Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1861-02-01
THE WAR FOR SLAVERY.

were examined before the jury, anu uPo"
their testimony, and facts derived from
the House Committee in regard to the sto
len bonds, that presenrment was maze.
Startling disclosures of the most Sil!ainous
frauds are spoken Of, aud the fact Is very
evident that the Secession movement vas
nothing but su attempt to scatle tie snip
after robji"g 1t.
The Legislature Of South Carolina, in
reply to r, quest from Virginia, ''unanl-
mously resolved that that thy hare no de-
sire or intention to procure amendments or
ner guarantees to tie Constitution OF the
United States" They afro "resolved that
the separation Of South Carolina from the
Federal Union is fnal." So the South
see that they must all be drsgooned BY
the mad caps of one State.
The South Carolipians are mastering to
carry Fort Sumter by assault, (and "no
quarters" some .ay,) while Georgia and
Alabama have 1900 men in arms to help
Florida take Fort Pickens, at Pensacola.
And Buchanan and thousands of men 10
the North look coolly on to see the honest
Union men murdered in defence OF the
stars and stripes, and say the Government
has no right to "coerce - The dilsrori-
ness of the President, and the hindrapces
10 the relief OF those garrlsons, are singu-
larly strange, disgraceful, and cruel
Messrs. Nilsson and Clemens Of Virgin
ia, and Etherinse and Nelson Of Tennessee,
have made sensible speeches in Congress
Oh the Slavery question, Were the South
all as reasonable as they are, secession
would soon die of.
Some Of the Democracy don't object to
the reinforcement of the Laws where a
poor negro is to be caught, or man pun
ished for helping brother man to liberty.
But they howl dolefully against Puhish'ns
slave stealers, kidnappers, or men who rob
arsenals, assault forts, haul down the stars
aud stripes, or rob the National Treasury !.
They truly '.strain at guat and swallow
a camel
The real Secessionists do not want to be
''pacifrd' by any "comprom',". Ihty
have been contriviug TIN, ''ci'>'- f"r ~
30 aud 10 years. The Poe'e"fet "@'c"S-
slonists" ouly wan, to cx'"rt from the
timii or tbe veUa more privileges Tor
Slavery aud 10 uuiilt, the verdict OF the
people 10 November. To 10th classes, a
respectful silence aud do-uouhiug policy Is
best. The fever will soon ruu is race,
and the pa,ieBt feel better.
Ivcrson, of Georgia, 'retired" from the
u. $. Seua'e on Monday, with a rhod"-
moutaue speech that made verybody
laugh. SlIdel aud BerJamIn will next
retire from Louisiana. but Mr.. B0ulIgny,
who represents New Orleans, aud Mr..
Davidson Of the House, II is said VIII re-
main.
Il is thought the Senate will accept the
speeches Of the Senators from the Secedlng
States as their resignations, and thus pre-
vent their coming baek to obstruct bu-
slDess.
The House took up the Kansas bill,
ll9 to Il and submitted TO the Senate
ameudmeut without debate, Gu Monday.
Both branches of Congress have been
remarkably peaceful aud courteous, since
purgcd of the fre-eaters.
The bill for the organizltion of the
militia of the District Of Columbia, rcqui-
ring the customary oarbs from the Ulcers,
passed by ll9 to AZ, the Secessionists op-
posing
Stewards speech is now freely circulated
under Southern frauks, TO cisabuse the
false impressions which some OF these very
men excited against him aud the Republi-
can party by deliberate aud wicked mIsre-
presentations.
Browulow, Of the Knoxville (Tenn.
Wig, speaking of the forced loan IN
South Carolius, says: "The Palmetto
Sta.e is in the condition of the fellow who
said, 1T is nothing to get married, but II
is the Dell to keep house ,"
The "Crittenden Compromise" is sim.
DIV the late Secessiunists Slave Code dodge,
with Other Pro- Slavery aggressions upon
Liberty. Three months ago, the people,
with the threats Of the Nu.lfers fall be-
fore them, gave Three Million majority
against fnrclng Slavery upon auy Terrific
nv, and Que Million for Lincoln Ovel
Breckinridge.
There are bands of Slave-Traders and
Secessicnists in all our Seaboard Cities
as malignant aud dangerous as the Tories
we're N the Revolution. They laid plot
last week TO take the Brooklyn Nav!
Yard, Southern fashion, but were discov
cred and foiled i'll the attempt.
Georgia has abolished capital punish
ment for the African slave-'rade piracy
and substituted imprisonment-ID Other
words, they give that Internal traffic al
the chance 1t asks as far as Georgia Ii
concerned.
While Mississippi State is planting can
non upon the Mississippi river, to bring
to" all steamboats, passing, Louisiana de-
cares the free navigation Of the river st Il
remain Hope the new Republic, won
get TO fighting SO soon Bu, what would
New Orleans be without Western trade
Gen Scott has been hung IL fly al
Charlottesville Erg'pia.
Travel and trade S"u'hvari by RAJ
road aud S'camhaar, - fsi'lug IL our H.
eressing IN the Wet aud Nr'th.
NORFOLK. Jan. 25-Iue sIo"P 'f-war
! Bruokt,h sailed Yesterday. huuuI Spatb,