The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-06-04
For tie Star oftke North.
The Fearful Issues.

the first place, we, as an American people,
ought TO consider, and act judiciously, and
settle those internal disputes by fair means,
and not by powder and ball; for violent
means and measures should never be used
but in desperate cases I ask the question,
would il not be more fit for certain class
of political men TO work in tight house four
years-when they would not go away if
they could-raiherthan to have the nation
put Into such confusion, to hinder il At
the expense of millions of money and prop
erty, and the loss of thousands of lives, II
by Abolitiouism Reader, there is a caule
for all this. Let us look al some of tile
causes, which brought about this prese at
trouble. ! said in my last / would try to
show that the negro was not what the Re-
pubIicans and Abolitionists are after. Fir,t,
then, four years ago, all over the Northern
States Aboltionists and Republicans secn-
ded. They did moi fill the ensign of stars
only sixteen were seen on their banners =
Hear what they say: "Beuer no constitution,
no Union with the South, thar TO live III
Union with them" Garrison said the Uli.
ted States Constitution is a covenant with
Death and an agreement with He'll" He
also said, ''it was not the mere emanci,a-
ton of slaves they wanted, bot 10 be file H.
liteFate men that they might gain th cir
project"
Hear what Seward said at Albany: he
chopped the time would come when the
Constitution would be changed and the
Union dissolved, even at this Presidential
election" Look at Nathaniel P. Bar ks.
what he said as speaker of the House : Z" /
am not for the perpetuation of this Unor,
am willing to let it slide" He also said,
''this Union cannot aud ought not to stand"
Hear Mr. Giddings, he said be "haiIed it
as The down fall, and the Democratic plrty
with it," Now listen TO Benj F w ade, he
said ''there is really no Union now betv cen
the North and the South, and ought not 10
be-" r. P. SpauIding said, 81 am for dis
solution, care not how quick il comes ~
Horace Mann, hear him -"beier dun ion,
better war, than 10 have such a rag as The
Constitution" Garrison, Sumner, Banks,
Rockwell aud Wilson said Cup with the flag
OF Disunion Please hear Garrison ag ain,
when he said, ''ihis Union is lie, and our
first business is 10 seek its utter overth TOW,
let the Union be sccursed." Now hear
Josiah Quincy who said s'no Union, no con
slitulon James Watson Webb made use
of this language, "we are hear to form
solemn compact, By which the cause of
the democratic party and this Union must
be dissolved with sword in hand, SO help
Us God yes, nothing more nor nothing less
than civil war" The Rev, H Ward Buech
er has said, ''all we want is TO Gu the
North from the South, for two great ns tions
or powers can't live together, let il b. set
tied now-clear the place, let Us have var"
for said he, fsRifies before the Bible" He
also said, let there be divisions ofihe alton
into two parts, the Northern and Southern,
of which should be the downfall of the
Democratic party; their very name has
vanished from The face of the earth He
further states, that the Abolition party fore
saw that this must come to pass soon.
Rev Beecher is in principle, Demon,
and a fire. -mouihed Dragon-he mad, war
years ago in religious matlers-he is one OF
George Foxes strait coats without collar
Thus, reader, you can see that ii is OF the
Negro they are after; it is the desir nction
of the Constitution and the Democrat par
ty, in order that they may form new gov
eminent. They use the Negro as a iubsii-
tule 10 work out their Aellish designs The
sympathy they seem TO have for lim is
false, for Wendell Phillips himself acl.nowl
edges he has been engaged for niaeteen
years to overthrow the Union. Blu now,
what do we hear from them; why. Union,
Union, Union! just as though they were al
ways Union. They talk much of serFitude,
but please, Reader, look at those whites
(temeies) employed in the Eastern Fsciories
and you can see that they work harer and
more hours in a day than do the slaves of
the South There are instances where the
employees are locked up tha, none may go
out or any come III, and all work by the
ringing of the bell, TO the minnie, lnder
penalty, which is more sovereign act OF
tyranny than the black Slaves of thu South
are brought to feeI--the denominated slaves
OF the upper order. Such servitude tegene-
rates health, and those who labor as above.
appear pale like the potato stalk hat grew
up in the celer. Those children who are
raised in a state of such subordinati)n have
very little opportunity for school, or any
ch1uce for improvement and info nation,
but in point of cultivation mnst become
like the wild ass colt. Girls raised fac.
tory, from the age of ten years TO eighteen,
what are they good for but to become nuns
in factory, shut np-for they kne W moth
ing about housewifery ,-are only fit for
Dolls a, enormous pense,-wheil the old
ladies are gone who knows how TO doctor,
nurse and dictate TO olhefs,-what will the
poor ladies' do who are brought up and
learned to live upon. 'do nothing, except
tn dress and tight lace Sir in thu time of