The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1854-09-21

breaking the faith Of our fathers as plighte.
10 the Constitution. The secret order 0
"Know. Noihipgs,,n who embrace the doc
irlne Of Mayor Conrad, together with anolt
er dogma that seeks 10 prescribe citizen,
from their civil rights, because of their re-
ligious belief, was next reviewed and reject
ed as a most .insidous, dangerous, and un
just measure. He enquired why a secre
and oath 5ound association was necessary
in this country, and argued that if there bs
political or moral evils amongst us which
need corrections, that 1t should be a day. gh
business, that the end should be accomplish
ed in manner consistent with the Ameri-
can character, ,.that they were out spoken
and gloried in the liberty Of speech and the
freedom of the press. He invoked all de
nominations and all classes of people tc
show by the constitutions. that they had Q
perfect guarantee against encroachmen
from any quarter. He should stand by it
not for the benefit of one class OF sect, bu
for the sake of all.
The laws organizing the territories Of Ne
braska and Kansas were next referred TO by
the Governor. lie said he was well aware
that This was the absorbing topic in the
Northern part OF the State. He said that Of.
ficiaily he had no connection with the sub
iect-tt was not part Of the stewardship
for which he must account, that he had moi
covenan,ed with the people to organize Ter
ritories, NOR 10 control the action of Con-
gress on any sobjeci--He should not claim
tor himself any ofihe honor that might flow
from Congressional action on This or any
other subject, and he did not intend 10 bear
the responsibility, for this was the work OF
members Of Congress, and they must ac'
count for it to their constituents-that he
should not ask them, or the President to
bear The responsibility Of his errors OF State
policy. He did his duty without consulting
them and they certainly did no, and ought
not to take his word as rule of action on
any subject. Hesaid he never had and
probably never could have any official con-
nexion with this subject, and that il was
scarcely possible that the election OF Gov
ernor whoever might succeed, could have
any influence upon the futuie policy OF those
territories. This much he thought it rish
10 say as 10 his official relation 10 the ques-
lion, bu, as citizen and memher OF The
Democratic, party, amongst whom diversi-
,y of opinion, exists on this subject be should
most cheerfulIy say what he thought asou
the question. He did moi think his views o.
special importance, for te made no prelen
sions to experience in National politics, tha
from 1913 10 1850, however. he had gwen
the slavery question some cons'dera''an
rha, The nalionsi controversy growing out
The attempt to adjust the question OF slavery
in the territories acquired from Mexico, alb
sorbed all other topics aud seemed for a.
while TO threaten the stability OF our Ma
tional Union.a 1t was at that time that Gen
Coss, the parrot and statesman proposed
the doctrine of non-iniervention THAT Con
eress should forbear to act on the subject o
slavery in the territories; and ihaithe whole
question should be referred to the people oc
cupying the territories; that such territories
at the proper time should be admitted al
States with or without slavery as the people
might decide. He said that he thought this
doctrine was wise and safe. He became III
advoca,e-,hat1 he had said SO in 1851
when travelling the State as candidate
All, however, remember that he endorsed
the Compromise measures OF 1850. ina
he was still the advocate of the doctrine o
non intervention, that he was willing Il
,rus, the people with question OF moral;
or polilcs,--that he had more confidence III
their Judgment, patriotism, and love OF free
dom than he had In that OF Congress. Ia
deed, if we were to believe halt that is said
of the mpressible character of that hody
we should be compelled to regard j, as un
safe on any and all questions. He though
The reference of this vexed and danserou
question to The people well calculated TO al
I-lay The excitement and give greater stabilit.
10 our national confederacy. Aud as TO th'
extension of slavery, he did not embrac'
the doctrine of nop-intervention, beiievln'
that il would extend the iaslilulion,-he be
leved Just the reverse, that the ieudenc.
would be to restrict, 10 drive il south Of tn
Missouri line. That such was his esti'na
ton Of The value OF the Union, such his ide
as of the blessings which il has bestowed OF
the American people--such the blessed in
fiuence which our ins,itu,ious were exerci
sing in other paris Of the world, that for ont
he was willing 10 labor for lis preservation
aud be sacrificed il needs be TO- secure il
perpetuty. Its dissolation, in his opinion
would be The most horrible calamity ,hs
could belal both races,-it would be q sa,
calamity 10 the North sndSthe South, 10 N
master and to the slave.
He mex, went on 10 say that Il had bee
his business 10 organize The. territories Q
Nebraska and Kassas, he should have don
so in the terms Of the Compromise acts Q
1850, gitAOui disturbing The act Of 1920, frial
the Missouri line. Whilst be said this h'
was also bound in candor 10 declare that b
did not believe that the policy Of the terri
tories would be different from what it wi
be under the present iaw--lhs. he frml.
believed that slavery could not extend Their
--lhal nine tenths Of the people would de
eide asainst n-<ihss the laws Of Nature
were not congeniaI 10 the institu,ion--tha