The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-09-13
Negro EquaIIty is th, Question.


few years ago scarce an individual, even
among the Republican ranks, could be found
openly declaring in favor OF Aboiiionism.
Ministers Of the gospel and thinking men Of
all classes denounced the New England ia
naticism as not merely injurious TO our sys
TEN Of Government, but tending 10 increase
and spread throughout the land in6delity,
and principles working against the Chris
iian bible. Time wore upon these soft
shells of AboIiiionism and they soon became
the most earnest supporters of Purlsnic
heresy and combined with infdelily, in cry
ine for new system of government, a new
bible and new God. No other means were
taken BY the New England AboiIiionists to
accomplish this end, than that OF working
their principles of false philanthropy into
political measures, and offering to preachers
and leaders OF oiEer associations, not form
erIy cursed with AboIilionism, pecuniary
benefits aud official. prelerments.
Al this lime We find similar ground
grade ihs white race TO an equality with
tlacks; their idea Of raising the negro to
equality with the whites is impossible !;
equality can only be established by the
degradation Of the whites. The ministers
and masses of The Republican party are no:
5el fully prepared for this. few more
campaigns must be conducted; greater
amount OF haired toward The Southern peo-
rie and the Democratic party OF the North
must be aroused; the soldiers who have for
more than four years breasted The storm OF
lead, with true inspirations Of exalted pa
ifioIism, must not, al this early season, be
insulied BY telling them thai the late war
was moi waged, By the party having power in
The North, for the purpose Of restoring the
Union, but that il was waged 10 degrade the
while man. degrade the soldier, spd make
him and all people of this country descend
TO political and social equality with the
negro. No The time has not yet come for
AL this in Pennsylvania and many other
Staies IL must be withheld for season, or
the great power Of The Republican party
will be forever crushed beneath the con-
Tempt Of honest men, and The frowns of
patriotic soldiers. la Iowa and Vermont,
where iniamy is already ripe, and The Negro
Equa6ty party are sufficiently strong to
carry an sleciion over the votes of the DEM
ocrats and Conservatives combined, the Re-
publican Conventions, openly aad without
the least reservation, proclaim in favor of
negro equality and negro soffraee And
this is the true platform Of that party to-day
throughout The whole country. Cloak il
as they may, the Republican Convention OF
Pennsylvania have embraced il in their
resolution, which says that the rebeIlious
States should Be held in sugugation and 'fke
fat0s sDkich are 10 gousrn them should be referred
% he hs0 making poacer Of the nation" This
means that President Johnson is wrong
when he says that the States shall have
power 10 say Whe,her the negro shall vote
or NOT, and Thai Congress should be allowed
10 IegisIate for the States.
We say the question is fairly embodied
in The platform even of Pennsylvania, and
thar although the masses are not yel ready
70 accept il, New England will work it up
on the Republicaa party OF The countsy in
the same manner as they worked Abolition
ism upon thems Then let every honest
man, Of whatever party, beware OF The ap-
preaching disgrace Degradation of the
white race 70 an equality with negroes is
The object o! RspobIicaDs, and they will
openly proclaim il when policy win permit
Them 10 do So