The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-02-18
WHOLE FAMILIES FLYING TO THE UNION
LINES FOR PROTECTION!
Especial Dispatch to the CINCINNATI Gazette.

MENrHls, February II, via CAIRO. 10.
When JEFF Davis undertook TO eGforcc the con
scription in East Tennessee, about four-filths OF
the inyal Union men nf that section went though
the mountains to Kentucky, whore they joined the
Union army. A similar attempt in North Alabama
and Mississippi is now driving the Union men away
from their families and forcing them 70 take up arms
against the kingdom of JEFF. There is perfect
reign of terror in North Alabama and North Mis-
sissippi, and daily the Union armies receiving
recruits who gladly enlist and support the Union
and Constitution.
Great outrsges are now experienced BY the un.
fortunate residents of North Alabama and Miss
iSsippi. In the latter State the Legislature recently
enacted law embracing rs cunscrpts all men not
included in the Confederate uc,. The act OF jeff
Davis includes all from eighteen to forty wears of
age, and that recently passed takes all tum 40 to 80
wears of age. The territory of Mississippi has
been laid offin districts Of twenty miles, and re-
cruiting Colonels appointed for each district. A
thousand ColOncls have been appointed to enforce
the cOnscript act, and The militia act in North Ala
bama is even worse. Many Union meuin that SEQ
On state that violent efforts made to force them
into the Confederate ranks, The Union men have
long hid out in the woods and caves rather than be
taken as conscrps. This induced novel hunt for
them. Guerrillis and hlnodhounds have been put
upon their track and many poor victims have been
smelt out in this way
Not long since young girl, carrying food to her
father, who was hiding in a cave, was attacked by
one of these bloodhounds aud torn to pieces.
Ii is estimated that not less than 900 Union men
irOLl Mississippi ana Alabama, have made their
way INTO Ooruth, AbcFe General Dodge made all
possible provision for them. General dodge sent
out and brought in the families of the prosecuted
and dowutrodden Union men and established u sort
of encampment or home for all these families at
Purdy, where they are likely to be freed from per
SeCutions.
At Cornth regiment is forming OF Union men
from Alabama and Mississippi. II already nun.
bers six full companies.
Abraham Kennedy and j. \. Mitchell, Of Hack
clbo SettiSment, Mmroo county, Ala, have been
hung by the rebels for indp giugU Mon proeiyiles
Mr. liollwork and daughter of the same county
have been shot; and Rector Lewis, an immediate
neghhof, of suspected Union pro0liviHes, was
hunted down by bloodhnunds and captured
The houses ofJ. A. Palmer, Worry Williams,
and other Union men, were burned over their fam
lies heads, and the people living in the neghbor
hood notified that if they harbOred them their own
houses would be burned Mr.. Peterson living at
tho head Of Bull Mountain was killed for Union
sentiments. Two woHeG IN tiacuMbia county
were torn to pieces by bloodhounds. ln addition 10
the foregoing one hundred tamiesi driven out Of
Alabama, reached COriuth 0u huut With0ut toud %
clothing. Some Of the fugiivcs are old men, 50
years Ofage.
The rigid endorsements of the conScription act
has probably .BdGccd the return to Memphis OF
many old citizens who Went away rpdCr order No.
|, but who when called upon to light IN VAR ot
their own making, sknlk away TO Memphis, seekin,,
the protection Of the guns of the oneniy-thc very
men against whom thcy have all along Yauned
their undying hatred.