The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-02-06
From Mississippi.
receiving
Bloomsbury,

WeIpublish below, says The Pennsylva-
nian, an excellent communication from a
prominent citizen introducing a letter from
distinguished Southern source. The views
taken in the communication are very stri-
king:
Editors Penn5ylUan,an 81 inclose an ex-
tract from letter written by distinguish
ed citizen OF Mississippi, TO friend in this
city. 1t is in response 10 request that he
would use whater er influence he possessed
to stay any hasty action in his State:
EXTRACT.
"On my return home, | found that the
persistent course of The Black Republicans
in Congress, in turning a deaf ear to all
propositions made by Southern men IN
Congress 20 remedy our grievances and SET
tie the slavery question, had the effect here
TO drive public sentiment much beyond the
point it was at when left for ':he North, in
! December, and TO bring it TO the conclusion
| that all hope of an adjustment which would
| be safe and satisfactory 10 US was vain
! Hence the action of the Convention, now
in session here, for immediate and irrevo.
cable secession, with view TO form new
CoEfederacy of the slave holding States
Such is now the sentiment of a vast major
ity of our people-ihe plan of reunion or
reconstruction 10 include the Northern
States, having scarcely any aGvocstes. 1t is
impossible 10 tell now what will be the end
of these things but II is quite certain thai
Convention OF the Southern States viii be
held TO form Confederacy."
| send this extract as an additional evil
dence of the folly and madness of the Re-
publicans in Congress in defeating every
proposition reudins TO satisfy our Southern
brethren. Had the Critlenden resolutions
been supported by any considerable num-
beF OF Republicans, and passed when first
offered, every Couop Slate would have been
satisfied except, perhaps, South Carolina.
and even that State would have acqniesced
in the settlement; but if our troubles had
been settled so easily and promptly and
the Union saved, majority would have
been lef, in Congress opposed TO MIR. lin
coins administration. This arrangement
would not have suited the plans and ar
ransements of certain ultra leaders of the
Black Republican party"
Hence the necessity of driving out tbs
Cotton States-that the Republicans nigh
have control of both Houses of Congress-
f Power to these men is more precious thar
the preservation of the Union. My convic
; ton is, that the Republicans have accom-
plished what they desired from the first da.
5 Congress met. They have talked coercion
r only to drive the Sou:h more precipitatel,
: into secession. Having reached the poin
$ aimed at, patched up and unsatisfactory
!. compromise will be pted-prob ab
e the Cfiuenden plan stripped OF Its mos
$ efficient points--viz: the Dred Scott decis
# ion and Territories hereafter acquired. Br
J. will this satisfy Virginia, Kentucky, Ter
:. nessee, Missouri and Maryland I say, IN
n hesita,ingIy, that it will not. The borde
States must. in self defence, go with th
sscuih. Therefore our trade must be de'
!. ttoyed; thousands of innocent men ruin e'
: and our glorious Union rent assunder
crafty the chief leaders of the Repu5llca
, party. H.