Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-05-09

Sic sought 10 InFauc u Single guaranteed TlBHI
OF the South. On the contrary, all political
parties and all administrations have fully re
cosnized the binding force OF every provision
of the great compact between the States and
regardless of our views cf State policy, our
people have respected them. To predicate a
rebellion, therefore, upon any alleged wrong
| inflicted or songht TO be inflicted upon the
South is to offer faIsehood as an apology for
| treason. So will the civilized world and his.
tory Judge this mad effort to overthrow the
most benefcent structure OF human govern
ment ever devised by man.
The leaders of the rebellion in the Cotton
States, which has resulted in the establishment
of e provisional organization assuming TO dis.
charge all the functions of governmental pow.
err. have mistaken the forbesrance of the Gen
eral Government they have accepted fra.
ternal indulgence as an evidence Of weakness,
and have inSanely looked to a united South,
and divided North to give success to the
wild ambition that has led to the seizure of
our national arsenals and arms, the investment
and bombaTdment of our forts, the pundcring
of our mints, has invited piracy upon our com,
mercc, aud now aims at the possession Of the
National Capitol.
The insurrection must now be met by force
Of arms; and to reeStablish the government
upon an enduring basis by asserting its entire
! supremacY. to reposscS the forts and goyern-
ment property so uniawfully seized and held;
TO ensure personal freedom and safety TO the
people and commerce of the Union in every
section, the people of the loyal States demand,
as with one voice and will contend for, as with
one heart; and a quarter of a million Of Penn
Sylvanas sons ill answer the call TO arms if
need be, 10 wrest Us from reign of anarchy
and pluuG2r, and secure for themselves and
their children, for ages to come, the pcrpctnty
( Of this government and its beneGcent iuSttu-
| tons.
Entertaining these views and anticipating
that more troops would be required than the
number originally called for, | continued to
receive companies until we had raised twenty
three regiments in Pennsylvania, all OF which
have been mustered into the service of the Unit
ed States In this anticipation was not mis-
| taken. On Saturday last, an additional requi,
sitiOn was made upon me for twenty-five regi-
meutS Of infautIy and one of cavalry and
| there have been already more companies ten
dered than will make up the entire couple
ment.
Before the regiments could be clothed, three
Of them were ordered by the National Gov
erument to proceed from this point to Phila-
delphia | cannot too highly commend the
! patriotism and devotion OF the men who, at q
moments warning, aud without any prepara-
| ton obpyed the order. Three Of the regi-
ments, under similar circumstances by direc-
tion Of, and accompanied by officers Of the
United States army, were transported to
/ Cockeysyile. near Baltimore, at which point
! they remained for two days, and until by di
recti0n$ Of the General Government they were
ordered back and went into camp at York,
| where there are now five regiments Three
regiments mustered into service are now en-
camped at Chambershurg, under orders from
the General Government; and five regiments
are now in camp at this place, and seven have
been organized and mustered into service q
Philadelphia.
The regiments at this place arc still suppl,
ed 10y the Commissary Department Of the
State. Their quarters are as comfortable as
could be expected, their supply of provisions
abundant. and, under the instruction of com,
peteut officers, they are rapidly improving in
military knowledge and skill. | have made
arrangements to clothe all onr regiments with
the utmost dispatch consistent with proper
economy, and am most happy to say that be-
fore the close of the present week all our peo-
pie now under arms will be aburdaIty snp-
piled with good and appropriate uniforms
| blankets and other clothing.
Four hundred and sixty of onr volunteers,
the first to reach Washington from any Of the
States. arc now at that city; these are now
provided for Iy the General Government; but
design 70 send them clothing at the earliest
possible opportunity. am glad to be able to
state that these men, in their progress to the
National Capital, received no bodily injury,
although they were subjected to insult in the
city of Baltimore, snch as should not have
been offered to any law abiding citizen, much
less to loyal men, who, at the call of the Pres
deat, had promptly left their own State in
the performance of the highest duty and in the
service of their country.
A large body of nnarmed men, who were
not at the time organized as portion of the
militia of this Commonwealth, under the COM
mand Of officers without commissions, attempt
ed under the call of the National Government
as | understand, TO reach Washington and
were assaulted by armed men in the city of
Baltimore, may Of their number were serious,
ly wounded and four were killed. The larger
part of this body returned directly TO Phia
delphia; but many Of them were forcibly de,
tanned in Baltimore; some of them were thrust
into prison, and others have not yet reached
their homes.
have the honor to say that the officers
and men behaved with the utmost gallantry
This body is now organized into a regiment
and the officers are commissioned; they have
been accepted into the service, and will go to
Washington by any route indicated by the
Federal Government.
have established a camp at Pittsburg, at
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