The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-06-05

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( tiisd in its decentralization o! slavery. but it
is not fighting for the purpose of driving
slavery out Of the land The South may be
be justified in protecting its independence,
but the Independence was not assaled -
Stripped of lis pretexts and lrapp:ngs, the
contest stands out as mere quarrel for ter
'risory, or struggle for srandizement.-
The people of the South desire 10 settle
new regions and organize tariffs without
references 10 The wants of the North, while
the people of the North want to retain the
Southern provinces under the Federal Gov
ernment as coniributaries TO the strength
aud grandeur of the Union. We might say
something, perhaps, for either side, though
most for The North. but nothing that we
could say would be justification of civil
war. The nachronism is dreadful Bat-
ties between such combatants, and n such
cause, will be the most unnatural and In
credible of conflicts. Free, enlightened,
seli-educatiusandself- governing Americans
will be siayin: each other like ihe very In-
dians whom :ley supplanled or the soil
led under the barrows, the monuments of
''civil war" in lays when nothing better
was known.
II Is mournfd thing 10 reflect upon
too monrnfnl, iuteed, TO allow of any mali
cious moralzing. We canno: afford 10 dis
course OH The shiwreck of democracy, for
more than democrcy, is involved in The
ruir. Every APPLIANCE and advantage
which could reudlr n community wise,
every Institution which was repuled 10 rem
der men prudent, his been found utterly
insufficient 10 pTeseFe them from even the
worst OF foliles. Thee is not one of The
much praised institutions of he Union but
appears in this day oltrial 10 be operating
in wrong direction. Tue Americans have
comparatively no stalding army and 70
warlike estimates; buIihe result of their |
usages in this respect 5 that every man,
being soldier on his ogn account, takes
naturally 10 fighting, am that armies are
raised for the most Smoking OF purposes
with ceterily that couL hardly be paral-
leled under the most akoIule military gov
ernmenls. Ths Amerfans are habitualed |
10 self Government, butlhat only renders
them less amenable TO cqlrol, aud commu-
nrcates the passions of apopulaf insurtec-
lion 10 The proceedings c a regular cam
pdign. They are wealthy but that enables /
item to support war, anel merchants
and money dealers of the cpital have been
foremost in their approval oltle Presidents /
| proclamation. They are gisn 10 those I
/ pursuits CT trade which are ha1 10 divert
men from ideas of strife, but ley oulstrip
all The nations of the Old WorIdn warlike /
/ fury. They have no aris,ocracy t'deluden
+ them iuto war with such a tremndous J. /
/ ing" policy of European nations # behind
I These enlightened Democrats Ave sent
across The ocean 10 purchase lfonns those
very implements and muniiion: of war
which we were reviled for proviJig, and
! will probably impress into a hlncidal
struggle the great ship which We hse built
as the most wonderful instrument COM
inerce and peace. Resolutions lroniw hich
Old World statesman would have rcoiIed
in horror have been promptly adoIed by
by magistrates of Republic. Ou own
great soldier, with all his iron mind al in
flexible will, was fain 10 say that lher was
nothing which should not be done or Drne
rather than that The country should how
an hour of Civil War; but President .in.
coin and President Davis have cosedab-
ruplly with an alternative at whichthe
Duke Of Wellington stood aghast. 1t ishis
contrast of position and practice which en-
ders the proceedings of the American at
once SO shocking aud SO incredible Ttse
free citizens of free States, 10 which re
were hidden 10 look with envy and adma.
ton, are resoning TO exirsmeiiss far me-
terrible than the "Iast appeal" of Kings
They are commencing, not foreign co.
quests, but campaigns against couniryme
The s'bloody belt" is circulating lhfougl
the States of the Confederation as it uset
TO circulate through the tribes of d Red Ia
dian league. Professed peacemakers are
all in war paint; the hatchet is dug mp
and the talk of model commonwealths ii
all OF scalping and tomahawking.
II is TOO late TO advise, and indeed oul
advice would go for nothing. As if 10 show
in the most pointed manner their uue
scofn of all the qualities which have beer
attributed 20 the Democracy by cenait
section of our politicians, The American
have distinctly refused 10 accept any arbi
traiion, and have refused beforehand the
good Offices of others towards set,lemen
ofihe quarrel. They are resolved TO figh
Iit ought, and they must do SO. We depiort
their decision. but we cannot interfere witt
il. We can but lament over the errors ane