The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1859-11-23

ho oi'Sihot "ooPiiou. Dut tho iCpuphS"i
party proposes to wage, and does wage, an
"irrepressible conflict" against the slave
States. Look al the republican press during
the past len or fifteen years-see its pages
reeking with exciting language and hostile
denuncia,ions of slavery. Hear their in.
cendiary orators during that time. And
even this very day the same tone of denun-
citation is going on. Is it to be wondered at
that when so many are preaching some
should be found to practice ?-that Brown
and his associates, with the aid and encour-
agement they had received, should attempt
this insureclon in one of the States of this
confederacy? They are not to get off by
saying it is cold Brown" 'mad Brown" or
''crazy Brown" Who, ask, in the name
of truth and justice, furnishes the material,
the snews for this terrible war? Old Brown,
'crazy Brown" and his associates did nor.
No crazy man ever laid that Internal plot
1t was done with murderous deliberation.-
Every step, through all its devious, dark,
winding way, it was done with murderous
deliberation. Who furnished the pixies 10
be placed in the hands of infurated blacks
at midnight, to murder their masters and
mistresses? Who furnished the arms and
munitions and sped them on their way to
inaugurate this irrepressible conflict These
questions will have TO be answered to the
satisfaction of the American people. Atlla
the Hun, who was denominated the scourge
of God, by reason OF his black and brutal
terociy, declared that no green grass should
ever grow where his horses feet had trod-
den. Hyder Ali upon the Carnatic left
nothing behind his trail but ashes and blood.
But Attlla the Hun and Hyder Ali upon the
Carnatic will be regarded in the great day
honester men in the sight of God and man
than those that inaugurated that irrepressi.
BILE conflict in Virginia. 1t is no light thing,
no matter for mere nine days wonder,
that the people of Harper's Ferry, in one of
the States Of this confederacy of peaceful
States, find themselves suddenly assailed
by desperadoes, and that State slumbering
upon volcano. The State that furnished
Commander-in-C Chief for the Revolution,
the mother of Presidents, one of the oldest
and mos, faithful, one that has discharged
all her obligations, one that had fought side
by side with the Empire State, has been in
vaded. Seallhily, murderously has the
irrepressible conflict been preparing. Arms
and munitions of war taken there TO be
placed in the hands oil the slaves, that ar
son, murder and rape may be committed -
This matter has been going on for years,
and eminent men were connected with it.
1t was no sudden act of irenzied brain,
but was known TO men throughout the free
States. II Brown was a madman Why was
he not denounced! The secret was we'll
kept till the storm burst, blood was shed
and women and children ran shrieking for
protection. Then the bloody pike was
brandshed, fatal aim was taken upon the
rifle and the irrepressible conflict was ush-
cred in, not in theory only, but in terrible
practice. think that the State of Virginia
has acted with sufficient deliberation. There
seems TO have been a fair and deliberate
trial. have great sympathy for the indi
vidual sufferers, but the majesty of the law
must be vindicated. How should we have
acted if band of Virginians, dissatisfied
with our banking, or some other institutions,
had made a similar descent upon us ? II is
about time TO pause and reflect. The Amer
ican people are now called upon TO decide
who they will serve-whether they will
support the constitution in its letter or spirit,
or permit this demon of destruction TO stalk
up and down the land. To what end and
for what good purpose has this controversy
been raised. If slavery was an evil 10 be
warred against, why did these States ever
enter into compact? And if New York or
her citizens were going to be imbued with
such a wonderful spirit of liberty, why was
it not manifested long ago No all at once
the necessities of a political party have
demanded that the slavery question should
be pressed into their service, simply be.
cause everything else has been worn out
and run into the ground. (A2plause.) Look
at this opposition party. They have called
themselves all manner of names, taking q
name and wearing it out like an old worn
out garment. The old whig name, full Of
honored memories, lasted longer than any
Now republican has been brought into SER
vice, newly whitewashed, and if it lasts
them through the next election they will
never try it on again. (Applause.) oppo-
sition is suitable name-oppostion to the
Constitution, opposition to the best interests
of the country, opposition TO the sound
financial system: opposition to good faith
and good feeling between the several States.
They have opposed every democratic meas.
ure, the purchase of Louisiana, the war OF
1912, the repeal of high tariff. Had their
counsels prevailed, the Union would now
have comprised only the old thirteen States
and :heir Territories and yet cramped as
it would have been: it would be loo large
for this party, for it would have included
Georgia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, Ken
lucky, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, in
which there is no republican party. Gap
plause) The republican jacket would have
been too small for that cramped nation
(Cheers and laughter) How, would like
to know, do the republican party propose