The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-02-03

lion constitutional Federal encampments.
Then a man could travel all over the North
with his property, with safety TO ii and
himself. In short, then the Northern States
had not denounced, by their leaders aud
legislative snactments, the Federal Consti
tuition as covenant with death, and the
Union as an alliance with the devil.
II was simply the case al that time of a
Sovereign State proposing 10 disregard or
nullify Federal law passed in pursuance
( OF an express constitutional power, on the
ground that ii was unjust and oppressive TO
snch State.
As President of the United States, sworn
to preserve, protect and defend the Consti-
tuition ihereof-an oath that he respected
be opposed the action of South Carolina,
and asked for power 10 prevent it. It was in
regard TO this action that he said 9Th e Fed
eral Union must be preserved" What
Union did he mean Was il Union such
as resulted from the Federal Constitution
"a Union of Sovereign States, equal in
rights, equal in dignity, or was i, Union
in which all OF these rights were TO be dis
regarded, all invaded, constitutional obliga-
tions md restrictions swept away, aud the
higher law of fanaticism 20 prevail Did
he mean to favor Union held together by
the sworj-a Union of force--a Union of
strife and coulentIon-or Union of love, of
peace and harmony
To this there can be bui one answer and
he, himself, furnished it al the time. He
meant the Federal Union as il then was
the Union made by the Constitution. He
meant Union OF peace, harmony, AID
love-a voluntary Union, and not forced
Union To show that he never contem
plated such an anomaly as Union ofStates
held together by the Strong arm of military
force, and did not intend TO convey such an
idea by the sentiment referred to, it is only
necessary TO Stale that when he asked Tor
power 10 execute this law, he, at the same
time recommended to Congress so to re-
duce the tariff as TO remove the grievance
which he admitted 10 be intolerable-thus
rendering to the dsafected olive branch
of peace-the redress of wrongs which had
caused the disaffection And thus, too,
showing that he expected TO preserve the
Union, no, by force of arms, but by reason,
justice, and equity.
/ His wisdom was shown hy tbs result.
! The odious tariff was so reduced and modi-
! fled as 10 remove any ground of complaint
and all disaffection ceased.
/ New England Federalists were electrified
/ with Joy al the prospects of ma&iug war on
South Carolina, and endeavored 10. incie
4 Tue old hero 10 this end by every species OF
hypocriical IaudatioEs. He was made q
/ Doctor of Laws by Harvard College, whose
professors, but few years before. had stig.
malized him as an illiierate savage. When
the old man favored the repeal of the tariff
of which South Carolina was complaining
such howas New England Federalsts
raised in behalf of their lords OF the spin
ming lenney and horn flint millionares was
never heard. Yet the old man persisted in
preserving the Union, by doing justice 10
all sections, and left The Presidential chair
with the blessings OF all upon his head
Except those who belonged 10 the Black
J
TO madness, by his triumph over that cor
rupi monster, the United Stales Bank, they
! continued 10 abuse him even down TO bis
grave
To place, however, beyond any doubt
our assertion that Andrew Jackson never
harbored or entertained for moment the
idea so falsely attributed TO him, of preser
wing the Federal Union by force of arms
we ask our readers TO read and preserve the
following words of admonilion contained in
the farewell address of that departed PATROL
soldier 10 his countrymsn, IN reference to
the very subject matter OF which so much
has been said-the preservation of the
| Union
"The Union connol be preserved and the
Constitution maintained by the mere coer
| Give power of the General Government,
lis foundation must be laid in The affections
of the people, and in the security which il
gives 10 lie, liberty, properly and char
acier."
These words, this sentiment, he desired
to impress no. only on the people then alive
but on coming generations, and truly may
| they be called words of wisdom. This ad.
dress was written but few years after the
South Carolina affair was ended, and all
lrne admirers of Andrew Jackson, wher
they hear his old enemies, his old slander.
| ers-Black Federlists-whelher in the
shape of preachers, politicians or shoddy
contractors; with pocketsI stuffed with green
backs, and garments red with blood, crying
out for more shoddy, more blood, more de
vaslation and waste, and falsely citing Olt
Hickory as authority for their wickeduess
should ask them to read the foregoing word
and, f.they refuse, should denounce them
as vile ,raducers of the memory of the
| departed statesman and hero.-M
NeiUs.