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The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-09-16
Portrait of vallandigham.

Thc Detroit Tribune truthfully sketches
the disgraccd, cxiled, convicted traitor, C..
L. Valhndigham, thus:
The insignificant town of Windsor at
present harbors 4 man whose absence has
been deemed essential to his country's wei
| fare. His course has had at least the merit
| of being consistent and of terminating fifty.
! NWturcd under the beniicent protection of
| American institutions, honored by an inilu-
entail position in our councils, favored be-
yond the ordinary lot Of our citizens, he has
in the hour of our country's need, used the
| power thus given against those who gave
| it, and stands to-day convicted of fan migrate
bascuess amounting to positive crime.
Had the path Of duty been less plain, the
dictates OF patriotism less explicit, or the
distinctions of the present less clear, friend
/ ly ingenuity might have devised plsgdible
and palliaring excuses for his moral and po-
! litical alterations; but unfortunately for him
and his posterity, tho light of present
events is too powerful and penetrating to
/ permit such flimsy iictiOns 10 veil for mo-
ment the intamy of his career. Born on free
/ soil, he has abused its priceless privileges
and outraged its generous forbcarancc, un-
I'll the nation has spUed him out as an out
cast Possessing our common human ma
ture, he has slandered it's character, for
patriotism is one of its cardinal virtues
Tho voluntary ally of traitors, he has a
closer fellowship and a completer inter-
I change of sympathies. Strangely repudi-
ating this appropriate, although involuntary
society, he has transferred himself Ia the
protection of power, whom he had formerly
villified and abused, and now hcvers along
the confines of his native land, bird Of i'll
omen blurrinS with his foreboding shape
our distant horizon, but fortunately deferred
from concentrating the soil with his actual
presence. Owing his escape from the gal
lows TO the lenieucy Of the H.ea whom he
has persisteutly abused and deIamed, this
political parricide, foiled in his plots, still
remains a pestilent but impotsnt schemer
lagainst the welfare of his country. His fu-
ture reputation, it is painful to anticipate,
when his name will he mentiohed only as
AN example OF evil and remembered only
as thing 10 be lo2thed
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The lSuIcs of Poetry,

Youth is naturally given to vcrsc-writ-
ing. If a boy or girl Young man or young
woman becomes possessed of an idea some.
what above the ordinary Qualify of convcr.
sation tho iTfulCe is, to cook it up in rhymes
Immediately, admire it fondy, and then put
it ,:iider the oft.tricd spectacles of some
poor victim of an editor. 1t would be a
very nice little job to calculate how many
million sheets of inoffensive white paper
have been imrplated in this way; how
many hogshcgds of deicnccless ink have
been distorted into immature rhymes how
many pounds of pens have been worn out
in this crude Parnassian scratching. We
receive at this Office, on an average, nearly
hundred "pocms" per week, fully three
fourths of which arc declined" Some.
times, the disappointed poets will writc us
tedious letters, asking our reasons for de-
clinnS their manuscripts. and requesting us
to give them rules for doing better in fu-
ture, Not having time to answer all these
appeals, we are generally compelled to
treat them with silence, thereby incurrng
fresh visitations Of rhyme ana epistle.
Since so many young people seem deter
mined TO write in verse, whether they are
poets or not, ii seems pity that they can
not be induced TO acquire some knowledge
ul what poetry really Is, ana take the
trouble TO study the very simple rules Of
vtrsiticaton. i'y taking this trouble, they
might, at least, be enabled to put the right
humber Of feet" in line, and comprehend
that Jones" is not u correct rhyme for
tones" Fer the benefit of youthful bards
generally, We may add, that in the good
old school-book known as Browns Gram,
mar, al the rules requisite for making cor
rect verses will Be found very clearly set
forth and to them we would direct the at
tention of combined 5crbbledom. Having
once mastered the sense OF those rules, the
beginner will find no difficulty in giving his
ideas aud sentiments civilized measure,
and making them acceptable both to editors
and public.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-09-16
The Dead In Fort Wagner.

