The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-02-27
DemOtratic State Convention.


risburg, on tie 21si inst, have been anxi-
ously looked for by all paries,- throughout
this State as well as the whole Union. Up
Oh their action depended the future success,
probably, of the Democratic party, and the
! Union. This Convention was the most har
monious one il has ever been our lot TO
speak of. Everything that was done, was
done right and in the right spirit. The pro-
ceedings will be found, nearly entire, in
another column OF TO days STAR, in which
series of mos. excellent resolutions appear.
They passed unanimously, and will go out
TO all parts of this Commonwealth, and 10
all parts of this once noble Confederacy, as
the united and patriotic voice of the De
mocracy OF Pennsylvania. We tell our Re-
publican friends, who have Jared well by
former unhappy divisions in our party, that
their profit will cease from this hour, for
| those divisions longer eTiSt The hatchet
has been buried deep, never TO be torn mp,
The pipe of peace has been smoked and
united, as one man, the Democracy of
! Pennsylvania, number two hundred and
thirty thousand stalwart soldiers, strong,
have commenced their grand march to res
cue the Constitution and the Union. This is
the mission on which they are bound They
started on it under the auspices of that day
I sacred in the eyes OF Americans-the 22d
of February. Guided by patriotism, stimula-
/ ted by all the motives that perilous crisis
/ can inspire, and sustained By dauntess
courage, their march will be certain victory
A party starting out under such fair ausPi-
ces cannot fail.
This Convention has more than realized
our most sanguine anticipations. The reso-
luions are admirably well drawn, and give
evidence of much wisdom and patriotism
in the trainers They breathe the right
spirit and enunciate the true doctrines =
They declare the loyalty OF our party 10 the
Union and the Constitution, and demand
that justice and equality shall be accorded
10 all the States. Against the pestilent and
blasting dogmas of the Republican creed
they utter the language OF honest denuncia-
ton. They declare for peace, and repro
bate in emphatic terms that policy of the
Republican party which, ignore the remon-
strances o: a large popular majority, spurn-
ing the petitions alike Of thousands upon
thousands of Democrats and conservative
men OF their own party, and in disregard
both of the Constitution and the rights of
States, propose TO make this country the
theatre OF civil strife, arraying father against
son, and brother against brother. They de-
clare that coercive measures against the
Southern States will by all legitimate means
be discounlenanced and prevented, especi
ally whilst the just demands OF an outraged
South remain unsatisfied. They endorse,
with one voice, the patriotic proposition sof
Senator CIiueuden for a selilem ent of our
national troubles, and signify their appro-
val of any plan emboding their principles.
They are well calculated 10 bring about a
Just and amicable settlement, and alay for
ever the vexed territorial question, which is
among the chief causes of the present ma
tional difficulties.
The action of the Convention is destined
TO exert mighty influence within and
without the State. II will encourage friends
and appal enemies i teaches the aggres.
sive Republicans that they cannot solidify
all parties in Pennsylvania into a unit in
favor of the great cruel crusade they have
planned against the South. Ii declares that
two hundred and thirty thousand of grown
men in Pennsylvania are arrayed in solid
body against them and their policy.
This suggests 10 us another idea, which,
if carried out, might be attended with the
happiest results. Suppose a convention
were called of the Democracy Of all the free
States, TO express their sentiments and take
their position with reference to the present
troubles Would not such a movement
exert powerful and beneficent influence
Such an imposing national demonstration
would command the cooperation of all
good and true men throughout the North. Il
would attract 10 If all conservatives, even
those in the Republican ranks, and oompe
peace and adjustment. The Republican
party would not dare persist in their coer
Give and anti compromise policy.
In conclusion, we most heartily congra;u
late the Democratic party of Pennsyvani;
upon the restoration of old and cordial re
lations, and hope that the harmony tha
, now exists may never again be disturbed
The Democratic party can say in the words
of Henry Clay, they would rather be righ
than be President
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