The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-08-24
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What a world we live in !! Notwithsiand.
ing our familiarity for the last three years
with the horrors of war. with reports oil
battles, victories, and defeats, such as are
seldom found recorded on the historic page,
yet the least unusual demonstration is
( enough to turn the heads OF many COM
pletely upside down, and throw their brains
in a perfect tumble. A few days ago a
hundred or Two United States soldiers pass
ed through this place, destined for Column
bia county, and at once, IS if by an elec-
trio shock every "loyal,' man, woman and
child was elevated into the e~cstatic state,
with the idea that now the "infernal Cop
perheads of ~Fishingcreekn were about TO
be s~uhjngated. To sober minded thinking
men, this demonstration of war on the part
of the Government appeared like a tragic
farce. The idea, OF the Government with
drawing a large portion Of its forces from
Petersburg and Richuond, and placing
them in the peaceful COUNTY of Columbia,
with their base of operations on the Fair
Grounds at Blcsmsburg, would bear TO bs
laughed at. The display of Cavalry and
Artillery, the c~aissous loaded down with
ammunition, the sound of martial music
and the glittering of arms, had their effect
upon The children nervous old women, and
female men. And the stories sci afloat and
circulated from mouth 10 mouth would have
led one 10 suppose that The whole of Fish,
ingcreek was in a state of open armed re-
belIion against the Government, and that
Gen. Grants army had been Withdrawn
from Richmond for the more important pur-
pose OF "Flanking" the Fishingcreekers-
Meanwhile The people in that region, I'M
armed, continued to pursue their peaceful
occupations, and the soldiers lave thus far
found no warlike demonstrations which re
quire an exhibition o! their military pow
ers. 1t is true, we learn that a Mr.. Men,
denhall, of Bloomsbury, seeing the editor
of the ''Slar" and another gentleman riding
outof town on the evening after the mill
tary arrived, smeit treason in the act and
procured a squad of soldiers to be at once
semi in pursuit. But it turned ont that the
editor was engaged in the '%'loyal'' business
q hunting butter for his family, and was
met by the Pursuers a few miles out OF
town, returning with his "boo;y." All re-
turned again 10 the seat of war, and s'no
body was hurt" except the nervous Mr..
MendenhaIl, Provost Marshal SiIvers, and a
few other weak headed "loyalisls" who
had failed 10 get up a scene on this occa-
sion. This whole business of bringing the
military 10 Colombia County is the work of
a few malicious A~bolitionisis, who would
iain see their fellow citizens melted to the
work of murder if ii can be done without
their sacred persons being exposed TO dam
ger. 1t is a political trick, to effect the
coming election. But like all their other
tricks it will fail Democrats are law-aoid-
ing citizens, aud are not TO be forced into
any act of lawlessness by any such move
ment. Nor will they be deferred from a
hearty corporation at the coming election,
in removing from The Presidential Chair the
miserable, weak headed, infatuated imbe-
cile that now disgraces it-DanviHe Intel
fgencer.