The Tribune Morris Island correspon-
dent states that Fort Wagner will be held
to the last moment and nothing, it is said,
but want of water will compel her to sur
render. The dead lie so thickly around
her walls the water from the shallow wells
can not be drank II compelled 10y thirst,
some of the soldiers are 80 iniprudent As tn
swallow IT, The pcEt day they are " hos.
pitfalls, and before the close Of tho week
many of them arc in their graves. Brave
attempts have been made To supply the
garrison from Charleston, hut thus far a
small quantity only has fecn furnished,
Only at midnight, or under cover of some
dense fog in the morning have vessels been
known to reach them for tllc past eight
lays. If the Monitors would only cut off
communication f5t che week longer, the
fort would be in our possessions and with
Forts Wagner and Gregg, and the whole of
Morris Island once ours, the Stars and
Suipoe III q few hours would wave over
Sumter.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-09-16
Ieqcnd nf the aShiuc,
TIE MYSTERIOUS ORGANIST.



Years ago, at grand old cathedral over
looking the Rhine, there appeared mystic
rious o:gauist. Tho great composer who
had played the organ SO long had suddenly
died, aud every body, from the king TO the
peasant. was 8dndering who could he found
TO fill his place, when, one bright Sabbath
morn as the sexton entered the church, he
saw a stranger sitting at the crapc-shroudcd
organ. lie was tall, graceful man, with II
pale, but strikingly han lsomo face, great,
black, melancholy eyes, and hair like the
ravens wing fer gloss and color, sweeping
in dark waves over his shoulders. He did
not seem TO notice the sexton, bUt went on
playing, and such music as lie drew from
the instrument no words of nine can de-
scribe. The astopished listener declared
the organ seemed to have become human
that it walled and sighed, and clam0rcd, us
it through its pipes. When the music at
length ceased, the sexton FASTENED to tko
stranger, and said
Pray who arc You, sir?
"Do not ask my name lie replied, -
have heard that you are in want of an or
ganist, and have come here on trial"
You'll be sure to set the place cx-
claimed the sexton. WHY, you surpass
him that's dead and gone, sir"
No, no, You overrate me- resumed the
stranger with sad smile; and then, as il
disincined to conversation. he turned from
old Hans and began to play again. And
now the music changed from sorrowful
strain to a grand old pecan, aud the mystcri
Gus organist--
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and his countenance seemed not unlike that
Of Il. Michael, as portrayed by Guido.
Lost in the harmonies which sWclled
around him, he sat with his far-seeiug
gaze fixed on the distant sky, a glimpse ol
which he caught through an open window,
whcn there was q stir Gbout the church.
door, and royal party came sweeping in.
Among them might be seen young girl
with wealth of golden hair, eyes like wild
cherries. This was the Princess Elizabeth,
aud all eyes turned to her as she Gratod
herself in The velvet-crshiOned pew apprO-
priated 10 the court. No sooner had the
music reached her ears than she started as
ifa ghost had crossed her path. The bloom
faded from her cheek, her lips quivered
and her whole frame grew tremulous. At
last her eyes met those of the organist, IN
long, yearning look, and then the melody
lost its joyous notes, and once more walled
and sighed and clamored,
" By my faith" whispered the king to
his daughter, this organist has mas teT
hand. lark yc, he shall play at Your we'd
ding |"
The pale lips of the princess parted, hui
she could not speak-shc was dumb wiIi
grief. Like oHs in a painful dream, she
saw the pale I.ian at tho organ, and heard
the melody which filled the vast edilice
Aye, full we'll she knew who he was, and
why the instrument seemed breathing ou
| the agcny Of tortured heart.
When the service WAS over and the roYa
party had left the cathedral he stole away
as mysteriously as lie had come. lie wa
not seen again by the sexton till tte vespel
hour, and then he appeared in the organ
loft, and commenced his task While he
played, veiled figure glided in, and knel
J near side shrine There she knelt till tn
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-09-16
MCCIeIIan's OmciaI RepOrf.
lSpccia! Dispatch to the y, Y. Tribune

