Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-01-28


in some Of the pepn'a camps in Virginia;
bu, the super-.tundauce Of rain, mud and
fog one day, aud the lack Of time the next,
deprived Us OF ,ba, pleasure. "The boys
however are well cared for, as there is 4
stream Of Peuusylvauiaus from Uu;oB and
other counties constantly passing Overland
hundred, from the Camps visit the City
every day-oficsrs and Privates, on equal
footing for the time, in soldiers elrb, cFi-
ticisius their servants in Congress, taxing
sqaiut at the President, the White
Fouse-slue Ct them improving, and
beiug benefited by the opportunity, and
other. g7rmandiziBg and mixing fools Of
themselves generally.
The c.,- upon President Lincoln are
jy ,de thousands every veea-I therefore
ats,9iu5i. from even feathers pressure
up5u energies the country needs in fall
sought, instead, friendly chat with
every blue coated common soldier l fel. in
wi,h-probaJly 10 or so, here and ether
places OF the route. They were Of many
States, and varied positions at home-bu;
they all declared the general health was
good, that the late severe cold had not
II ut.ei them, that Government supplies
of all kinds were good and abundant, and
tha; the friends Of many are so kid that
they have a surplus TO donate or seii-in
short, they comPlAiuei Of bat one thing,
and tia, was, LACK OF ACTION They
hal come II e7gsa o4s the Rebellion, AID
wanted to be 4, il.
Ot one thing | was surprised, and ;ha.
was the yery large proportion Of boyish,
gentle, besIGiess faces 10 the army, from
Harrisburg to Washington. How many
Of them looked uP, With half b5ms.sick
lock, to every Fl.-er- by, as if to fad one
face :hat they knew These y9u:b-if
sparei-vill q home wiser lads, and hall
a century hence many Of them will tell,
wbiis-aairei men, with tears aud smiles,
to their wondering grlul-cLi.dren, about
these DARK DAYS Of Rebellion, aud the Tn
ion army on the Potomac Others, hoy
ever. feel gay and reckless, as if for the
first time their own masters, and give
loose rein to every desire unless Divine
power restrain them, numbers Of these
VII. soon be most miserable wrecks, nor
ally aud physically. With what jJily
wink and E'sGish leer and a light dance
dil one lift his gIogei hands and laugh as
he s4ii, "ll5;Ler thinks we're suffering
Al d. boy, it may be long way to the end
of this war ye:-a1d thousands Ike you
Sii. yet moan, with feverei breath, under
painful wounds, from starvation, or in an
euemys power, for those mothers proof.
of uuiying devotion which you now SO
lightly realize,
RoBBEaY.-While standing at the Bal
iimore Depot, early this morning, buying
a ticket, push was made in the rear of
those at the window; used my left arm
to keep them from crowdins me, aud in
81 doing probably saved my wallet, as it
was almost out of my lef; pants pocke, as
l escaped from the pressure. Not long
after, man (aPPareutly an Ir;sbmaD, il
humble circumstance in the same crowd
exclaimed that be wa: robbed Of sli0-
four Of Us suspected little man We had
seen working about, but buying No ticket,
as the thist-bu; be was gone. The safe
way is to have the bulk Of your money iu
some hidden belt or pocket next the body
aud take cut faw dollars at a time-le,-
u0g 10 one see you-ani then from your
pockets Only as you need it. Have sufi-
cieut funds, Of the hight kild, for every
occasion-take time TO ct your tickets in
saason-aud beware OF those crowds. Ii
was the first time arobber has experiment
ted upon me to my kuoxiedge.
4 SESsATIoNIsT.-Whil hile riding tow
ards Baltimore, a weszsu-faced fellow
proclaimed that "iberc's $50 men diving
a day at Washington Of smaiI-Po1-hearse
at every door - (We saw no: funeral
procession, nor hearse, nor heard Of small /
p5r, the three days We were there y He
Is al! sreculation-mea
make tens Of thousands of dollars 4 day,
there, sirs-fac,,' No doubt some are
.yr,uDate, here as elsexheFe-in furnish
ing supplies to the Government, fortunes
,re made, just as they are in stocks, ships,
mines. manufactures, canals, railroads. &c
but whoever considers o. proclaims Of
hose who LOSE By contracts? who exas-
,erates the operations Of the uufortana,es
yao "g9 under" and are never heard Of
gaiG? War breaks as well as makes
nen aud fortunes-Good-by, M Lar.
oub,!ess we can fld more Of your stories
ny day in the New Iork and pb!iale.'a
ausaiion journals. V.
WASHINGTON, Jan. -. After the pay
lent Of few Il the companies Of the
.ew York Tenth Legion to-day, Col. Van