The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-11-09
The Abolition Meeting at Berwick.
NOVEMBER 4, 1864

NOVEMBER 4, 1904
EDlToR STAR :-Messrs. Beckley aud Viii
son of your place, addressed a meeting
here on Thursday last, on ''the Issues"
The speeches were pithless heransues in
favor of LincoIu's Shoddy administration.
We did not hear Mr.. Beckley. but we did
Mr.. Wilson. The latter gentleman CON-
menced in a religious strain, contrasting
Jews and Gentiles, Moses and wise Solo,
this great administration. He said Lincoln
was the man, although he blamed him for
one lhing-"oecause be did not hang that
arch traitor V~allancigham when he return
ed" Now, Lincoln himself, said, that VAL
landigham had done nothing, but he cent
him away for fear he would. Since he has
returned Lincoln dare mol touch him. He
is awake 10 the consequences such a move
would make. A Rebellion is brewing in
in the North fast enough. Mr.. Wilson also
breaches up that bogus report of Mcclellan
being on a gunboat during one Of his bat
ties. Speaking of Mcclellan he said he
dined and supped with such men as VAL
landigham, Seymour, Wood, elc.-as .ho'
il were a disgrace Tor him to keep the com
pany of our best men-men who never did
business Gin a small way" He also spoke
about The Star of the North, called it a
iraitorous sheet, and said it should properly
be called 1.-The Star of the South" because,
we presume, it shows up~his faithlessness,
- A. ;-,Hoola Troof1 uo
spoke of Inc Two plaiforms-the Union plat
form made al Ballimore-out did not say
that army contractors and government off,
Gals made it. He spok about the "peace
or traitor pla tform;" called Chicago a Sc
cession hole, ct eefGrd. He then spoke
about Slavery. By the way, on one of the
front seals Preserved of %course> sat a splen.
did specimen OF miscegenation. Wonder
if the ReUerend brought her with him.
Gentlemen, j! you cannot hold a meeting
without holding c~onuabands too, you had
better stop. But, perhaps we mistake. If
you preach negro equality by all means
you should act il. He said Lincoln did not
issue his Emancipation Proclamation as
President of the United States. but as COM
mander-in-chief of the army and navy. as
a military mea sure. IF he remembers Lin
coin when he first became known in pub
lc life, a very few years before his nomi-
nation in 1860, he will know that he al
way 5 inclined towards abolitionism. He
says Lincoln said that he had no inclination
10 interfere with Slavery in the States, and
that ne had no lawful right to do SO. If we
read Mr.. Liucoln's speech Alright, we sur
mise he said Isl have no inclination TO in
tertere with Slavery in the States i1here IL er.
ists and | believe | have no law ui right TO
do So" We never doubted the ReuerenG's
truthiulness, but this strikes us as condemn
ing. and according 10 his religion no Dem
oera { can enter The Kingdom Of HeaUen He
then addressed a few words 10 the ladies',
three-fourths of his auditors being such, lik-
ened "Copperheads" TO one OF Tenuysou's
poems, and concluded with, Thou great
and good men Abraham Lincoln and An
drew Johnson are the ones 10 do these
Cheers were given, and The song
of the Star Spansled Banner polluted.
TAT B.