Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-06-24

Ing, my hair had assumed somewhat perpen'
ldiculsr position by the time our train reachet
Millereburgh. A. the latter place tried to OBJ
tain conveyance the next morning to carry mt
to the seat Of war, but failed-no one beiog will
Ing to risk bis properly on such dangerous
trip. One man told me that would certainly
get killed If tried to "git over to the rebels.
as they bad posted pickets, and every approach
leading TO the seat of war was commanded by
cannon Of the heaviest calibre---the whole mum.
Der combined being able to throw ten hundred
tons OF iron per minute. Having got pretty
much over my fright-engende on the clr5--
determined to walk to the rebel rendezous 10
Fairfield township, and accordingly providing
myself with brace Of bologna sausages and @
bottle of smooth bore whiskey, started. Upon
nearing the "rebel" territory discovered fel.
low sitting by the roadside With gunin bis hand.
At the sight of the chap began TO feel q trifs
shaky, for there, thought ], was one of those
fearful "pickets" Of which had heard. stood
still and yelled: "Helloh! oan Iapproach you1'
to which received the following answer: "For
all care; you must be deViiish fool" l
therefore approached the "pcket," when the
following conversation ensued:
"Arn't you one Of the pickets7"
"Pickets! what pickets7"
ss"Why, one Of the Holmes county piokets, eta
TONED TO keep the enrolling officers from comlDg
into your neighborhoodl
"Ha.he ha.he. he-hi-hi! Wsll, you are n fool
sure. We hsin't got any plckets around hero.
I've bin out hunting pigeons and that's why Pge
got my gun with me-" asked the chap-With
whom commenced to walk slong the rosd--if
! could Welt the seat Of war, stating that was
reporter, etc' "Go to the teat Of war! Why
you can 60 for sll me, but suppose everybody
had to get pass from Gen. Burnside or some
Of thofe fellers before they could visit the seat
of war" explained to the man that meant
the seat Of war In Holmes county, the inhsbit-
ants OF which had determined 60 re,ist the draft
"Resist the drafti" screamed he, "the man Nast
says we've bin resisting the drafsis q sneaking
liar; we haint resisted any draft, and We don's
mean to resist any draft, providing they will
send decent man among us 10 do the enrolling.
They musat serd Alias Robinson round here
any more to call us "Butternus" cause we
don't vote the Republican ticket. If thss cuss
comes among us agin we'll appoint his funeral
and the corpse shall be heady"
"Bnt," said /, "why have you been drilling,
armiug and for!ifying9"
1--WE hain't done any Of those ,hings,' said
my companion.
"If you speak the truth" retOrted l, "ior
what purpose have those rife pit. been thrown up
over in the lot there'" [poin.ing to a very scen-
tifc looking line Of esrtnworks IN neghboring
feld1
"1hem haint rife pits" said he, "ths:'s a
ditch that Squire Baxtet's bin digging go that
he could drain his cranberry marsh"
A little further ON discovered what took to
be block house for rfsmen, Of which fact l
acquailt ted my companion. "BloOk houae" ex.
claimed he, "that's not block house, that's q
hog pen!'
By this time my eyes had become pretty effec
tuslly opened to the fact that the whole story Of
rioting and bloodshed in Holmes county, was
nothing more nor less than gigantic humbug,
aud l accordingly bade my friend good bye and
retraced my ateps to Millersburgh. On the way
back met brigade of infantry, under Lieu
tansnt General Mars, en- route to meet the 'reb-
els" did nos return with them-not feeling,
at taat moment, tho lesst longing for military
glory. suppose you have heard about the
brilliant bayonet "ehsrge" made by the troops
under Mar., and accordingly will not expati-
ate thereon.
Yours, Very nuch disgusted,
REPoRTER.