The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-12-10

pies Of civil liberty and self-government.
While therefore, in general, the people o.
the northern States have never, at any time,
arogaied for the Federal government The
power to interfere directly with the domestic
condition of persons in the southern States
but on the contrary have disavowed oil such
intentions and have shrunk from conspicuous
afilialion with those few who pursue lheiI
fana,ical objects svowsdly through the con.
templated means of revolutionary change oil
the government, and with acceptance Of The
necessary Consequences civil and servils
war-yet many citizens have suffered Them
selves to be drawn into ore svanescent po-
litical issue Of agitation after another, apper.
tanning 10 the same set of opinions, and
which subslded as rapidly as they arose when
II came to be seen, as Il uniformly did, ,AAi
they were incompatible with the compacts
Of The Constitution ana he existence of the
Union.
Thus, when,h The aots Of some Of the States
10 nullify the existing sx,radition law impos-
ed upon Congress the duty Of passing new
one, the couEtry was invited by ag,aiors TO
enter into party Organization for lis repeal;
but that agitation speedily ceased by reason
of the imprscticability of iis object. So, when
the Salute restriction upon the institutions OF
new States, by a geographical line, had been
repealed, the country was urged to demand
lie restoration, and that project also died al.
most with its birth. Then followed the cry
OF alarm from the North against imputed
southern encroachmenu; which cry sprang
in reality from the spiri, Of revolutionary al
tack on the domestic institutions OF The South,
and, after q troubled existence Of . few
months, has been rebuked by the voice Of q
patriotic people.
On this last agitation, one lamenlable fea.
lure was, that it was carried on at The imme.
diais expense ofths peace and happiness Of
the people Of the Territory of Kansas. That
was made the battle field, not so much oil
opposing factions OF intefesss wiihh itself,
as Of the conflicting passions of the whole
people of the Unite Ststes. Revolutionary
disorder in Kansas had its ofigia in projects
o, intervention, eliberetely arranged by Ger.
tain members Of that Congress, which enact
ed the Law for the organization o: the Terri
tory. And when propsgandis, colonization
OF Kansas had thus been undeIlaksn in one
section Of the Union, for the systematic pro-
motion of iss peculiar visws Of policy, there
ensued, ss q matter Of course, q counter &C.
tion, with opposite We've, in other seciions ol
tho Union. .
In consequence of these and other inoi-
dents, many scts of disorder,tit is undsnisbls
have been perpetusted in Kansas, 10 ,hs oc.
casional interruption, rather than The perms-
nent suspension, Of regular governmsnl.-
Aggressive and MOS, repreheusibe incursions
into the Territory were undertaken, both ia
the North auc the South. and entered it on
i,s northern border by the way Of Iowa, u
we'll as on The eastern by way of Missouri
and there has existed within it state Of in
surrec,ion against the constituted authorizes
not without countensnce from inconsidsrats
persons in esch of the great sections of the
Union. Ba, the difficulties Of that Territory
have been extrsvagantiy exaggerated fos
purposes Of political agitation elsewhere.
The number and gravity of the acts of vi.
olencs have been msgnified partly BY state
ments entirely untrue and partly BY reiterated
accounts Of the same rumors of facts. Thus
the Territory hes been seemingly filed with
extreme violence, when the whole amount
Of such acts has not besn greater than whs
occasionally passes before as 10 single oitisi
to the resre, Of oil good cidxens, bat without
being regarded o. OF general or permanent
political consequence.
Imputed iHsgulsri,ies in the elections had
in Kansas, like occasional irregularities o.
the same description in the States, were be.
youd the sphere of action of the Executive
But incidents Of actual violence OF of organ.
ned distraction Of law, per,insciously renew
cd from time 10 time, have been met as they
occurred, by such means a. were available
and ss The circumstances required; and moth.
ing OF this character now remains TO affsc
the general peace of the Union. The q,
tempt of part of The inhsbitsuis Of the Ter
rilofyto erect revolutionary government
though ssdueusly, encouraged and supplied
with pscunlary cid from active agents Of dis
order in some Of The States, has completely
failed. Bodies Of armed msn, foreign 10 the
Territory, have been prevented from entering
o: compelled 10 leave it. Predatory bands,
engaged in acts of rapine, under cover OF the
existing political disturbances, have been Ar
rested or dispersed. And every well dispo
sed person is now enabled once more to dc.
vote himself in peace to the pursuits Of pros
perous industry, for the prosecution Of whici
he undertook 10 participate in The ssttlsmsn
Of the Territory.
II affords me unmingled satisfaction thu
10 announce the peaceful condition o
things in Kansas, especially considering the
means TO which il was necessary 20 have re
course for the attainment ofihs end, namely
the employment Of part oflhs military forc'
Of the United States. The withdrawal oftha
force from its proper duty Of defending th'
country sgainst foreign foes orthe savases Q
! the frontier, 10 employ It for the suppression
of domestic insnrrection, is, when tho exi
gency occurs, matter Of the most earnss
soliciiude. On this occasion Of imperativ,
raroe~str Z. sha. hoox, 1or<. xy;th tha hasf re