The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-08-05
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GOOD EXEMPLARS.

Last month the couues of Northampton
Montgomery and Berks paid The whole oi
their State lax for 1857 into The treasury. OF
these Northampton raid $50, 900, Monigom-
cry over $40, 900 and Berks over se5,ooo.-
We like the steady German industry and
thrift which has proved itself on many occa.
sous the main pillar OF The Stale. 1t is this
reliable and respectable element in the char
acier of our people iha, alone can keep our
honest old Commonwealth from bankrupiue
herself by indulsing in every wild stock
speculation, and from disgracing herself by
ru nning into every political fanaticism that
springs from The dIstempered brains of New
England men.
The German Democrats of Berks, North.
ampton and Montgomery have solidity OF
character which makes them worth more 10
keep the slate from rocking into disorder and
misrule Than dozeL of the Republican couu-
lies like Bradford or Potter. The staid and
solid German character has hearty revert
ence for God aud an honest respect for his
country. He lives BY thrift, and not only by
ehook or by crook"--by honest toll and not
by tishonorabls tricks-by conscientious
devotion 10 duty, aud not by cunning craft.
As 10 Yankee "smarness" in sustaining
schools take the following example from
Bradford Last year in one district school
tax of ten mills on the dollar was laid, ~hich
Welded irife over one hundred dollars, and
was spent in untciss litigation. In another dis
trct the superintendent says of The school
-house 81 pity the children and teachers
who meet here. A humane man provides
better shelter for his sheep. Should say The
model of this house was a canal shanty, but
il is bad imitation" One district reports
seuen schools, and levies Sal7 ,ax for their
support Another reports ten schools, and
lsves $500 school tax. The Republican rec
ord goes on TO say
"Htlmot to1chship is more remarkable for
rettv lawsuits Than excellent schools. II is
new and chiefly numbering district. 1hu-
teen milIa school tax is paid by The people,
and still The amount raised from II is not sui
ficient 10 keep open four months decent
schooling. This is hard When will the
state be Just TO these oppressed parents and
wroneed children?
tTbere was but one school opea IN WIlmol
last winter, and that was moi frSt-rae. The
directors said they had not the means to pay
fair wages Tor teaching, and coulc mol, get in-
struclors at such prices as they were able 10
nav. Number seven is fair school house
but he's bad location. Number three is tol.
erable. Found Two o.hsr frames oil little val
ue, and thee log houses OF the poorest SORT
Some Of these people come down in win
ter TO leach the "Pennsylvacia Dutch" One
starts out 10 pedtIe receipt for making "a
Universal everlasting soap" One goes on a
vaaraut tour 10 preach spiri,ualism. A third
lectures on phrenoIogy. A fourth goes out
to make his s'tstnal lortIn" as Homeopathic
doctor. Another sells "Magic OiP' 10 The un.
itiated, and the remainder cry out 10 Berks
Co. t'come up and help US 10 pay our school
lax for we have sore need o! your aid just
now"
We say TO these men look after your Cop
pressed parents and wronsed children" at
home, and leach them 10 make honest, steady
and useful citizens before you trouble your
selves abou, the people Of the South 1t
seems there is quite enough work to do in
rome of that Republican North until The
school houses shall become equal 10 the hou-
ses OF many blacks in the South.