The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-07-16
The Solution of Our Troubles.

and mountebank prelensions, persuaded
the people that the country needed a
change in the spirit of our government !;
that change was made, and great God
what a change. Look a; the blood, the
treasury and the ruin il has produced
| Does any man believe that such ruin
would have followed il the good old ration
up and protected this country had been
sustained! Bad men wanted a change,
| they drew geographical lines as the basis
of party organizations and sought by every
invention in their power 10 divide the
friendly, religious and political relations
between the Nouh and the South Their
schemes succeeded, and we have, as the
| result, the greatest disaster that ever belell
a nation. Our armies are now conquering
| the rebellion, but what hope is there for re-
| union and peace, unless these sectional
| disorganizers and treasury plunderers, are
made 10 give place TO constitutional men
n our Legislative halls. II we would have
The UnioR restored, and the Constitution
obeyed, we must have men whose national
instincts and constitutional love, fiji them
! Tor The work, and not men whose geograp-
cal ideas, political preludices form an i'm
psssabe barrier between The two sections
that are to be nniled. We want Union,
union oil States a union of feeling, union
Who can for a moment suppose that such
bitter seclionalisis, such arbitrary and un-
constitutional preienders, such irreoressi-
BILE conficl doctors as the leaders of this
Republican party are, can ever make such
Union. There is but one solution 10 this
great reyoluiion-bul one way 10 save The
Union and the Constitution from cerain
and final ruin and that is 10 fill our Con-
gressional halls with men, who will las
aside all geogra phicai and sectional ideas,
and basis OF final settlement. The Re-
publican papers al tell Us that the Union
senlimen, of the South is strong, who then
can doubt that the masses there would rise
up and declare themselves in favor of The
Union were it not for the constant abolition
legislation and the bitter sectional preju-
dices OF our fanaiical rulers. Let national
men be placed in Congress and lei the peo>
pie OF the South be convinced that the Con
stiiution is 10 be the basis of reunion, the
leaders OF the rebellion cannot hold the
masses for single day. Why then will
the North send TO Congress men, whose
political preludices, sectional bitterness and
deaihly anIagonism is constantly prevent
ing instead OF inviting reunion We be-
liese the people will be wise and thai such
sentiment of The South ir stead of constantly
repeIling it, will be placed in our Congress
sional halls. The border States are strong
Iy for the Union. bat who does not know
that their Union love is sorely tried by the
,usnlling and bitter inviclive of such men
as Wilmo, and Sumner. II actions and
reckless disregard for The Constitution and
decency could drive these Union members
from the border States into rebellion, il has
not certainly been waning on the parl OF
as in The capitol. Justice calls upon the
people 10 rebuke thesmen, who after hav-
ing dissolved the Union by their sectional
agiiations, and plundered The conEiry in lis
hour OF peril, are now striving to inlerpose
barriers 10 prevent reunion; while human
itY, bleeding, plnnderec and suffering hu
manly calls loud for The wisdom of nation
al ano constitutional men TO stay The Tide OF
ruin which bad mer have put in motion.
NosE AND LIPs.-A sharp nose and thin
lips are considered by physiognomists cer-
tain signs of shrewJish disposition. As
criminal was once on his way to The gal.
lows, pFoclamation VAS made that if any
woman would marry him under the gallows,
with the rope around his neck, he would
receive pardon.
al will, cried cracked voice from the
middle Of the crowd
The culpril desired the eager Candidate
for matrimoay TO approach the cart, which
she did ; and be began 10 examine her
countenance. ea
'.Nose like knife" said he, slips like
walers Drive on hangman.n
A store was broken open one hight, but
strange TO say nothing was carried of. The
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