The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-08-09

the shade Of Wesley, TO return 10 his frs
love ere his candle stick be removed out Of
its place; and will warn the other, by the
shade of Washington, TO repent and return
TO the principles OF that great man, ere he
made republication stencil in the nostril
of all true patriots. And if they hear me
not, will, with Gods help, drive them out
of the land, though it cost me my life 10 do
il. When II throws it's lasso into my lec-
ture room and drags from il 10 its cave one
of my foster children, and there indoctri-
nates him in random swearing, disorganizing
plots, religious persecution and shocking
ethics, shall not stop TO consult the dignities
of phrase or place, or TO segregate its holy
from lis vile; but from the instincts of my
nature, I will cry aloud "Thou double faced
monster, spare the youug-For Code sake
spare the young! have taught them frank
ness openness, independence of thought and
action, modesty, prudence, reverence for
age, and courtesy TO all. Do not implore
you, substitute for this teaching your cavern
tactics, your 5andit-like oalhs, and signs,
and grips, and passwords and nonsensical
forms. Teach them not to sunder all other
lies from those of the Know-Nothings. Throw
one sacred element into your combustble
combination that shall prevent il from SET
ting fire to our schools and colleges" Mis-
fathers Whig fathers. .Kao,o. Moth.
ing fathers-picture 10 yourselves your son,
no, yet out of his Teens, standing amidst
motley group, gathered from every grade Of
society, with one hand on the left breast and
the other up bearing the flag of his country,
while some wretch, perchance from the sinks
of society letters him with oaths, which are
10 seal his independence, freedom of speech,
freedom of action aud freedom of suffrage
forever! If ibis does not drive Christians
out of the order, welcome be they TO their
religion II this does not unite every father
in solid phalanx against it, let no man covet
place in school or college in Mississippi.
Yes, verify, am in my "dotage," am a
raving Eadman, or the Church and State are
on the high road to ruin. Such is the order
Of which may not speak al all, or only in
court phrases
Now gentlemen editors, and Know-Nolh-
ings, you have something sensible and tam
gible TO harp upon without resoriing 10 ru-
NOR. am against you for life. You peck
at me as though You supposed it would dis,
;ress me soyely 10 lose my place. You are
mistaken, sirs; was twice on the point of
resigniug it, but by earnest entreaty was in
duced 10 retain it. Be assured, gentlemen,
after filling five chairs for five years, and
performing duties enough to.wear out mos:
men in that time ii will not cost me sigh TO
relinquish il. Never will hold il upon con-
dition that l must treat Know-N Nothingism
with respect
Nations, like men run mad al times, and
nothing but time and blood-let,ing can cure
them. Still, while there is hope, all good
men should strive to relieve them. My
course is taken-carefully, thoughtfully,
prayerfulIy taken. am no Catholic. Put
Methodism and Romanism on the field of
fair argument, and will stake my all upon
the issue but | am not such coward as 10
flee the field of honorable warfare for saw
age ambush fighting, or fool as 10 believe
that mans religion lie TO BE- formed by har-
RAISING his person. Nor am quite SO blind
as not to see that when the work of crush
ing churches is begun in the country, il is
not going to stop with the overthrow OF one.
All Protestantism almost will be against me
two thirds of my own church Judge, will
be against me-the trustees will be against
me-:he trustees will be alarmed for the in
lerest of the college, my colleagues of the
faculty will be uneasy, my best friends will
be PANIED, but have an abiding confidence
that nothing will be lost BY my course in the
end. II will be madness in men to with
draw their sons from the able teaching of
my colleagues for my fau!t--to attack the
college 10 injure me; but these are days of
madness, and this is the way in which OBJ
noxious professors are commonly attacked
Be it so. have done my duty, and leave
the consequence with God. And here
sign my name TO what deem the best lega-
cy that could leave TO my chldren---a rec
ord proof that neither place, nor policy, nor
temporal interest nor friendships, nor church,
nor threatening storms from every quarter,
could move their father for an instant from
principle, or awe him 10 silence when the
cause of God and his country required him
TO speak.
AUGUSTUS B. LoNGsTREEr.