lSpcClas DlspatcH 10 the y. J.. lGlDune
WASHINGTON, Sept. l., 1868
The official report of Gen. Mcclellan waR
received at tho Adjutaut Generals Office
about a month ago. We understand It il
very volumnouS, comprising from 200 To-
$40 toljos ioolcap, and the accohihan2:i;
documents cover nearly three times as mich
more paper. The pressure of moro import
ant busineSs has thus far prccluded Tho
possibility of its examination by the proper
officials. Its pubHcSton, with acccr!paii.
mcnts, will undoubtedly require 9 special
appropriation 10y Congress, and it's appear
ancc at present is not 10 lie thovSMt ~.
The report is said to maize from! 10000 I"
80, 900 words, ard the accompanying doct
mcnts make about Xn,000 words. ~ this
rate his report win dGcupy about so
columns of Tri6jNc nonpareil tips, ;hu
the documents l10 c0lumhs--say 80
columns, or three whole 1tibRReS and one
third ola fourth. The Gencralpius. hav" Il
deadly spite Gg7ingt .ilc cu.iT'c nc;,'Gpapcr
press. II would be - good idea Z, present
the entire CARLOAD of manuscript - Goin"
one OF the scvcn-by-iIine CJpperhta,i pa
pcrs that are Missing against the Govern
ment fct nc, publishing it, Three ErhGtcd
aud thirty Il ousand words o dear
Al Of Martin Van Bureus mtssaS t3 in ono
heap would T." a tritte N COMPARISON.
1t Ike ;hp Indians gun. il would cost
more than it comes tot How GiEertut
from tins is the rrport of 4 General who
did sorocthinr nr--(;ranil
Aft A c5mp, ion Of N examined l,ril.
Eancy involving very many battles and yagt
siege operations each attlo in itself.
and the siege as a whole. crowned wi; un
qualified victory-t;eneral Grant sent in
his report in full. with all it's accompan+inr
documents. within thirtv l,ys from the sur.
render Of Virksh,Irr his reiiort--., master.
niece of condensed and ,lcdr military writ
uE icpryIhS hut iorty-hlhe OF MY pages
ana inc accompanying documents OIL nun
"'eu anu my VI 'No h'"u'eu' '"lS' W
'oIls'' W1u!u ouly maxi h'a' T.
Iu' iIS Pnp''c'''oI III ''iG' W. ,' W. III M J. "l"
;oa,i ~ INC oecIrlIlS oi war a.tu ,,e'''i'''
i"-'n'el' was lllllLIeuh!'eIs ~ llllucI ILNou'
t,,-s,xc (,,pcr,tsr,v ,vcr -Dhr;uLshr ,Irofr
in the Fourteenth Ward a l.ttls incidenr
rayc rise 70 much morrimcnt. ahd contrib.
nrrd IN tbe go1d feel;r,-cye-ywhere mani.
tcstrJ ob,nt fhc consrr,Stto n, Tho cro,yJ
tbcre STOOD a n,lc. .farcd Irirh.Aan with his
hand crossad and lis ,rrot ''Sb;mI rs hack
IIo ~azc5 ;n,rntIy aS enrh name vas lawn
from H. wheel of destiny lie had nnt
h,rn heard ro s,,eak' woed TO any body,
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-09-16

Tug WAY OF WmTISG MopERS RoNiNcEs
Albert rode with the speed of an ar,
row 10 the garden, spraag like the winl
from his stecd, climbed IKE / squirrel over
the hedge, writhcd like snake through
the palmgs, few like hawk TO the arbor
crept up 10 her all Ghecen, threw himsnIt
passonately al her feet, swore frantically
that he would shoot himself was, however
Immediately heard, seated himself ID blessed
delight at her side, sank on her bosom
swan in a sea Of bliss--all this was III,
work Of 4 seeo,l
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-09-16
UIOOdy work,

We learn from the Coshocton .ige of yes.
terday that last week "wednesday Dep.
uty Provost Marshal VIA. 4. Johnston, Of
Coshocton, with force of twenty men.
went b Crawford township, in that county,
to arrest two desertcrs named John Lower
and Lewis Wens The men were divided
into squads, one of which, consisting Of
five men. under Captain \. X. Tidball, in
their search. arrived at barn and on ap-
preaching the door, the two deserters
sprang out, one of them suappirg his gun
at Captain ridbal's head. They fired al
Reuben Stafford, killing him almost instantly
One of the squad named Taylor, was
wounded severely. The remainder OF the
squad fired their revolvcrs at the deserters
and killed both Of them instantly. This at
fair will have the effect OF showing desert
srs that the officers of tho Government arc
not to be inttnidated IN the performance of
their dutles.-O. S. Journal, Sd,
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The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-09-16
NOTICE TO FARMERS.
THE PEARL MILLS

With new and improved machinery, are now in
Sho most perfect condition to do your grinding Of
all kinds, in the best manacT, al the shortest no.
lice. With mlpy years experience in the business,
.hc best of machinery, and experienced and COM
potent millcrs, we will not fail to give good salts
faction to all who may favor with their patron
sgc. And, while We gratefully acknowledge the
generous patronage extended Us during the past
many years, we assure you effort shall bcspared
70 merit Il continuance of your fayors.
:-e31 The highest market price at all times paid
tnr Wheat DICKS & JOHNSON,
43tf. Jiaumcc Gty, Feb. ii. '62.
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PHOTOGRAPHY.

