The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-09-03
The Union as II Was.

he Aeoli;len papers OF the country are
coilsisu: IN their abuse of The Democratic
patty, because they have declared Tor s,he
Union az il was" and a~pertions are cast
upon the loyalty and patriotism OF ny man
who dsres 10 repeat this senlimenI. If the
Abolition party, is nor or eue, bod seen
Union party, aparty which revered the Con-
slinlion and made il a rule Of action with
reference 10 :helr duties to States and indi-
viduals, their present position would canse
soIne nprise Bat such is not the present or
Po'f history of the Abolition party. They
hare always been opposed 10 The Union OF
ihelse S'aies, under The Constitution they
have al all times, and under all circ nmsian-
ce.. sn'aeonizsdihe Union and the reason
OF tile course is apparent. The Abolition
party was started for the express purpose of
dividing the Union on the slavery question.
This was 10 be the point of their attack -
Waen. therefore, they marsh aled their iorces
for The battle. The main impediment in
their path was the Union and the Coasti.u-
tion-Ihe rights OF the States as protected
and guaranteed by the plain and unmista-
kabIe provisions of the Cousli:ugion For
years they skirmish-d al the on,posts o; the
position they wished 10 assault They
were fearful of rndermasklng their real pur-
pose usil pubic sentiment could be de-
bauched, or the judgments of men inded
BY aritul appeals to passion ane prejudice
Bit each step taken by The Abolition parry
"a sfeadtfv IN ooa l;,ac,.,, E-o.v H.
period when the first seed OF Aboli:lon trea
son was planted in the genial soil OF New
England by a paid agent of the British gov
eminent, TO the moment when The bilter
friii; ripened and fell from The lips OF Wen
dell Phillips as be thanked Col that nine-
teen States OF this Union had been severed.
from their sister States by the agency OF The
Abolition party, they kept their eye iasien.
ed upon The goal OF their ambili OH, the dis
scini;on of the Union All iheirjeeisIalion
in The States which they controlled was en-
as;ied with view OF running in collision
with the authority of The General Govern
nent, and thus precipilating an outbreak.
As proof OF this position, look at the per-
se'nal liberty bills OF many of The Eastern
States, the decisions of The State Cours BY |
which tbs laws of The United States and the
rulings oil the Supreme Court of the United /
States nPoa those laws, were overruIeG, and I
thus a direct issue OF authority made be-
tween the States thus acting aud the Gene
raj Governm menl and all This TOO on the one
single Question OF negro slavery. DO OH
Ell question: was raised nor was The aulhor-
ol the General Government or the rights OF
iiIe seyerai-Siaie menaced or attacked in
single other point The slavery question
" as never overlooked, nor was The FIRE OF
bssieging forces slackened. until al
last The walls of the Union citadel was
biteached. and Senator Seward entered with
bis celebrated manifesto that The Union
smusl!be all free Of all slave, y that slavery
must be abolished, and you and can do
Il This was the cuiminalins poiutin the
history OF Abolition attacks npon the Union
Dl' these States under The Constitution, and
den came The outbreak which has drench-
ii orr fields with blood, and imperiIed the
nary existence OF this free form OF Govern
RENT
II, then, the Abolition party were willing
Q attack The Union and the Constitution in
i der to effect their wicked designs npon {
DIN, il follows as a matter Of course, that
b ey are opposed to The Union as i was ;
/ nd ior the best possible reason, judging
Il d arguing from their stand point Of action
!. .bscau<s, under The Union rs II was sla-
j r. IS isf. to the judgement Of the people