The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-01-23
ETbe Raven Still is Sitting"


Three or :our States have already dis
solved their connection with the Union, and
Others are prepering 10 go out. Prompt
action by Congress might have kept in
those that have gone, and immediate action
might prevent others from going. But our
Black Republican Congress, like a bird of
evil omen, is sill sitting iu the Capitol of
The Nation, and taking not one step 10 pre-
vent the total disruption OF the Union.
CoRwIN, once one of the idols of the
Whig parry, and now identified with the
Republicans, has called on them TO make
concession that involve no dishonor for The
sake OF the Union Bot The voice of that
old leader of the Wing party falls unheeded
on the ears OF the aposlaie Wings who
make up nine-lenths OF the Republican
parry
CMTTFNDEs, and her leader of the Whig
parry in lis palmY days, and since identified
with that portion OF it which has embraced
Know Notuiugism, has also raised his voice
ior concession and harmony. But The con-
TEN pllDle political dema2ogueS who man.
age the Republican party turn deaf ear 10
his eulreaiIes.
How different is The course of the Demo-
crals Even JEFFERSON DAVIS, while de-
tending the righ, of a Stale 10 cecede. and
maintaining that under present cIrcumslan-
ces 1t is the duty OF The South 10 Withdraw
from the Union, declares that he is willing
10 abide in il if the North will concede even
less than what his section has a right to
under the Constitution. And BRECKIsRiDGE,
so lately and fiercely reviled a disu
n,onist. would held on to the Union If the
North would yield up TO The South just one
fourth The unsettled territory, keeping the
remaining three fosuths herself
But The political ravens sill in moody ST.
Ience in the halls of Congress, while the
country IS splitting up around them. II
they sit there in silence much longer, ABRA-
HAM LINCOLN will never act as President
over more than eighteen or twenty Stales.
A Hoe DRovER VoIED FOR LIEcoLS, AND
HOW HE GOT HIS Pay Out in old Geauga
there lives Republican, not solitary one
Brown counties, and gives Just as large a
congo majority the Republican State
ticket needs. This Republican went down
to New York just before the late election
with drove OF hogs which he had bought
out West aud did well with them. He
came back, went 10 Illinois again, hoorahed
sor Lincoln, and bought another drove. In
the meantime the election took place. He
reached New York just in time TO realize
panic prices, and lost $3.50 on he lot. He
came home cresi-iallen, swore he would
risk no more money in The hog business
sent for his money, some $1,000, which he
had left in lllonis with a brother 10 send
him eastern exchange for said money,
| which had been selling for half per cent
| The brother wrote him that things had
changed that he could not buy a draft fol
less than three per cent. He wrote back
'Send it along al three" Another lelleI
came saying, Exchange at five per cen
What shall do abour it ?n
Answer. ''Pay the five per cent, ant
get the money out of the Bank, any way"
Letter No. 8. "Since | wrote you, ex'
change has got up 10 ten per cent. Yor
had better come on here yourself"
On went the Geauga Republican, ane
that is the last that. heard from
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