The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-01-23

18th inst written by. JAMES sGowEs, ESQ, |
10 the Committee oft late Union demon !
s,ra:ion, in Philadelphia, in consequence of
his not being able. 10 attend It is patriotic |
in every sense of the word Read iti:]
LETTER FROM JAMES, ,G0WEN, ESQ.
SlR:- had ,hsf honor TO receive this
morning your invitation 10 attend a meeting
OF The Democratic party, TO be held at Ma
tional Hal ihisevenins although | have
not attended a political meeting for more
than twenty Ave years, in all otwhich time
my mind was exclusively, | might say,
given 10 the interests of Agriculture, yet,
seeing by the call that your meeting is not
ssrictly pariizan. but invites all national
men to Join. to takesinto consideration the
unhappy state of the country. lin which
deeply sympaihize.) } | should cheerfully at
tend hui living as do, so far from the
night, with the present severe weather.
amust plead my excuse for not complying
with your respectful request. The exigen-
eiss of the times refer to whether the Uni
ted States shall continue TO be nation, and
whether life and property shall remain Sc
cure under law and liberty, or be left TO the
chances of civil war. These are startling
alternatives, in view of events so momen-
tous and vital. and demand from every citi-
zen, who can appreciate The blessings OF
wel-regulaied society, an honest effort 10
preserve and perpetua,e these priceless
blessings. by promoting peace and harmo
nv among our distracted States. Therefore,
since cannot attend the meeting, feel
constrained to address few lines TO you
on The occasion and, first, let me assure
you thar there sill be no man al the meet
ing, nor is there one 10 be iound anywhere
who Jeprecaies disunIon more than 90.
When a system. is disorgauized. whether
Il be of civil Government or human health,
the first remedial -step is TO ascertain the
cause; the next, 10 apply The remedy most
appropriate to restore The disoFdered frame
10 lis pristine condition aud relative func-
tons Now, in the case before us, it is
plain TO every unprejudiced observing
mind, that the real cause of the deplorabe
state into which the county has fallen, is
opposition TO negro slavery. A portion of the
people OF the New England Sta es have ever
sincs the war Of 1912. manifested an undue
partialiiy=and trucking TO British customs
and practice; these, seeing that England
had emancipaied the blacks IN her West
India Islands, took up The notion OF emanci-
paling The slaves in the United States, for
getting that what might be toerable in
Great Britain. might be rnendurable IN the
United Sfa,es-ihe Government being es-
sentiaIly different Notwithstanding Eng
land.paid millions of pounds sterling 10 The
owners OF the slaves, yet the act caused
considerable revulsion for ii ruined almost
every planter, as well as every merchent it
thai colonial trade. The recoIlections OF
this impolilic step, with the unproducuve-
ness of the Islands for wan: of sui able labor
and cost of maintaining another class OF
slaves, s(coolies,) while The former ones
through idieaess, have become an intolera
BILE burthen, are sources OF discomfort and
vexation to this day Bronghman, who was
The principal in the affair, having PosIiion
and indomiiable doegedness'anu persever
ance, taxed himself to he utmost 10 bring
over all In authority, from the Crown 10 the
Commons, 10 look upon his anti-slavery
hobby as The sunanum honum of human vir-
the. Not content with his efforts on the
little dots in The Caribbean sea. he meditat
ed wider field for the display OF his oper
-a,ions; and observing predisposilion IN
.ihe people OF New England for Abolition
ism, he dispatched, through The influence
.oi Exeter Hall, propoeaudiss 20 this coun-
try, to stir mp the ianguid zeal of the believ-
-ers in American Abolition. In This he had
uwo motives, lone was 10 afford the world a
broader view of his achievements than the
aslandcould furnish, and 10 show by com.
.parison the unreasonableness of the malcon-
tents al home, in murmuring for the loss OF
slaves paid for, when tie same property
was 10 go in Amerca ''scoit free" The
other motive need no. Dwell on, but II
there be one man above another, who
aoaihes and de:ests this Republic, that man
is NV Lord Brougham. In furherance Of
ihe scheme, cisize,rs of The United States,
haviEg some talent and an i:ching palm foT
The "siler," ere invited over TO England
10 return with pockets well-lined; others
were spared the troub 8 by !emitiances and
4aid 10 have been made 10 them Those
being inspired by the 'shigber law were
constrained 10 write preach and lecture
slavery into disreputed and slave holders
into contempt No one cgH deny but sc
tar they have enacted their parts, whether
of pieIy, tragedy or comedy, to the life
fand in some instances over it) Sinners
whose crimes ou,numbere5 perhaps those
in the decaIongue. would, under The cush