Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1861-02-08
W0re Robbery.

Custom-!iouse at New Orleans. The Of
fcias continue in their positions, having
taken the oath prescribed by the OTdi-
nance of Secession. The Superintendent
of this Mint has refused to pay draft of
the L S. Treasury Department for Three
Hundred ThousaLd, saying that the mon
ey in his custody, amounting, i, is said,
TO about One Million, SIS no longer the
proper,y Of the Caded .S'ates, but Of
the republic of louisiana. - Washington
GLJe, fcj i.
&c. Now let every white freeman get
down on his belly and beg those thieves
to "conpromise," and take all the public
money in New York, Philadelphia and
Washington, if they'll only come back ike
dear, noble brethren, into the Union
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The Baltimore Sun is using Influence
to stir up mob to seize upon the city of
Washington and prevent the Inauguration
of President Lincoln, thus breaking up
the Government. The .Saa is SAID 10 be
owned by The same men who own the Phil
adelphia Lolyer.
Another loan OF Twenty-Five Millions
of Dollars is required by Congress to keep
the Government going, after Cobb's man
aging and floyu's stealing. The Nation
al Debt is already Sixty Millions of Dol
lars, under four years OF Bucbauani-m !.
Slavery is an awful!y expensive curse.
Let US all compromise and extend it
Upper Canada is settled mostly by
Americans, and it is said is ripening for
admission into the Union. Its location
makes it very desirable. We might ex-
change it for South Carolina which Ger
talnly needs strong government, and had
always Tory people, who loved Euglaud
and the monarchy. The blacks in Cana
da could be cploniz.d to Liberia. CA
good thing all around)
A vessel from Charleston with the Pal.
metto flag tried 10 enter a Cuba barbor
last week, but was stopped, and had to
"up with the Stars aud Stripes before
she could get in.
The Atlanta (Ga) Canfs7eracy says
;hat there never WAS such bullying prac-
ticed since the days of Sodom as il the
recent State campaign. Thousands Of
citizens were drago0ued Into voting for
secession.
One of the Vigilance Committee, fierce
Secessiouist, named Dodge, has been sent
out of Charleston on suspicion OF HrItlDg
for the New York Tribune.
Mr. DuDjas, the able, esteemed aud
f.itAtui secOud assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral, died in Washington, on Thurslay,
after an Iliness Of several months.
It IS stated that the President is getting
little weak again. He is holding con.
ferences with leading Secessiouists. 1t is
pity that the old gentleman eau not be
properly bolstered up until the 18th March.
The .aboriug classes in New York have,
in the Savings Banks of that city, -Four
Millions of Dollars more than the entire
valuation of the city Of Charleston, ne
grces included
DAVIS, BreckIuridge, Hunter, Cobb, and
how many others, are promised the FIRST
Presidency Of the Save Government,
which is to admit none but Slave States,
aud expel all that become Free.
The snake has been appropriately adop-
ted as the device on the Secession banner
1t is the shape which the Devil took to
cause the loss of Paradise to our face
PreaHce.
Williamson Il. u. Cobb, one Of the Old
est Members Of the House, remained ia
Congress, from Northern Alabama, as a
Union man, until receiving a copy of the
Secession act, when he thought proper to
retire. la his respectful and manly part
lug address, he said he had not drawn his
pay in advance. Most Of the Secessionists
have (under false pretences) in fact taken
Uncle Sans owD money to Kill him
The Lacofocos talk of compromising
the present difficulties. Not one 0! them
proposes a siugle point of concession by
the South to the North. What they want
is, that the North shall cOncado every hing.
1t is proposed to repeal the present Per-
sonal Liberty laws and adopt the Virginia
act, which is represented as perfect. 1t
guarantees the right of trial by jury where
the question Of Freedom is concerned
Would that satisfy the SOuth9
The States which have stolen Uncle
Sans powder, should be deprived Of his
mail-bags Until they repent, and return
the stolen goods or the valuo thereof.
Ony last week, South Carolinian paid
for a Patent from the L. s. Office at Wash
ingSon. This, with buying U. s. postage
stamps, indicates very singular kind oi
independence!
The Virginia Election for State Con
ventiou resulted In a very large majority
of both Members and popular votes, fol
the so-called Uniouists, whose creed is t.
have all they want, or else "secede. .
Among the open Secessionlsts is crazy
Wise.
Judge Black is nominated for Judgt
of the Supreme Court, and John Petit tol
Kansas.
E,ch House of Congress has appointed
a committee to prepare for the usual coun
ting Of votes for President and Vice.
Mr. Breckenridge, it is stated from
Washington, is now in fu! counsel witt
the eonspiratOrs, and is relied on by then
as enc of the effective mausgers of TN
movement.