Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1861-08-06
The Lesson cf the Rep -lsa.

We have had vlr fist vigorous graIp.e
with eutroucLei reb-.il9n, and f5r the
;ia.e a-a b-tled. Ia The momeut Of ap-
.4E,a: v.ctcry, came reIul.e; then retreat,
-.-1rl,r, a.! F4u.,. The -rt of true pa
I.3,ism, in this trying mou.eUt, is hot 70
rag.ae aud csv.l II defeat, s;i,. less to So
F.l-.y y.-li to i, t-t rather to g'sau f5,n
!; .ts s-.-'4ry Lessons AID nerve cErs-lyes
E..d fss-4 HI, aal courage.
NeLow Know the fall strength Of this
great rebellion. We have tested it in its
owa chosen stronghold Eaeg. it LaI -a,4-
cred tie IalE Of lis army. We fui its
spin. to le Ee.oe, stubborn sui Ca.Fel..c
the courage Of nca whose i,-.s limos;
outweigh iLe.1 Logcs, aui ~Lo taye s;-i..I
their all upon l.tseD'ure. Along with
tbs il;.act-l.e moral element, it has sa-
peFio! gere.s,=LiP aud drill; aad nov, :
ted 10 these slVsItaE5s, the prestige Of q
victory. I.ay rr,frs-ei to anticipate all
this, from the Gsst bit, blinded u.e-Dwuiie
by CIR oza vast pTeFa.4t.5Us, ve needed,
it may be, some such hgmbI0g lesson 70
restore TO Us jastaf.r-eil'ion @. our real
position, and Of tie f5gmil1t.a vorl We
have undertaken. !; is hard but whole
some rebuke, which We d. wi 70 receive
even fIom al ebemy, tat mere patriotic
arlor and bo,ilay ''P9mp aud ciE-ums su-
ce." caunot stand before CO! Coae.alsbip,
discipline, superior aTms aai strong it,
rreucLucnts. We have trusted in the
rec;:,u3e Of our course, in the patriotic
eatla,i4sn Of our sTny, aud ii the GER
:-in,y Of our Ultimate triumph bat have
forgotten that this may have ss little eT II
upon the dag Of battle as piogs sentiment
upon a LichVsyman.- II it Is true that
'iLc race is not always to the sN!ft, rcr
the battle to the s'ronc," yet there j. ai,O
a sense IN which 'Proyid ice i Oh ile side
Of the strongest ba'a.i7as'
Let Us take comfort in that We low
know the worst. Ii is batter ;hst tbs rc-
be.lion Should have the FIST victories ;ian
the last. Il has gathered such 81 army
as i, can never gather again. Il could
not survive such a disaster IS that from
which We WI! i,!ics:a1t'v-ar7rer "rhasc
o-ly rcr4u 10 draw upon o1r fes5crces.
This ,eTy seeming jcf.nt vii tut be turn
"a into source Of future triumph, " rs
,,.. =. =, i,s E-s9q. Na.ions, sc vel S. IN
djrlius!s, sometimes need the disc pine
Of mi.tor,uac.-LYorfs (P) D.moe'ai.
Mr R;zar, Chaplain ot C5l. Camer7n's
Racimcn,, arrived here on visit to his
family. TbYrsi8r. Mr.. Il ger, who vas
near the ba,,!e ground at Manassas, saws
the cpemy's loss Is not less than 3,v90;
that tie victory belongs 20 Us and Toui
have been occurred but for Gen. Jobnson's
reinforcement Of the Il tels. He says the
Secretary Of War aud Gen. Scott have DO
fears whatever Of the result. Billy, the
co!sred seryau. Of the late Col. Cameron,
also came home. Ely attended 70 The
horses, aDi saw the elephant four times Oh
that eu1ratle day, and relates some mar
yelous adveutures.-.SaabUTy ineTseaH.
Fuller dispatches have been received
from Gen. N'Cleil5n, stating that the We
tory Of Rich Mountain, resulted IN the
seisure Of eight csnuops. 500 horses, .GvO
muskers. SEQ tents, and 200 wagons from
the enemy. Col pecram Surrendered
with hi, command Of 700 men, with si1ag-
clars enough to make up 1000 men,
A young mau rauoi George Bridge
residing 10 the vicinity Of the PennsyiSa-
MIA Mills, was accidentally drowned IN
Little Nupcy Greek, on Sunday the li'h
list. Hi- body va: recovered and inferred
., r,-rIav /.