Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1861-05-17
From the Lawis0urg Infantry.


muEky clouds, eui '0.d oclau' Is u..u-
down his Aquid elements in ,orE-uis.
N9twi;astaud.ug the tramp ot The sO.t.eIy
aud the c.atter.ug u vehicles through the
streets, everything wears t-sy.ate ap-
pearance.
We have a. last, after a pro;Iac,el
Journey ot three weeks, reached the seat
u Government We Left Aulapy.I, a;
l. o clock on wednesday, AMI reached d
this place al ., T. VI. We were marched
up Peuusy.vauia Avenue a. lar a. Fifth
81, aud tempJrar..y qV-EteEei II tte First
Congregational Church. How sad the
thought, that III III. land ci the free. -
tits noble theatre IN which Christianity
and human freedom have wrought ou.
their richest fruits, an armed .oIGiery
must I'll the house If G5d 10 protect IL
authority, aud crush cut treason alt re-
bc..Iou which have risen 10 h0Irii forms
TO the detIIment Ct al the great interests
OF the Country. /: IL encouraging, how
ever, 10 al good aud loyal citizens ot the
G0veEnmeu,, that the uati0ps Of the earth
cbseIve the Teas0H, AID truthful ard in
partial history VII. transmit 10 future gen
erat!ons the fact, that The disorder and
disturbance now filing the aud have turs,
from the SEA Ot Southern fauaticlsm, aud
tia. tie GUyerua-eLt l. On the defensive,
and not on the odeu-Ive. LIS gratifying,
moreover, 10 know that the prayers OF
million. .. our fellow men arse f!yu the
valleys and Ll..-;ops Of al cIyI.iz-d Ia
tons, for the protection OF our Govern
menf. Il Is siI.. mare pleasing 10 kD-w
tia, We have Eqllty, Justice AID q u Oh
our side.
Vas in conversaiion with a highly re-
spectacle gentleman i!,m tie Western
part of Virginia, this m FuIng, WHO toli
NE that that section c; tie "O.! DJlDII-
len wou 1, II a.lst " tie Government,
seLd fifty tlou>4LI Z Z IL defense Il the
UuIou-4ul If needed 8 ID m1...i ; the
hunter - eighty thousand hIuE Davis,
Lstcaor aud the : S-ltb-.a - rs4rcls vii
lasro 'h-' 'ie u--i.e. "a ;" s-'~f;. IL
ginIl cJL;aIDs lL4ay tG.I.r-l;- II IL the
"O.d keysr0ue,' wao 81. remember the
c4It.aal principles Of republican liberty
taught them uy their ancestors.
lacre are now about 10000 soldiers
Stationed IN and around ia!s capital. 81!
The ruOhc tuIGIuss, and large uumber
Of private dwellings,, are fled with tgJoys
Oae Of the lTiyat-s Of the celebrated
Seventh y. \. Regiment vas ac:it, 4.y
shot tals morning.
OuE Company are il fne spi.ii,, La.;.c
u 90 .,.t t..-l
10 u.-ci the enemy at any quarter. We
axe improving IL dri.l and military d.>:l-
pine. Oar etnciel: Captain i respected
BY the Whole Company i5r his activity
aud E!uduess - hI, u.en. Nhue | an
wiling, Lieut.. Linz Is pzcirgin Ssrg5au's
and CJIpora.s up alI down RE aisle Of
the church, drilling them in tgli Sep
aid IgLt-ao0u;-iace, marching AZ a RAPID
pace a. though the enemy Vas -bou; g.7-
Ing them !c2r touch wI'h the bay let.
Our Officers are Determined to perfect
their Company as rapidly as possible.
But much dissati.fac;I0n prevails ln re-
gard 10 the infeEiority Of cur uniforms,
coutra:ted with those Of ether States.
We have blouse in lieu Of elat, made
Of very rough Kentucky jean, Of a kind
Of iron color, containing three yellow but
tons in front, and fits ia common phrase
oiogy) "!lke shirt on been poIe.' Our
breeches are Of gray casineI, rotten as
old clover, and large enough 70 cover two
men. As Pennsylvania Is next TO the
richest State 10 the Union, this furnishing
Of her Volunteers with tie most misera-
BE aud defective equipments IS areproach
TO her fair name, aud disgrace 10 her
soldiers Those IL Philsde! hia who have
10 furnish the Commonwealth
with uniforms for her soldiery, are play
ing a wicked piece Of imposition upon tie {
State by shutting on her such miserable c
stuff a. We have received. | hope the )
Governor and Legislature Will see that l
they are paid no mere tkan the material =.
IS worth.
Oar fellows have been seeing the i
sights" and all appear to be delighted i
With the city, aud swear they will fgh, !
ill they die in defence Of the Capital Of {
heir country. \
Allow NE to mention, before | close, :
hat DR.. Christ, our assistant Surgeon, is b
.igbly worthy Of the position he has been d
allied to fill. Persons absen, from home
nd sick, with 10 parent: brother, or sister !,
o administer kindness, expect sympathy :
rom those who are called TO attend them, -
I'D this mission our Surgeon well performs. i.
Jus; as am writing, rumor says JEFF 3
avis and his swarm of Eaudals are on r.
heir way to attack this place ir less than n
ght days. We will give him warm re- h,
option If be comes to Washington. =,
JM.M. n
rive notice in the Philadal Pcess, that L
Id. MDauiel one day recently took a
ak over the Long Bridge a, the Poto- "
ac, aud s,raying rather too far into Viz in
MIA was accos.ed By some Secessionists, Fl
ho talked Of "sPpropria'ing' him as they Sc
} various good things they can lay bands &
/ He reminded them that be belonged q
tie ch9Ich militant. and tia. there %