The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-07-16

the event of their success, must certainly
happen they must speedily he, turned ont
Of power, or they will break The Unlnn ia
pieces. That such party could administer
the general government for any considerable
period is impossible, unless all experience
and the laws which regulate human action
are false. II is plain ,ha, there are men who
are willing there should be division OF the
Union. Some sea IN such result their own
elevation, while others are content tha! it
should occur as The price of the qualification
OF their passions. II is idle 10 answer, that
purposes al present avowed by the Republic
can leaders stop short Of the noiDt where dis
solution would be provoked. The purposes
avowed aud inlimae6 do go 10 that point
and if they Gid not, those concerned ip this
movement, encouraged by success, would
press forward until they reached it. 3. . ..
William Cobeu has well said, "lhal agila
tion when once on foot is seldom limited 10
the accomplishment oil ito original Object
Nor is the power Of ejecling such an organ
izatiop from power, before irreparabIe mis-
chief is done, 10 be counted on as certain
Success would consolidate lis power and give
t large means Of influence which might rem
der it irresistible in retaining what il had
won. Meantime, the more moderate m en-
5ers OF The new organization would be hur.
red on By The course of events, 10 lengths
they did not originally contemplate, and con-
trolled by the passions which continued
contest would engendsf, word be found
working with others 10 produce the mos. de-
plorable results. A National patty only can
administer the government and hold the
country together. Ii cannot be held together
by force, and perhaps, oush, not 10 continue
together when force becomes necessary.
The seizure of the Territories for the use
OF one section exclusively; the abolition oil
servile labor in The District of Columbia The
formation Of Arsenals, backwards and other
places owned BY the United States, ir,o pls-
ces of refuge for absconding and sbducled
slaves; the stopping Of al! transportation of
slaves along our coasts, fom one point 10
another; the prohibition of their transport
from one Sale 20 another the nullifcatiou or
repeal of The Fcgiive Slave Law, SO that es.
capped oelolen slaves, shall in no case be re-
turned, with The proper State laws to punish
severely those who pursue them, are leaGing
aud avowed objects with men holdin. con.
trolling positions in the Republican organina.
iion. But these mad aud dangerous expert
mems upon The temper and interests oil lhe
Southern States, can never reach their con-
summation under our present. Unron. That
Union will end before such objects are ac.
comPished, and end in the allem2i 10 accnm
plish them by the ambitious, rude, and un.
reasoning hands engaged in The work.
The Democratic party has put down sec
tionalism more than once, and il will do il
as ain. II has always been against ii, aud Is
against it al this moment. 1t put down Hart
ford Convention Federalism, which was a
sectional movement. 1t frown upon and
finally adjusted the slavery agitation OF 1920,
which was headed by Rufus King, The leader
of The opposite parry. Unfortunately an er-
-ror was m 49, " one Iea,ure of thai adjust.
ment which The same party has subsequently
! corrected 1t was against notification, and
put il down under the lead of General Jack.
son, with The cooperation of Union men in
the ranks of The opposition. II contributed
the main body of votes which carried the
Compromise Acts Of 1850, (denlical r prn-
cPle with The Nebraska act of 1s54,i and
! carried them agains; extreme sectional me1
North and South. And il now stands where
il has ever stood, in favor OF equal and exact
justice 10 all sections without regard to their
location or The particular question involved,
and also fol the Union, BY keeping up just
and friendly relations between all parts of the
country. In no contingency does i, intend
10 ''let The Union Slide" or 10 nullily or de-
nounce any provision OF the Constitution
which may run counter TO The prejudices and
passions OF a geneyalion who conceive they
have grown wiser than their fathers.
The times call for the efforis of good men, /,
security, and The advancement of the public
interests. Over the face OF the political wa
iers "the imprisoned winds are lie, loose"
and the waves Of fanalicism, threatening the
vessel Of Stale with destruction, dash madiy
onward before them. We need al this june
ture firm hand upon The helm, skill in COM
mand, and courage and discipline among the
crew. We gel these, or the promise OF these
from Cincinnati. Already The skies brighten,
subordinalion AMI concord re.appear, our
ship will speadily right herself. and dashlng
from erproud sides The waves that besel her,
will move forward gallan!ly upon her voyage
Of centuries.
"Sail on, o ship of State,
Sail on 0 Union, strong and great!
Humanity with all i,s fears,
With all the hopes of future years--
Is hanging breathrss on thy late
Sail on! nor fear 10 breast the sea,
Our hears-our hopes-are all with thee !!