The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-20
The Emancipation Scheme.


OF emanci ipating the slaves OF the South by
Presidential proclamation. This discussion
means nothing, but as it is The preparatory
sounding note for The iull cry from the pack
OF ianalic leaders, and We may as well
make up our minds now that it is the aim
ot the conspirers 10 plunge the country in
sea of bloody woes that would cause even
the horrors oil the French Revolution 10 pale
in contrast. While we are all insisting that
This war is only to restore the supremacy OF
the Constitution over the whole land, they
are scan;ing or skulking about, before The
eyes of the public and in the lurking pla-
ces of social life, doing all they can 10 poi
son the sentiment and lever the blood of
the unsuspecling people, and treacherous-
ly bent on diverting The energies OF armed
patriotism to the wickedesl and mos, mer~
ciless that was ever proposed Tor signall
zlng an era of general anarchy and suffer
ing
Sumner boldly struck the key note oil
open rebellion against the principles of our
Con stitulion, in his outrageous speech and
oversiraned scholasiicisms before the Wor-
cesier Convention. Others have been re-
peatng his effort since. The New York
Tn Aune, fiLding its generalship in the Bull
Run advance too faulty in military eyes has
thought proper 10 assume the John Brown
role, and now iuciles the pike style of fight
ing, by arguing that the negroes shall cease
to be regarded as property by tie National
hnt ho cd n a
part OF their own in this great controversy
al arms The New York Independent labors
as efficiently in lis way. Fremont thought
10 head off the President himself Gen.
Scott heing Iefi entirely out OF account
bot receiy ed a meriled check al the Pres-
dent own hands aud is likely 10 lose his
own military head besides. There are
smaller instruments engaged in the same
work smaller, but not less Influential
within their own spheres OF operation.
1t may very likely come 10 that, and not
long hence, either, that we shall be obliged
TO assert al the Norh The organized lndIg>
nation OF The people al the very thought OF
such a project as this OF emancipation by
our Government and army. That the hum
dreds of thousands OF men in arms for the
support of the Constitution have left home
and all thai is dear 10 them for a purpose
like this, is not to be thought of for an in
slant they would fepudia:e the inslnua'
tion themselves with all the patriotic scofn
/, deserved But ii is no less true howev
er. that The fanatic leaders have all along
hoped aud Iahored 10 give The war just such
a direction, and that they give II their sup
port mainly 10 that ulterior end now. There
are signs enough about TO teach Us this be-
yond dispute. They desire 10 see this great
Government arrayed on the side OF a wild
ST. Domingo scheme FOR the forcible release
of four million blacks from Their domestic
relation 10 The white race with whom they
have always lived and would have hut
lsp lamentations Tor tho to'al annihlation
of ,h. Governtneut itself ia The frantic en-
deavor. II so be The blacks achieved iree-
dom through blood and rapne aud tnrnings
that would he nominal and worthless al TIE
best They are praying with The zeal and
perseverance of Hindoo devotees for the
sudden letting loose OF an army o; Wild pas
sions, hitherto kert in subjection by the
rules and instincts of society, upon de-
fenceless women and children They
would take 6endish delight in beholdlng
vast irac's of the most productive por ions
of our country upon whose uninterrupted
cultivation depend the manufactures aud a
la-se share of the commerce OF the world,
rendered waste tracts. spoiled alike OF in
habiian,s and the visible yearly iruiis of
their Industry Net only this, but more,
they prefer anarchy everywhere TO order
Taking the profession OF progress -r mot
10 they think 10 confess The perceptions of
all honest citizens so that they shall snd-
denly, and to their obstruction, mistake ruin
for advancement and the overthrow oi every
thing stable Tor the construction OF some
thing infinitely better. Such dreamers, such
madmen, such wild plouers against princi-
pies and institutions that all civilized COM
muniies hold dear as life itself, because
wiihou, them there can be no actual and
continued life-are seeking to-day 10 con-
,rol the direction of public sentime ent, and
! to MAIDEN loyal army. raised for the pres
ervalion OF our free form Of government
alone, into measures that can result IN nolh-
/ ing less thar the loss of all
This class of men are growing more RAJ
pant every day. They are the ones who
complain OF the Governments inactivity
who continually lament the slowness OF the
army moyemeuts-who affect dIssalisiac-
ton with every plan Sc; on foot-and who
cunnihaiy declare that nothing will ever
come of this war until The President pro
claims uncondi iona and immediate eman-
e,ra,ion Tor the slave, and ill such meas
ure is openly sustained by the army at the