The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-07-23
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The End lustifies the Means.

I
1860 demonstrated against the means that
were resorled to by this Republican party
to overthrow the Democracy, the universal
answer was, thatthe end justified the me ans.
Now, sir, will say something about the
means that were used and the end effected
BY them and think will be able TO show
that the end was worthy of the means and
the means worthy of the end, and that they
were both equally worthy of each other
First then this Government has been in
existence over half century, and for forty
years of its whole existence il has been
under Democratic rule; although it has
been frost.bitten by Abolitionsm, yet It's
progress was still onward and upward.
Literature. philosophy, agriculture, mech
anism, science and every improvement, the
progress OF commerce, the reinemelts of
the Republics, of Carthage, Greece and
Rome have employed thousands pens,
and have been sung by Ten Thousand tongues
in praise. Europeon Government, has been
confounded. and vel the Advancement of
the Republic of the United States, in every
VI CiNiiLdtlOtf, dVpl
ness aud national greatness, has been more
in halt century than theirs in five hundred
years. Sir, the savage wilderness has been
tanned. and the wild man has fed The
wide spread and dense wilderness that
once made The earth groan with heir native
growth has been converted into highly
cultivated farms, and now eroau with the
rich productions OF the hand oil indu stry:-
the broad rivers that were aQtaied but by
the winds and the bark canoe OF the savage,
now bear on their bosoms Thousands Of
steamboats,, laden with the rich prod ictions
OF happy freemen, aud command the lem
pest aud defy The waves Oar Commercial
ships whilen every ocean. every sea and
every hay-the American flag is displayed
in every civilized port in the world the
face OF our continent is checkered with
turnpikes. railroads and Canals ;--c;ties,
great towns, beaG'iIul AID peasan, villages
dot the face of The continent; honses of wor-
ship, colleges seminares OF learning, and
school houses of common educatioa, tenn
piles of Justice, theatres OF innocent amuse
ment, and i'll tact, peace, plenty. and hap
piness, overspread the Iagd chez .tupess
beams from every countenance industry
respected, rewarded and projected.
Well sir, in all the foregoing lha ! have
set forth in this glorious career, there was
buI one grael bs.ruclion, and that was The
irres ponsible agitation of our Republican.
Abolition demasoaues. who have broueht
carnage aud blood she'd upon dis once
happy land II appears that a strange
dream came over the people; they seem 10
have become satiated with prosperity have
grown weary with happiness and good
Government and they must needs have
chonge. They have got il, and lha TO their
sorrow Sir. | feel disposed TO dwell lit
lie on the word change The word change
has always been poteat political word; ii
has ever been the raIlying word of he
demagogue il is the yelp OF the disap
pointed officeseeker; it has evel been so
from the commencement of civilized gov
eminent; il was the cry of change hat over.
threw the first Republican Government,
which history describes. | NEAR the gov
eminent of the Israelites, which was a
Republican government, from tile time Of
the conquest Of Canaan, and although laws
were proposed TO the people trough Mo-
ses, yet no law was obligatory until it was
received and adopted by the voics and suf-
frage of the people The Almighty was
their King, but not without their choice; he
was repeatedly elected as such ty The SUI
rage of tie people; Moses, aIthor Oh eener.
ally regarded as the Israelitish legislator,
IN his lime was nothing more ihnu medi
aior or medium, through which the will,
the wishes and appreciation OF the Almighty
pie on earth more happy than The Jews /;
bnt, in the course OF time. demaeo eogues and
ambitious politicians grew up among them,
then they must reeds have a change
though above all the people on earth. they
were not only blessed with The best gov
erHmeul and the richest land, ou were dai
ly furnished by the hand of the Almighty:
were daily receiving The bouDlies OF his
goodness and had been deli'tered from
E2y plian bondage by miraculc US interpo.
siiion oi Divine Providence. and when hot
~ pursued BY Pharaoh and his hosts they
had seen Moses, by Divine power, smite
The Arabian Gulf with rod, divide The
waters aud roll back The mighty waves,
through which they passed dry ihod. while
Pharoab aud his hosts were drown When
on their way in The parched wilderness
they drank pnre water which they had
seen Moses draw from the findy rocks by
a smlte of his rod ; when they Iuugered in
The wilderness maena fell from Heaven of
which they ale in gratitude iud solemn
thanks
All these things were fresh IL their rec
oleciions when they first attempted
chonge-and that ehanee was ~ deser he
standard o. Moses and The Aim chty's prcs