The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1859-11-09
More About Harper's Ferry Conflict.

great deal has already been written up
on the servie insurrection which took place
not long since at Harper's Ferry, Virginia,
but with all, the following correspondence
OF the Morning PennsylUanian, written at
Middletown, Mississippi, comes up to the
standard OF the Unionloving portion of the
people little closer than anything we have
yet seen. We cheerully give it room in
our columns, and ask ior il careful perusal:
"The recent conflict at Harper's Ferry,
Va, has lalen like the sound of the fire bell
at night, on This Southern portion OF our
country. Its moral effect will be .remend.
Gus, particularly upon the calm and Union
loving portion of this people. This then is
the reality of aboliiionism! 1t is no longer
10 be considered as the idle, raving dream
OF maniac, but here are numbers OF ci:i.
zens of this so called republic furnishing
arms, and supplying men and money to
those who are 10 go at the midnight hour 10
cut the throats OF their unoffending neigh
bors and fellow citizens, and kindle the fires,
and deal out the horrors OF bloody insur.
reclien.
1t is vain to conceal il longer This is
Abohlionism and this is Back Republican
ism, no longer in state of embryo; but
here behold the living monster armed with
teeth and claws and bursting forth with a
lerocious roar amidst us. And are there
none in the North nsce stricken, or " no will
hang their heads in grief and shame, .or
having reared and fed among :hcm such a
monster, 80 crnel, so hellish And are their
Southern fellow citizens expected 10 be still
passive Verify they shall see.
have not the least idea, | assure you, of
writing any thing 10 threaten. The crisis is
reached, and we are now soon 10 know the
end. ! have had no sympathy or connec.
ton with that party at the South. who have
advocated the reopening of the slave trade,
the views or feelings of any considerable
number of our Southern citizens. The
great mass utterly repudiale such a measure
as most unchrstian and suicidal to our
selves; and whenever it has become a
question at the polls, you have seen with
what an overwhelming vote it has met its
rebuff, as ii did this season in Texas, at the
election of Houston. But express TO you
the effect OF this recent news upon the
calm, Christian, law-abidiug, and Union.
lovinS men Of the South. All see that the
crisis is reached. The Governor OF Virginia
will doubtless make requstion upon the
Governor of New York for Mr. Gerret Smith,
and other guilty participants in this late af.
fair of blood. Their extradition will in
some way be avoided, we expect, il not
openly refused. Perhaps the authorities of
the United States may try their power in the
case ,and fail, or be resisted by an armed
mob, as in other instances. Then, of course,
our Union is an absurdny. No man would
advocate union with cut.throats and mur-
derers.
Then we are ready for conventions and a
quiet separation if possible.
The future, 10 us who love this Union. is
at present most fearfully clouded But
amidst all these dark forebodings there is a
gIeam of hope.
We have at present a noble President
one whose heart does not yield to fear, and
who will faithfully discharge his duty 10 the
end. Dangers and difficulties do moi appal
| him, and if any man can bring us out Of
present danger believe President Buchan.
an will. Perhaps also the conservative men
of the North, may rally in sufficient strength
TO drive back the fauatical crew and sustain
order and justice. II not, the breakers are
| Just ahead of us and we shall soon mourn,
doubtless, over the broken fragments of q
republic, once the most glorious and prom
ising upon which the sun ever shone"