The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-05-10
Letter from Dalton, Georgia.
Correspondence Of the Psrrysburg JOurusi1


retarded at this point for want Of stores,
both sanitary and reading matter. We get
limited supply Of both; but as this place
is "outside Of the boundaries Of civiliza-
ton" as the boys say, there is nothing to
be bought hero, and very few Of the sol
diers have anything to buy with ii there
was There is not a store or grocery in the
place; all that is bought here must come
from sutlors or by a special permit of the
Provost Marshal, from tho Commissary.
"Mino hostess had tho misfortune to
break some dishes, and was obliged TO
send to Chattanooga, 80 miles, for a set of
teas. 1t is right smart of trouble to
send away mp "thar" for everything.
Another drawback wo have, is, that we
are without place to hold religious service.
We had put seats and rough pulpit in q
large building used by the rebels for
foundry, where they cast cannon, shot and
shell, for the special purpose of invading
Yankees. Here soldiers came together
every night for service, and we threw hot.
shot from Gospel batteries into the ranks
of sinners, with an entilading fire into reb-
els (of whom there is yet sprinkling
here), and the institution for which they
inaugurated such hendish war. 1t is a
peculiar pleasure to your humble servant
to preach "aboltiouism' in Georgia, with
out the danger of being hung for il the
next hour, as he would have been two
years ago. Our chapel was needed
for an ordnance store.house, and was ta-
ken for that purpose. Our respectful pro-
test was unavailing military law is su.
preme.
Flags of truce have become so common
here, they cease to attract much attention.
There have been some efforts on the part
of the rebels to negotiate on the Sherman
Johnston basis with our authorities; and
rebel Gen. Warford even proposed to unite
his forces with ours long enough TO clean
out the gucrrillas from this vicinity" Con
Stcedman couldn't see it, but sent the lst
Missouri Cavalry--Merril Horse.-a splen-
d Il Independent regiment, to clean out gucr.
rillas, while the brigade Qnal tered here
was left to attend to Gen. Warford and his
command.
Paroled prisoners from Lees army are
constantly passing through here, en route
for their homes in Dixie.
To-day lot of Forests mon, captured
by Gen. Wilson at Selma and Macon, went
through to their hemes in Tennessee and
Kentucky. conversed with many OF
them. aui all expressed themselves as be,
ing tired Of the war, aud acknowledge
they are whipped and that 'secesh is play
ed out" They are all ragged, dirty and
nearly shoeless. Forrest was wounded by
one of our privates with sabre and re-
volver, and would probably have been
HI led, but he was dressed us a private, and
Forrest knows there is vengeance for Fort
Pillow reserved for him. All, yes said
they, "Ind he viii never be taken alive"
One of Lees men came in here to-day and
found his wife living with Union soldier.
to whom she had lately been married; by
a license from the Provost Marshals. IIus-
band No. 2 readily yielded to No. ], as he
had the Oldest claim, heartlessly remark
ing, "Well, don't care --; | only
married her for three months or during the
war;"
The females in this section, generally,
are very much degraded. Nearly all of
them either smoke, chew or :" dip" snnf
Almost universally they wear homcspult
goods, mhu criAoiiHe. All use the south.
2rn dialects, aud say, thar" "whary
you all, or you uns and we luis,' Sc
am constantly surprised at the contrast in
the people of the North and South, and was
not prepared to believe that slavery had
such witherins, blighting curse on any
people, until came and saw for myself,
and behold the half had not been told me.
There are many good, lo"al citizens in
Northern Georgia, who have. never bowed
tho krec to the ebony image which King
JEFF. set up in the Babylon of Dixie, though,
in consequence of it, they Lave been cast
into terribly fiery furnace" can now
see how 0blo's great banished traitor out
rageouSly lied when he said there was not
. man, woman or child in the South that
would not die for the Confederacy. Never
in the North did hear atty denounoe the
whole traitOrous concern with such bitter.
mesa as these loyal Georgians. But subju,
gated rebels are still rebels at heart and
ever will be, till soul and body part.
All the land is in mourning for the sad
fate Of our noble President. None hero
dare to express joy at the event, even If
they felt so disposed. | am told that some
in Perysburg did SO. Shame on their
guilty heads ! How black must be their
hearts, how deep.seated their treas6n
Numbers have been sent through our lines
at this point for doing that thing, from
many places-five from Indiana in one
day. wish all who rejoice at such a
fiendish deed, from Ohio, and all other
places, could be sent down here among
their friends. To be thrown upon the ten.
der mercies'' Of the rebels is all TIE punish
ment could wish for them.
| A man came into Dalton last Sabbath,
who, the night before, shot son OF his