The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-20
Aholitionism.


We regard il as one of the important sign
of the times, iha, general and strong de.
sire is manifested, on the part of many of
those whe by political associations have
| been allied with the abolitionists, TO get rid
of the fellowship, and disconnect themselves
from The evil company which has so dam
aged their regulations. In many instances
this desire has been exhibite by a frank
aud thorough repudation of The connection
In ether cases this is impossible, Tor verr
many reasons most prominent among which
is the fact that the persons alluded 10 have
cemmitted themselves too decidedly to lie
abolition cause, and have not only been al
! lied bat identified with it But even these
persons. and among them are some promi
nent conductors of Newspapers, find way
OF expressing their change of veiws, and are
daily evincing it by seeking to give ii nav
and hitherto unknown definition to the tern
abolitionism, while protesting TO be aboli-
iionists.
In this conrse we most heartily desire
that they may continue, and however erro-
neous may be their Interpretation of words
names, we shall not stand upon definition,
in cordially uniting with them, if they sim
cerely adopt orthodox views. We have been
and opposed on principle TO abolition.
! ism. That word has been understood very
! plainly, for many years, as defining be-
lief in the absolute wrong and sintulness of
slavery, and therefore in the immediate and
instantaneous right of abolshing the inst
tuition AS necessity, the sincere aboli
ZIONIST believes tha. the STAKEHOLDER i. a
criminal, that no union with him in reli-
! gious, social, or cival life can be had and
slave in escaping from bondage, at what
ever cost TO the master OF property or life
Without going into the re sulting principles
of This radical view of slavery as an in
stilullon. it is Sufficient 10 say tha. they nee
essarily make the aboltionst an enemy OF
the Constitution and the Union, and dsor
ganizer in society.
Against such men and their aboltionism
we have baitled and shall continue TO bat
lie. These are the principles that we class
with Secessionism, a inimical 20 the coun
Try ard The men who hold Them as quite a.
dangerous members of the community as
any Southern reb els. To them there is no
such lhiIg as salvation OF the United
States. They declare their principles No
Union with slave holders" while ours are
Union OF Maine and Louisiana, Massachu
serts and South Carolina, the Union OF Wash
ington, the Union of last year, the same old
Union now and forever, one and indirisi.
ble
But the gentleman TO whom we now al
lude profess that their abol itonism means
only desire TO get rid of slavery, by some
indicious plan which shall injure no one,
and shall free the country from the inslitu
iion. We are with them there, "a we lave
always been. Such abolitionisls were abun-
dsnt few years ago in South Carolina and
every Sou hern State Charles J Faulkner,
now in Fort Warren, a political prisoner
was an earnest aboitionist of that sort = hen
an active officer of the American Cooni-
zation socie y. and long row OF names of
distinguished Souiherners could be pIesen
ed who heartily desired the removal OF sIa
very from America, and who if left 10 heir
I own Judgment would have before this re
moved ii from Maryland and perhaps Vir-
ginia.
We record with qualification The return 10
hPse views of many excellent bnt hitherto
misguided men among US. We hav. al
ready mentioned the petition in crcu alton
among the ulia aboliionisls, and recom-
mended in the anti slavery papers by high
Anti-Slavery men. which proposes a COM
pensatlon 10 loyal owners for their slaves !
"a principle which is total abandon ment
of the sin per Sc doctrine Il is now rnde-
niable that great revolution in public sem
limeEt is going at Inc Norlh Viii the
indignation against Southern disunion lists is
no less, The knowledge iha; Northern abo-
/ liiionsm is the original, active element,
which first attacked the Union, which, first
declared for disnnlon. and first weakened the
holy bond of the States, is entering every
thoughtful mind. Out of this state of opin-
ion it is not impossible that the men ofthe
| North may become one in heart with the
men OF the South. and in a restored Union
| work cordially together in The same coun-
Try, with or without slavery as each State
shall Tor itself determine. Journal Of Com.
nlerce
A number of our friends of the conniry
press are in bad way because some of
their subscribers refuse 10 come &c time