The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1854-10-12
HON. {. n. BUCKALEw.


The Wlkesbarre Record, edited by VIM
p Miner, has during the past summer been
engaged in firing off silly squibs al Mr..
Buckalew. A friendly pen, whose master we
recognize as the ablest writer in the valley,
more than defends Mr.. Buckalew against
this assault of envy; and we have several
times read the article with as much pleas
ure from It's manner as it's matter. In this
cooler hour of ref eclion the f;isnds Of our
absent ueighbor will be glad 10 hear .he
echo of their feeling from Luzeme.-ED
STAR.
cage is honorable undoubtedly but has
il The apology of youth Tor indirection, want
of candor and the comm on charities OF life :?
Does the spirit of Envy survive all the ge-
nial currents in The heart of age The af-
frmativs to this question is pairful to us.
But 10 what other source can be ascribed
the Parlhian car,s flung all summer at the
Senator from this district, Charles R. Bucka.
lew. MIR. Buckalew grew from the stump.
The Mountains OF Fairmount was his home,
and his was truly the poor boys heritage
slow birth and Iron fortunes"
The rich valleys of Che ster and Wyoming
grew no food and smiled no warm encour-
asemen,s for him. But nature loves that
her nurseIings Of genius should spring from
her own mould and feed from her own un-
polluted breast. And the poor boy in the
earliest bloom OF manhood has exhibited a
wealth of intellect, and splendor of elo :
quence which has crowned him and his dis
trict with honor. From his "Retrea," could
not the old Eagle give one shrek OF joy
and impulse 10 the young, soaring and no.
BILE bird from another nest-from that Eyrie
high up IN the beakest winter crags where
the storm spirits revelled over desolalion
| II was in mis- bosom-who eau doubt II.
But between the old bird and the sun, strait
in whose bright eye the young Eaglet was
soaring npou so gall ant piniou, stood an.
other figure ....a .........,
Is the solicilude and anxiety for the other,
the source oi all this bitterness against Mr.
Buckalew. Is il painful TO witness the larg-
er shadow thrown by the "linle ragged boy
from the Berwick Turnpike ?" Is it humili.
a,ing 10 reflect that the boy who picked up
his education among the stones and beech
n uts should have lesped far ahead of the
child Of many hopes and an expensive cul'
ture, II such be the motives for abuse, is
| il worthy of man who many years has
| figured in literature and in Congress
Ask lie entire Senate, political opponents
as well as friends-ask every man who has
day afler day witnessed his splendid tr.-
umphs upon the floor Of that body. They
will Que aud all tell you that Buckalew is q
maryel-that in tbs Senate, or out of il, they
nowhere know his equal. They will tel
you Of his radical principles, his integrity
and the vast sums which his unyeldins hos,
tility to every form of speculation upon the
public Treasury, has saved the Common
wealth. Is ii because he is abseaf ffom
home, aud this s deemed favorable and
above all safe time TO sneer an cry him
down, that he is attacked! Is il a test o
courage TO attack the absents Is it an evi
denoe of fine seasibiliiies. ~
II is said that ME- Bnckslew sa,urally il
of feeble body--su ffering from cancerous
affect ions Of the breast, and worn out, with
four years labor in the Senate and his pro.
fossion, was in dangerous. condition o.
health. Some physicians in Harrisburg and
Philadelphia, attracted by his ingenious
character and high promise, advised him ID
travel duting the summer. This he wastoc
poor 10 do. His circumstances and condi.
lion, through some friend, reached the ears
of he Secretary Of State, who, needing a
safe and trus.y agent TO carry some impor.
tan, dispatches, ,profered the duty TO Mr.
Buckalew, who accepted it. This is the
statement, and we presume il, is correct
There is no salary attached 10 The duty no,
a dollsr--lhe actual expenses of the Tip on
| Iy being paii And this is the grievance a
bout which the columns Of newspape or
have been pretty we'll occupied all summer.
! During Mr.. Polk's administrator, James
Cooper, then leading Wing member ofthe
Legislature, now Wing United States Sena.
tor, was in failing health. His friends rep-
resen.ed the FACT 10 MIR. Polk, aud solicited
for him Diplomatic appointment in Italy.
Although political opponent, The President,
feeling the natural sympathies OF geaer-
o6s and warm hearted man, complied with
the request. Mr.. Coopet was appointed by
democratic President, and confirmed by
democratic Senate, aud rematred in Italy,
on democratic patronage duling his pleas
ure. The gentlemen who are now so dis.
turbed by Mr. Buckalew's appointment,
launched no th,nders then, Tho thing was
all right, because Mr. Cooper was Wing,
4 and was not desmed ss standing in any
4 body's way here. locally. Aud proud ara
! we indeed, that no democrat objected TO the
matter. - ''-'%'''Ft