The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-05-25
.OEiIKatIon in the Frse and NSIags" States.


"The poverty o: the South" "Ths BAR
barism OF the South" "Wretcfsuness and
decentralization in consequence of 'sIa-
very" What The north suffers from 'ss-
very ," IrreIigion of slave. holders. -
"The curse of slavery" This has been
the harp Of a thousand strings, played on
with hIuFselous aIacrliy and skill By clergy
men. politicians, tract distributors, and all
sorts OF social juggIers, here ia the north,
until all grades in the community have
adopted the senseless jaseon as concIu-
sion. not only ioEsgone, bui io:eordalned
and divine.
la this article we propose 10 lay the 6g
ures and the facts touching thTsi matter,
plainly before onr readers. We do moi hope
that the truth will open the eyes of the VIC
Tins oil the Abolition fanalieisui, but it may
possibly save some from foIlowing The mul-
iilude into 'he dishonoring, the bloody de-
lusion. The truth is, that negro slavery
has been q curse 10 neither north nor south.
5ut has been bfessing TO both, the hiss
tory aud the figures will show. We stale
the question thus plainly. because We meas
TO challenge coGtradictioo II is said that
there is such thing as man telling lie
until he himseI. believes II TO be ruth
And The Abolit;onisls may have repeated
their sianders and ialsehoods until they be-
lieve them TO be true but their leaders do
not believe them so implicitly that :hey
dare risk fair and public debate upon
them. They are brave at assertions, dog
ulallsm, noise, and worjy defiance, bot
they fee within the cover; OF prejudice aud
ignorance at the approach of any man who
proposes TO argne the point with ihem.--
Their fuef, are The inventions Of mpostors.
Their logic the ell Of The bowling dervish-
as. Foolish and malicious Behold The
abominaiion of their preten,ons in the fol-
lowing statistical records Of the two Sec
tions OF our country:
|. How has the north suffered by negro
slavery iE the south ! Il has grown rich
of the proceeds of slave labor. The mer-
chants, the manufacturers, the mechanics,
and all classes oi laboring men, here in the
North, hare been immensely benefited by
the fruits of negro slavery in the South
MoIs than two-thirds OF the mercantile,
manufacturing, and industrial operations oil
ths north are based upon the slave labor
of the south. Strike down this slave la
Dor, and you sweep out of existence two
thirds of The commerce OF the United States
al single blow. The United States Treas
ury tables of 1889 show that our exports of
that year were s27s, ,5s2, $50 of which
SI7S 00O, 900 we're of southern origin, while
S7s 600 600 only were of northern origin.
While the south produces more than two
thirds OF the exports of the country, the
north reaps mainly the commercial advan-
tages Arising iherefrom. The Treasury ta-
bIes of 1850 show that the tonnage OF the
north was 1891 1856 IONS, while that of the
south was only 39l, ,5ls tons and 10 sm>
poy this shipping, the north furnished on
" 50, SOC, 900 worth of freight the South
furnished s24, SOC, 900 worth. While the
South furnished siz- sercnths of the freight,
she had less than ons-sizih of The tonnage,
thus throwing almost all the immense pref.
lis of the carrying business into the pockets
OF the north. The South has not only kept
onf ships and merchants busy, but she has
also given empIottnsnt TO our mechanics,
ariizans and laborsfs. In 1850, we sold the
Soalh goods OF our own manufacture 10 The
value Of sa4o. .oO0. 600.
We sold them imported goods, which We
paid for abroad BY soh.hefn exports, $780,
000. 900.
The interest and brokerage We made ous
OF the South ,ha, year, So, goo, 900.
Money spsn, il. the north by southern vis-
iiors, lradssmen, travellers, Gc., during that
gear, sss, ,75o. .sy4.