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

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! forever. They are the children OF the same
heroic stock, The joint nheritors with our
selves Of the precious legacy Of freedom
and it is sacriIege aud an insult to the
memories of the past, that so many. sir,
should sit in your presence here to-day 10
goad them on TO desperate resistance, and
few-alas so very few-to mediate and
restrain.
Of those few, | thank my God that am
! one. ! am proud to proclaim il here be-
meath the dome of the Capitol shall pro-
claim it, here and everywhere, until the
wings of peace shall be once more folded
over the bleeding bosom of my country.
| shall proclaim il aloud and honestly although
! 10 do so would make ms the next victim of
this cruel strife,
Sir, il may be said that speak of peace,
while its attainment, without further recourse
10 arms, remains impossible. do not be-
! ieve it impossible. What effort has been
made What door has been opened
Of the contestants might pass ou, and reason
enter None. The single idea has been
forced upon the people that the sword, and
the sword alone, must ecide the issue. 1t
! has been pronounced treason 10 hold an
| opposite opinion. Sir. if to have but lille
faith in the efficacy of the sword for joining
severed friendships, j! 10 earnestly desire
| peace and deprecaie the horrors of war, be
treason, then am ] traitor; and am proud
er of such treason than others can be of
their vindc,ive, flaming, aud prelen,lous
patriotism
| coniufe this Congress, in the name of
our suffering country, in the name of wives
tt at may be widows, of children that may
be orphans, in the name OF gallant men,
now strong in health, and who, 10 morrow,
! may be stretched in death upon the CORY
J ground or wriihiDg, MANNED, and disfi1ured
i with touuring wounds--in the name OF
humanity that sickens al the daily record
Of this terrible strife, ! jure this Congress
to seize al the merest chance that may
I exist of present. lie rmination of this tragedy
Let something be attempted il the spin. oi
meditation. Sir the people will respond
TO it, They will thank this Congress for it.
They will bless this Congress for any mea.
sure that bTeatbes of the spirit OF reconcilia-
ton. They weary Of lhs war, weary in
despite OF The excitement OF present victory
They will wake soon to the consciousness
Iha, such victories are purchased at a sac
rIfce terrible TO contemplate; that national
debt is created, which, in It's rapid accnmu-
alion, is appalling debt, which, if ever
paid, will. press like an incubus upon to
ture generations, siunting the growth and
paralyzing the vigor OF our young Repuo-
lie or, if repudiated, resting a blot upon
our annals.
If we look abroad, the spectacle tends
only TO our shame We see the sceptred
hands OF Europe planting their royal ban
ners upon the soil of this Western hemis-
phere, which il is our natural duty 10 con-
secrate to repnblicsnsm, and which we
might at least have suarde from the greed
of foreign despots The flag of Aragon and
Basiile faunts in The air OF San Domingo and
united with The blazonries oil France and
England, is sniurled upon the walls of San
Juan d UIou. Where may they not float a
Twelve months hence, If we, the natural
guardians of this continent, should sill be
| busy daobling in each others gore Sir, il
there must be war, let il he against the ma
tura enemies of republicanism if We must
humble our naiioRal pride 10 conciliate the
British lion, let US make some sacrifice 10
1 min 10 ar,it,y ha South hat kr.s 4
stand once again as comrades in arms, TO
scourge these foreign interopers within
their proper limits.
am no advocate'of boodshed but if q
! foreign war should be the alternative o.
submission to foreign insolenee, trust
that should be the last 10 fall proslrale
| that The hurricane might sweep harmless
by To subserve the schemes OF a party
we have already humiliaied the American
people in the eyes OF scotfing Europe L
will be task hereafter 10 regain the caste
we have lost in the family of nalions. Nc
greater evil could befall US ;hau 10 be forced
from the position xe have hitherto assumed
towards foreign Powefsl | would not have
nv country swerve one inch from any vita
principle OF her foreign rolicy in any
emergency whatever. Above all things
hold dear that national honor, which we
have ever, ill of late, preserved untarnish-
ed. However gloomy may be ths aspect
of things al home, ] would have our fag
float as proudly as ever abroad, not deign-
ing TO make domestic affliction plea fo
humility, an excuse for cowardice, or q
paliation of national dishonor
Whenever the occasion demands that q
stand should be made against foreign ae.
gression or a rebuke Administered to fore
ign pride, or ehastisement inflicted nPon
foreign insolence, would have the gaunt,
lei thrown down upon the impulse of the
national sentiment, without reference tc
domestic exisences, or pausing 10 measure
| Il o( In the