The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-09-04
"ONTO RICHHl0ND!"

The Government having resolved to
adopt a more vigorous policy, the Macker-
ell Brigade is once more in high state CT
excitement, and has maue Constitutional
reconnaissance The ecstatic Orpheus c.
Kerr gives all the details, and likewise
favors US with much interesting intelligence
concerning the character of this struggle,
considered as white mans war, and the
lamentable internal condition of the we'll
known Southern COnfederacy:
FROM WASHINGTON.
If tired Natures sweet restorer, balmy
Sleep, should ever take it into her head to
invade our distracted country, she would
meet with less resistance In Washington
than it is possible for the able bodied mind
to comprehend Notwithstanding the fact
that President Lincoln is an honest man.
my boy, the genius of liberty has opened
u large wholesale establishment here, and
the tendency to repose is so general tha
the authorities are Just able to wink at Sc
cession sympathizers. 1t takes so long to
get the news of the war from New ork
that our citizens grow languid in the inter
walls. On Monday, indeed, an enterprlsing
chap from Nantucket opened Museum
on the outskirts of the town, by way of
varying the monotony, and quite numer
Gus crowd assembled to witness the per
formance This Museum comprised real
two-shiliing piece, inclosed in a strong
glass case. to preserve it from the violence
of the mob, and even respectable old mar
ried men go to see it, for the sake OF past
associations On the occasion OF my visit
to this unique establishment, | arrived
shortly before the. exhibition began, and
found brilliant array of beauty and fash
ION for an Audience. 1t was quite interest
ing, my boy, to hear the conversation going
on. There was fine young chap just in
front of me who has recently been appoint
Ell to the staff OF the commander Chief
in consequence of his great experience in
the coal business, and says he to another
Lubin's Extracts chap:
"Fwedvick, who is that vanishing Great
chah ovah they-ar, with the Peach Orchard
eyes and Lehigh hair?
CAV, Dimmy," says Lubin's Extracts,
'that's the great heiress. She's worth
eighty thousand postage stamps"
"The wed kind" says the young staff
chap eagerly-''is it the sticky, wed kind,
Fwed z"
"No." says Lu5in's Extracts. scornfully,
''its the green ten cent kind"
'Intwojooce mc," says the staff chap
excitedly,-'intwojooce me, Fwed lmust
know her-upon my soul l must"
Upon his soul, my boy he said upon
his .om! When it is possible for an in
induction to take place upon such place
as that, my boy, it will be comparatively
oln, hi
the extreme point of an infant needle.
When the manager Of the Museum
came out to lecture upon his great natural
curiosity, there was immediate sileu re /;
and hen the case was uncovered, reveal
ing the quarter to full view, several very
old gentlemen tainted. Alas, they remem-
bered the time when--but no matter now
no matter now.
'Ladies and gentlemen" says the man
ager, pointing solemnly to his treasure
.'the rare aud beautiful coin which you
now behold was well known TO our fore
fathers, who stamped the figure of Liberty
upon it, in order to show the world that
this is the only country where a man is at
liberty to deal in slaves by way of financial
speculation. This rare coin disappeared
as soon as the Liberty [ speak OF seemed
to be enlarged, nor will it re-appear again
in this country while there are so many
brokers ahead"
On quitting this admirable moral exhi-
bition, my boy, | did not return to this
city, but went Immediately down to Acco-
mac, to attend the great Union meeting.
Accomac, my boy, has at length determin-
ed that this war shall be vigorously carried
on, even if 1t takes several public speakers
to say so. < x
There was large meeting at Accomac,
several new liquor shops having been
opened there recently, and the speakers
were as eloquent as 1t is possible for men
to be when advising other men to do what
they don't care to do themselves.
', Though the General of the Mackerel
Brigade was seated upon the highest bar
| rel on the platform, my boy, aud blew his
nose louder than any one else, he did not
wish to be seen. nor did he intend that
the assemblage should call upon him for
the speech sticking out Of his side pocket /;
but when the throng found him to be the
most prominent figure in sight, they
thoughtlessly called upon him to say
something. The general laid aside his
fan with some embarrassment, and says
he:
"My children, love you. My children" >"
says the general, motioning TO his aid to
fll the tuulbler again, II dare say you