Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-01-14

PENNSYLVANIA. The Governor has
also addressed letter to the commis-
sioners of the counties bordering on
Delaware, Maryland and Virginia,
informing them that when volunteer
companies are organized, arms Will be
promptly furnished.
MIssoUgI-A letter from Fort Scott
(Kausas), published in the Ny World
contains some interesting statements re
spectiDg the negroes liberated by Gen.
Lanes Brigade on its recent march in
Missouri. The negroes, pretended to be
about 1900 in number, were fugitives
from their masters, or their masters fugi-
siges from them, aud were protected by
the Kansas troops without questioning
about the political status Of their owners,
when they came into camp. The able
men were put to work Immediately driving
teams, cooking, grooming the horses, and
doing all the extra work Of the brigade,
and serving the officcrs. A part of the
negroes which could not be employed in
the camp, was sent to Kansas and hired
cut as farm hands. TIE fugitiveS are said
to lie generally shrevd and Industrious,
aud the farmers Of Kansas avail them
selves gladly of this supply Of labOrers. In
slavery, one eau hardly imagine more
shfIless, ind0lent being than Missouri
negro. But the moment which changes
Slavery to Freedom, effects an instanta-
ueous and complete revolution in bis cha
rac;or, and the slave, who worked care.
lcssly and as little as he could, rises, " ben
free mau, equal to the emergency.
Lanes EXrEpITIoN.-Th President
has authorized Gen. James H. Lane to
gather about him an army Of 80, 600 men,
making Leaveuworth bis headquarters,
and to march to the field Of operation with
all the spoai possible. Jim Lanes army
will 90 forth animated with the idea that
makes heros-love of freedom His expe-
dition Will be a western euterprize con-
Quoted on western principles. Economy,
bravery and celebrity are the implements
Lanes force vii! be chiefly mounted. He
expect, to star: with l5,000 cavalry, TO-
600 infantry, LOCO fyiGg artillery, 1900
fusileers, 1000 loyal Indians, and about
1000 Contrabapds, now iu Kansas, on the
start; but the latter force is expected to
increase as he proceeds South. He can en-
ploy 5000 to 1900 able bodied Contra
bands to great advantage, to tighten the
toll o.. the soldiers. Geu. Lane claims that
with the help Of 5000 or 10, 900 robus,
loyal blacks, as men Of all work, be can
double the efficiency and striking power Of
his troops, aud prevent more than the
half Of all the sickness and death that is
wasting the ranks Of the other divisions Of
the army, where pro-slavery generals sub
ject their soldiers to all kinds Of drudrery
and hardship, rather than hur; the "diyiue
institution" Of the Seeesh lie does not
intend to depend on Washington for bread,
or Secretary Chase for money. lie proposes
to make the traitors furnish the ra,ions
and bear the expenses Of the march The
field of operations assigned to Lane By the
President, is Kansas, Southwestern Mis-.
souri,, Arkansas, and the Indian Territory,
aud as much farther south as he chooses
to GO Chicago Tribune.
Observation-Disclosures Gen. Schofeld,
whO now commands the forces in the State
service, returned from North Missouri af-
ter very successful campaign among the
bEidge-burners. Many have been killed
in the feld, and be kas captured more than
50, including some Of the leading spirits
among them. They are all safely under
guard, and will have summary trials before
a military commissioner. They claim to
have acted under direct orders from Gen.
Price, and expected to be treated as pri-
soners Of war, aud liberated upon parole.
and were greatly surprised to fud them
selve regarded as outlaws from the human
race, TO receive the punishment of death.
Gen. Sehofeld found the bridge-burners
singly or In little squads, often secreted
in houses or hidden in the bushes; and
it is fact, that in nearly every case the
information that led to their discovery, |
was obtained from the negroes.