint" replied
the visitors. Es
"Excuse mo, gentlemen" answered the
possessor he is there, for have seen
him stand at the entrance, and atterward
! further back. and am therefore quite sure
that he is in it."
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-04-24
"MAKE WAY FOR LIBERTY ~
BY A. J. II. DCGASNE.

Under the oaks of TIE Sempach
The Switzars knelt in prayer,
And swore upon their swUrd-hilts
The oath their fathers sware.
Under the oaks of Senpach
Their fathers sworls they barred,
And dared the powers of Alavsry
Their valiant fathers dared.
Duke Leopold's knights in arrnsr,
Duke Leopold's spearnen taIL.
With shields o'erlapped and tgncs- points.
Stood up, like castle wan;
And when the Swissm-n sr1ote them
Their angry armor rang,
Like anvils under hammers,
With hoarse and sullcn clang
And when the switzeS charged them.
So well they bore the shock,
The inountain-men fell ba backward,
Like pillows from a rock
Fell back with dead and dying,
Fell back with doubts and fears,
That none might pass the shield-wall,
Or break the hedge Of spears!
Behold the fatllul moment -.
The hour of Freedoms stress.
Then stood forth Arnold WinkGlried
From all the dubious press.
lie looked upon the Switzers;
And saw their fear and Doubt
" Ill make a path for Liberty :"
Il Ill Wnkrllrid crieG out.
He turned upon the Austrians,
And flung his arms apart;
H. clasped a score OF lance-points,
And Joined them at his heart.
As bride embraces bridegroom,
lie Rugged the lovely death;
" / make a path for Liberty :"
IL said, with dying breath.
And after him the SwitzerS
No more knew doubts or fears;
They passed the broken shiell-wall,
They passed the hedge of spears;
And where he fell they mounted,
Der shattered helm anl shield,
And drove the Austrian spoilers
From Sempach's CORY field.
Five hundred years hav. moulderad
Der Winkelricd the Swiss
No slave hath brcathed in Switzerland
From that brave day to this.
And as the Lord yet liveth,
| cannot help but pray
Some Winkelried may lift his voice
In mine own land to-day!
Some stern and loyal leader,
To shame our doubts an | fears.
Aud cleave fur us the shield-wali,
And break the hedge of spears
Some hero-man, O'ermasterng
A Slavish time like this
70 make a path for Liberty
Like Winkclried the Swiss
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-04-24

The Indianapolis JourRal says the mortal
itv among the rebel prisoners in that city
does not abate. Thrty-two died last week,
and since the first arrival of prisoners ITO
have died, being greater number than at
Chicago, where there are over 1000 more
prisoners.
GEx. BUELL., says the Nashville correspon-
dent of the Chicago Times, never shows
himself in public, and is rather difficult OF
access. He is sometimes seen at the win
dow of his room, in dressing gown, but has
never, am informed, been known to visit
the camps, where he has Q hundred tlous-
aud troops in waiting.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-04-24

A YOUNG man named Robert Jones, W. 4
had been serving in the rebel army, W,
compelled TO leave Covington, KY, fe'
days since, notwithstanding he had take
the oath to support the Constitution of th,
United States.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-04-24
4 MONT SElRMISu.

Our troops were husily occupied last
night i'll throwing NJ carthworks for the
protection of ow storming parties and
while SO engaged had sharp encounter
with II company of rebel infantry. which
had been sent out TO see what we were
doing Our boys were ready for the enemy
and met them with sharp Vollcy, which
hurried them back to their lines ut the
/" Nnnhlr-nmirk' -
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-04-24
The Siege of Yorktown.
Position OF the Forces Scenes and In
cidcntS.

Correspondence Of the y. Y. Evening POST
Is CANr, MAR YORKTOWN, Va,
April {, 1862.
My letter yesterday gave an account ot
our advance to this point, "a mile and y halt
from Yorktown The position occupied by
our forces is also u mile and half from
York river, to which stream our pickcts
extend. A few Federal guuhoais were in
sight on the river th,a morning, Tut the
heavy 32-poundcrs OF the Rebels are rather
too formidable for them as ye'. Our siege
guns are now coming in. but the bad coLdi-
ton of the roads rctards the movement Of
the artillery,
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-04-24

As nearly as We can ascertain, the forco
of the enemy around Yorktown is from
thirty to thrty-Iive thousand men. Of this
number, about five or six thousand
are stationed in the elrthworks, directly in
front of our lines, aud the reu4inler are
scattered over space OF SIX miles in and
,ruuul the civ
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-04-24

The country hereabOuts is almost level
plain, skirted by heavy forests, but sparsely
inhabited, Itproduces a large quantities
of corn and wheat, some tobacco and sn
abundance of peaches, but other fruits are
scarce. The wood is chiefly hard pine, and
d large portion of the forest is swampy,
but when cleared up and drained the land
dries and makes an excellent wheat region
The people are mostly large landowners
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-04-24

The nigh. after the hghtatwils0n's cpsek, where
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01
Exploits Of a McGrec0r Detective.

