Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-06-02

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in O private letter to friend in Lewisburg
Should the Rebels succeed in invading
Pennsylvania, the Anti-Administrationists
need not expect any better treatment than
is shown the straightforward Uuionists.
Uxrosrows, FAYETrE Co, Pa, Mar %, 1865
The Union men of this region think the
late Rebel raid in West Virginia has done
our cause much good. The Union men
generally sent their horses away, but the
Rebel sympathzers kept theirs, coufi lent
that their good friends would not rob
them. When the Rebels dashed in, the Sc
men shouted for JEFF, and said, 1--WE are
your friends-glad you have come," &c.
The Rebels replied, "Why, then, are you
not with usI Come, shoulder your rifles,
aud fight for US, aud with US, aud you
will prove the sincerity of your professions.
As you have no, endured the hardships of
be war, you surely can not refuse con'ri-
button to the good cause-so, bring out
your borses" go, We have done and
said all We could for the South, and
prayed for you: and will you rob US 7"
"Thauk you for your wcris aud your
prayers, ,Jm ue caa not ride themi--we want
something to help accomplish what you
pray for-Jring out your horses" Thus
the Rebel sympathlz have been the
chief sufferers, and they have taken some
salut,ry lessons in the science OF Rebellion,
such as they needed to receive, aud such
as their unscrupulous masters know how
to give.
Br. Hickman of Morgantowu, bad all
his meaus in hats =: the Rebels took them,
and beggared him. Br. Callend,us is
Union man, bu. his son-in-law is q Rebel,
and his (H's) wife has gone to him 10
Richmond. The Rebels were repulsed at
Rowlesburg, or our friends on Bufaloe
creek would have suffered greatly. Br.
Orpheus was compelled to sleep in the
fields aud gleus for long time 10 the
early part of the war, while Rebels we're
prowling around with the intention of
forcing him and bis sons into their army. |
Que night, be aud Oscar slept on one side
Of q cluster of elder bushes, aud two
Rebels on the other side, neither party |
having knowledge Of the whereabouts of
the other, until morning, when the Rebels !
left without knowing that our friends we're
there-a most Providenlial, hair.breadtb
escape"
The same gentleman enclOses an illus
rative extract from q Wheeling paper:
"SUDDEN CoNvERsION.-During the
eceut expedition of the militia, We we're
made acquainted with the following facts.
jol. Copeland, who resides near Clarks-
,urg, q wealthy and influential citizen,
las always been regarded as most un.
Secessionist. 1t is gener-
lily believed that himself and family have
.iven the Rebels more active aid than any
'ther family in that neighborhood, aud
me of his daughters is now confined at
lamp Chase charged with carrying letters
o the Rebel army concealed in her under
lothiug. Gen. Jones, in his passage
hrough Harrison county, took Col. Cope
and's house, aud allowed his thieving
aiders to steal from that gentlemen eight
E ten foe horses, aud sixty or seventy
attic, besides large lot of other stock.
After the raid, the people of Clarksburg
nd vicinity were greatly embittered
gainst Copeland, on account of his known
Rebel sentiments, aud some of them went
0 far as to demand the destruction of his
Several nights ago, party Of
oldiers or ctizeus, whether by proper
u.hority or not, went to Copeland's house,
nth a view of practising deception upon
i'm, and inducing him 10 commit himself,
hat he might be subject to arrest. They
ressed one of their number in the Uniform
f q Rebel officer, aud sent him alone to ,
he house. The supposed Rebel officer
pproached Copeland, and congratulated .
i'm upon the success of the Rebel raid, ,
:a.irg that Lee had defeated Hooker ,
rat the Federal army had been beaten a.
icksburg-that the Yankee forces bad
cen scattered and demoralized everywhere, ,
nd that the recognition Of the Southern
onfederacy was q fixed fact.
Col. Copeland replied: "Sir, you will {
kcuse me, if you please. Ever since the !
,cession of Virginia, every impulse Of my {
cart has been in sympathy with the I
outhern cause. Myself aud family have s
injured aud sacrificed more for the cause S
ian any other people in the county. A
~ or two ago, force Of mounted Rebels 4
Ime into this county. They have acted &c
nfold worse than they said Y ankees would :
}. They bave robbed and plunGered
9TH FREUD and foe. They have been ,
,ilty of every imaginable crime, even to
urder. In q pecuniary point Of view, >
ey have placed me where l was ten :
,ars ago. l have lived in comparative
.ace among those who have been opposed q
me 10 sentiment, and I can no longer a
nseut to affiliate with murderers and b
ghwaypcn. You will be good enough U
leave my house at once, and say to your 7
lends that never want to see their faces
ain" n
The disguised Union man reported the '
nversation ts his friends, and they went g
'ay thoroughly convinced that Copeland s
d experienced . sincere conversion.
The New York Union League had