The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-09-20
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bay"
CadwaiaGer and his thousand men are
spelling for fght-(lau2hter) but II they
were really as anxious as they seem 10 be,
ihey wonId be down al the front, where
Grant and his brave fellows, begrimned by
the smoke and stunned by the roar ol bat
lie, are doing service against The enemy;
instead OF listening 10 The quiet mufmurs OF
the Fishing Creek, the Growing OF The cocks
(which were speedily capiUred,) the grunl-
ING OF The pigs (Which were quickly slaneh-
tered ! and The reveile olthe thousand men.
Bn, the General and his men doubtless pre-
ierred Columbia County as the scene of
their exploits. II was safe piace-ihers
was no daneer-(laughter) AMI he marched
his men M TO the head waters of The Creek
and encamped them there in The beautiful
a valley, with magnificent mountains all
around, aud quiet and peace reigning su'
preme.
Gen1 Cadwaader is a man of consider-
able military experience. He made him
self a very excellent reputation as an officer
in the war with Mexico; 5ut iha; was before
he permitted himself 10 be used by men
who had no respect Tor constitutions or for
laws.
wish | could fairly describe TO you
Gen1 Cadwaader's hunt after that fort
smounting two field pieces'-what trouble
he had TO get guides and sconts-(there
were no intelligent contrabands in that
country how he sent squad oil men al
Ter my old friend James Hess-how after a
midnight ride he captured boy who knew
some olher boy who knew where the Fort
was-how that boy did nj know but could
teTl Them where III ere was boy who did
and how at last somebody was found who
f, 10 Ih6n The Minor
Generals scientific knowledge of military
matters came into full exercise his stragetic
ability had a foeman worthy OF his tame;
and his thousand men were divided and
located aud timed with the utmost military
skill and precision The grand "arny Of
the Fishing Creek" in three divisions al :
vanced against the lonely Fort. (Langhle
Arer cIamberng for half day over rocks
and stones, .th rough briars and hpckIeberry
bushes finding three or -four old bea: traps
which my friend John McEleury had sci up
there TO catch bears, tuey began 10 find
signs of place where some5 odY had been:
and then, Look TO yonr arms bows, and
keep your powder drv." Laughter ] And
so This valiant army progressed--each drv-
sion coming in order and al proper time
suddenly surrounding the top of the noun
tain. and captured-0 place phere some OF
gour 6ogs and gilis had been hiring a huckie-
berru PIX. nic-aud that was all they ever
did fad. [Great langhler.] No Fort no
enrenchments, no rife pits, no field pieces,
no five hundred men, no rebellion. no
nothing That was the end OF the expedl-
tion, and Cadwalader, like that ancient be-
ing of Spain,
With twenty Ihousand mer, again.
Marched up the hill, and then marched down
Laughter
He was thoroughly disgusied-He came
10 Bloomsbury and upon his military
knowIedse and experience as military
officer, he pronounced, | use his own
words. "The whole thing a farce"
What then shonld he have done? He had
arrested about one hundrsd of our ctiZens,
had incarceraIed Forty four Of them in the
bomb-proots of Fou Miffliu. he had salisfi-
ed himself alter thorough search IN all
directions that he Forl was moonshine and
the rebellion a ''farce;" and as an homes.
nj an, as an officer, deserving the name, he
should have made IL a personal mater 10
procure their release; but he had not the
manlness 10 risk his commissions
So the original excuse Tor puHing these
men into Fou Mlfiln had nlteriy and sbso-
lnlely failed Il was broken Gown bey oud
any resurrection. and new excuse mus
be invented for keeping 1000 arm led men
IN Columbia County TINS political raid
must still be KEEP up, and he Raniz meet
ing, as ii Is called, IN Itself entirety inuo
crnr1 was The ueXJ excuse for bringing ne
soldiers But the Ranlz meeting wa, tot
held until alter the soldiers came TO Bloom
burg, would never ha 7e been neId, out for
Their coming; and could not therefore, be
The cause OF the INVASION But The cause
aud reason Of that Ranz meeting having
been held, was given by the witnesses Tor
The administration before Ihe Military
Commission that tried our ci,lZsus | read
from the testimony of Nathan J. Hess.
1T was reported around by differ2n
persons that soldiers were coming up L
help some citizens who had been trying t:
take drafted men, and that they woul,
buru the buildings of them that wer,
drafted and them that resisted-no oppo
sition was made or resistance offered t.
the soldiers when they ca me ups
Heard the report as to the objects
Of the soldiers a day or three or four be
fore this Rantz] meeting-I heard after
wards that ;he object was because thel
heard the soldiers were going to burn anC
destroy and this was after the soldier,
came up"
Edward McHesry, aI~o a witness FOL
the administration swears -
Il heard some talking Tat the RaDti
meeting that the soldiers were going t,
burn buildings, destroying women and
children
That is the testimony of the admins
tration, aud it explains why the Rant
meeting was held And when the soldier.
came up, no citizen of the county harmed
or threatened to harm one of them. NJ
resistance was offered to them, nor to any
person in The discharge of his proper du-
ties. The people fed them with cake
and pies, aud gave them good whiskey t