SfRS. RGBtES0N, late of NJ. Ponds estab-
!Nl lishment. POI Main street, Buffalo, has opened
= Room on Louisiana Avenue, opposite the Baird
Aousc, Pcrrysburg, aud proposes TO take Ambro-
typcs and Photographs at the following prices:
Ambrotypcs From - cents to 81 30.
Cartcs de Nisites for Il, or 50 80 per dozch
NigncttcsI for ST.
photograph Half Prints s. for the first, and 80
~'ilts tor Crih SCp-s rs
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-09-16
Attempt to Discover u Murderer
bS Photography,

We believe tlis one ii Mrs 9outhN otth =
stories ia the New York Lsjysi that teVte.
9cuts = murderer a9 being CnnNI,tcd bN q
photograph OF Ina victims ewes upon the ,c.
tina vt which Mas pictured the features #
the assassin SlmlAy experiments We ate
informed, have been made in Franco with
great success, and mysterious murders uu.
raVrlcd through the inStrumrntaltv ot Dt.
queries wonderful art Notwithstanding
We had heard of these strange things, We
were still uudcr the impression that dead
men tellLo tales" until rcccdt experiment
has shaken our faith and almost convinced
us that dead men may yet speak.
un Sunday forenoon. MIR Adams photo.
/ Graphist of this city, at the solicitation OF
some gentlemen who had read of similar rN.
pcrimcnts in France, took his instrument and
visited the scene oi the late murder in Ter
man Township. This was some thirty hours
after the murdered man had breathed his
last There was great deal ofduSt lying
and n great crowd collected, which materi.
ally iutcrlcrcd with the success of the rx.
| pertinent, but notwithstanding these I'M
/ favorable circumstances Mr.. Adams sue.
cccdcd in taking tolcraby fair negative
! Upon this he had been experimenting, and
yesterday we were called On to SitncBs the
result of his experiment.
! He had taken an ambrotypc picture of
the eye of the deceased and then rubbing
out everything but single object appar
emily in the center of the eye, this was
| placed under an ordinary maguiiying glass
At the .r6t Gl&nch the object seemed blurred
and iudistinct. but getting the proper
focus. the outlines of human face were "a
once distingushablc. The image was ap
parcntly the face If Z ran with unusually
prominent check bones, long nose, am
rather broad forehead. \ black moustach,
was plainly seen, and also the direction q
the eyes, which seemed TO bo looking a
some object sideways. One Of the cyc'
were as clearly sccn as tho eyes in - com
mon amhrotypc or tcnotypc. Som5 Nho cX
amined 'llt image thought the man, of whicl
it seemed to he n resemblance, had 10
man noso, and also had II cap on
Mr.. Adams il continuing his experiments
but whether nc will succeed in making any
clearer developments, remains to be seen
His labors thus far arc abundpnty reward
ed by the success which has attended hi
efforts, ~ it seems to MS ho has demon
strated that an object was pictured upoi
the eye of Mr.. lIcrke at tho time OF hi,
death, and that the object was u huma,
face.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-09-16

Is NALLANDIGHAM TRAITOR "A Storon.
son, Ala, correspondent Of the Cincirhati
Gazette writes, upon the authority OF the
Union citizens of Alabama and Tennessee
that Vallandigham, while in the South, re-
pcatedly exhortcd the rebels to hold on to
NicksburG, declaring the success of his
party in Ohio depended altogether ON tie
ability of the rebel Government to battle
the Union armies besicginG that place The
evidence of this fact the Gazette writer de-
clares to be indisputablc.
The Copperhead prints are denying the
above fact and branding il as an Abolition
lie. Unfortunately for their cpithets and
for Vallaudigham's loyalty, we have in our
possession letter written by rebel Pro-
vost Marshal attached TO BraSg'S army, and
a man evidently of unusual Intelligence, in
which the above fact is clearly, Unmistaka-
bly, stated. The letter was written TO
friends in Western Tennessee, and captured
in the possession Of a mail carrier, who is
now or was recently in custody at CoTum-
bus, Ky. The writer heard vallandigham
make the statement III his presence, that
his election depended upon rebel success
at Vicksbws. Tho letter awaits the ple's-
uro of any Copperhead disbelic4ot Who will
call and see it ChicdgO 1riLttae.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-09-16

