The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-03-19

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ously left in the dark. 1t seems 10 me
would look quite as modest 10 have som }
man OF the slripe.of 1had. Stevens or Love
Joy 10 submit the resolution, or more props
slill for member from Delaware, Mary
land OF Kentucky to make the suggestion
but no, il comes from the great exponeia
of the Chicago platform, very honest Ate
Lincoln himself. Mr.. Lincoln says:
"a practical re acknowledgment OF II 70
natiopal authority would render the wlr
unnecessary, aEd it would al once CEASE
II, however, resistance continues, The " lr
must also continue, and il is impossible
Iorsee all the incidents which may atiei d
and all the ruin which may follow IT.. Suih
as may seem indispensable may oOs !
ously promise great efficiency towards nd
ing the struggle must aud vii come"
had supposed last summer, when Mr..
Lincoln called :or his large army 50 ma ;e
il shorl and decisive war; that he b I'd
some ordinarily clear idea OF his mode OF
procedure, and some definite idea of le
time il would take to put down the reb'a-
lion. ! supposed it was TO make The mil
Ter certain that he called for 80 large for .e
aud for such an amonnt OF money. 9ut
now he speaks OF an indefinite continuan e
oil the war, and broadly intimates our Prc b.
able inability 10 master the rebellion will
out abolishine slavery "The Union," pc
reileFates, 'smusl be preserved, and hence
all indispensable means must be employed -
Al his back stands the whole abolition crlw
shouting for abolition as the great remet y.
Cowardiy aboliionisis, who will not SIX
their heads in a war for the preservation OF
The o,d Union, remain a, ONE to petit On
Congress 10 abolish slavery to preserve be
Union
We may as well look each other SOU re
in The face in his matter and speak he
truth. There is no use gaeing men or be
press, or choking the telegraph, and il
seems no o g o. honest purpose and upri ,ht
demeanor would do ii, for first or last We
are tonnd TO know all This shy AID slip
perry dodging does not make US one pc Ii
Gle stronger. This is no war OF words or
political tricks, but il is a fair contest OF
numbers, of force, prowess and power, nd
il Mr. Lincoln was mistaken in regar, 10
the UuTnDGT Oh ulSil HO WOul0 hCCOt dio iuS
his whole zoe, 900 men now al work do ng
all hey can, and it is impossible for Gen.
Mcclellan, with 5U0, 900 well armed ind
drilled men, 10 gel out OF sight Of Washi lg-
ton, and more men are needed, why then
not tell as so, and we will double The nj m
Der for The preservation of The old Uni on,
but for Gods sake do not let US be foe led
along two or three years longer a; this m on
slrous expense and sacrifice. and then tell
US we cannot beat the rebels or restore the
Union without buying up the libettY of 4 !
coo, 600 niegers.
/ believe it TO be the general feeling at
! the north hat we are able 10 put down this
/ rebellion. We are willing 10 make the
/ necessary sacrifice, but il does begil 10
seem that these abolitionisis are de,e mi
/ ned 10 fiud some excuse 10 prolong the wal
until they can fad an opportunity TO GRITTY
their dlrling project, the freedom of the
niggers and Their elevation ID an equa lily,
socially and politically, with the white man
MIR Lincoln says ''lhe initiation of eIlan'
cipation will substantially end the rebelli on. =
How does ne know that! Al any rate le
US suppose MIR. Lincoln is mistaken abou
that, as he was about the short war with
500 600 mel then, | suppose, we vii ge
another message that all that is wanttd j:
To emancipaie all The niggers at once. O
suppose, as Senator Cowan inlimales, tha
the Ligaers do not want TO be liberate q, o
that they refuse 10 leave their master. anC
protectors, aud still the rebellion don't end
then what? We must think OF these tlIiag
for il is possible that Mr. Lincoln does no
see farther into milestone than other men
However, we must consider this matter 0
purchasing niegers now, and iAtimae Il
our representatives how TO vote for u'.
we are satisfied with The project, we mus
then say how much we are willing 10 CIV
each week, month aud year, towards pay
Ing for the nggers. |, is matter tha con
Germs bolh soldier and citizen, and il is 1
be hoped that not great many are % IN
fa.uaied in their Mooch worship o Nj
Lincoln's administration, or so mu: n i
fear OF incarceration in his basIies. as I
refrain from giving this abolition propc si,o
some earnest consideration. For one d
not like the resolution, ard !, for one, agai
enter my protest against our represent alive
voting for it, WhTE D IAN.
Slocum, March 8, 1852.
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MRs POLKA letter from Mas lvillt
Tenn, in speaking OF The visit of Gen. Graz
and some OF his staff TO the widow OF Pres
dent Polk, describes the appearance if tn
: mansion. and says -
ssIn one corner, surrounded By tmble
, malic eversreeus, is a lasttul, costly Iomo
beneath which sleeps the once po wert.
chief OF then united nation. Mrs Poi
. is we'll preserved lady oil perhaps 5)yea
] of age She received her visitors tourlt
onsly, but with n polished GOODNESS that II
!, dicaled sufficiently in which way he sym
pat 1ies ran-she was simply polI e an
D lady like in no case patriotic. While sh
T discree,ly. goIebore 10 give utterahce TO an
expression oil sympathy for The Soulll, sh
as rigidIy avoided saying aEythini. thi