The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-07-13
NUMBER 80.


the calamities of years preceding the adop-
ton of the Constitution. They forgot that
concilation, common inieres,s, and mutual
CHARITY had been The foundation, and must
5e The support oi our Government, and all
the relations of life. AT length men ap.
peared with abuse, sectional and personal
prejndices and interests, outweighing all
considerations of The general good ExS
iremists OF one section furnished the occa-
sion, eagerly seized as pretext by equally
extreme men in the o;her, for abandoning
the pacific remedies afforded bythe Consll-
fution Stripped of all sophistry and side
issues, the dueci cause the war as IT pre-
sented itself to the honest and patriotic cit
zens of the North was simpy this =:
Certain States, or rather portion OF the
inhabitants oi certain States, feared or pro-
fessed 10 fear that injury would result 10
their rights and property from the elevation
OF particular party 10 power Although
tie Constitution and The actual condiuon of
The Government provided them with pea
ceable and sure protection against the ap-
pretended evil, they prepared TO seek se-
cnrity in the destruction OF the Government
which could project them, and in the ose
Of iorce against national troops holding a
national fortress. To eface :he Insult Offer
ed TO our flag 10 save ourselves from the
fate of The divided republics OF Italy and
Sonth America, TO preserve our Govern
ment from destruction 10 iniorce lis Just
power and laws to maintain our very exis-
tence as a natiop-'hese were the causes
watch impelled US 10 draw the sword. Re-
bellion against a Government like ours,
which contains within itself The means Of
self-ad ADJUSTMENT and pacific remedy for
evils, should never be confounded with a
revolution against despotic power, which
raJ of oh
cannot be justified cpon ethical grounds,
aud the only alternatives for our choice are
it's suppression or the destruction of our
nationality.
CONCLUSION.
AT such time as this, and in such 4
struggle. political pariisanship should be
merged in a true and brave patriotism,
which thinks only of the good of the whole
country. II was in this cause and with
these motives that somauy of our comrades
have given their lives, and 10 this we srs
all personally pledged in all honor and fidel-
iiy. Shall such devotion a. that of orr
dead comrades be of no avail2 Shall IL be
said in after~ages that we lacked the vigor
10 com plete the work thus begun! That
siler ali these noble lives freely given, we
hesi,ated and failed to keep straight on un-
Ill our land was saved! Forbid il it Heaven,
anu give Us HIhotI uuot nodits thdH
that.
Oh spirits of the valiant dead, souls of
our slain heroes lend US your own indo-
miiabIe will, and il it be permitted you to
commune with those still chained BY the
trammes OF mortality, hover around US in
the midst of danger and trbuIation-cheer
The firm. strengthen The weak, that none
NAV doubt the salvation of the Republic
and the triumph OF our grand old flag.
In the midst OF the storms which loss our
ship oil state, there is one great beacon light
TO which we can ever turn with confidence
aud hope. II cannot be that this great ma
tion has played It's part in history ; it can
not be that our sun, which arose with such
bright promise for the future, has already
set forever II must be the intention of the
overruIing Deity that this land so long the
asylum OF the oppressed, the refuge Of civil
and religious liberty, hall again stand forth
IN bright relief, united, purified, and chasi-
ened by our trials, as an example end en-.
couragemeht for those who desire the pro-
gress of the human race. Ii rs not given 10
our weak inleecis TO uudersiand the steps
of Providence as they occur ; we com pre-.
bend them only as we look back upon
them in the far distant past; so it is now.
We cannot unravel the seemingly tangled
skein of the purposes of the Creator-
they are too high and far reaching for our
limited minds But ali history and His own
revealed word teach US that His ways, al
though inscrutable, are ever righteous. Let
US, then, honestly and msniully play our
paris, seek to understand and perform our
whole duty, and trust unwaveringy in the
beneicent God who led our ancestors
across the sea, and sustained them after
ward amid dangers more appalling even
than those encountered by His own chosen
people in their great exodus.
He did no, bring Us here in vain, nor has
He supported rs thus lar for naught
II we do our du,v and trust in Him, He
will not desert Us in our need. Firm in
our Iaiih that God i'll save our country,
we now dedicate this site 10 the memory of
brave men, TO loyalty, patriotism, and
honor Loud applause.
The band then performed the ''Star
! Spangled Banner and yankee Dondle, %
aster which The oenedictiou as pronounc-
ed by Rev. DR. Sproe, as follows:
BENE3rcTIos.
MAY the God OF our fathers and our God
succeed with his divine benedictiou the
| solemn and interesting services of this oc.
casion may He conduct by his gracious
providence the work commenced to day
I 10 snccessful com pe,ion; may the monu-
mem here to be raised in honor OF the Illus
( trious dead inspire with all the ardor or a
sound Christian patriotism the soldiers oil
! our common country, here trained for lis
deiense may II prove TO them a constant
| remembrance OF their mortality, and keep
| alive upon the alter of their hearts the
| fame OF devotion to God, to country, 10 the
Union. the Constitution, and the mmu,abls
principles of truth and justice: and may
The blessing of the triune God, the Father,
Son, and The Holy Spirit, be with you all
| Amen.
| The audience then commenced 10 dis.
! perse, the band playing dirge.
I A young convert got up in church, and