The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-06-07
NUMBER 80.

growing in strength and violence, until a.
last il elected President pledged 10 carry
out to the fullest extent its aggressive and
murderous spirit. Ia moment of alarm,
and of wel-caused alarm, the South de-
manded guarantees tha: their Constitutional
rights should be respected. The Republi-
can 'parly answered only with sneeFs and
threats. The delibera,ion OF It's delegates
in Congress, aad of its State Legislatures,
resem5led more the gibbersh of ginning
match OF guntoos than the councils OF states
men. Their whole spirit was embodied IN
these characteristic words :-"Wiihout a lit,
tie blood-leiting the Union would not be
worth curse" They were the authors,
ard the sole authors, OF the war. Every
drop OF blood that has been shed is on their
guilty souls. The SoWh wanted peace
and il waited peace in the Union, on The ba-
sis OF The Constitution as it was interpreted
by those who made il, or as il had been ad-
minisiered from the foundation OF The Cow
eminent. A party had come into power,
founded upon higher Law" than The
Constitution. The South had cause 10 be
alarmed, and ii had right to demand guar
antees that its institutions should be no fur.
ther wared upon. What an impudeni, Iy
| ing tongue, is that which declares that
| ''slavery caused the war p' Slavery caused
| the war in no olhel sense than money in a
mans pockets causes robbery. To be sure,
| if there had been no slavery" there would
have been no Abolionists, just as if lhere
lad been no. such thing as money, or IFS
value, there never would have been a rob.
bsr In a legal view, The same morality
aud logic which juslifies dbolitionism justi-
fes robbe1y. The South had The same right
| 10 take me best measures within its reach
10 protect herself from abolitionism thai il
had 10 provide against robbery. II there
was no other way 10 guard It's property but
10 resume the powers il had delegated 10
the Federal agency, lis right TO take Iaai
step is as clear as mans right to project
his own life. An ignoramus, or rascal,
may deny this proposition buia wise man,
| or a statesman, never. Bal what the South
had right TO DO, and what was policy for
her to do, may be very different things.
| TIE right Of Stale 10 resume lis delegated
powers" foT seli-protection, is as clear as
The sun but policy, we think, would have,
in the case OF the South, led TO The adoption
Of different remedy. A very small pot
ton Of the North was really AboIilionized.
The Democratic party was divided and de-
morakzed by the long practced selfshuess
and dishonesty OF lis leaders. II was on
this account that a revolutionary and disun
ion northern party stepped into power. We
say dis3nion, for the founders OF that party
had been open diSuRioniS.s for third of
century While Jefferson Davis, and those
ike him iu the South, were for the Union,
these men were for disunion. Tho readers
OF the Old Guard are in possession Of their
full record on this point. But though they
we're politically in power in Ibe North, they
were, IN reality, in great minority Of num-
bers. Had the South remained to fight her
rights out politically, in TIC Union, abolition
ism would, al length, have been driven te
the. wall, aud disarmed of all lis power for
evil. And even now, We are persuaded that
the shoHes, way for her TO be reyenged up
on Abolitionism is 10 return straight to
the Union, by every one OF the seeded
States passing repeating acts. This will
place those States back in the Union with
oul terms dictated by the Abolition admin
is,raliou. Then the administration will
have right only 10 appoint such federal
officers as are authorized by the Consltu-
ton. IF any others were appointed who
dared 10 make their appearance 10 their
midst, they would be ansEable TO the State
: laws, and might be punished according TO
their crimes against these laws. Let the
South take this course, and the face of Alb
: ollionism will be blanched with fright in
moment. Its heart will be seized with the
most honid lear. Ii wonld briug an end 10
The war, Ghd then would commence the bu-
siness of settling up the accounts Of ths
war; An awful business to those who have
carried il on. II will be their judgment day.
Aud the Union-nohing is terrible 20 them
as the thought OF the restoration OF the
Union. They want answ nation" That
; is Wha, they call it. 4 new nation, wherein
dwellelh negroes and white men aud wo-
men in beautiful and undistinguishable fa-
miliariiy aud equality. We had an illustration
p of the administrators fear of the old Un-
ion in the removal OF Gen. Weitzel as COM
mandani at Richmond. That officer was
? appealed to for permission 10 assemble the
Legislature of Virginia, with the under-
standing that il wished TO call Convention
of the people for the purpose Of repeating
> the act of secession, and thereby placing
that Stale fully back in the Union. For
, giving that permission Gen. Weiizel was
. speedily and wraIhily sci 10 one side, aud a