The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1861-02-13
THE E'sTAEg.' ON THE
UNION.

The Hudson NORTH Star abounls in
protestations Of love for the Union. We
will do its editors the justice to say that
we belle, their anxiety for the Union
IS reaI-their love for it sincere. But the
Star suffers sadly from eclipse nova
days. 1t does not shine with steady us
tire, but wrinkles with most uncertain
gIimmer. Since election, it has had no
regular orbit, but has shot from one quar-
ter Of the political heavens 20 another
with comet,like eccentr.city. To change
the metaphor, it has adopted The Good
Lo:d, Good Devil" style Of dev otion, APP
paront!y not knowing into whose hands
it may fall. 1t is as much perplexed as
was GoBBo between conscience and the
fend
It's eader of last week is IN argument
TO prove that the Union is Of more value
tho" i>"-.,- lns'nos, and IL says:
again we say, the Union with lis is
above party. Satisfy US that it is the best
thing for the Union to prohibit slavery
in the territories, and that no other policy
is better, and we are for il: or that the
Union can be preserved in no other way
than by Congressional protection of STA
very in the territories, aud we are for
that. To preserve the Union, if it is nee
essarv, we are willing to yield up sill tie
views we ever advocated rs n Democrat
on the slavery question. How is
it with radical Republicans? Dare they
say 50 much? Do they love their party
more than they love the Unions"
Now we submit that there is but little
instruction in that paragraph. The wri-
ter points to impending danger. but sug
gosts no way Of escape, only asserts lis
willingness t, receive help from ony
quarter, and resort to arg meats to IS
cape immediate peril. He IS like p Y
sician who should tell bis patient that he
was mighty SEX, likely TO die, but he
would administer any potion if the patient
would Only tell him what to give. H;s
uncertainty reminds rs Of the ini!e in
storm ut sea, who when wreck and death
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