Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1861-03-29


To Egm.im~ss .Nsn.-The LEwlsBrRs CHRONICLE,
published the Cash SYSTEM has the largest and best
circulation OF any Newspaper in Union County
Freedom, national: Slavery, sectional
RrWe have no reliable news Of impor-
tauce from Washington. There are
thousand reports Sc. sfoat by the Seosa-
sionists-but, happily, our Administration
keep their own counsels. Sumter will
not be abandoned except through stern
necessity The President and Cabinet
are employed night and day iu attending
to their immediate, pressing duties. The
instructions to foreign ministers, &C., are
among the most important. Ferre,iug cut
and thwarting the designs Of domestic
traitors left in power by Buchanan, is a
perplexing necessity. 1t is found that
there are still Democrats on the Pacific
coast, in the Territories, and 10 the Free
States, conspiring with Floyd, Twiggs &
Co. for the destruction of the Uuion The
filling of the minor Offices is the least on
erous Of the duties devolvipg upon the Gov
ernment Foreign aud home foes beset it
on every side: whether they will be sue
sessful, depends (under God) upon the
patriotism and spirit Of the people gcuer-
ally.
Among the latter Appointments, are
Henry Winter Davis, Of Maryland, Min
lister to Russia.
Auson Burlingame, Of MASSACHUSETTS,,
Minister to Austria.
Carl Sburz, Of Wisconsin, Minister to
Portugal.
Green Clay, (nephew Of Cassius NJ
Clay) Secretary OF Legation to Spain.
John ID. Detrees, of Indiana, Superin.
teDdeu, of Public Printing.
J. W. Nye. of n. Y, Governor of the
Territory Of Nevada.
John 2. Sauderson, of Pa, Chief Clerk
in the War Department
George W. Lane, District Judge for
Alabama.
Alvin Sanders, of Iowa, Governor of
Nebraska.
William Gilpin, Governor of Colorado
Joshua 4 G Glddings, Consul at Montreal.
Posi- MASTERS.
Potts,own-IIepry Miu,zcr.
Catasaqua-A. C. Lewis, of the Herald.
Pittsburg-S. T. Won Bonhurst.
Clesrfeld-A. I. Frank.
Mempbis-Rolf Sanders.
AIbauy-George Dawson.
Carlisle-Georse Zinn, of the American.
MailAs,.-S B Row, of Clesl Geld Journal
EH-A pretty sure indication that the
Democracy do not intend TO leave the
Uuion, was shown in the U. S. Senate
last week The Republicans now have a
clear majority there, and made motion
to elect new Officers. The Democrats
seemingly with the expectation Of being
back in full force next winle1-tbres-
tened to leave the Senate without quo
rum if change was attempted. This
with the continuance of the U.S.Supreme
Court Judges from Alabama and Georgia.
looks like an intention to return after
soaring the North as much as they can.
FREE TRADERS AT WORK.-The Brit
ish Free-lraders aud their allies and Or
gaus 10 New York are striving to excite q
clamOr against the Few Tariff, because il
differs in the rates Of duty with tina, Of
the Southern coufederacy, and there are
temptations by which a portion Of the
foreign trade may be diverted to New Or,
leans, if tie Government here fails to do
its duty in executing the laws. This game
is understood, and Is only a repetition of
that which was play ed against the Tariff
of 1872 If the late Congress had no,
touched the act Of 1851 at all, the same
state of things would have occurred
Mr. Boteler, of Virginia, comes back
from Virginia to Washington in good spir-
its, and is satisfied that in the end all will
be right 10 the Old Dominion, notwitb-
standing the immense efforts Of the secess-
ioDists at Petersburg, Richmond and else
where. Senator Douglas is also satisfied
that all will eud peaceably, or without civ
ilwar. Mr.. Lincoln, be says, means peace.
Prominent, journals at the North are be-
ginning to talk about the Uuiun Of Canada
With the United States. Such an event is
regarded as not only possible, but proba.
bic. The New York Herald says it must
and will be done. Perhaps it will. Who
knows!
Green, defeated Of reelection to the L.
S. Senate from Missouri, threatens to "se-
cede" to the South. Let him go.
John Sherman, of Ohio, on Wednesday
last, received the caucus nomination of the
Republicans of the Ohio Legislature, for
U. S. Senator, in place of Hon. S.P. Chase,
resigned, and now Secretary Of the Treas
ury under President Lincoln.
A resolution requesting Congress to
call a National Convention, has passed
both houses Of the Ohio Legislature.
The Seceders who "run the machine"
for Louisiana, not only refuse to let the
people vote for or against the JEFF. Davis
usurpatioB-nisuamed Government-but
also refuse to count aud publish the votes
By which the Secedsrs were elected TO the
Convention. 1t is doubtless true-ss al
legcd-ibat the maj. Of the popular vote
was east yqdiast Secession but ITS leaders