The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-05-14

House OF Representatives =. s.
WASHINGTON. April "a, 1862.
To NV CoNeTlTuENTs .

du cOLHp Hp6iieo, very mucu dgdluet my
inclinations, to address a few lines to you,
IN regard TO my xnte in opposition TO the
bill which recently passed. Congress, -ahoI-
ishing slavery in The District OF Columbia
regret il because the acts of a representa-
| tive should mol make il necessary tor him
TO appear in the public press bu, as the
bill passed under the pressure of lhs pre-
vious question, which cuts off debate, | IN
in measure forced to pursue this course
of informing my constituents of my fea-
sons for voting against the bill. might
add one other motive for troubling you,
and that is charges made in private letters
from my dislrict--expression Of the press
/ ia and oul of,ihe Stale as 10 violation oI
The pledges made tetore my election -
To be saved the trouble of seperaie an
swers,, and TO supply you with what [
should have said in debate, if I-could have
had The opportunity, ! am obliged 10 adop,
The present plan. ,ss.
l-voled against the bin for abolishiag sla>
very in the Distric, of Columbia, and it is
my purpose TO vote against any pther bill
abolishing slavery any where. without the
consent OF the people in the state where ii
exists. And in doing this, will violate no
pledge that lever assumed either by word
or i'm plcailou, in the remolest degree.
When you did me the honor 10 elect me
TO the 37ih Congress, you imposed .npon
me the following ob;iga lions, and ] am free
TO say that they fully and cordially met my
own appreciation
They were TO aid and assist, 10 the ex-
tent ofsmy power, 10 put down the rebeI-
lion and crush out an unholy and wicked
nsurection, 10 vote 10 raise armies and the
necessary means 10 support them, TO stand
/ by the soyemmept in the crisis. then and
now pending aud 90 all | could for its res
toraiion.
These were The obligations imposed upon
me by both the political parties of my dis
irici, aud which / have faithfully and hon.
orabiy discharged. But did not then con-
sent and will not now 10 become an aboli-
lionisl. II is the lasi position thai will as
same, a: least while have reason andjudg
menl left To become an ahoiiionis, would
be 10 reverse :he whole course OF my pub
/ lie life, and 10 give the lie 10 those doctrines
which have publicly proclaimed for Pc
Rod of thirty years.
The doctrines OF Wendell Phillips aud
+ his associates are as abborreni anI mon
strons as those of JEFF. Davis and his con-
spiraiors. Both-ihe open and avowed adj
vocaies of the destruction OF such a govern
meni as the world never before saw ano
bo;h deserving the same iniamy. Will
neither OF them have ! any affinity, and nc
human being can say that ever had
Wendell Phillips has proclaimed within
/ the last two mouths TO public audience il
this city, that he had been engaged for the
last nineteen years in attempting 10 over
throw and destroy The Union, and he receiv
ed ndhe uIterance of this unmiiigaed trea
son, rounds OF applause Has Jef. Dayi
and his band OF lrators done anything worse
Now The idea that should iolow in III,
wake of any such leadership onght to b.
preposterous with you, who have know
me 50 many years. No, am Union maj
and will stand by the constitution lille
have .he strength 10 do So and fight man
fully agains; the fanatical schemes of aboi
ton fanalicism north, aseweI as The blood
red doctrines OF Sc cession north or south
But come 10 the question whether il b
true thai hese faisiied my pledges lie
my recorded votes speak for me- audI!et MA
preiudiced men be my judges ! have uri
formiiy voted for all appropriations tha
have passed Congress and these amount 4
some seven hundred millions of dollars.
voted for The necessary lax biiis 10 raise
these enormous sums of money | votet
70 put in he field an army OF six hnndre
tions expressing the sentiments OF The Hons
as TO The proprieiy OF crushing out the &C
cursed rebellion, Furnishing the leader
and restoring the government | have up
on all occasions, as | conceived, pnrsued
conservative course, and attempted al a
times, 10 avoid any interference with excl
ting sectional questions, regarding the agi
talion of them as grave, and ! may say in
suTmounlable objects 10 The restoration {
ihe Union and the suppression of the rebe
lion. And who can entertain doubt c
the truih of Tie posirIon.
Ii mylcandid opinion that the ?assag
of the slavery abolition bill was more disas
aroHs than TO have added fifty thousand me
10 The ranks OF the rebels How? it ma
be asked. By exempIifying, in The ac
what they have uniformly charged upon {
and which We have stoutly denied, thaf
was a war TO emancipate negroes, in plac
of restoring The Union; by holding oni
our army an issue o. emancipation whe
the proclamation Of the executive, whic
called them 10 the field, was TO suppre:
the rebeIlion and protect the persons an
properly oil men everywhere. Ii the effe
OF the passage of the bill is calculated