The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-01-29
Speeeh Of Ion. 4. B. Wright.

| Col. Il. B. Wright has selt US a copy oil
his speech, delivered ia Congress. Monday,
January 20th inst. Our member takes the
true ground in discussing the slavery ques-
ton which is embraced in The Criuenden
resolution, as passed by The House of Rep
resentatives, July 22d 1861, with only two
dissenting voices. These resolutions are
defined by Col Wright, thus:
Those resolutions declared that this wa
Is mol waged upon our par; in any spirit OF
] oppression or purpose TO overthrow or in
lesere with the rights or established insii-
tutions of the sosihern States, but to defend
and maintain lhe supremacy of The Consti
tuition, and 10 pre- eerye The Union with all
The dignity, equality and rights of the sew
eral Safes un'mpaired; and that as soon as
these objects are accomp plisheJ, The war
oushl 10 cease. There was the platform
upon which the members of this House sus
lained this war. 1t was not to be a war Of
conquest. II was not 10 be war of subju
cation. No; II was to be a war tosput down
ihisrebeilion and 10 suppress this insurrec
lion.
Col. Wright commented on iheee resolu-
lions quite forcibly. aud urged Congress 10
stand by Them, as the only means OF restor.
ing the Union. In speaking of what would
be the effect oil departure from This policy,
he said
'What will be The effect, sir, il you
change the policy of he war, and make ii
a war oil negro emancipation The six
hundred thousand men in the field this day
enlisted with the pledge OF the Government
thai they were brought into the field TO save
the Union, by crushing out unholy a re-
belllcn as ever disgracsd the history of d
naIion- When the President issued his
proclamation that the Government was in
danger, and called for troops to preserve il,
all OF the loyal States responded promptly
Change the policy oil this war at this time,
and in my judgement the effective force of
the army would be weakened indeed, il
wouid be dempralzed il the war were made
a war OF emancipation venture to say
there are hundreds aud thousands who COM
pose The rank aud file OF that army, who
would leave II just as soon as they were in
formed that It's mission was not 70 put down
rebellion but to emancipale saves.D
In another part of his speech our Hon.
Member gave demaeogue Kelly, pointed
answer TO The following mawkish expires.
sion of buncombe sympathy:
"Mr. KELLY ask whether the gentle
man believes that the people of Pennsylva
mia Will repudiae the wafi one of ills re
suits be 10 give significance 10 the words
parent. chiid, home fimity, and country 10
some poor man whose Saxon father spirit
chaies under the serVilude their darker skin
entails upon them g.
Mr.. Wright | will inform my respect
ed colleagues from Penrsy lvania, that the
father, mother, brother, sister, child of the
white race, are thousand times dearer 10
me Than the inferior caste OF black men
lApPlause in The galleries
Altogether we are pleased with Col.
Wright's remarks. He but expresses the
views Of an overwhelming majority OF his
constituents. How our abolition cotempo-
raries will relish his remarks we will not
presume 10 say but from The efforts they
have made TO make The present a war 10
carry out impracticable ideas of abolition
fanatics, like Sumner, Lane, Garrison, Phil
lips, Greeley & Co., we judge they viii not
coincide entirely with him on the slavery
questioh.-DanUdHs Iateligencsr.