The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-07-09

very reinOrSe1ui ABOUT the EeDell0n - on their
own account .Iae@ Hta u.
In short time the meeting was called by War
ren Palmer and other sufferers for the Union
and the card announced that several reformed
Secessionists had volunteered to be present aud
make brief speeches,
The assembly was large and excited one, o!
course, and duy organized, with Warren Palm
er, the popular L. deemed martyr, in the chair;
while, on the plato m beside him, sat half doz-
en- Of the "reformtd" ones some pale with
guilty fear, and some red with bolstering whs-
ky, but all striving to keep up a show of COO
courage, in view OF Palmer's advice to be "bold
frank, and make clean breast of it,"
Having made his own harangue in behalf OF
the Union, in denunciaton Of the Rebellion,
and in recapiuation Of his own illustrative ex-
periences, he turned, with wave of his hand,
to the converted butchers, and remarked
( " Here are six gentlemen whom the persuasive
forces of the Union seem to have converted from
the error Of their ways, and who, with number
Of other similar characters, who promised to be
here, but whose courage has probably oozed out
as the time for confession approached, have
sgreed to speak briefly as to their hand iu the
Rebellion and ask for them an attentive hear
ing. Their names are. no doubt, familiar to you
as OF fellow citizens, and should, at least, never
be forgotten: Messrs Whipkin, Snailrod, Pooley,
Spookey, Codwing, and Spidweb - ALL my
friends, believe me, "all honorable men
The chairman resumed his seat, aud motoned
to Whipkin to advance, which he did, with & eat
nonchalance, bowing profoundly on all sides,
with as much apparent g selfconscousness as
if he had been the savior of his country, while
strong military guard who had been stationed
around the platform, ironically presented arms,
and a military band, in the gallery, in the same
spirit, struck up Hail, Columbis,' which served
alike to nppease the wrath of the audience and
drown the boots and hsses which for awhile
prevailed, till the crowd fairly entered into the
spirit OF the occasion, the chief feature of which
was to hear all calmly through. tHtn
II Whipkin was pleasantly surprised at The
forbearance of the audience, they were no less
astouished at his cool audaciry and the con,-
p'rative quiet with which he was listened TO
served TO encourage the other five, when they,
in turn, spoke - each with little interruption or
mark of general displeasure ;all which was IS
Warren Pa mer wished. .Ha. Hfr.."
Whpkin admitted that he had been ring
leader in several mob', who he'd hanged num-
her Of Unionists, and had himself adjusted the
nooses for at least three men. But" said he,
Il never shed drop of blood, never fred
musket, nor drew knife fer Seces Son ; and it
is satisfaction for me 10 know, AID IL must be
10 the friends of those whose lives helped to
take, that they died in their country's cause
What noh!er death than to die for liberty? And
how much better il was for them to die, than to
live, a Iepentant wretch, as | am | beg to be
forgiven. l am sorry, and am willing to be pun
ished, if you are savage enough not to pardon
me, for an error of judgment I"
He retired and the band in the gallery struck
up, life is the time to serve the Lord" AZ
ter which Snailrod took his turn. ... .--
Snarod confessed his activity as the instiga.
tor of the imprisonment OF some forty or fly
Union men, about dC zen of whom had died in
prison. He had been, it was true, very severe,
while he was jalor for some months, and had
caused some of the prisones TO be whipped, and
some to be kept without food for two or thr e
days at a time but he now fully repenled; in
fact, he rather .enved the men who had died in
Jail, as martyrs 10 this glorious Union - which
he now actually worshipped and felicitated
himself that he had never entered the Conied
crate army, To shoot down iellow-beng. al
beg to be looked upon" said he, "only in the
/ light OF an ver,zeslous iactionist and jailor /;
and it should rot be forgotten, that those veIy
men HgOinst whom acted, had they not been
imprisoned, would, very likely, all have entered
the Union army, and, perhaps, been killed by
this time whereas, the majority are now all out,
alive, and well! ], TOO, am, nevertheless, will
/ ing To be punished, but hope to be forgiven,
that may live, and work for this, our blessed
/ Cuion.
/ His retirement was followed by the band
/ playing " Hail to the Chief" after which Pool
| ey spoke.
Pooley's confession amounted to nothing more
than of his simply firing about twenty dwellings
aud stores, belonging TO Union men, by night
y And there might have been some of the own.
e's, or their families, in them at the time ,hough
am not sure, as ! did not inquire. know,
however, that all the contents were not destro,
ed, for We plundered some of them pretty
thoroughly before we burnt them. All that
can do now il, to say that am sorry, aud hope
you will be merciiul have made an hone s.
confession, and, though / Will abide by your
v,l, your Furnishing me won't bring back he
buildings again, and what's the use of holdipg
hard thoughts sgaust fellow, any way
The baud here played Home, SSeei Home,
and SpOokey spoke;
lean simply say that caused to be drafIcC
abOu seyesiy or eighty Cuion men, who has
; families, iuto the Conieden Amy. Bu', b.
t"een Soa and me, l knew uey would ovs',
mutiny by their loyal sentiments. and they di'
so aud that's what's ,be matter IfIiijOrv,
them, benefited The Uuion cAuse, and mop
TO be forgiven; though, perhaps, ought TO b
punished"
, Spoukey retired. aud the band struck M
glory, HalIel,j al 4" which opened codwiug'
mouth. r.E..
That ami-ble seCesher snnourced that IL W..
of no use to derry that he had done as much a
! any man in the county to eIps Unioo mer
: S0snsn, and shildEea, irOn the State SONS