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


expect TO re-establish concord and brolherly
love by pushing hoslilites 10 the extreme
verge What is the Union worth without
mutual respect and reciprocal amiiy 10
bind the sections What Union of un.
willing States, driven into companionship
at the point of the bayonet and held there /
by military power. Such a Union would !
not be worth the shedding of one brave |
mans blood. We want their hearts or we !
want them not al all. And we cannot con-
quer hearts with bayonets, although they |
should outnumber the spears OF Xerxes. II |
not brought back by negotiation they are
gone from US forever. To slay their sold |
ers, lay waste their lands, and burn their
cities may be within our power. But to
hold them in subjecton, would, in itself, be
final reputation Of the first principle of
RepubIlcanism Prosecute this war until
you have accomplished the necessity of
holding subdued section in subjection,
and The world will look in vain for a re-
public on ihe Western Hemisphere.
Sir, love TO entertain the hope that our
Union will be restored upon The foundation
laid down by our fathers; and desire no
changes in The plan of that glorious super
structure. But ] am not so nnnaturala wor-
shipper of the Union as 10 seek its saliva
ton with the destruction OF those whose
welfare it was conceived TO build upon
the dead bodies of my countrymen.
would purchase its redemption Otherwise
than by anarchy and ruin | would not
fling away the substance TO perpetuaie the
name. Every drop OF blood that is shed in
this Struggle will weaken the bond OF Union
between US One word of Cancellation al
this crisis will do more to save The coun
Try than all the achievements, past ard 10
come, of your VICTORIOUS soldery.
: Why should not that word go forth even
Federal arms. II there has ever been a
period in The histories of republics when
) prolonged civil strife has failed to curtain
: the liberty Of the masses, have not read
that history Alright. Already, with one
I years bitter experience, we have behsld
some OF The dearest privileges of American
citizenship wresed from our grasp. And
how long, at the same rate, before, upon
the convenient plea of necessity, shall we
be stripped OF other rights which heretofore
/. have made us deem ourselves freemen 3
5 How long, while personal liberty even now
depends on the nod of an official How
] long, while free born American citizens
can De left to languish in bastiIes, beyond
r the reach OF the constitutional tribunals of
shs land and al the mercy OF the Executive.
How long, while The press. the guardian of
liberty, the friend OF The masses, is shack
i led, gagged, cowed down TO sulled silence,
or worse yet, become the minion OF party?
5 How long, while voters are arrested al the
] polls by military process, and Legislators
: are hurried of TO prison before they can
: sumo their sacred functions How long
: while the parlizans of the Abolition party
, are coming money out OF the hIooI of their
! country men. pArading their showy patriot
} ism and shouting Union" !" with their arms
! up 10 the elbows in the public Treasury q
] How long, sir, will the people OF the Norih
D taxed beyond endurance, robbed and cheat
4 ed by an eyercraviug horde of political by
| enas-how long will they have choice
3 between freedom aud anarchy, between a
t republic and despoiism? Alas we siill
cling TO the name OF a republic, but have
/ we the reality II is entirely at the option
3 o. one man, or of council of men, wheth-
} er The citizen shall breaihe in freedom the
! air OF Heaven. AT the open sesame" OF the
} Executive, the gloomy portals of the Bas
D tiles La Fayeue or Warren will cape TO re-
ceive him. And this is The Republic ! was
! taught 10 love.
I Sir, this is only symbol of what must
I inevitably be, should the South be crushed
, into the Union You may bring the South
) 10 terms with your bayoneis, but when you
, have done SO you will have made bond
4 of air; covenant whose seal will be a
+. military despo,ism, and 10 break IT at The
g first opportunity will be an aim and pur-
D pose on the part oil a subdued section. What
they have attempted once they will not fail
] to attempt again, when smarting under the
3 remembrance OF defeat, when cherishiug
] the deadly hate that war to the u,terance
will engender.
| For the sake of Union now and Union
; hereafter-not an enforced Union, but The
: strong Union OF willing hearts-let the word
I OF peace go forth, let the hand OF reconcih-
, alton be extended Why. sir, have heard
such words of bitter haired expressed
E against these Soulherners by Northern lips,
a that fear il may already be too late ever
TO renew the bonds of fraternity. Such sem
a timenls, have heard of implacable resent
: meni, of thirs,ing vengeance, OF sectional
: antipaihy as Hannibal was taught TO nur>
. ture against Rome. as Rome in her quench-
: less jealousy conceived towards Carthage
g 10 the end. Aud The doom of Carthage
o may be accepted by the South rather than
e reunion al the bayonet's point.
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