Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-07-02
MATTERS IN HARRIsBuRG, = A cor

MATTERS IN HARRIsBURG, - A cor
respondent of the Boston Journal gives
the following account of matters at Har-
risburg on the 2Sth:
"The excitement in the capital Of
Pennsylvania and in the valley and coun-
try surrounding is of the most intense
character. Nearly all species of business
is suspended here, as is also reported to
be the case in Pittsburg, Philadelphia,
Reading, and other leading cities of the
State, and the people are turning out en-
mdSSe TO the defense of their soil. In
places where successful resistance of the
occupation of the enemy is doubtful, the
the inhabitants have generally left, taking
with them all portable property, and
within the last two days hundreds Of these
refugees have passed through the streets
of Harrisburg. In many instances entire
families with their household furniture,
cattle, horses, provisions, &C., are aban-
doning their homes for safety. Notwlth
standing the sad reality which these spec
tacles convey, some Of the sights are ex-
tremely provocative of laughter, Men,
women, young and old, babies, cradles,
crockery, furniture, dogs, cats, canary
birds, and everything that the mind can
conceive are conveyed through the streets
in one miscellaneous train. Farmers,
with their thousands, are now weeping
over prospective poverty, and their daugh-
tiers, who yesterday played the piano, are
to-day engaged in the rustic diversion of
driving cattle, sheep and hogs through the
principal streets of the town.
The inhabitants of Harrisburg are turn
ing out nobly to the defense. and the cltl-
zens generally throughout the State are
responding TO the call yesterday for co.
900 men. The places of business being
closed during the emergency there is con-
seauently no excuse to offer. A company
of the veterans of the war of 1912 was
organized here last evening, and numbers
about forty men, and is commanded by a
clergyman. There has also been formed
organizations of merchants, manufacturers,
clerks, mechanics, laborers, farmers, all
of which are multiplying hourly in num-
bers, and receiving their arms, equipments
and ammunition at the State arsenal
The streets are full of armed men, clothed
in all descriptions of uniform. Some OF
them are similar to those worn by the pu-
pills of the High and Cadet School in
Worcester, others are made Of blue over
all goods, and one company IS uniformed
precisely after. the fashion of the Boston
police. There are also fire company or
CARNATIONS here in their respective uni
forms, having abandoned de masheen' for
the knapsack and musket, while hundreds
appear as citizens, the only distinguishing
mark being their arms and equipments
| All of these, however, will be uniformed
immediately by the government, and put
into camp for military instruction.
There is very little appearance OF the
Sabbath here to-day. None of the church
es are open, but instead of the hymn anc
sermon, we have the lively notes of fife
and drum on every hand, and the brlstling
bayonets Of the marching soldiers fill al
the thoroughfares. The various railroads
centering here from all directions are EN-.
ployed in bringing troops and ammunition
and everything seems to be sacrificed t.
drive the enemy from the State. TIT
headquarters of Gen Couch present symp
toms of unusual activity, and Gov Curtir
and his Adjutant General are busy in pre-
| pairing for the proper disposal of the ar
irving troops. Certainly the city of Har
risburg is to-day witnessing all the POM
and splendor of glorious warfare
Although as a general rule the peopl
are coming to the rescue, there are few
who, from cowardice or southern sympa
thies, will endeavor to shirk the response
bilities of the emergency. The Telegram
in an editorial thus speaks of them; 'W
earnestly hope that the military authorize
here will declare martial law at once
Many citizens able to bear arms are leav
ing the city and disgracing themselves
There is now force of at least two thor
sand farmers, around the immediate yicln
ity of Harrisburg, who came here trol
the Cumberland side, and should be con
PEELED to shoulder musket in defence {
the capital"