ArlCmuS W hTu MT. inlIIcS +. bfoWnCl
sends the following "CircuIar to the
Boston Post.
CIRCULAR No. IS.
As the undersigned has been lcd to fear
that the law regulating the draft was not
wholly understood, Notwithstanding the
numerous explanatory circulars that have
been issued from the National Capital OF
late, he hereby issues Circular ~ his own
and e hc ahG1l succeed in making this IA
vCriTt 'Geaaiirl more clnlr e q discernins
public, he will fol that he has not lived IN
vain
|. a young man who is drafted and mal.
vcrtcntly goes to Canada, where he becomes
embroied with robust English party, who
knocks him around so as to disable him for
life, the same occurring in licensed bar
room OH British soil, such young man can
not receive pension, on account of said in.
Hrics from the Unite States Government
nor can his heirs or creditors.
H. No drafted man in going to the ap.
pointed rendezvous will he permitted to 20
around by the way of Canada on account
of the roads being better that way. or be-
cause his "unco William" lives there.
III. Any gentleman living in ireland, who
was never III this country, is not liable to-
the Draft nor arc our iorefathcrs. This
latter Rtatcmcnt is made for the benefit of
those enrolling officers who have acted on
tho supposition that the ablc-bodicd male
population of place included dead gentle
men in the cemeteries.
". The term of enlistment is for three
years, but any man who may have beer,
drafted in two places has n right to go for
six years, whether the war lasts that length
of time or not--a right this department
hopes hc will insist on.
', The only sons of poor widow, whose
husband is in California, are not exempt
but the man who owns stock in the Yer.
mont Central railroad is. So, also, are in,
cessant lunatics, babitual lecturers, persons
who were born with wooden legs or false
teeth, blind men, (uncss they will acknowl,
edge they can see it y, and people WIN
deliberately voted for John Tyler.
VI, No drafted man can claim cXcn Itlon
on the ground that Ne las scvc1ll children
whom he supports and who DO not bear
his name, or live il the same house viii
him, and who have Ec~cr been introducci
to his wife, but who, Oh the contrary, ar,
endowed with various mothers, and live
around" A. w.
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II is rumered that lIindman, Of Arkansas
and sam Houston, are talking Cf 4 new re.
public. to be composed OF Icvas, Louis
lana, the Indian rcrritary part of 4, kan
sas, anl s,,oh a slice o. Mexico as Napoleon
may give them.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-09-16
4 SONG FOR SEPTEMBER.
BY THOMAS W. PARSONS,

BY THOMAS W. PARSONS,
September strcws the woodland DER
The world Is brighter than ortoTe1
So,rn, anJ tJ, SoorInt i,.c
SaI thonohts and snnnv weather.
Al, NAV this ol"r,. and fhis grirf
-f'I' .o ,"u 'at v%'' ell siI' ;,,,nthor '''
e's> ''' "'''
This is thc nartinr scoson-this
The time when friends are flying;
And lovers now, with many kiss,
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-09-16

Mr., Russell the former correspondent Of
the London Times, in his paper, the Army
and Macy Gdsette says
1T requires philosophy, metaphysics,
historical parallels, and immense faith, TO be
lieve that the South can continue her resis-
tancc 10 the North in the field, or preserve
her States from the sway OF Washington
pro-consus.'
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-09-16

A LADY editor says if the men want their
children TO lock like them, the fewer iaunts
they olEe .c California the better,
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-09-16

There are man who chew nlstogtUuss
as asses chew thiStle5.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-09-16
Artcnliiis ward on the Draft


Arienus Ward (Mr. Charles +. Brownc)
sends the following Circular to the
Boston Post.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-09-16
i 4 Pointed Letter from Gen, Garfield.
Exposure OF vnllaudisham's ralschood,.

llE,pQU luruRs prrI OF rur CuNBrRt NNpI
WINCHESTER, TRNN., Aug L..
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-12-26

VICTOR HUGO-By witness of his
v life (Madase Hugo inst received at
: oct ~ CORSE'S
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-12-26

MISS .GILBERTS CAREER-An
lyl American Story-by g Holland, just re.
cefved at toct7J CORSE'S