The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-05-08
Pretended Fears Of Invasion and Sujugation


The manner 10 which secession is fed
and stimulated is well illustrated by the
enormous misrepresehtations of the Balti
more Exchange, which is now the most dam |
perous because the most able advocate OF
secession in the metropolis of mobs. Take |
as sample the following string of false J
hoods concerning the purpose of the Gov.
eminent:
On the other side of Maryland the iegfoTs
of the mighty North are rapidly concentfa-
ting, in order 10 invade the new Confedsra-
ey Ships and arms, and money, and men,
have been lavishy placed at the disposal
o! MIR. Lincoln. Not content TO suffer him,
in his own way, to repossess, IT he can. the
property in the new Confederacy, which
once belonged to this Government, the
Northern people are unanimously and We
hemently urging him to begin war OF ex-
termination. They insist thatev South
ern city shall be in turn assaiied, and that
those which resist shall be laid in ashes
they propose that the Southeru States shall
be parcelIed out among the conquerers
thew urge that the Southern people shall
now be so dealt with as TO preclude them
forever henceforh from resisting or even
complaining of the policy OF the North. To
accomplish these ends, no means are Deem
ed too harsh orcfael. 1t has been suggest
ed that armed gangs of burglars and shoul
der -hitters be let loose on the towns; iha:
servile instructions be inciied in the coun-
try that the dykes of the Mississippi be
broken down, 40 thatthe men, women and
children of vast districts may be indiscrimi-
nately drowned. Every sangunary and
brutal project that the mind can well con-
ceve has been started and favorably re-
ceived by the people Of the free States
They speak complaceatly of the carnage,
the devastation, plunder and confusion
which will be inevitable south of The Poto-
mac"
The object os all this stuff is to excite
Baltimore and Maryland 10 resistance and
TO involve them in a fate which nothing
| but Loyalty to ihe'Governnent can avert
1t is not trne tha, Northern people are urg-
ing Lincoln 10 begin war of exterminalion;
I that they insist every Southern city shall
be assailed and laid in ashes, and that the
/ Southern States shall be parcelled out
/ among The conquerers. Ii is possible that
a few extreme papers, like The New York
Tribune, may have contained such sugges-
tions, but nine-tenths OF the Northern peo-
| pie repudiaie any such harbarioSs intentions.
What the Northern people insist upon is
simply this that the power and authority
of fhe Government shall be maintained ;
thahth the route between Washington and the
North shall be kept open for the unmolest-
ed transportation of troopsFo and from the
Capitol; that the Foris, Custom Houses
Navy Yards, Arsenals, ships and Other
property violently seized by the rebels shall
be repossessed by the Government; tha
the laws shall be enforced wherever the
rightfn Jurisdiction of the Federal Govern
ment extends and, in short, that the Un
ion shall be restored as il was before Ger
tain States attempted 20 secede, set up ;
rival Government and commenced thel
career o. piIlage and aggression. In attain
ing this settled purpose of The North, M
!
) essential and no violence committed upor
persons or properly. If the rebellious com
bination now terrorizing the South follow
the advice OF The President and disperse
surrendefing the property they have seized
los ether with the leaders by whom the
have been deceived then there will be n
necessity for Tie use of force, and every
thing will pass off smoothly and prosperous
ly. But in case this pacific cause is nc
adopted by tue South il will become neces
sAry for the Cove rnment 10 use just so muc
force as may be adequate for the re CAP
ture and possession of its own property AN
the restoration of It's own clearly define
authority. 1t is for the South 10 say whs
amount of force, if any, shall be necessar
for The accomplishment of this purpose 70
no more force will be used Than they invite
Neither will Baltimore be assailed withol
it makes another murderous raid upon III
offending soldiers, and compels the Gov
eminent to teach il stern lesson of obed
ence.