The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-07-02


groans Of their distressed and tortured coul-
try shifting upon their ears. they have
cIung, and still cling, with Implying per-
tinacity and even with ferocity, 10 the doc
irine which has been the germ of all The
mischief. With the first exulling shouts Of
Federal victories they set up the echoir g
cry of emancipation. With all the ene--
gy of fanaticism, with the subtle arts and
intrigues of scheming demagogues, with all
the appliances of cunning, intellect, and
patronage at their command, even at this
eventiul crisis, when every American bran
shoOld be at work TO bring about fair and
honorable peace, and they have no thought
no hope, no duty but to propagate their
nook and corner oil the land, poisoning the
atmosphere of these sacred Halls with n
lerminabie discussion Openly and in te-
crei, by The agency of the press, the pulI il,
and The political rostrum, in the camp, in
the city and in the open field, they IRE
spreading The contagion; they are innocula.
ting the country with this moral peslience
which has already brought US where we
are, to the very brink of the grave of our
nationality.
Sir, to these apostles OF aboli,ionism will
be traced hereafter whatever of evil has oe
fallen or may befall our country. They are
building It's sepnchre with the bones of
their slaughtered countrymen. do believe
there are gentlemen within my vision now,
whose sworn purpose, whose first desire,
paramount even 10 10 the preservation OF
Republicanism, is emancipation. They
and their decipies first threw the apple of
discord. They first applied the torch, and
are now more busy than ever with ihriw-
ing fresh fuel 10 the flames. Should hislo>
ry ever trace which God forbid-the -ec-
ord OF this couniry's ruin, that page will
shall tell of the madness and wick kediless
of the arch fanatics OF abolitlonism. In the
dark recesses Of the temple of infamy, the
goomie-t inches will bear the inscription
OF their names.
Sir, counsel none but moral in,erfer-
ence with the work OF these miss, he!
makers. | would moi have even fanaticsm
deprived oil The right of free speech nor
would in any emergency advocate The
slightest Infringement by the Government
upon the liberty of The press. Let them
sow the seed OF their infamous doctrine
broadcast over the land. Whatever may
be the danger, | will not countenance the
greater danger OF establishing dictatorship
over the thoughts of my iellow-country
men.
But If the abominable theme must be
brought in the Council Chambers of The
nation for he sake OF decency, if no, o jus
iice, lie: il be al a more suitable time. II here
remains one Union man al the South ls, Us
remember shat he is unre presented here
that The subject particularly concerns him,
aud that il is unjust and uugenerous # not
cowardly, to take advantage OF his abs ence
10 push forward measures in regard 10 the
local institutions of his section, measures
against which, were he present, he would
give his earnest opposition. It will quench
whatever remains of Union feeling in the
South, if il has not already done 90. Il will
prove that The first idea of the dom nant
party in the Nor:h is an active and rnwa.
vering antagohism 10 slavery, and fixed
purpose 10 leeislale il out of the country at
all hazards. Is il thus that we are tC con.
quer a peacel Sir, we are hinging away
the last chances OF reconciliation as reck.
less as madmen cast their treasures inl o the
sea. The agitation of the subject has been
the country's bane at every period Of its
history; its discussion at this crisis il des-
perale self destruction. Is it while the mag
azine is beneath us and about US, bursting
with the agsncies of ruin that we must
choose 10 sport with the flaming torch o.
the incendary? Sir, ultiI our beloved coun
try shall be saved The word "emancips lion"
should by common consent, be bar ished
from the language of debate in this assem-.
blage. II is spell which has wrongh;
enough already of desolation. II is .. hell
ish formula OF Incarnation which has con-
jured up the fiends of discord and civil
war, dHu III was never sO pOtcut III HIS efll
tendency as now, when it is being issed,
like the breath of the plague from mouth to
in the Council Chambers tf the
which il has ruined. II should be
spoken in a whisper and with a prayer
linked TO it, as thing that brings curse
and spreads a pestilence. ! despair
Of my country; despair of ever living
once more in blessed Union of fraler-
nal States, when hear all around nle the
ulterance of that ruinbreeding word "eman-
cipalion," mingling with the shouts oil bat.
lie, the fierce huzzas of triumph over fallen
brothers, and The groans Of our dying coun-
lrymen.
Sir, If in place of making the negro ques-
ton subject matter of debate, this Con-
gress would take into earnest, solemn con-
sideration some expedient for SECURING
peace, do believe that success would
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