The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-10-08
From hel Philadelphia Sunday Mercury.
OfphtuS c. Kerr. and Gen. POps'S Campaign.


After arriving near the celebrated molas-
ses junction, where a number of Mackere,s
were placing a number of new cars and To-
como;ives on the irsck-ihe object being
10 delu6e the Southern Confederacy into
taking a ride in them, when i; is belered
the aforesaid Confederacy would be. speed
ily DESTROYED by one of these s.ffrighifrl .ac-
cidenis" without which a day on any
American railroad would be a perfect aaom-
aly-arriving there, say. took an imme-
date survey of the appointed field o: strife.
To the inexperienced civilian eye, my
boy. everything appeared TO be in sia'e
OF chaotic confusion, which nothing but the
military genius of our generals could make
much worse. On all sides, my boy, be-
held Mackefel chaps marching and coun
termarching, falling back, retiring reireaiiug
and making relrogade movements Some
were looking for their regiments, which
had become mixed with other regiments :;
some were insanely looking for their Off
GERS as thoogh they did not know that The
latter have resided permanently in Wash
ington ever since the war commenced -
some were making calls on others, and
here and there might be seen squads of
Confederacies picking up any little thing
they might happen 10 ind.
Finding the general of the Mackerel Bri-
gade, lunching upon a bottle and iumbler
near me. saloted him, and says =
"TeIl me, my veteran, how it is that you
permit The Southern Contederacy to mean
der :hns within your lines 2"
The general looked ioleratingly at ne
and said he
81 have plan 10 en,rap the Confederacy
and end this doomed rebellion a; one stroke
Do you mark thai long train OF army wag-
ons down there near by my quanersl"
s'Yes,o says I, nervously.
'.WelI, then, my nice little boy says the
general cautiously, 'I'Il.lell you what my
plan is. Those wagons contain the rations
of our troops. |, is my purpose TO induce
the celebrated ConseGeracy to capture those
wagons and attempt 10 eat those ra.ions -
If The Contederacy will only do that, y says
the general 6erceiy, ssIt will be taken sick
on the spot and We shall capture ii aIive.'
could not but feel shocked al this inhu
man artifice. my boy. The SoutLerne.s
have indeed acted in way 10 forfeit all
ordinary mercy, but still we should abstain
from any retalia.ory act savcring of demoni-
ac maIgnuy. Our foes are at Ieas, human
beings.
SupPressing my horror, however assum-
ed a practical aspect and says |: :
sBui how arei the Mackerel warriors 10
subsist, my Napolean, if you allow the IA
tions TO eol7
Thunder r says tae General handing
me paper from bis pocket, 'sirhey are to
snbsisi exclusively on the enemy just pc
ruse this document, whichI have just full
minated .
Taking the paper found it 10 be the fol-
lowing
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREas, The meaer Of provisions is a
great expense 10 The United States OF Amer.
ica, besides Offering inducements for unex-
pected raids on the part of Tamishing foe
men. ihe Mackersl Brigade Is hereby d.
Eected e i've entirely upon the Southern
ConiedsFacy, eating aim alive wherever
found. paftaking Of no olher food.
The Brigade will mol be permitted 10 take
any clothing with il on The march, being
required hencsforih TO dress exclusively ia
the habiliments Of captured Confedsfaies.