The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-06-22

longed 10 this great Union :? hope we will
do something that peace may reign that
we may not be called to shed one ano,her's
blood
am not a secessionist desire peace
predicated on tie principles of the Consti
tuition. II you can give Us that, you can
help US 10 remain in the Union as long as
the sun shah shine and my prayer shall
be sent forth fer the perpetuity OF The Gov.
ernmentn
Mr.. Rust, Senator from Arkansas, wish
] ed the Union 10 be restored. This is what
he said on leaving The Senate Of the United
States -
''1f the Union was 10 be dissolved, be
hoped it would be in such way as would
afford 81 opportunity for lis reconstruction"
Senator Yulee. OF Florida, on the same
occasion, thus explains the feelings OF the
people of that State on the perpetua,ion OF
the Union -
He was sure the people Of florida wo'd
never be insensible TO the blessings and ad-
vsnlages of The Union, when directed TO
The purpose of establishing justice and do.
mesllc lrdnQullily ana safety
Mr. Hunter also Senator OF the Uhited
States at the time above alluded TO, and
now Secretary OF State OF the Southern Con-
iederacy. in a letter written in December
1860 said =
81 do not consider the election of Mr.
Lincon just cause for secession. The
Southern States can obtain guarantees
which will secure their rights in The Union,
| advise them 10 stand by it,"
The Hon J. B. Floyd, now a Southern
General, in letter published about lhe
same time, said -
"For one, am not for secession as. long
as any honorable effort can be made 10 pre-
serve The Union as constitutional basis.
believe that The great material interests
of the country demand reconciliation oil
the sections and the preservation of The
Union. The main study OF all should be to
r preven any collision between The sections.
and most especially the shedding of the
r first drop Of blood II we can but succeed
J in avertine these calamiiies. the great prac.
tical business interests OF the country NAV
perchance, sooner or later bring abou, a re.
construction OF the Union and restoration
] of harmony between the sections"
! Hon A. o P. Nicholson, of Tennessee
, thus speaks of the sentiments of the peo.
pie of his Stale 10 preserve the Union -
"lt am not mistaken in the sentinen
of Tennessee, our people require an hor-
est effort to be made to save The Union by
demanding additional guarantees, and il i.
! only when this effort shall have failed, that
they propose to resort TO secession"
We will close our extracts of leading
5 Southern men by that of Hon. R. Toombs
of Georgia. Mr.. T. is one Of The most in
D fuential men in the South. In referring tC
e the demands for Guarantees, he SAID -
''Such demands wers only for an equal
4 ity in The Union. He himself: was willing
a to DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION WITH
3 THE HALTER AROUND HIS NECK"
4, riow we would ask in the spirit of brolh-
erly love, in the name OF everything that il
sacred, would it not be worthy OF trial to
T. resort TO peaceable remedies That the
: Union feeling OF the South has considerable y
abaled since this terrible war. there i
lille doubl yet the FIRE Of patriotism, the
o love for ibis once great Union, cannot b,
:, yet altogether oblterated. Il is there vet
it only wants an impetus 10 revive in all i,s
d grandeur and power. We have tried war
e The war party had all and everything Il
itself TO bring it 10 favorable issue, if
: can be done by war But y hat Is the sal
: reality Reader. we will not tell you here
) We do not wish to recite the dreadful ca
lamities that have befallea this lately hap
py county. And is i, over now Do yo,
see The least bright srot in the distant po
e litical horizon No all is eloom-ever
= patriots heart iS des pondent.
= But we are again asked; how can we re
e SORT to reconciliation and concession !
h the parry in power, from the Presder
t down to the foo;man, not opposed TO an
g such thing! They are. The President
the heads OF the Departments, his consti
i tutonal advisers, the majority OF both Hon.
es of Congress, every Governor in th
e Northern States, with few honorable ex-
e ceptioas, majority OF nearly all Safe Leg
u islature are all opposed to an amicable sci
tIement War, war-dralt, draft is thei
e cry. We must change the aspect OF affair
e in all these places before We can max
ls even a star; in this 80 desirable an under
=, taking. Aud this must 30 done in legs
h and constitutional manner, viz: by III
i ballot box We must change our Natior
al and Slate administrations. We mu
sr put into office such men as win favor
is reconsuuclion of our Union as it was. Fl
this end let US begin with the head OF III
nj ns,ion-:he President. Let us try.
= In order TO show that VI canno, do any
'e thing towards Reconciliation aud reconstrur
3 tion, so long as the present parry holds a