The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-03-26
The Union SpIittersr

uition of the Sout hern Confederacy. His
idea appears to be to emancipate the slaves
in order 10 prevent the border States joinin
the dsafeced region when its indepen-
dence is acknowledged. That We may nti
be accused of misrepresentation we give
his own language and if it will bear any
other construction we are unable 10 see it,
"The leaders OF the existing insunectic n
entertain the hope that the Government W u
ultimately be forced TO acknowledge II e
| ind ependence OF some part oil the disaf1eet
ted region, and thai all The Slave Stat,s
north OF such paris will then say the Unn n
for which We have struggled being alreai y
gone, we now choose TO go with the soutl-
ern section"
And again -
"The point is, not that all the States tel.
eraling slavery would very soon, if al all,
initiate emancipation, but that while the
offer, is equally made 10 all, the mere
Norihsrn shall by such initiation, make il
certain 10 the more Southern that in 10
event will the former ever JON the latter
in their proposed Confederacy."
Is this not virtually admitting that ne
Southern Confederacy is already fixed n
stituion, and holding out a bribe ['specu li-
arg aid" the Presidents calls it.) to prevent
the Border from going along with the CDl.
ton States? II il has come 20 this that We
are no longer fighting for the preservation
OF The Union we had better disbard our IT.
mics, there is no use fighting if the resto "a
,ion OF the UEion is not the object of he
war.
To any one who has watched the cou rse
OF the Republican parry il must be appar sni
that dissolution OF the Union is the object
and Iesnll for which that party has long la
bored and is still laborng For years re-
vious to the outbreak of this rebellion if
made no concealmen, of its hostility 10 the
Constitution and the Union Their pirty
shibboeth has been to 'lei the Union sii lep
unless Aaolidonism can have iuil stay
over the land. These Abolition Secessinn-
lists, under the sscred-ery OF preserving the
Union are plotting its overthrow and de
termined 10 drive The two sections so far
apar, that Reconsideration viii be imposs BILE.
Their very party organization, upon a iec
tionaI basis was as Washington foreto d il
would be in his Farewell Address pro po-
sition for the dissolution of the Unio -
The crea, head of the Republican par y is
an avowed secessiouist GREgLEY has me
and again through the New York Tribune
advocated the destruction of the Union.-
We make a few short extracts from his pa
per 10 show that we do not misreprt sent
/ him or the treasonons principles Of his
party -
'4If The Cotton States uuitedly and ear
nestly wish TO Withdraw peacefully from he
/ Union. we think they should, and ould
i be allowed TO do so. ANY ATTEMPT 10
/ compel them ~ force to remain won BE-
+ contrary 10 the principles enuncla.ed The
/ immortal Declaration OF lndepehdei ce-
contrary to the fundamental ideas on .hich
human liberty is based IN Tribute
We quote another specimen of tie Tri-
t,tne's disunion doctrine -
"If The cotton States shall become sltisf-
ed that they can do better out OF the Union
than in 1t, Ue insis, on letting them 60 10
peace The right 10 secede may be l rev
olu,ionarv one but iiexisis nevertheless -
N Y Tribune.
Here is another sample little stronger
siil:-
We must ever resist the right Of any
State 10 remain in the Union and nu.ify or
defy the laws thereof. ''To Withdraw from
the Union is quite another matter and
! whenever a considerable section of our
Union shall deliberately resolve to 81 ont,
we shall resist ali coercive measures de-
. signed 10 keep it in. We hope ne yer to
live in republic whereof one section Is
pinned 10 another by bayonets Y
Tribune.
The reader wonld weary if we repllblish-
ed one in a hundred OF GsEELEY's di innion
articles. We give another sample Of Abo-
| lition Secessionism and that must suffice
for the time:
ssIf il uhe Declaration of Indepen ienceJ
justified the secession from the Britt 'h em
pire of three millions OF colonisis in l776.
we do not see why j; would not jus ify the
secession oil FIVE millions OF Sonihrens from
the Union in ls6l."-N Y Tribune
Such is the position OF the Rep iblicar
party Ii favored secession ard urs ed the
South out of the Union units il brougt ahon
civil war, bu, when it found party IN tbs
North powerful enough 10 resist its iendisf
work. it trimmed lis sails 10 catch the pop
MAR breeze, Sc; up a hypocri'ical l'owl 10
the Union. and is now the most loud mouth
ed in yeIping orator. TO cover up an'
draw public attention from their own mis-
deeds.
We need waste no more time OF spac'
TO prove the hostility of the Re ublical
par,y 10 the Upiou every body kn ,ws tina
such has been the determined OBJECT o
that party for thirty years past aad nov
having discoyered shai war Is ds'nion"
is ready to recognize the Southern Conied
eracy and prepare for an eternal Sc 'arapof
, These are the railors-and such IS ihei
treason The only hope 10 save . le Un'o
is in the patriotic action of the Democrat
party. Tha, party will stand by III Cons1
tuition and the Union and crush on ireaso
10 the Government Nor,b and South Tn
principles that lriumpbed at the adopio