, 1864-04-29

THE BATTLE OF GREEN.
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The Copperhead papers hare been publish
ing sensation accounts Of q mob at Green
vile, Darkc county, Ohio, on Monday of last
week, in which it vas alleged that the law
office of William Allen, ex.Congrcss1nan, Was
assaulted and gutted, and violent hands laid
on that gentleman; the responsibility for
which the Statesman lays ut the door Of TAB
clifton fanatics,a "Loyal Leagners," and
"drunkeu solaIers.'' These are the facts
from 4 gentleman, resident Of Greenyiue,
who Was IN involuntary eyewitness to the
whole a1air:
To begin at the beginning, some weeks ago
a returned soldier Of the 34ta Ohio, hearing
that b1oyiating bn.terant was lying about
the grog- shops, drinking bad whisky and e1-
pressing an ardent desire 10 lnre chance at
0 a"Lincoln hireling," very improperly deci-
ded to afford him tue opportunity ty-and meet
ing IN individual whom be supposed to be
the bragsart, turned in and tlrnshed him
soundly. he mistooi his men, however, aud
whipped the wrong person, was indicted for
slo0. 4 short time after another soldier
was knocked down and abused By Cop
pcrhead, without provocation, and fined by
The eamc magistrate but i've dol
lars, 1t being the opinion OF that
Impartial dispenser Of Justice, ninety-tive per
ctnt NoTse ~ AEsAult Auo uaLler LIE 6acFe11
ptrson Of q coppe5hcad than that Of Union
Soldier. The boys couldn't see the equity of
this mode Of dealing with offenders, aud no.
titled the cops that seyenty.tlye dollars must
be refunded or there would be reckoning
for it. AL rery improper; but 1t afforded
the Copperheads an excuse for attempting to
ssclean out'' the soldiers. They sent over the
forty Of them, rendezvouzed on Monday night
In lie law office of Allen d Corbin mud that
Of DR.. Matchett, "armed cap pie, j" with the
intention Of cleaning out some returned SOL
diers Of the Goth regiment, who they knew to
be at party that evening, and would have to
pass the office on their way home About II
Or 1o'clock at night, the boys, five ia all,
eecorting their Indies, passed BY, and were
fred upon from the Office. They had among
them but one revolver Taking their girls
home on the double-quick, they seized their
1nuskete, and making batT3cade OF salt bar
rcls short distance from The enemy's forti-
flcation, proceeded to blaze away very leisure
II. 4 sharp futilade cnsued. and as Ine oaus
neuetrated the thin shells, wherein law and
1,hyslc were ordinarily dispensed, panic
seized upon the Co7perheads and they evacu~
atcd without waiting summons to surren-
der. Those who EaW the performance say
there never was such time recorded over
1ace-coursc as these belllgesent Copparheads
made One Of them, Barney Collins, . petit
hind him, jumped ten rail fences. with mar-
relous agility, and took refuge behind aced'r u,
where he lay close, duckipg under whenever
thu report Of a musket WAS heard. NoTeply
coming from the. cnemy's fertilization, the
soldiers mnrchedlp, and occupied till morn
iing, that being, thEy said. according to the
laws and usagcs Of war. They had sent for
rs'nforct ments, intending to capture the gar-
Tison, had it not inooAtinenly run away.
M1. 8nt one, however, was injured In the affair,
"m: Bo~'lyor, who incautiously thrust his
heaa out Of tue loop hole in Dr. Matchett's
ratification, while The bullets were buzzing