The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-08

resistance. though ouantrill not only burned
Lawrence, which was surprised and lay az his
mercy, but called most OF lts uuarmed ruslo
citizens out OF their beds and buichered them IN
Chsmbersburg was by far the most exposed
borough or city Of six thousand inhabitants or
over IN the free States-one which the Robels
bad often threatened and twice already captured
IL tliesiu the mouth of the famous Cumberland val
ley, opposite that ofthe Shenandoah, down which
every Rebel force has marched that ever yet
invaded or threatened the free North. Despite
The thin shred Of Maryland here interposed, Il Is
essentially border town, often threatened, and
always in mere or less danger.
Yet Chambersburg, we are told, had no militia
organization, no minute men, no arrangement
for prompt and certain information by telegraph
iorce-no preconccrted signal for c,lling her
able bUdied citizens 10 arms. She relied on the
Go,eTnment and the army for protection-With
what result we have seen.
IL Is fashionable now 90 abuse the President
the Administration, the military management
Doubtless, all these bave their errors 20 answer
for. Blow them up, " that affords you any
relief VIC Try IL often, and feel better for IL.
But when you are through with that, we must
toll you, loyal cOuutrymen that you are not
yourselves up 20 the mark-that you must eyincc
a dffer6 nj spirit from that which gave Cham
bersburg TO the fiames, leaves your armies for
months unpaid, and fills their ranks with any
thing that will pass for substitutes, or you are
doomed TO defeat Do you remember that Mary
land genius, ting rs guide TO British officer
over the field Of the fght-we mean the flight
of Bladensburg, who, pressed to explain the rout
of so large fore Of militi (himself included)
by handful Of British regulars finally scrat, t,hed
out OF his dell bt I'D the explanation that "Some
how or mother, they didn't seem to take no
interest p Let their lasting disgrace warn you
in time
The war approaches its close. Let MS promptly
I'll up the quota now called, and the loan now
asked for, and II may be ended triumphantly this
fall. We are confident that no further draft will
ever be made or needed. But the two hundred
millions Tor which MIR. Pessenden asked ought TO
be subscribed at once. Our soldiers ara lighting
and dying unpaid, because YOU, for whom they
are fighting and dy ing, will not lend your Gov
ernmeRt the money at 3-l0ths per cent. interest
"a higher rate than Is paid by any other Govern
nat Mt on earth-hgher than is paid by any thrifty,
fore banded citizen for ali the money he needs. II
II cannot be borrowed at tns rate, it cannot at ALL
Loyal Americans, we entreat you, each aud
all, 70 put every dollar you can honestly spare
into this loHn, and do ii At once. Don't ask
that the sOldieis 60 unpaid until you can screw
ten per cent. from the necessities of your Gov
ernment, but put up your money now Don't
Expect the Treasury 60 give You your bonds on
the instant; what matters, if you do not intend
to sell them forthwith : They will come very
soon meantime your money draws interest from
the moment II is paid in. While Others are
fighting and dying, prove that you arc not un-
willing or afraid 20 trust your means 70 your
afflicted country.