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From the Wlkesbarre Penny Cleaner Of Aug. S
Monday lait was day Of mutual sx-
element in our village. The U S troops
emitted in the vicinity, were under march
ing orders. The parting Of friends, and
the feparation Of tho husbands from
wives was in no little degree affecting.
and this painful feeling was in fome cafes
heightened BY the opinion, whether well
or i'll founded | pretend not to FAY, that
fome of the folders had not been very
fairly attached to the fsrvice.


A fergeant BY the name of Brack, con-
fpicuous for his knowledge Of difcipline,
and more 70 by his feverity to the fols
diers, in the courfe Of Sunday, broke his
fworl over the head of Mr.. Cook, fol-
der, and feyere!y wounded him in the
arm. Brack was juitly turned into the
ranks-but the next morning reltored to
his fhoulder nots and marched OFF with
the troops as fsrgeant.


During the forenoon, after the troops
had marched, the whole town was thrown
into confufion. a man by the name Of
MWiggin was faid to have emitted. He
protected he had not Force was ufed to
fend him after the. troops. He ufed his
flick with fuch effect that he cleared
himfelf, but was again taken, put on
horfeback under guardian officer by his
iide having two piitols, and marched off.
To Zee citizen thus compelled to march
who iolemnly declared he was not an
entitled folder, awakened feelings in
mott boloms that faw it. worthy of free.
men. The citizens gathered around
A babeas corpus was obtained. The mil
itary was forcing the man along as faR
as pofible, when a number Of fpirited
citizens ftepped before the cavalcade and
topped it. The officer prefented his
piitol at their breafs and threatened to
blow them through. One of them feeling
Judge Fell, called upon him to interfere,
that the man might have legal hearing.
The Judge, in the name of the common
wealth, ordered them to flop. The ha.
beas corpus was ferved. The queition
was tried before Judge Gibfon, and
MWiggin discharged. Thanks to the
firmnefs. independence and intelligence
of the civil authority, our citizens cannot
yet be dragged off againit their will and
Impressed into the army.


Whether legal afociations of the peo.
pie to protect their rights will not be
indfpenfable to the public fafety is a
queition worthy of folemn confederation.
As Monday was day ofagitation and
alarm-Tuesday was day of fearful
gloom and forrow. A Mr.. Dixon, a
civil, inoffenive bu, feeble man, who had
