The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-12-25
For the Star of the North
Reelection at the End Of the Year 1861


OF all our losses in his world none is so
positively irrecoverable as the loss oftirne
If we lose our gold. our properly the wh eel
may turn round and we may gain il ags in.
Our dearest objects may be taken from us,
vat the consolation of reunion remains our
heart may become The target of murderpus
darts, ye', deep as the wound may be, ilw
fnI The bleeding and peakable the sm art,
the wound may heal again. But time, once
los. or wasted, cannot by any earthly po yer
be recovered again. Once los, il is lost for>
ever. But what is time? Iiis an immense
field for duty and pleasure, for simplicity
ard wisdom, for labor and resi- sowing and
reaping, earnest and sports, and offer for
cannons and forts. There is always ork
for al and fruits and harvest for all. 0ne
single hour is often sufficien, TO origina e
either mentally or materially-an abundant
harvest, and many thousand such hours
have passed away this year. far beyond our
reach, and what kind Of harvest have we
prepared, what seed have we sown? Have we
as farmers improved or plunde-ed our f rm,
have we improved or neglected our bred,
our fruits and our general crops, iEcrei sed
the value OF nourishment for our sol =
Have we made any progress in natural Sci
ence, especially in agricultural and horti-
cultural knowledge Or is book farming
still! our stumbling block, and pray whi p
Because we are convinced that the OLD way
is the best, and that book farming is ncn-
sense Or because il is mere inactive
adherence 10 habituaion? But now, more
than all this have we during the evelltful
year not sometimes cast a glance BEYOND
our farm, out, out into the wide world :;
have we contemplated the awful tro ube
and grief, with which our Union and espe
ciaIly the government of our Union has
been visited through the uuholy aad Sod
forgotten rebellion Mullitudes OF war
vessels or war steamers, each costing hou
sands and thousands mnl,itudes of expen
sive weapons, cannous and the like n ulti.
tndes of munition wagons, horses, &C., and
hundreds of thousands OF arms and unif>rms
besides numberless other articles uece sary
for warlare-had, in the course of this rear,
TO be Furnished and manufac tured Did
the news about the war not actually jer our
inmosi heart! Did it not instantly fl on
our mind for vigorous support Of the gov
ernmeut, which without our aid can do
nothing. with i;-every thing
Have we as parents in our conduct miti-
gated, al least in some degree, those evils,
suffering and debilites, which are conse.
queaces of hereditary dispositions? Have
we bestowed the most care upon the body
or upon The soul of our children, thei ex-
terror OF interior, their look or their being 2
Was our own erdmple generally ad'anta-
eeous 10 our company, 10 society and o The
state Have we been good and in no re
| speci illwlled neighbors2 AS 0driSe's was
candidness, as legislators knowledge, hon.
esiy and integrity our maiH guide Have
we as administrators either OF law or )ther-
wise, never violated our oath, never tevia.
ted from justice, never been aciuaed OF
tempted by improper motives Or have
we brought woe upon the country by a
morally inconsistent course
Laborers aCd mechanics was our motto
/ indusiriousness and economy; have we
! abslained from useless, nt.en unhealthy and
sometimes immoral indulsences; aid are
we now prepared 10 meet the demand o
time with willingness, nay with he arlfel
generosity! As inhabitants in general, ethel
born or adopted citizens, or brethren form
other nations, are we man enough 10 lay
aside all pariiality, all prejudice md al
unworthy motives, and 10 come ott will
heart and soul for the Union, with all the
I means we havea Our urinhuence as telchers
publishers and writers, was it upright
patriotic, .uninteresied aud for the whole
country beneficial, and in no instance iinct
ured with suspicious notions? And 6nall,
is The nation delivered from all evil schemes
from the ayarice, parIiality and fav voritsn
with those in authority delivered from thu
poisoned influence and in,rgues Of III
aristocratical hydra, which We all know i
every nations curse
December, 1861. PaTMoT.