Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-11-02
The Wa, for the Union-The
Treason in the North.

the people than the preservation of the
Union-o in other wo ds, our Natioual
existence. On this great question there
can be but two parties; those who are for
the Union, and those who are against il.
Those who are for our glorious Union and
its Constitution are the only patriots, and
those who directly or indirectly assail the
Union and its Constitution are traitors.
] his must be plainly understood.
The u mon and Constitution are one and
iuseparuble, and those who, for years, have
scorned both, are Traitors, and they who,
in this fearful hour of peril, cIpose tie
Union and the Constitution and the Govern.
ment, which the Constitution established
and entertained. are di,loyal men, disuni-
OH mcn; they are trai,ors-the enemies
Of our country.
Congress, formally, solemnly, by
u"tninD as aofe, declared Ihis war to be
war for Mr preservation Of tile Union 0nd
the { onSttiutioa, ant for ute mai"tlinomce
II tie atcS, and far noth,mg else. The
President and his Cabinet have distinctly
recognized, sanctioned, and adopted this
great and momentou. truth. The war
then is for this one great purpose, and
those who attempt, directly or indirectly
to change this purpose, and substitute an
other in its place, whether Tor the aboIst,on
of S!avry Or any other object, than that
atrd above, are in direct opposition to
the Government are dividing the senti
ment oil the North, wheu they should be
endeayoring to soalesce and cement the
uuion of those tates, and they are rebels
against the United States. hey must be
looked upon as rebels, disuuio.sts and
traitors for they aim at the overthrow Of
tue best government on which the sun has
ever shown.
I his great fact of treason in the North ,
being the matter with which the people
have now to deal, as one of vital import
ance to the very existence of the nation,
makes the Fast day, recommended by the
President, and 60 universally observed by
the people, o matter Of especial interest
The pulpit, in most of the cities, decd-
ed on putting aside all party or political
preaching, and to be observed the day hon
estly, as one of humiliation, pcnitence fas
ting and supplcation. In New York.
with the exception ui DR. Tying, Cheever,
and one or two others Of less note, this
was done. Even Ward Bcechcr, the no
torious aud dan !erou, abo.itiouist agltator
closed his church altogether, and had no
preaching, because either he was fearful Of
trusting his abolition tongue, or because
he icQs morc dtsp0,ed 10 yiOr M"kS Mnn
/aat una ham1iiaie himsafW The Sucress
,cntch hod crom@e his umG las crnneerr
abo!tigmiyS, tGo'tS in stnks"g Tie CaiO"
10 as cent =.
In Boston there was some Of this aboli
ton treason exhibited. The BUStOH on.
r'er says "the time is rapidly approach
ing for the settlement Of this question, when
it will be- decided whether those who stand
by the Constitution and the Union and
the Government of the Country are the
strongest, or those who opeuly or assidl-
ou-iy thwart the Government and agiCate
iusane theories which obstruct the war aud
must prove fatal to the Constitution, the
Union and the Government.
The Boston Posf, as the patriotic organ
Of the Democracy, which has enabled
Mas, ,achu,ctts to send her Union regime nts
to the seat of war, is still more emphatic,
1t says" The fanatieal pulpit, on fat.
day, instead of exciting devotional turn,
maddeued their hearers up to the red hot
Kissing point" l, there not enough hor
ror in the land, Must it also drink the
cup of servilc war! Do they reflect on
what an abolition war would be? Can't
they comprehend, at least, the situation OF
such States as Maryland, Kentucky, Nir-
ginia, and Missouri? How can they keep
up the wAH or TUE CONSTITUTIONAL
RIGHTS Of the loyal men of these States
How can these partzans invoke fire and
sword on theu homes When State Leg
islatures, Congress, he Cabinet, the Presi'
dent, are all giving the most solemn assur'
ances that the war is not to subyert the
social institutions of the States, il is as
tonishiug that even fanatici,m can be so
rabid as thus to infame the public mind
May Heaven better inform, correct, aud
convert these bitter partizans They
know not what they do no more than did
Saul, when he stoned the prophets
We will resume this subject, stating III
the conclusion of this article, that any man