The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-08-10


j.. II. HoRSBAcK-Deor Sir: =
The surrender left this country in a destitute
condition, and there was not half enough made
last year to supply the actual necessities Of the
country. The prospect this year is very bad
The cold weather and the rains in the spring have
almost destroyed the prospect of a crop. The cot
ton crop Is very uear entire failure-there will
not be o0e- fourth OF crop made in the States, and
in this section not One-fih and the corn crop has
been half destroyed by too much rain aud couse-
quent overlows, and the corn all late; and if the
season should fail and be dry in the future there
will not be one-flth Of a crop of corn. But should
the oaius continue, there may possibly be enough
made, with what the cotton crop will buy to bread
the people and make another crop.
sometimes think that the hand of the Lord is
against the people, for the wicked rebellion, and
that he will continue to scourge them, until they
shall become recOnciled to the "poweTs that be-"
When came home, about one year ago. / found
the rebels were very humble aud downcast, de-
pluring the death of Lincoln.
They then believed, that President johnson in
tended to make " treason odious" and that he
would punish traitors. But now, since they have
found that the President did not mean what he
said, and instead OF Furnishing he has rewarded
treason with the fattest Offices of the State To the
exclusion of loyal men, they feel themselves masters
OF the situation (and so far the local State or
ganization is concerned, is certainly true aud
are very intolerant and proscrpive to Union men,
having nothing TO do in business social way
with them.
vestige of Unionism, by holding up to derison and
scorn every Southern who can or will take the
Congressional test oath of Office; and the strange
part OF it is that they eulogze the President, who
as military Governor of Tennessee, has taken,
suppose, the test oath. They call him a States
n IN aud Patriot. Some of his Southern triends the
rebels 60 ar to say, that the President thinks
more of man who fought for his country, the
Southern COnfederacy, than one who went over
to the Yahke ees, skulked away and did not fight
at all. As much as tn say, that the President has
repented of his past course, aud now his error
and asks their forgiveness, with promise IN save
them hencelorth and forever. Whether the Presi-
deut is correctly represented by them or not
cannot say, but to me, looking at the matter as
do through loyal spectales, there seems to be too
much concert of action between him and them, for
the promotion of the interests of the country.
One year ago every loyal man in this country
Of which there is as you know quite number, was
proud of President Johnson.
But not so now. We feel that in the hour Of our
vndication for our devotion to the Government of
the U. s., we have been neglected and turned over
to the mercy of the rebels, completely as lay in
his power to do that his policy is to make trea-
son respectable and loyalty Odious
The only hope we have, is that the loyal people
North will sustain Congress by ratifying the Con-
stitutonal amendments. W. II. SMITH.