The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-08-31
Senator Cowan on the War.

| Onthe 9th of June lasi the Hon. Edgar
! Cowan, Republican Senator from Pennsyl-
vania, made some very truthful and happy
remarks in bis place in the United States
| Senate. He said that 'our co3rse in regard
to the Southern people has been of char
acter entirely the reverse Of that which
would have been successful in suppressing
the rebellion" He said, 1--WE started out
with exaggerated notions of our own
strength, and disdaineG to think that sue
cess depended upon the loyal men of the
South" He said, further, that everything
had been done by our Government which
Jefferson Davis would have prayed for 10
unite his people. He would have prayed
for outrages on tie common prejudices of
the South for general and indiscriminate
con6scaIion ; for threatening both usurpers
and their victims for emancipation laws
and procIamations TO FIRE the Southern
heart, &C., Just as had been done by our
Government Alter showing that the Fed
efaI Congress and Administration had uni
ted tie South, he says:
ure of any united people, numbering Ave
or six miIfiohs, when they engage in revo-
luton Nowhere there is no such case"
The following are The concluding remarks
of the honorable Senator
What did we do 10 bring this unity about
in the South ! Wo forgot our first resolve
in July, 1861, 10 restore the Union alone,
and we went further, and gave ont that we
would also abolish slavery. Now, that was
just exactly the point upon which all South
ern men were most tender, and al which
they were most prone 10 be alarmed and
offended. That was of all things the one
best calculated TO make them of one mind
against US there was no other measure,
indeed, which could have lost 10 the Union
cause SO many of them. 1t is not a ques
wrong-that was a latter for their consid-
GRAFTON, mot ours for if We were so desirous
of union with them, we ought not to have
expected them to give up their most cher
ished institutions in order 10 effect it,
Unions are made by people taking one
another as they are and think it has new
er yet occurred TO any man who was anx-
ious to form partnership with another that
he should attsmpi 10 force that other either
to change his religion or bis politics. Is
not the answer obvious would not the
other say to him, 'If you do not like my
principles, why do you wish 10 be partner
with me 2 Have not as good right TO
ask you to change yours as condition pre-.
ce6ent Z"
So it was with the Southern people
they were all in favor OF slavery, but one
halt Of them were still for Union with Us
as before, because they did not believe We
were Abolitionists. The other hall were in
open rebellion because they did believe ii.
on our part than that we should destroy the
faith OF our friends, and verify that of our
enemies Could not anybody have FORE
told we would have lost one half by that,
and then we would have no one left to
form Union with We drove that half to
the rebels, and thereby increased .their
strength thousand fold.
Is not all this history now The great
fact is staring us full in the face to-day we
are contending with united people des-
perateIy in earnest 20 resist us. Oar most
powerful armies most skiIIfuIly led have
heretofore failed to conquer them, and |
think viii fail as Iose as we pursue this IA
tai policy.
Now, Mr.. President, appeal 10 Senators,
whether i is not time TO pause and inquire
whether that policy, which has certainly
united the Southern people in their cause,
and which quite as certainly has divided