The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-06-08
New Rsglme-Nsw salisn.

Are the people mad {! IN the name o!
Heaven, we ask our fellow couuttymen are
they mad-ias reason departed from the
land Do men ask themselves The objects
OF this terrible war! Why our fellow citi-
zens are driven TO the slaughter pen like
bullocks-why our rivers are tinged with
blood-our soil saturated with human gore
-our country sounding with the walls c:
widowed women and helpless children a.
We say, do our people ever, ever ask these
questions
We are told the war is to preserve The
Governmeni--to uphold the majesty Of the
Consiitution-to preserve the Union.
What Government Wha, Constitution
What Union ?
"The Government o! our fathers" the
hypocrtical office-holders say. Never was
there a more wicked faIsehood. Did the
Government of our fathers demand the erec
lion of horrid bastiles over the land, in
which 10 incarcerate free white citizens b5-
| cause of their political opinions Did the
| Government of our fathers demand the de-
s,ruction of the liberty of speech, the free
dom of the press and Liberty of conscience
The great franchises il was intended to
project! Did that Government authorize
the assumption OF despotic powers by the
agents of The people in order to enslave
freemen 7 Did our forefaihers ever con-
template by their Government, that such
creatures as Butler and other military sal
raps should have and exercise unlimited
roWer and control over the lives, liberty,
and property Of free white citizens-should
Tell freeman how he should pray-when
I he should speak-whsi he should wear and
what he should say-and unless he obey
ed, he should be manacled like felon,
hurled into dungeon, or shot down ike
beast Never, never 1t is a base SANDER
upon the founders of our Governmental
foul aspersion upon our anceslors-to say
that they ever formed such Government.
Yet these are the powers now claimed and
exercised by Abraham Lincoln and his mil
ilary sa,raps throughout the land. These
are the powers which they ask our fellow
counuymen TO let Them exercise, upon the
false abatement that they are necessary TO
| support the Government OF our fathers. Are
you mad, that you will longer heed such
wilfuI representations
/ 1.-THE Constitution Of our fathers" these
/ wicked and hypoc'iiical rulers say.
Yes. The tyrent at Washington says he
has regard-high regard for that instrument
and in his las, rronuncimento issued to
ono of his employees in Kentucky openly
! admits that he has violated that sacred chart
Of our liberties, and his under prslenoe OF
preserving the nation.
The Constitution of our fathers. Yes
/ Whsre is the blessed instruments 1t has
been torn 10 lsiters by the ruthless destroy
ers now in power, and It's shreds are scorn.
fully tranpled under foot and spii upon
Why, leader of the party now in power
Mr.. Collamer Of Ysrmonl-admilted the
other day in the Senate chamber, that the
| Constitution was now never mentioned bal
in terms Of contempt and derision. II has
beer denounced by the political friends o.
the Federal tyrani, as ''a covenant with
! hell, and bot little while oscs one o
them boasted publicly that it had been com
mittod to The flames, aud that he rejoicst
at it,
Away, then, with such a false prelease al
this, tha, The war is carried on TO preserve
| protect, and defend tbe Constitution, when
the Comm ander-in chief of The Federal ar
my and navy thus boastluily proclsims tha
he has violated the sacred chart, and hi
friends are trampling it under foOt.
| For "ihs Union"-these same wicked rul
ers win saJ. The 1Union of our Fathers p
NOT at ALL A Union of peace, harmony
and love No--lhey scorufully answer.-
| What kind of Union, then, are they fight
ing for : The answer is wiitteH IN blood.
i A Union Of hue-a Union Of strife