Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1864-08-19
Harrisburg Correspondence.
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new hands. Campbell L. Hite are the
present publishers. Its leading editorial
embodies q TREMENDOUS complaint-not at
jeff Davis for thrice tnvadiny and robbius
Cumberland Valley, but at Abe Lincoln
because our forces were not always sufficient
to prerent invasion. After roundly dc.
nounciug the National and State Admin
istrstions for not providing force exclu-
sively for home defence, it wheels square
about, aud condemns Senator LOwry's
bill which looks to the creation of fifteen
new regiments for the very purpose de-
manded That is characteristic Copper.
headism-call for State force to protect
our soil, and then howl at the cost Of the
thing demanded! DO what you will, you
can not please.
To show the spirit of the concern
Speaking Of the draft, (Which Mcclellan
aud other Democrats first required aud
adVocated) the p d U. calls it "sweep-
ing, remorseless, aud for:ible raid into
eeery Free State, grasping its victims by
chance, aud without appeal, and forcing
men, hand cuffed or chained, it may be,
into contest which all common sense and
every weil-regulated conscience now coa-
demns" So the draft is "sweeping,
remorseless and forcible raid" is it, NJ
Ciellan & Coz That the ReJels commenced
and continue this 'contest," they do not
state, but evidently labor to deiude their
readers into the opposite view.
Again, speaking Of the employment Of
Pennsylvania soldiers, without distinction
from others, iu the general object ofredu-
cling the Rebellion, the p 4. U. says
"In our opinion it was the duty of the
Governor to haoe flushed the mailed arm
of socreiiyn and Independent Safe in the
face of the Federal Government" In
other words, these men would have Penn
syIvania follow the example of South Car
olipa, set up independence, and make war
upon the General Government if it deman.
ded the aid the State owes the Nation
under our Constitution and Laws.
-Notwi,bstandiBg the efforts Of this
and kindred journals and politicians to
prejudice and excite tho people against
aiding to tbwart the Rebellion, files of
men are constantly pressing Southward,
and many districts have filed their quota
to avoid the "raid into every Free State"
Two Of the six wards of Harrisburg are
filled, aud the others are laboriDg to FL
up their share by volunteering There is
ample chance in this place, where the
number of renters is double that Of owners,
and there are more single men, voters,
than owners of real estate.
Many of the oolored people who come
northward during the Rebel raids, have
mustered courage to 60 back; but large
proportion will remain until peace comes.
There are now four colored churches here.
One of them, e Methodist, whose elegant,
tasty Chapel is in the rear, East Of the
Capitol has large number of we'll dressed
members, who, l am informed, support
themselves quite as we'll as q white con-
gregation Of equal wealth would, but others
are yet in the back ground. Their poverty
exposes them to many crosses and perse-
cutions from the rude and thoughtless,
which is sometimes resented, and bad
blood drawn. Qnite q number have en-
listed, and their general elevation is appa-
rent notwithstanding many drawbacks.
TUESDAY, Aug. l6.
The House was yesterday engaged on
the Militia bill, and made considerable
progress.
The Senate amended quite q number
of House and Senate bills, which had
failed to meet the approval of the Cover
nor, SO as to meet his views-mostly pri-
vate bills.
Mr., Clymer, of Berks, re-improved the
bill, killed SO many times last session,
that drafted men be paid the same boun-
ty as volunteers, in his county. MrJohu-
son, Of Lycoming, ably exposed the plan,
as calculated to prevent volunteering
for how many would volunteer if they get
just as much pay when they waited and
run the risk Of q draft? Mr.. Wilson, of
Tioga, declared it to be, in effect, . bill
to give bounty for not volunteering. Mr..
Lowry, of Erie, and Mr.. Fleming, of
Dauphiu, also dealt few hard blows up
Oh the head of the "sarpint," Gts "drst
appearance this session" and it died the
death it deserved. Mr.. Lowry, and all
our party, are willing to give almost IN.
limited power to the various localities to
aid the families Of volunteers and draft
cd men, after entering service as they may I
need; but to bribe single men, in advance,
to stay at home aud run the risk of being
drafted-to offer such men gift of $500
for discoursging voluntary eulistmeuts-is
30 palpably hostile in spirit to enlis,ipp