The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-09-23

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therefore gone--goue forever. Wherein, then
10 the filsess Of Mr. Wilmo,'s inflsmmatory
address about Slavery 10 the exclusion oI
every other topic. Having no power oysl
ihe sub)eci, il cannot be Of vital practical i'm.
pertance in Pennsylvania, unless, indeed,
MI Wilmot in bis feverish sensiiveness, has
allowed himselfto conclude that some dough,
faced Democrat, in obedience 10 the Slave
powers, is about 10 propose TO re.esiabsh
the institution in this State. Until this be
done the question cannot be SO practical as
he alleges. But is il not singular that MIR.
Wilmot should seek 10 aglate the public
mind in behalf Of measuses which have
been declared unconstitutional and TO which
decisiou he sgreesf Whs, can be accom-
\ pIished by such effonsa Though he could
convince majority Of the people that The
measure would work practical good to the
country, the constitution, until changed, Is
an insurmouniable barrier 10 their adoption.
Would ii not be wiser to accept the phiIoso-
ply of the trite saying; that "it is useless to
cry over split milk" When the election is
over he will need the benefit of some such
reflection, for think his chances are better
10 become the successor of Judge Bullock,
than of Gov. Pollock.
i do not mean 10 say thet The candidate for
Governor may not properly allude to Slavery;
but MIR. Wilmot insists that measures which
have been declared unconstitutional shall
be recognized issues in the Gubernatorial
contest and continues 10 discuss these
measures as though they could be made
available to the country, and insists that the
people should take one side or the other
He says slavery is the only question involv.
ed, and has SO far declined 10 speak on
State questions at all.
He says that Virginia has the same right
TO interfere with our public schools, that
Pennsylvania has with Slavery in Virginia;
and that is true; but did it not occur 10 his
mind, at the same tune, that it would be a
most singular, if not ludicrous spectacle, to
witness a candidate for Governor in Vir.
ginia, resting his claims TO popular favor
solely on his views about public schools in
Pennsylvania, and confiding his discussions
to that topic alonea Why the people Of the
Old Dominion would get a straight jacket
for any man who might attempt to play
such a trick before high heaven. Andwhat
would Pennsylvanians think of such impu-
dent interference? They would most Ger.
.Aiaiy i.Avise .he Virsinia aspisant fto take
care of his slaves and leave the public
schools to them. Mr.. Wilmot would be
sure to do this, and yet he talked for hours
about Virginia negroes, and said not one
word about Pennsylvania schools; so deter.
mined does he seem to rest his claims oil
questions belonging to other States and ovel
which his has no control. Perhaps his
friends can explain all this, but think
can safely assure them of one thing, if he
does not get more votes in States where his
address would be appropriate, than in his
own, he will be badly beaten. He will be
almost convinced that he has not only been
speaking for other States, but running fol
Governor some where else than at home.
MIR. Wilmots prompt recognition of the
binding effect of the Dred Scott decision
has certainly surprised and disappointed
some OF his fanatical adnerents. But ,hey
! should notice that he dare not raise his voice
against the Constitution, when asking TO be
permitted to take all oath TO support it,
That he has yielded reluctantly, and with
exceeding bad grace, is eviden, from the
low terms in which he impugns the motives
ofthe Court. He says 'tit is easy enough
for the Executive to find corrupt Judges tt
carry out corrupt designs" This is coarse
exceedingly coarse, scarcely allowable in {
common place politician, and utterly mad
missible in candidate for Governor. Very
many who intend to vote for the author O
the base allegation, will despise his foul as
persions. Even they will not agree that i
is becoming in David Wilmot to warn the
country against the corrup,ions of James
Buchanan and Roger B. Taney. But in hil
anger at courts, he has gone out of his way
still further to make an onslaught upon ths
, integrity of the Supreme Court Of his owr
State, and broadly alleges that its decisions
are often contradictory, and it is common
: talk among the bar, that decision must be
revived every five years TO have binding
effect. The courts should take warning, fol
failing to be Governor, as this gentleman
certainly will, he may still retain the Office
of Judicial Censorian.
Fearing TO repudIate the decision Of the
Supreme Court in express terms, many o.
Mr. Wilmot's school of politicians are indus.
triously engaged in efforts to destroy the con
fidencs Of the people in It's integrity. As q
means Of doing this, they are in the habit o.
expatiating on the extraordinary circumstance
that the ordinance of 1857 should have been
4 declared unconstitutional al the end of sixty
years after its adoption, and the Mssour
Compromise SO declared after having stooe
for nearly forty years. They certainly know
that the Ordinance of 1887 did moi derive III
authority from The present Consttulion--lhs
II was the work Of the Congress Of the ole
| Confederation, and was agreed 10 by ths
States, and was merely perpetuatsd under tht
present Constitution as measure 10 which
the States had asreedi TO. This.item Of his
tory they prefer 10 suppress, so that the acilol