The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1847-01-09
No. H..
SuxMrrviLLE, January l, lS47.

. lb Nuhluo ibb wv A''NNJ
morning last, and bid adieu 10 the oiizens
If Danvile who hBd accompanied them 'oI
that place, and the cilzons Of Har,Ieion Civ
InQ The Guards thee hearty cheers. Al
Liberty Mills the Guards we're received
With loud scclamaliohs by the ciuz'ns, aud
10 true military si,le by the Cenue Cayale
ry snd Pennsy ylvania Troop, who escorted
be Guards to Asronsburg a distance OF five
mites, where We were welcomed by the
Icuizens Of that hourishing town, and after
having dined very sunpuousIy we were
Escorted by The above mentioned companies
several miles At li,!Iheim We were Ie-
Iceived 10 the most nauedug manner by the
military snd citizens, who met us halt
lmilo out OF tcwn, where they had lheit cau-
uon and gave US sevoral saluss, sud upon
A bridge over a small stream they bed orocI-
cd a splendidly decorated arch, ia roeem-
Iblanco TO the Ancient Ir,umphal arches
This arch had the following motto, ~
grealful country will hcnor her defenders
At !his place we were also compimeuIed
by being presented with a most beauniu.
aud splcndldIy wrought wreath; maey Of
| he houses were decorated with evergtsens
and here agaio we we're escorted ost Of
town by the citizens We this Jay arrived
at Boalsburg where we met with the most
lenthusiasle reception by the citizens Of hr
place. Squad No. 10, was quarie'ed al
| the house Of Col James Johnson, a shorl
distance out of town, aud here we were
leasled on every doIicacy ths, ear,b, air or
water could pr0duce, and after VIC he'd
supoed, We wcr1 cheered by having seye,a
spirited airs played on the piaoo by one Of
Nr. JohDson's daughters Then toe cong
of The Columbis Guards wa euug by cover
al Of our squad while Miss johnson played
he tuno upon the Piano, TAs next morn
ng we took leave OF our hind bosl snl fam
lily, aud rejoined the cOmpany IN town, and
were escorted out of /, by the cidEeHe
and soldiers. while the band played the slar
| lSpangled Banner, and onr banner uniureJ
| TO the breeze. ! should have mentioned
ilhst few milca on this side of .Nilheim
'heIe was another arch over the road with
this motto, Honour 10 tia brave Cur
fist place after leaving Boalsburg was Pine
Grove, where a squad Of the Centre county
Company joined ours Our next place wac
Grsygburg, where we we're treated kindly
and after taking reIteehmsnts msde the best
Of our way through, mad and water to Wa,
lsr stroei, a distance of sn,y-six miles
| from Bcaisburg. This closes the Ihtd dsv,
On the mex, we pursued our journey pass,
ing through q place called The Yellow
Syringe, Holidaysburg and some small vii
llaRes Of which I heard no name, Al Uol-
lidaysburg, five Of Our teams stopped and
We haG to procure others, and We arrived al
Summityile al eleven o'clock at night !
must hera mention a Circumstance which
musi be shocking 10 every man Of any sens3
whatover. The Sequeslratcr of ths Torn.
pike Company Of he Huntington and
Cambria Turnpike, upon which wa travel
from WaIersIteei 10 Piiteburg, passed along
lha pike and in The most pro.empiOry man
ner possible commanded Ihe gate keepets to
iexact lhe utmost larlhior of toll Of the team
slcTs. The name Of his un(eeling wretch
lis John Yzart The charter Of tho company
provides that all Ooldors and mililsty men
shall pass free when going 10 and returning
from parade, and yet, when soldiers ate 60.
ing into ,he actual service Of Iheir country,
hoy must be charged full toll, One poor
woman who tended a CUTE cried like child
because che vas compelled TO collect the
oiI, and said il was unjust and if she had
the money she would pay it in place Of the
Guards ! ain Of the opinion that every hon.
est man throughout this nation will join
with me and say That the nane OF John
lzsrt, of Spruce Creek, Iunu DgIon comfy
anL State Of Pennsylvania, should he brand.
ed with eternal infAmy and disgrace for al
tempting to exact toll from those who art
on their way to fghl for their country.
| Yours,
CHARLES w. FORTEER.
l Ep-,-Cprrpy