About the 10th of February, b. F.
Spaulding, Esq, who lives few miles
west of this city, undertook the task
of ferreting out the rascals who com
mitted the robbery upon the Treasurer
of Bremen Co., on the I'd Of January
last. G.. &
Proceeding to Wavcrly, Mr.. S.
learned that on the night of the 1st,
one j. S. Bemis, and q man introdu-
ced by him as 81. A. Bowman" { who
some of our readers may remember
to have seen at the American House
McGregor, last summer,) had staid at
the house of one of the Supervisors
named Rob. Stevenson. The subse-
quent suspicious decamping of these
persons, coupled with the fact of their
having been at the house of the Su-
pervisor, gave him q probable clue
for operations. Pushing his invcsti-
cations, he learned that Bowman
was sailing under an alias, and that
his real name was p. w. Noles. Fol-
lowing hard upon his track, he learn
ed that on the third day after the rob-
berry this Noles purchased the cclebra-
ted trottlng mare Lady Pcosta, at
Dubuque, for which he paid $1,000.
From Dubuque he went to La Harp,
Hancock Co, Ill.,, paid number of
old debts of four years standing-a
proceeding which goes to his credit
and bought property, paying $1,000
for house and lot. From this place
he went to Davenport, his regular
place of residence, where he did con-
siderable business in selling gold, and
where he was arrested on the 26th ult
Having safely lodged Nolcs, Mr..
Spaulding directed his attention to
Bcmis, whom he followed under vari-
Gus aliases, from point to point, until
he finally overlook and arrested him
on the 10th inst, at McHenry, McHcu-
ry Co., ILL.,, where he had represented
himself to be poor man a fact not
supported by his recent purchase of
land, one in Missouri, and one in Hi
nois, both Of which were decided to
his wife.
Noles has been examined and held
to bail in the sum of $4,000 to await
trial. Bemis is also held in the sum
of $4,000 to await examination May
llth. Stevenson, the Supervisor, has
taken fight, and suspicion naturally
attaches to him as accessory to the
robbery.
In the conception and execution of
his labors, Mr.. Spaulding has shown
many Of the rarest qualities of de-
tective, and justly earned the reward
offered.-N 1. Times.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01
Gen. PrentiSS Makes a Speech.

1t was pleasantly told of Gen. Prem
tiss, when moving through Northern
Missouri last fall, that he would march
all day and address the people at the
cross roads every evening. AS he al
ways makes good speech, it was
not SO bad after all. But they are
telling at Savannah and Pittsburg OF
a later, and his latest speech at Grand
Junction, Mississippi, where he was
taken a prisoner from the field of Sun
day. A correspondent says:
Gen Prentiss was confined in a
large hall and excited great curiosity
among the populacc. He bore their
staring with great good humor, but
when they began to ask questions he
told them he would make them a
speech if the commandment would al.
low. That officer on being consulted
gave his consent and countcnance by
dropping in himself, when Gen. Ben
lifted up his voice and went in OIL a
rousing Union speech. He told them
of the Government that was, of its
beneficence and midness, of its power,
and the position it had won before
the world, and of the hopelessness OF
their struggle with it. And then he
talked pathctically Of the dear old flag
and the times gone by when it hoatcd
over united land, and at this point
his elder listeners broke down and
heard him through. The story is told
on the authority of twelve men of the
aged persuasion who have come into
Gen. Halleck's lines and professed
their unionism, revived by Gen. Prem.
tiss' speech, and desire to take the
oath of allegiance.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01

We find upon our table the Wiseon-
sia Farmer for April. This is one of
the best agricultural publications we
know of. Each monthly number con-
tains about fifty pages of reading
matter, intcrspcrsed with cngravings,
neatly printed and bound, and the
work is afforded at the low price OF
81 90 per year. We suggest that
the Floyd County Agricultural Socic-
ty would do well to procure this work
for some Of the premiums to be awar-
ded at their next Fair. Published at
Madison, Wis.,, by Mcssrs. Hoyt &
Campbell.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01

At the battle, or skirmish, at Lees
Mills, near Yorktown, the other day
it is said that two Vermont Regiments
were obliged to remain four hours in
a swamp, under fire Of the enemy, and
without rcinforcements, just because
their commander, Gen. w. II. Smith,
was intoxicated and so drunk that he
fell from his horse and bcsmearcd his
face in the mud To prevent rcpeti-
tons Of such management, Mr.. Nor
rill, of Vermont, offered a resolution
on the 22d ult., which was adopted b,
the House of Representatives, that thu
President be requested to strike from
the rolls the name of any army officer
who has been known to be habituall,
intoxicated by the use of spirituou,
liquors while in the service.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01

The Washington correspondent Of
the Chicago Tribune says " Senator
Anthony's call for the instructions te
and correspondence with Gen. Sher.
man, while commanding the Depart.
ment of South Carolina, will show the
country who is to blame for his long
inaction there. In speech Anthony
intimated that Gen. Sherman did all
he was permitted to do, and was fully
prepared to take Savannah, and would
have taken it, but he was prohibited.
It is reported that the prohibition
came from Gen. Mcclellan, without
the knowledge Of the President or the
Secretary of War;"
The Select Committee on the case
Of Senator Starke of Oregon, have re-
ported against him. Senators Clarke,
Howard, Wright, Sherman and Will
ley find that he was, up to November
last, in sympathy with the rebellion,
and that in November he expressed
himself DESTROYS, for the sake of peace,
that the loyal States be merged in the
Southern Confederacy. All but Will
ley also find that he is disloyal at the
present time. Starkc admitted that
he is still willing, for the sake of
peace, to have loyal States absorbed
in the Southern Canfederacy.