Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-05-19
A Railroad Incident.


cident occurred which produced quite an
excitement, aud at one tune threatened q
tragedy.
Seated near me were two Kentuckians,
and a Pennsylvania, who was river pilot
The Kentuckians were of the Coppcrhead
style, and the Pennsylvania pilot was OF
the same persuasion-only more open and
defiant 10 his denuuciatiou of the Prcsi
dent and policy Of the Government. The
kentuckians appeared greatly to enjoy the
cutspoken treason Of the pilot, and treated
him to some apple brandy, which they
carried with them to lessen the tedium Of
travel.
There happened to be in the cars Ser
ccsnt, who Was sick, and on his way home
on furlough He was tall, intelligent.
looking, with tiae brown eyes, which was
ted cheeks only made more marked aud
lusirous. This man soon became deeply
! interest ed listener to the blatant treason
of the three Rebel sympathizers and after
struggling against his feelings Of indigna-
tiou for some time, be rose from his seat,
approached the party, Of which the Penn
sylvaniau was taking the lead, and ad-
dressed him in language ike this:
snow, sirs, have been ls,cning to
your treason atou. long enough, and you
must s'yp. We are 10 a state of war, aud
if there's no martial law in Illinois, I'll
make it, very quick. have been in the
army fifteen mouths-iefs a comfortable
home | have endured storm aad hunger
in trying TO queli this Rebellion and pre-,
serve the Union have been prostrarcd
by disease, aud am now unable to dis
charge the duties OF oller. | am going
home to recrait M. .heal;h if possible, aud
intend to return aud fgat i. out to the Bit
ter end. But, sir, have fen times more
respect for the men a. whom have been
shooting, in Tennessee and Mississippi, than
have for you, md men like you-coward-
ly sneaks, who remain at home, afraid to
90 into the army, but who are now fomen-
ting discomfort aud producing discord
among the people Of the North, by utter
ing just such treason as you have been Ut
tcring here-sud sir, you must stop it, at
once, or I'll put daylight through you SO
quick you wont know what's the matter"
The soldier, by this time, approached
close to the piIo. and looked him full 10
the face, with fishing eye aud with such
determined manner that many Of US sprung
to our feet to in,erpOse. There were two
other sick diers-bro,hers-in the car,
and when they saw the movement Of the
Sergeant, cried, &" Go 10, soldier, and if
you need aby help, we're good for two
more of that sor'," (,lludiug to the neu-
trail patriots of kentucky The calm,
determined bearing Of he Sergeant, said
plainly, "no room for triaing here" aud
had done it's work upon the pilot, who was
a large, powerful nan, and could have
crushed the Sergeant with scarcely an
effort. But-conscious Of being in the
wrong, and rebuked by man who had
evidently perilled his life for is country
his cowardly spirit qlailea, and his trail
torous tongue was silent
A hum Of applause ran all through the
cars, and the sick soldier, although not
able to perform duty for his country iu the
field, did in this instance render his coun-
try some service iu rebuking the cowardly
treason which stabs in the dark Cores
pondeace Wheeling MteNiyencer.
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The RRBELS AT HoME-A correspon-
dent of the N. Y. Times, who accompanied
Gen. Stonemen in bis recent raid through
Virginia, writes
"In the counties visited, there were but
few Rebels found at home, except the very
old and the very young. IL nine days
travel, 1 did not see fifty able-bodied men
who were not in some way connected With
the army. Nearly every branch of busi-
ness is at q stand still. The shelves in
stores are almost everywhere empty the
shop of the artisan is abandoned and in
ruins. The people who are to be seen,
passively submit to all that emanates from
Richmond, without q murmur; they are
for the most part simple minded, and ig
norant of ell that is transpiring in the
great theatre about them. An intelligent.
looking man in Columbia laughed heartily
when told that Union troops occupied New
Orleans-Jef. Davis would let them know
t, we're such the fact; and could not
ind man who would admit that the Con-
edcrates had ever been defeated in sim
lie engagement. These people do not
wen read the Richmond papers, and about
III the information they obtain is what
5 passed about in the primitive, from
mouth to mouth. Before this raid, they {
relieved that the Union soldiers we're any. {
hirg but civilized beings, and we're
tricken with terror when their approach
.as heralded. OF six churches seen in '
ne day, 10 only one had there been reli-
ious services held within six months. =
} ne half at leas. of the dwelling houses
re uuoccupied, and fast going to decay" 0