Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-02-27


REBEL ATnogrrxEs IN rRxxs.
Ifanything were needed 70 show The govern
ment the importance Of haslening ne movement
for the occupation Of Texas. the reports Of the
horrid atrocities constantly psrpetrated BY The
rebels upon tho Union citizens of that state sup
ply conclusive testimony on the point. and pre-
sent, besides motives for immediate action which
it would be inhuman not to respect. Among
the many notices furnished by correspondents
Of the butcheries committed by the rebels, the
following, recorded by a correspondent Of the
Boston Traveller, s one Of the latest aud most re-
voting:
Several months since the Union sentiment
cropped out SO strongly in the counties Of Ken
dali, Kimbali, Gillispce and Kerr that we're
declared to be in state Of rebellion against the
Coniederate Government aud force of fve hun
dred armed men, under one J. NJ. Duff wns sent
into the several counties tocrush out the Uaion-
lists and confscate the property Of every man
who refused to take the oath Of allegiance with
in ten days.
@Duff commenced his bloody work by instruct
ing his miniOns not TO take prisoner any man
found away from his family. In one day he
hung sixteen Union men, and some time after
the bodies Of FIVE others were dragged out Of a
water hole in a creek near Fredericksburg, each
with stone fastened about his neck. Duff the
leader Of the expedition, has been promoted for
gallant services"
ABAPTisr PRRAcnRn SHOT.
The same correspondent narrates the follow
ing:
@In Blanco county recently, a native Of Missis-
sippi, who, though a slaveholder. was Union
man, was accused of being an abolitionist. He
shot his accuser, and In company with his broth
er escaped on horseback, leaving his family at
the merry of the rebels. A Baptist preacher,
also STAKEHOLDER, named Elliott, who chanced
TO be at the house of the Unonst a few days
previous to the shooting affair, was arrested on
state authority, on suspicion Of being in sympa-
thy with him and aiding him to escape. He
was partially examined, but nothing being
proved against him, he was remanded TO the
custody Of the Provost Martial for further ex-
animation at a future day. On his way to
prison he was seized by an infuriated mob and
hung"
MLzEPPA-LIKE ESCAPE.
"Your readers are familiar with the escape OF
General A, j. Hamilton from Texas, but the
General himself may still be ignorant Of the fate
Of one of his companions--C McKaue--
whose adventures find DO parallel save in the
tragic play of Mazeppa. When Hamilton es-
capped from Texas a reward of one thousand dol.
lars was offered for his arrest, and he was per-
W
him into Mexico, and, while dogging his path in
the rear, they sent messengers ahead who report
ed to the rancheros that the Gen. and his COM
paDons were band of thieves.
Finding it impossible to obtain food on the
road, Hamilton despatched Clum TO Camargo
by the rebels, stripped naked and bound TO a
high spirited horse, which was let loose among
the chapparel. The poor fellow was thus borne
several miles, the thorns and points of the prick
ly pear lacerating his body in a shocking man.
ner. Weak and bleeding he was taken across
the Rio Grande to San Ignacio to be hung. A
handkerchief which his would be murderers had
stolen from him was returned as be was entering
the town, and this tied about his loins constitu-
ted his only covering.
"A relative of his wife nterceded and saved
his life, and he was taken TO San Antonio and
thrown into prison, where he remained several
months with ball and chain attached to his
limbs. Finally, however, through the efforts
of the Governor of New Leon, he was released"
RESISTANCE TO coSsoRIrTIoS.
Since Mag uder took command of the Con-
federate forces in Texas the work of conscription
has been prosecuted with relentless seyerity.-
All whocould not purchase exemption have been
forced into the rebel army. In one county
San Patricio, containing nine hundred square
twelve men are left at home, all the
others having been taken for soldiers either by
draft or conscription. The result is that none
are left to cultivate the SOIL and the sufferings
among the families of these men are heart-rend-
ing With -four at one hundred and twenty
dollars barrel, and corn at twenty five dollars
per bushel, what chance for existence is there
for the wife and children of a soldier whose nav
is from eleven to thirteen dollars per month";
Starvation stares the people in the face and un-
less the strong arm of the federal Government
interposes in their behalf, and that too right
l. \ r r
stricken widows and orphans. But the people
do not Submit tamely to the despotic sway of
Magruder. In Fayette and the adjoining coun-
ties between six and seven hundred men have
organized to resist the conscripton."
DKPR EcIArIoN OF CONFEDERATE CURRENCY PUNISH
ABLE WITH DEATH.
"One of the most beinous of crimes of which
man can be guilty in Texas is speculating in
Confederate currency, which is held to be SO sa-
cred that the slightest attempt to depreciate its
value is punished with death. Here is a case in
point. A man living on the Salou river, near
San Antonio, was asked il he had steers 20 SELL
He replied IN the affirmative but added that he
preferred not TO sell them for paper money
The next day two men, we'll dressed and of gem
tlemanly department. drove up to his house in
carriage, and with an air of the utmost friend
ship, inquired the way to some point. The far
mer came out to give the desired information,
when he was seized, forced into the carriage, and
without permitting the poor man to bid his FAM
lily farewell, they hurried him away. Two days
after his agonized children, wondering at his
long absence started out in pursuit of him, when
they were Mortified at finding his lifeless body
suspended to tree. A venerable man named
Nelson, whose head was slivered over with the
frost of nearly seventy winters, and who had
amassed snug property, believing that the I'm
ion of all the states would best eonduee TO the
interests of each, was hung his wife being COM
PEELED to witness his murder, and then, as IL to
leave no inhabitants in which the ghost Of Un.
ionist might dwell, the murderers burned down
the house." ~