The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-05-02
sTR0UDsBURe, MONROE COUNTY,, Pa May, L8sl.

old officer under Napoleon. has called ou
the French citizens to swell the ranks c
the Garde Lafayette under his com N aud
and they respond heartily. The utmos
risOlry prevails among the conpsnie
now formiug as to which shall be frs
filed. Drilling goes on nightly in a
least fifty places I saw some 600 volun
teers marching in one body behind th'
recruiting oficer, through as drenchine
a rain as ever fell. The Stock Brokers
as a body, have unanimously pledged
themselves to su,tain the Government
The Drug Exchange people have done the
same thing. Factory bands are every
where giving combined expression to sim
liar sentiments. Men over 60 years old
are presenting themselves as volunteers
and insisting on being accepted. Mer.
chants and business men, exempt BY age
from military duty. have organized q
home guard of 10000 for city defense
Arms are in great demand, and our an :
ufsctures are as busy as bees. There is
a complete cessation of shipments OF all
kinds of rchsndse to the Rebel States,
money in hand not tempting our citizens
to either feeding or clothing them. l
hear a rumor of force Of 5000 blacks
being organized. They offer to raise
that number Of men provided pledge is
given tLem that they will he marched d.
rect!y down slnong the Rebels Such a
body could be raised here and in this
neig hborbood.
In the midst of this extraordinary ex-
citemert, business is far FROM being pros
trsted, as men feared it would be. The
great depressing suspense has passed a.
way, and the future is far clesrer to US
than month ago. Indeed, we know
with certainty what it is going to be, and
hence the vast feelings of relief which ev-
experiences. In business cir
cles, wOere embarrassment is found to ex-
let, and su-peusion threatened, the kind
est forbearance is prarticed. and the tot
tering ones are helped along. But the
fewness Of these SUSPENSIONS is remarka-
bic. Even among those who now see
that they have insanely catered to South
ern patronage, there is not the Wholesale
breakdown this month tha: vas confident
ly predicted three weeks ago. What is
due them from the South they give up.
regarding that Suspended dett as gone
Some of them have received renittances
10 bank notes OF the Rebel States. but
brokers will not touch them at any dis
count Notes even Of the Border States
are dom 80 low that dealers are afraid
10 operate in then. With these signs be
fore Us, it is quite tine to make up our
minds that rebellion has wiped oat all
Southern detts
The race Of traitors appears to Le ex,
tact bere. Ropes are banging from ibe
lamp post, labeled Death to Traitors"
They will unqQcstioGatly be used when
needed.
There is constant increase oftbe war
spirit among our citizens. Troops are
drilling day aud night and nearly all the
are full. the many who cannot
pet 10 are going over to volunteer in New
Jersey. Our authorities hare taken pos /
.essioO Of all the telegraph lines, apd the
5overDment has the Chesapeake and Del
aware Canal in its keeping, with all its
Tropellers.
There are unmi.takable signs Of the
'lave stampede having begun. Fugitives
n considerable numbers have gone
through within a few days.
No orders has yet been received to stop
;learauces hence to Southern ports.