The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-04-16

lumbia. Aside from the general i'm prnpri-
ETY. OF legislating al present on :he subject
OF slavery, no movement could be more ILL
chosen TO abolish it in the District than the
present, nor any worse manner proposed 10
accomplish il than than iha, provided BY
the present bill. The recent message ofthe
President suggested TO Congress the propri-
ETY. of affordlng aid 10 such States as desired
10 initiate slave emancipation. II did not
contemplate the passage of bill that would
suddenly change he condition Of thousands
of helpless negroes for great, sweeping,
radical changes in society are always pro.
duclive OF embarrassment aud disaster,
whereas progressive change and ameiora-
tion, occurring step by step, like the logic
efits, and the relations OF life are neither
Jared nor ruptured.
The bill which has just passed The SEN
ate, a. one blow emancipates all the slaves
in the district, giving 10 loyal masters some
small compensation therefor. No one will
pretend 10 say that Cong ress has not right
TO dispose OF the question as il pleases, nor
that freedom in The District is preferable
and necessary, bui it is bot TOO much TO say
that in The exercise of that sovereignty, il
should have care for he claims OF socie-
iy, lherghls OF slave owners, and the effect
I upon those creatures whom it proposes 10
/ benefit The slave owners of The District
have discovered that the provisions OF The
bill which bids fair TO become a law restrict
! their rights and afford but an inadequate
/ compensation for the change. Thousands
of slaves, therefore, are being sent into Ma
! ryland and sold into perpetual servitnde,
I and scarcely Two thousand vii, be efl in
i the District 10 be emancipaed and compen
sa:ed lor When the attention Of Senators
+ is called TO The inevitable result of The radi-
cal provisions of the bin, they answer that
il matters li:ile how sndden and sweeping
slaves leii to whom it can apply. This CIR
cular argument is one OF the many illogical
! and unfair which are adduced TO secure the
passage of the bill
II is therefore seen ,ha; whilst il produces
a sudden and unhealthy change in the body
! polite. il also enures to the harm of large
majority OF the slaves, whose bondage is
being perpe,uaied II is extraordinary that
men whose sympalhies are SO avowedly
with these creatures shonId resort to such
rash and precipilale legislation, which " hie
il OF course makes The District free from
slave property makes but few freedmen -
Neither do they provide Tor The helplessuess
upon society TO burden its laiIs and its aims
houses, ur rwilling aud unfit to be of service
either 10 others or themselves If it was
necessary al present TO abolish slavery in
ihe District bill should have been passed
which would have been slow in its action
The emancipation should have been fniiia
ted now, 10 be consummaied in fnIuro. sub
serving alike the interests OF society master
aud slave.
But is il necessary 10 abolish slavery in
the District at present The sudden aud
immediate provisions Of this bill indace one
20 believe lha, its preeipilancy is begotIen
By want OF confidence in The stability o
Republican power in ConeressNIhat the
party which now controls national legisla-
ton is about 10 crumbIe and disappe ar
that the thiny-sevenlh Congress will pas
away with the ephemeraI existence of
party which is based upon revolutionary
principle, aud incldentlo which, are all iht
reckIes>ness and corruption attendant upor
shori-Iived success. II this is the hidder
, spring, it shows the impolItic and rash ex
tent to which faclious spirit will lead mel
Tor the manner aud time OF this measnr
/ are both rash and impolilic. Oi the man
uer we have spoken, and i, only remains 4
add that we think the time OF It's enactmen
! TO be extremely inJudicious. Ia our pres
, eni unhappy contest we have TO conient
n more against the delusions of tue Sou,hrer
/, people ,han against the material OF war
: So gross system OF deception have lhe
unscrapulous leaders practiced upon them
y that hey meet Us upon the battle field an
: with the same hostile and determined spit
: that our iorelaihers met the English, an
n the same blood and energies are no
A aroused as then 10 defend VIA; they belies
= TO be cau>eess invasion Of their home
4 and firesides Oar cheii difficulty is 10 con
: bat .his error, and induce 10 them 10 beiev
that the Federal Government does not d'
= sisu 10 interfere with their local institution
But is in vain that our advancing Genera
II issue proclamaiions 10 this effect and III
our public speakers and Journals assevera
i the reciitnde of our intentions il Congre
> will enact measures that will afford Son'I
r rem leaders plausible arguments OF our pre-
eni and ultimate intentions on the subIe
n, OF slavery. Sou,hren Union men then
N selves will stop aud ponder. and their ham
!; will be tied against the accomplishment
W good Our hope is in the Union seniime
;, OF The South Why then should we do an
i thiag that would have The slighles. iende
g cy 10 alenaie il? The necessity OF th
10 measure is not more imperative now III;