The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-05-22
THR WAR.

Six months ago the country was in a |
state of peace and prosperity. Now we
are plunged in civil war, and almost all
departments of business are more or less
embarrassed. AT The Presidential election
in November last, large and powerful
party al the North stood by the people oil
the South, and were ready 10 yield TO them
almost all they asked. Now there has been
a complete diversity Of the people of the
North from their brethren of the South, and
one united voice goes up from the free
States for punishment and vengeance upon
the brigands and ,ricksters who have led
the people of the South 10 make war upon
the General Government and the free insii-
tuiions founded by the Fathers of the Revo
luton. Why are these things so! But one
answer can be returned They have come
to pass by the wish, desire and manage.
merit of the political swindlers who are
now leading the South on TO ruin. These
same politicians, by pre- concert, broke up
the Democratic National Convention, Sc
cured split in The party, with design
and intent Of elecling Republican Pfesi-
deHt. They succeeded and while every
department OF The General Government, ex-
cept the Executive, was in the hands OF
their friends, when they could have pre-
vented the passage of every law in any
wise interfering with their peculiar domes-
tic institutions, they secede from The Union
as they did from the Democratic Conven-
ton, and make The election Of Lincoln,
which they planned and themselves brought
about, a pretext for treason, theft, robbery
and murder. Why do they so? One rea-
son is the slave States are largely indebted
10 The North, and by secession they wipe
out and repudiate all debts, public and pri-
vais, and have appointed Jefferson Davis,
who was chiefly instrumental, few years
ago, in inducing Mississippi to repudiaie
her honest debts, President of the so called
Southern Confederacy But the Chief rea-
son why The political gamesters of the
South are leading their people on 10 des-
,ruction is that they feel themselves supe-
rior TO the free laboring men OF the North;
and while they look down upon them as
Interiors, and as the '!mudsills" OF society,
they cannot endure the thought that the
masses of the North and West, composed oi
farmers, mechanics, and laboring men,
should deign io-no matter in how large
maiority-setile The policy of The country,
or 10 ask any place Of importance in the
civil or military departments of the Govern
ment until The Slidde's, Toombs. Davis,
Yancy's and other "First Families" OF
southern na5obs are provided for. These
men would be rulers and princes over US,
not simply our CO equals under common
government, and seeing that they are far
outstripped in numbers by the North. are
determined that the people shall bow down
to them and that they, the minority, shall
rule over the majority. Any compromise
which may hereafter be cooked up with
these buccaneers will involve submission
of the people TO the rule of heartless men,
who care for nothing and nobody but their
precious selves, and who, to annoy, embar
rass and inlure the North, will rob, steal
and burn with as much unblushing wick
edLess and blood-thirstiness as ever dis
graceG European despot- They may have
a few seedy politicians al the North who
will join in their cry for compromise, 10
whom they have promised honors, ard
rewards, but the heart of the people is right
and they will never submit their necks to
the yoke prepared for them by the proud
lordlings of the South or their minions at the
North