Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1861-05-03

Washington itself immiueutly threatened.
Thi- can not be submitted TO. Whether
Mary iaud may profess t. lie .oyG. to tie
Union or .rhcTwi.e, there can be permitted
DO hostile soil, 10 Ous'rpctei thorUusLflre,
between the States that undoubtedly are
loya! aLi their Rational scat Of govern
mcut. There Is reason to hope that the
route through Baltimore may be 10 iaucer
closed against the Feaceabie passage Of our
people armed and III the service ot the
Federal Government. But We must be
fully assured Il EDs, aui have the uuin-
tJrrup'ed euJ 'yTeut Of passage - the
Capual by any and every route essential
to the purposes Of the Government. This
mus, be attained, Feac,ah.y II possible,
bll By force Of arms If Lgt accorded.
The time i ras; t5E importing or for
bearing aith this rebellion, the IL - cause
ie>, il h!,'ory. ! he N.r'h has not inva-
Ged. nor has ste souEu: to Invade, 4 >iu-
gle guarau,ioi risA, O: the Sauih. Ga
tie contrary, all political parties aud all
a!mlui,tTaiiou, have fully recognized the
binding force u every provision Of the
great comp act between the States, aud, re-
gara.es- II our views Of State policy, our
people have respected them. t. PREDICATE
a rebellion, therefore, upon any alleged
wrong Inflicted or SOU ght to be Inflicted
upon the : nth, is to o.ier fa!sehoOi as an
apology FIR treason. So will the civilized
world aud history judge this mad effort TO
overthrow the ug>t tcacf f,e1t structure Of
human government ever devised by man.
The leader, f the rebellion il the cot
ton States which has resulted iD the cs,ab-
hshment f a provisional orgauizltion as
sumins TO discharge al. the functions Of
governmental po.er, have mistaken the
toTbeir4uce of the General Government; {;
ihey have acccp.cd tr4'lrna! ludul gence
as an evidence of weakness. aud have IT.
sauuiy looked TO a uni'ed South and d.
viiei North, to give success TO the wild
ambition that has LED to the seizure Of cur
na'i0ra. arsenais and arms, the iuyestmeut
and bcmtardmeEt ct our forts, the PUN
dgriug # our uiuts, has invited piracy up
on our commerce, aud nov aims at the
possession Of the National Capitol The
iusurrection must now be met by force Of
arms aud 10 ra-estab!i-h the government
upon an enduring basis By a.scT'in. its
entire supremacy, 10 rc-fosssSI the forts
aud other government property 50 unlaw-
fully seized and held. to ensure personal
freedom and safety 70 the peopie and com
IL erce # the Union in cy5ry section, the
people Of the l1ya. States deuaud, as with
oue voice, and WI. cc2'eud !.F, Is with
ore heart. \ quarter Of ;ui..!on Of
Peuu>tlrlnlas sons will answer to tie
ca ]. if need be-, TO wrest u from 4 reign
Of anarchy and p'uudsr, and secure II
themselves and their children, for ages -
come, the perpetui'y ot this government
and is benticeu. Institutions.
EU'er'aiuing these views. and ant!cira-
ing that more troops would be required
than the numbcr originally called for,
continued to receive companies, until We
had raised twenty-three reEimeuts in Penn
sylvania. all cf which have teen mustered
into the service cf the United States. In
this ANTICIPATION was 10: mistaken. On
Saturday last, an additional requisi;ion
was made upon lie for twenty-five req
meuts of Infantry and one regiment Of
cavalry; and there have teen already more
companies rendered t.an viii make up the
entire con p,tmeut
Before the regiments could be clothed,
three o: them were ordered ty the nation
a Government to proceed from this point
to Phi.ade phia can not too highly
commend the patriotism and devotion Of
the men who, 4; 4 momeut's warning, anu
without any preparation, obeyei tie or,
der. Three Of the regiments, under SINH
lar circumstances, BY direction Of, and ac-
compaued by ofic4ys Of tie United States
army, were transported to C0caeysyi..e,
near Baltimore, at Which point they re-
maineG for two days, and until, by direc-
tious Of the General Government, they
were ordered back aul went iLt0 camp at
York, where there are now five regiments.
Three regiments mustered into service are
now eucamIei al Cham5crsburg, uateF or
ders from the General Government; fVe
regiments tre now IL camp at this place
aud seven have been organized and mus
tered into service at PhiladeipLia. have
established camp at PI.tsburg, az which
the troops from Western Philadelphia will
be mustered into service, and organized
and disciplined By skillful and experienced
officers.
The regiments at this place are still
supplied ty the Commissary Department
Of the State. Their quarters are as con-
Portable as could be expected, their supply
Of provisions abundant, and under the in-
s,ruc;ion Of competen, officers, they are
rapidly improving in military knowledge
and skill. | haze made arrangements 10
,lothe all cur regiments with the utmost
dispatch consistent with proper economy,
and am most happy to say that before the
,Iose Of the presen, week all our people
1ow under arms will be abundantly sup
Piled with good and appropriate uniforms,
blankets and other clothing.
! communicate to you with great salts /
action, the fact that the Banks OF the .
have voluntarily rendered
my amouu, of money that may be neeess- .
Try for the common defence and genera!
Welfare Of the State and the nation, IN this
and the temporary loan OF
i've hundred thousand dollars authorized
" the Act Of the General Assembly Of
he 18th April. 1851, was promptly taken