The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-06-25
Was Abolition the Original Cause Of the
Present War.


lion How fearsully real has become the
prophecy OF that eminen, statesman Henry
Clay with regard TO the dangers OF political
! AboIitionism We wish every Republican
| in the land could be induced to read and
ponder we'll the words thus spoken more
than twenty years before the elimination OF
the evil which he ioresaw and warned Us
against. In the Senate OF the United States
on the 7ih day of February, 1889, Henry
Clay said
SIR am not in the habit OF speaking
lightly of the possibility of dissolving this
happy Union. The Senate know that |
have deprecated alusons, on ordinary oc-
casions TO that dreful event. The country
will testify that if there be anything in the
history of py public career worthy recoIIec
lion, il is the truth and sincerity of my ar
dent devotion to IFS lasting preservation
But we should be false in our allegiance if
we did not discriminate between the imag-
| mary and real dangers by which it may be
assaled Aboltionism should no longer
be regarded as an imaginary danger. The
Abol:ionists, let me suppose, succeed
in their present aim of uniting the inhabii-
ants of the Free States as one man against
The inhabitants of the slave States. Union
on one side will beget Union on the other,
and this process OF reciprocal consolidation
will be attended with all the vic le Mt preju-
dice, embiitered passions, and implacable
animosiiies which ever degraded or deform-
ed human nature One section
will stand in menacing and hostile array
against the other. The collision OF opinion
will be quickly followed by the clash of
arms / will not attempt to describe scenes
view. Abolitionists themselves would
shrink back in dismay and horror at the
contemp plaiion of desolaied fields, conf1agra-
/ ted cities, murdered inhabitants, and the
| overthrow of the fairest fabric of human
/ government that ever rose TO animate The
| hopes OF civilized man
/ Such were the warning words of that
great statesman and patriot, whom Repub-
lican orators and Republican prints, have
but recently lauded 10 the skies. Henry
Clay has passed from the scenes OF this
/ earth, but his words live after him, just as
the warning voice of Washington lives, il
echoes through the land He saw with the
clear vision which only great experience
and clear, unbiased mind can give, the
effect which was sure to follow upon the
heels of Aboliiionism. He warned US of
the danger, bu; we needed him not. He
warned us as Washington had done before
him, but we cast his warning into the same
sepuchre that entombed the dying words OF
our country's architect, and we are now
reaping the fruits Of this blind folly.
But, to proceed. Our declaration is that
had it not been for Abolition Secessionists,
the Infamous rebel scoundrels now in arms
against the Government never conld have
had even a pretext for breaking up the
Union. This we shall prove by testimony
that even Republicans cannot dispute -
Here is our first with ness, Hon Joseph Holt
OF Kentucky, in his Louisville speech, last
summer said
tWe make no apology for this wicked
effort in the South 10 destroy the Govern
ment We grant the necessity OF suppress
ing il; but Abolilionism that produced it
must also be suppressed AboIitionism
and Secessionism must be buried in the
same political grave"
Our second witness shall be Mr.. Wendell
Phillips, who is great favorite with The
Republicans. See how he custans ou
statement Less than year ago he made
speech in fremont Temple, in Boston, in
which he said:
The anti slavery party had hoped fol
and planned Disunion, because it would
lead TO the development OF mankind and
the elevation OF the black man,
Will you tell us now Messrs. Republi-
cans, whether Wendell Phillips told the
truth or whether he lied?
Now let us hear from Gov. Andrew John
son, of Tenn, whose veracity the Republi'
cans will hardly call in question. He said
GAN ABoLITIoNisT is SEcEssIoNIsT-l
would not be personal, but an Aboliiionis
is as much Secessonist as any one to be
found in South Carolina. Now as much az
these disuniouists of both classes abuse
each other, they nevertheless, both unite il
laying violen, hands upon the Government
Il that never harmed either If were an alb
olitionist would break up the Union, fol
the disruption of the Union must inevitably
destroy and obliterate slavery. Hence we
are for the prosecution OF this war 10 seve
the Government as founded by our fathers
for restoring the Constitution as we received
it, without regard to the peculiar institution
any State. That Secessionist and ar
Abolitionist are on par, can prove by q
simple sylIogism An Abolitionist is Dis
unionist Disunionist is Secessionist,- =
therefore Secessionisi is an Abolitionist y
[Cheers and Laughter Hon. Andy John
SON at Columbus o., Oct. 4, 1861.
Now listen again to voice from the
grave. Henry Clay, in letter which h,