The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1863-10-07

"Gendemen ~ have received from you
copy of your recent publication, enti-
tied, sThe impending Crisis of the South y
and have read it with deep attention.
"Ltsesnas 10 me tpork Of a great merit, get
accurate in Statistical Information, and logical
in anlasys. / do net doubtiha it tciR erert a
grea influence on the public mind in favor Of
The cause Of truth and justice
81 am, gentlemen,
every respectfully,
"Yodr obedient servent,
WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
"Messrs. Burdick Brother RS, New York;
This seditious, disunion book vac not
only the textbook Of The Lincoln campaign
but after this election new subscription
was made By the leading members of his
party, for the purpose of reducing the retail
price of the work from 25 to 10 cents, SO
that ii might "obiain universal circula-
tion."
The auiher OF this plea against thsDcon-
stitution and laws of our country was re-
warded with consulate by DIR. Lincoln.
and nearly every one who had devoted his
time to circulating it's disunion posion has
been rewarded with similar post of honor
and profit by the President
This, then, is the style of traitors who are
spouting and praying aroud about the s'dis-
loyalty of all the God-fearing and constitu
tionloving men who are working TO save
our beloved country from the doom Of uuer
destruction. These sloyaI" howIers are
the same who lately showed their teeth,
and snarled at US as "Union- tie
same who. in the FremoLt campaign,
marched up and down throughout the
North, shouting and screaming, and sing
ing, with only sixteen stars on their ban
ners, as il indeiant proclamation that only
the Northern Siates were entitled TO a place
on the flag of our Union-the same who,
in the Lincoln campaign, took the name of
"Wide-awakes," indicating that they were
on the lookout for Helpers " Impending
Crisis" of ga war against Shareholders" ar
form, marched before the people in martial
columns and sections, used military phrases
in all their calls for private meetings and
rubIic demonstrations, and spou,ed, and
ders, "un;il the South was frightened al once
out of its senses and its loyalty This is
how the thing came TO pass. And these
same seditious sponters and military march
ers who frightened the enraged and foolish
South into rebellion against the government,
because it had fallen into such hands, are
now screaming 'loyaliy" over the wreck
they have made, in imitation of the cunning
thief, who cried out, with all bis might, 10
tStop thief ~ in order to draw off attention
from himself.
But let the eyes of the people be kept
steadily upon the traitors who have wrought
all this mischief Let them not skulk out
of sight under the cry of "disloyalty !''
which they set up against all who are hon
esily eudeavorins to preserve the constilu-
lion and laws, and TO save the Union from
doom that threatens it. The latest device
Of these enemies of the constitution is to
persuade the people that ''ihe restoration
Of the Union, under the old constitution, is
neither possible nor desirable.v Such is
the language they use. Believe them not !
As good child will never forsake the bed
side of his sick parent, nor give up hope so
long as life remains, SO the good loyal citi-
zen will never desert his country in the day
Of its trial, nor despau OF saving it while he
has heart 10 pray, or hand TO strike in
lis defense. Let Us rather say, As God lciH
help US, he Union must and shall be restored
-restored 10 its old foundations of justice,
equality, and the rights of States--of liberty,
reedom of speech and of the press, and all
he sacred old guarniees of constitutional
aud statute laws! Let as swear the oath
'f liberty, that we viii prefer death in de-
ense of these, sooner than meanly pur-
;hase life by their loss
And as for the Southern rebellion, we
lave to say, that the Constitution must and
hail be enforced, until the laws OF the
Union are acknowledged over every inch
VI its territory but we will have also the
OF peace, justice. equal
ly, and protection to property and life. All
be unconstitutional acts of the las. dis,oyafl
congress we will promptly repeal, as soon
8 We can send loyal men to fill their dis
raced seats. All the illegal deeds OF the
resent administration we will wipe out, so
ar as return to constitutional legislation
an repair The mischief. The negroes we
ave stolen, or induced to run away, we
yill send back TO their happy homes and /
ghHul masters. Whatever has been done /
ontrary TO the constitution and laws, must
e undone. But their shall never be any
of this Uaion--neither on the /
round of secession nor abolition. Let the |
lulirude of Union men in the South, who
ave been frightend and silenced by the /
orribIe din and tyranny of war patiently |
ust the true loyal people, TIE real friends
{ the Union, in the Nonh, will yet work
at these results, aud bring the Govern t