The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-08-22
The Imminent Peril

At length the stereotyped ossp,.,os
that 1.-THE Capital is in no danoery :. -"
carded, and the tocsin of alarm il snu.S
ed BY the Government itself. Wssr;n.
ton is in danger-iD Giueut dange,s
it was directly after the fall of Fort Sum
ter, and again the day after the 6pbt .,
Bull Run. The Secessionists. preat1v ~
eouraged and strengthened by their late
successes, have determined to eros. Tho
Potomac into Maryland, being a.sured
that every ablebodied de.otee Of sIavsru
and treason iD that State will ral1v =.
once to their support. They will mails
the attempt with all their force. not .sk.
ing Dor caring what becomes of Manassas
or Norfolk, or Richmond so the, ~,
make good their footing in MARYLAND
seize Baltimore, aud cut of Wasbin0ton
from all communication with the lov,I
States. Such is understood to be Their
program re, involving desperate risk
but promising the mos, dazzling adyan.
tages IN case of success. To rebellion
which has all but exhausted the resource,
on which it ha' hitherto preyed, the pros.
pect Of fresh fields and pastures newris
OF itself almost Irresistible. The possess-
ion Of Baltimore Implies shoes, ciotbiu7
food, munitions, and almost everything
whereof the Rebels are in urgept Deed.-o
1t i just possible that they N ay be threat.
ening atecisiye advance on the Potomac
as cover to operations in some other
quarter, but the chances are ninety. nine
10 one that the demonstration in earues.
on the Federal Metropolis, which their
Secretary of War promised, the Dight sf.
tor Sumter was taken, should be made
before the fret Of Nay, will actna!Y be-
aade before the FIRST of September.
Here is DO question hat bas been most
absurdly termed dnradimg the domiDions
of JEFF. Davis. Washington il not, and
never was bis. Maryland, though Piled
with every art and lure, and infested By
as actiFe, interruptions, desperate a crew
OF Secession coDspirasofs as can te found
on earth, has steadfastly and BY large
msjorities adhered to the Union. TIE
Union nsjority at her last Election, after
making all possible allowances, exceeded
Ten Thousand. This loyol State tbs
rebels now propose to Wrest By force from
the Union, whose Government thereupon
sun mons to its defense every volunteer
enlisted iG the Middle sDd Eastern States.
no matter whether bis regiment be full
or othersise, end DO natter = neither uni.
formed, arued aud equipped or not
viii not the sua uoDs be needed BIZ
many many Dore than those TO " bonn it
is formally addressed Lovers Of Liter-
ty and Union ! loyal citizens Of the Great
Republic do you not feel tba, the crisis
appeals to you! Regiments, and even
companies, will every day te burIJing
with half-fil ranks to tie defense Of
the capital: will 5ou not each grasp q
musket and fall ini One Hundred
Tbousaud Volunteers, in addition to tbose
already accepted, ought to tc basteriBg
to Baltimore and Washington so fast ss
transportation CAP BE provided: shall the
Couutry be east down and ruined for lack
OF thcml Even though you may not be
able to procure the best ares, equipments,
&c, it is certain that your worst will be
better than tho average Of the rebels;
while, the seas being indisputably ours,
provisions and supplies of all sorts will
every day be buried forward. You will
fight on the defensive, with a great supe-
rlority in artillery and ammunition; you
fight under the flag of our fathers aDd for
the preservation Of the blessings that they
freely gave their life. blood to secure
May we not soon hear that from every
county at least regiment, every town
ship fresh company, is mustered fer the
defense Of the capital aud ready to arch
at the earliest intimatioD that its pres
ence at Warrington is desired J Doubt
less, the Governor Of each loyal State
either has or sooD will have issued iu-
structions as to whom volunteers sball re-
port. and What steps shall be taken to
render their services instantly available.
If the naughty front of Rebellion is ever
to be lo@ered, the loyal States must stand
to their arms ct once. The destiny of
the Republic will be settled before the
end of Septe mber- Tribune.