The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-10-19

| lcafn by lne way OF NallO tnaC tnlr
teen battle flags, mostly belonging to In
diana regiments, were recently recapturcd
from rebel messenger whe was taking
them from the west side of the Mississppi
eastward. A very important mail was
taken at the same time. 1t contained
among other documents, a complete ac
count of the strength of the rebel forces
west of the river, and Il letter from {
Governor of Louisiana recommending JEFF
Davis to authorize the armng Of the ne
groes.
1t is announced that the expedition OF
General Asboth to Mariana, Ala. has prov
ed success. The party returned to Pen
sacoIa with 60 prisonurs, 400 negroes, 500
cattle and mules, and large amount OF
stores and ammunition. The enemy ina de
desperate but fruitless resistance. We
egret to learn that General Asboth had
his cheek bone broken and an arm fractur.
ed in two places, which will probably rem
der its amputation necessary.
How shall we have peace? There are
two ways, and both-appear to be war meth
ods. General McClellan's friends propose
to make peace by hostility to the North;
the friends of the Union purpose to abtain
peace by putting down the rebellion of the
South. The issue is a square one-between
Union and Disunion, Government and Sc
cession, liberty aud slavery, courage and
cowardice.
The Richmond papers, chronicling Ben.
Buffers storming of the rebel defenses on
Chapin's Farm, said 1.-THE Yanks didn't
stop when they got the outer line, but
went right on" Unionists! we have run
over the rebel sympathizcrs in Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio, and lndiana-don't let us stop
a moment, but press right on 10 their posi-
tions in every Northern aud Western
State
The Boston Commonwealth, an unique,
semilettery, ecceutric, independent news
paper, hitherto opposed to Mr. Lincoln, now
endorses him. In its last issue it makes
this pithy point:
They seem to think differently now and
ignore the general issue. We mean to
hold them to it, The people mean it. Here
it is. Lincoln, Union and Liberty; McClel-
Ian, Disunion and Slavery Choose.
"Where's the fire?' asked a Copperhead,
tearing out of his house in Batavia, in
alarm of the ringing of the church bells
over Sheridan's victory In the front,
flank and rear of the allied Democracy of
the South aid the North was Union
neighbours ready reply.
Life is like field Of blackberry and rasp-
berry bushes. Mean people squat down
aud pick the fruit, no matter how they black
their fingers; while genius proud and per-
pendicular strides fiercely on, and gets
nothing but scratches and holes torn in
their trowers.
The Louisville Press says: ave have
reason to know that Charles A. Wicklffe,
of Kentucky, stated in Baltimore that Nc.
Clellan assured him two days in advance of
McClellans letter of acceptance, that if he
(McClellan) were elected, not gun should
be ared after the fourth of March"
All the newspapers speak Of the pirates
who seized the two steamers on Lake Eric
as if they We're ConIederates.-Ch Chicago
Times.
And they were --"exoept six" Aud
these were six Mcclellan Copperheads Of
Sandusky. See telegraph dispatches. r
Tribune.
The Nashville Union gives the vote Of
two regiments at Memphis from Iowa and
Illinois, showing great unaniinity for Lin
coin. Out OF 759 votes Mcclellan got but
SO.
A correspondent desires TO know if Nc.
Clellan's expenses on bis electioneering
tour are paid by the Belmont colnanties,
We feel authorized TO say that McCleiian's
salery is fully equal to all his eleetioneer-
ing demands upon it.