The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-07-16
For Tie Star OF The North

OF sectional principles, become distracted
and divided into two sections, each having
a great army, the maintenance of which
costs millions of dollars per day, have
consdere it prudent TO write few lines,
giving what have considered The cause of
all our present difficulties as nation, for
which. il you will please give space in the
columns Of your paper, will crafty the wri-
ter much There were at the formation OF
our Government two parties, the names of
which were Wing and Tory the former
was founded on principles tia. were just,
( which allowed equality to every State, and
under which they prosperd and increased
from few feeble Colonies to a great and
] powerful nation Gas i, was before the cleo
lion OF Abraham Lincoln y while the latter
was founded on opposite principles, princi-
pies which were opposed 10 every measure
gotten up for the interest Of them as a whole
More definitely speaking they were SYM
| pathlzers for the British and opposed to the
inierestof this country This last represent
ed party stole the name Wing from the op-
| pofie party, in order 10 deceive the people,
thinking by so doing they would be believed
10 stand on the same principles that the
Whig party did but 10 no avail, for the
people Knew i. was only change of name
and mol OF principle. While The Democrats
(for after the name Wing was taken from
i, means friend to the popular Govern
ment) pursued straight forward course,
using no deception 10 gel in Office, and car
rying through every compaign the ems ign
upon which were enscrbed tl,e emblems
OF every State thus showing that they
were for the whole Union, the equality of
every State, desiring no dissolution. The
opposite party pursued a different course,
assuming nearly many names as there
were elections, using all the deceiving
schemes possible, for The purpose eff elec-
ting their men carrying the banner with
only sixteen stars on il. Not satisfied with
this, not long since, they burnt the flag on
| der which our Forelathers fought in the
Revolution under which the liberties we
have enjoyed were purchased. Thus show
Constitution, and desired a change when
everything were prospering with a rapidity
that no other nation equal ed. Nay more,
/ they have openly avowed that they were
opposed to the Govern ment as il was fouEd-
/ ed. Let Us see If this has no, been the
cause did not one of their leaders say the
! Constitution was "a covenant with death
4 and an agreament with hell " And did not
Wendell Phillips say he had been for niae-
teen gears trying TO overthrow this Govern
ment! And were they reproVed BY The
same parry 2 No But they were kept in
office. Thus showing thai their expressions
were approved by the rest OF The leaders oil
The same parry who have made similar ex-
pressions. Yes, reader, repeat it, that il
may be more impressive, that the Senators
OF The opposite parry, in the halls of Legis-
lalion, get up and boldly assert iha; they
are trying TO overthrow our Government
These have been the characteristics oI
the Two parties. The last party represent.
ed has been, Tor thirty years past, asisiine
the slaverv question along with other colors
as means through which 10 get into office
Bot with all their uhfair means, have had
the reins of Government but four terms
has been the cause of bringing these once
united aud happy States into lhe depIora
bic condition they are in al present, is the
point 10 which | wish 10 direct your alien
ton. This Colsliiulion-opposing party
have made political question of slavery
contending that the Shareholders have nC
/ right 10 go in,o The territories with ihei
slaves, which of course they would op
pose as they had helped 10 acquire it, anc
which right they always had had uude
every Administration, since the formation
| OF the Government, I'LL the Administration
OF Abraham Lincoln. Through this righ
that they ali ways enjoyed. aud w bich ouah
not 10 have been denied them, was refused
! Yet believe they would have submitted i
they would not have seen that il was one
step TO the extingnishing of slavery in the
States where il existed They looking a
the thing iu this light, began 10 hold conven
/
submit to the incoming Administration
from the fact that Lincoln was elected or
! principals which were opposed 10 the in
siitution OF slavery, which only existed in
their sections, already having denied the
| right in the territories, under any circum-
stances, not willing 10 leave il for the peo.
pie of the territories to decide, when they
would form the Stale Copslilution, as il al
ways had been before. This was the grea
primary cause OF our present difficulties
And now, reader, if you have been one o
those who have been supporting this sec
,ional principle, | earnestly entreai you, j
wonld work for the interest OF your
self, as w ell as all, TO leave that position
and come with US, and stand on The princi-
pies OF Justice. And if you have been one