The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-03-19
OUR Army CORRESPONDENCE.
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the cars we could pot stop jus: where we
pleased, aud so came unilI within 4 miles
OF this place, al Back Creek Bridge which
bridge the secesh blew up last summer
This bridge was stupendous work of art.
II was single span, arched. severity feet
high, and some eighty leei long. The Sc
cesh placed large quantity OF powder in
the centre OF The arch and blew il np or
rather down. The mode We adopted for
crossing this stream was simple yet etti-
cent In The first place we drew two wire
ropes across from abuiment 10 abutment,
then placing boards thereon we crossed over
without accident. From this bridge 10 The
place where | now write the rails were al
torn from The railroad track and removed 10
Winchester We arrived here al IL clock at
night and quartered in empty houses, where
we still remain. We had bui little chance
OF looking atou at night, but as day began
TO dawn, the desolalioF oil Sodom could
scarcely have been more compile than the
view we got of the destruction of property
by the rebels. AS far ss the eye could
reach, both up and down the railroad, was
strewn, in promiscuons confusion 40 less
than The skeletons OF forty Eve engines, and
any quantity of cars party burned and bro
ken 1t is sufficient TO make the blood of
every irLe Union man boil with Indignation
at the sight OF such wanlon deslrH, lioa of
property.
This town is the Capital OF Berkly Comfy
- ,.Ota1 f., .ta sar-oa.;0u r,rncIiOitias
II con,ains-or rather did conlain--aboui
five thousand inhabilans, but al present
there are not more than one thousand ciii-
zens IN the place; but the Union families
thai were driven off by tie secesh, are DOW
returning again to their homes which they
have not seen, 10 some cases for five and
six months Some Of them brought with
them a large hag-a regular onien one
with thirty four stars and ihireen stripes
This nag was flung TO The breeze from the
cupola of the Court House, on last evening.
amidst the most enthusiastic cheering
The secesh hereabouts begin TO think tfa;
/ their game is about played out" and so
think, for each passing day brings more
4 slrikingly the conviction that the suppress
/ sion OF this rebellion is near al hand. For
( the Mcclellan Anaconda is slowly but sure
/ Iy winding its mighty folds about il. The
( heart Of Tennessee has been restored and
Kentucky has been reclaimed 10 Federal
authority. A liberated people hailed with
/ deligh. and JOY Gus acclamalion the return
of the old flag, that has been for many
months banished from their sight
The resources of the rete leaders are
com plelely exhaus,ed-and Ihal OF the Norh
wouId have been in as deploIable condition
by this time if that notorious swindler aud
thief, CAMRRoE, had been retained. TheiI
long cherished hopes of Foreign interven
lion are utterly crushed. Tie reduction ol
rebellion is inevitable. Let US, for a lev
moments, examine the matter lrle closel
into the loss aud gain game that the South
ern rebels have been playing. They hav'
loss of repulaiion-a loss OF blood ant
treasure-a loss Of public conidence-a los
of prosperity-a loss of security enjoyed II
the Union and under the constitution
has gained, whall A death blow 10 lhei
peculiar institution, which reckless and mn
scrupulous political adventures made th'
preiext for civil war and all the horrors an'
calamilies il has entailed. Let me not b.
misunderstood in this; Tor do not blam
the whole thing upon the Souih-but say
yea firmly believe, that certain politician
OF the North are just as accountable to
bringing about this rebellion "a the hot head
Of the South and those men ave and hat
beea leaders of the party nov i'll power =
The Constitution was the ark OF safely 1
the South, but i, was re pudiated and lro6de
under foot By the very men who depend o
il alone for protection. Aud now The yer
northern fanatics who were most clamet
Gus for 'Ielting the Union slide, and VIII
believed that "lEe Union could never stan
half slave and half iIee," are the ones th;
are most anxious to place the hoose aroun
the rebel Leaders necks, when their own
undoubtedly just as liable 10 adorn the sam
profession, viz: pulling hemp, as those Il
beIlous subjects; any more Than that lh
one belongs 10 the honest parry in powe
and the other don't. II is tue the Soul
took a very bad step TO obtain redress Il
the CALLING wrongs, either real or imaginar
! heaped upon and threatened them, bs ce
, tain political scrape graces. The Soulhen
ers have all 10 lose, for they cannot enle
J tain the remolesl idea that they will s1ccee
J in their mad attempts TO "sei up for then
J selves"
The past cannot be remeeied but the I
lure is their own. The evils they have So
} fered cannot be cured, 5ut the ills 10 resu
from a continuation of the war may
avoided, by return TO ;her righitul all
glance and obedience to the Constitniio
{ 1t is idle for them to combat destiny, al
. lif. their puny hands against the irreslsI
|" bic progress OF a great nation. few wee
! more will decide the fate oil The South.
Is think that I. Barnum would do W.
10 secure SIMON and FLOYD and exhibit the
s. throuoh the world as two of the create