Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-03-23
MORNING LEADER.
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THF WAR ~ NOBLE COUNTY, OIIdIO'

THE WAR IN NOBLE COUNTY PI1iO'
History OF the naaiE;--.The o0PpeFheaas l'a
From the correspondence Of the Cinein-
naH Gazette. we have full particulars of
The origin Of the resistance TO the GOVERN
meut in Noble County Ohio. This OOun-
- has population Of 2O,651, and in 1850 |
Gave vote of $50 for Tod and 1922 for
1ewsst. We eondense the statement Of the |
Gazette correspondent, the letter being |
dated 1t Cambridge, Guernsey county
March 18th:
GOn Monday March 8th, q adetschnent
of fonr men. in command Of Corporal Jo-
seDb Davidson, left Cincinnati for Hoskins-
y;fIe with the intention Of procuring the
srrest Of two men, ]. W. McFarren and
W G. Brown, both residents Of that locali-
~ MoFarren was deserter from Com
panv G.. 18th Ohio while Brown was
charged with having written certain let
ters 10 MeFarren, melting him to DESERT
and which were generally Of treason
able character. One Of these letters ar
rived after McFarren had deserted, and
was opened by the Colonel of the regiment
Who. on discovering its reasonable char
lscter, forwarded It TO Governor Tod, and
he at once ordered the arrest ofits author
The Corporals squad arrived in hosk-
insville on Thursday morning, having met
with many difficulties from the hostility of
Ebs inhabitants, who did ali in their power
e interfere with their object. They found
In their journey that the proportion Of
Union to secesh inhabitants was one to
twenty. The Union men were living in
state Of continual fear, being afraid to
express their sentiments on account Of the
threats which were freely uttered BY their
traitorous neighbors. All the Union men
know each other well, and are in the habit
Of holding stolen interviews with each
ether after the manner Of the Vaudean
Deassnts in the time Of the Catholic per-
secutions, talking over the prospects Of
7sJ their country, and hoping and anticipating
the time when freedom shall once more
reign in their native land At all the
houses Of these people the Corporars com
pany met with the kindest treatment, and
were taken care Of free Of charge, while
at the neighboring houses they we're
turned away and refused mouthtul OF
bread or drink ofwater notwithstanding
their offer to pay literally for it. Pay
me in Southern scrip, said one old traitor,
q your Rreenbacks wont he worth cent IN
sir monfhs.v aYour backs went be worth
d-n when the Governments got through
with YOU" was the laeonic reply. Just as
thew were nearing Hoskinsville, they
perceive that they were expected, and were
told by Union man that the inhabitants
were prepared for them, being fully armed,
and in numbers about one hundred, and
that they intended to capture the FIVE men,
take their arms, and p"rol them not to
take up arms against tie Southern Con-
federacy. They afterward found this was
the intention Of the people.
"They had not gone far before they found
A party Of about fifty drawn up in line,
fully armed with rifles and revolvers, and
ready TO resist them. They made detour,
and came on the village in the rear, taking
two Union inhabitants, one Of them named
Hardy, q schoolmaster, who has been q
member Of the Ohio Senate to point out
the two men. The company then separat-
ed, one party proceeding to McFarren' S
house and the other TO Browns, but at
each place they found the birds had flown.
Bv this time the butternuts had got wind
Of their having passed them, and returned
into the village, when the Corporal thought
Il prudent to withdraw his forces, and re-
turned to this place on Thursday night
following. Leaving his men here, he re-
turned to Cincinnstiand reported the non
success Of his mission, giving full report
Of his proceedings to U. S. Marshal Sands.
The Marshal at once applied for q sufh-
cient force to overcome any resistance
that might be offered, and received from
Colonel Eastman the following order: