The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-04-30
Abolition Of Slavery In the District of Co.
lumbia.

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ent administration and lis adheren,s under
ialse pfetenses. thai il has so far been con
drcied under false preienses, and that its
whole aim aud object is false preiense
! Men may talk, suppose, and conjecture
| about the honesty and conservatism Of MIR
lincoln: aud hug the delusion they have
fallen INTO 10 reference TO his repuied abili-
ties and purity OF purpose in The prosecu-
toH OF this war; we have never entertained.
doubt from The beginning OF The war OF
the infamous dupliciiy praciiced hy the
President and The party that placed him in
power, and onr early suspicious aud con
viclions have been lulIy confirmed bv the
progress OF the war and the new issues ,ha;
have arisen in consequence thereof So
long as II was necessary 10 deiude demo
Gratis into the army under the pre'ense ut
saving tn Union so long little said
I upon The slavery question, bni just as soon
abonl three or !our hundred thousand
il not real at least nominal, democrats had
been deiuded into the crime OF 6lhlina the
battles OF AAolilionlsm 30 soon The Ahofi-
I
: war upon The insil;d,on ol slavery. and de-
clarei that the war could not be ended m
less the cause was removed. aud as slavery
was the cause slavery they declared mus
be abolished This was then declared
"mililary necessity" II there was any pre-
tended democrat in the country who wa,
led into the fatal error of believing iha
slavery was The Cause of the war. We are
AT loss 10 know whether his imbeciIi,,.
deserves the contempt or the commlsera
F, iion oil rational men. No greater fraud wa'
+ ever attempted TO be foisled upon any peo-
! pie II is as false as hell is deep, and com
mon sense siagsers al the gUorani creduli :
ty OF the people who believe The false reI
study 10 mislead them at the expense ofthe
ruinalion OF their Country. Now we asl
upon what ground can Mr. Lincoln AMI
the Republican party Justify the abolitio :
of slavery in the District of Columbia r.
Was there military necessity Tor it I! MT
al all ami no one preiends there was ar y
necessity II only goes 10 show what v e
have always said, tha, the object is abol
tiou OF slavery in all the sta es and IN Il
the war was hronghi on by the present par y
in power for iha, purpose, Tho war giving
them a preienre. Time alone will YET
prove this 10 he true. Abolition in lie
District of Columbia is but the entering
wedge 10 AZ oluinu in The states. One pie
text " Ill lead TO another and one 2reced. NJ
will be lad down 10 u-tify The adoption ol
Others OF greater euormhy The war wa-
begun under The ptetense OF preserving lie
Union in It's inIegriiy and The constitution IN
all its par1s.yei II Is a notorious tact that ne
principles OF the con.ii.nlion have hesu rs ul
worse by Ihe rreseni administration than as
the Uaon by The aih..en,s ~ J'f. Dasis
What ha- been done IN the present Ct'n
gte>s! Why, SIR nearly lis entire lat T-
have tee3 Gevo.eh 10 he negro, a. II he
negro was the only ohjecl al issue. and a.
men aeuefaily ACT ont what they think md
iee there can he no mistake in the cone lu
siou thai the great object of Cohs'ess 'fa-
the niger and the spoils. They also ialK
OF conh>ca ion. Th,> is only new term
Tor abohion, and means The same lhiuG -
Conf-catlou j. abolrion under ialse pre- eh.
res, il is a round. about fUay TO viniate ise
Constitution aud set free ite -laves OF al
The Southern States Will the peopl- 81 f1er
themselves TO be abnsed in 80 shameful a
manner. wIlhou: rebuking those who have
deceived them.
LIE every one set down the followin. a.
indUbii ahie and undispnfstie iscis:-
I Aho'ninn and moi slavery, caused a al
solution ~ The Union. ?. The war; ron
ducied nnder iai-- preien-e- the pre'ttr-e
being 10 save the Uuun whereas Inc res
design il 10 ahoi-h slavery 3 That Abra
nam Lincoln i The head AID from Of IN,
i Abolition parry whatever may he Sail IL
the contrary notwithstanding 1 That YIN
Se war! i the greatest political I,-ui
This coualry ever proiuced That tnt
elements of mouarchiai de-poiSm in ;hr
country make heir abode IN ihe bo-nI1 o
the Republican parry g. I hat nnles ,h'
Rspoticau par,y is hurled from power th'
people Will .oon fud that they have los
ihe power with which 20 do it, Seems, .roU
Times.