The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-08-23
The Policy Of PruVscatIen.

their brolherly obligations toward their con-
quered com patriots of the South. Their ac-
lion is neither just, generous, nor polite.
They exhibit loo much of The sentiment
sHa victis," which, Notwithstanding its Lat
Unity, does not express the Roman policy
toward conquered people; for the Ro-
mans, understanding apparently better lh an
we do the secret of profiiing politically by
their victories in the field, exered them
selves 10 make friends of their subdued en-
emies. With Us, on the contrary, the esta b.
lishment of supremacy in arms is used, not
for Cancellation, but as a provocaiion 10 con-
iinued an,agonism. There seems 10 exist
puerile desire 10 make grand parade of
superiority, and to crafty sectional pride
by compelling discontinued foe to pass
under the yoke and 10 make daily show
! OF their submission.
We are aware that this arrogance and
pride of conquest is not 10 be attributed to
the Northern masses, who are willing and
anxious 10 meet the Southern people as
friends and equals. But, although they do
not encourage, they permit this display OF
vindictiveness on the part of the faction
who hold The reins power, and they must,
therefore, share The opprobrium and The re-
sponsbiIity Tor any evil tha: may ensue
II stranger should take up one of the
Black Republican journals of this city he
would certainly not receive the impression,
in reading an-article upon Southern affairs,
thai he was upon the soil of Republic
He would nev er conceive that The language
used and the sentiment expressed, emanat-
ing from the press of one section of free
country, was directed against the people of
another section oil The same country. It
would be more natural for him 10 suppose
that republicanism extended no farther
South than the Potomac and Ohio Rivers,
and that beyond that the inhabitants were
an inferior FACE, vassals oi The North, di-
vested OF political and social rights, subject
10 The caprice of an arbitrary power. Un-
der our rightful form OF government the
people OF The South are entitled 10 precisely
The same privileges Of citizenship that we
ENJOY. Civil war cannot have destroyed
their republicanism without destroying ours.
Yet they are spoken OF as beings moving in
different political sphere, and depende
eyeusin the management Of their local al
fairs, upon the will of the central authority
AT The worst, the Southern people have
been guilty OF an error Of Judgment in re-
gard 10 The significance OF self government,
The result OF The war has not demonstrated
whether they were light or wrong, for the
truth of political principle does not de-
pend mon the exerlion of physical strength,
The might of armies, The resources of an
exchequer or the skill of generals. We be-
lieve rhsf if they had accomplished their
lEdepenteoce the foundations OF republi-
canIsr upon This continent would have
been firmer than they are now. But they
failed, and have gracefully expressed Them
selves willing 20 abide by the natural con.
sequences of failure, and 10 yield, in prac-
lice, their political preferences 10 the vo-
lition of the victors. We have not con-
lrolled their inc!inations By force of arms,
and cannot BY insult and persecution. The
most that can be expected from them is
full, practical acquiescencs in the political
system as interpreted by the dominant
party of The NorIh. Such acquiescence
they have given, aud there remains no is
sue that cannot be determined without the
aid of Federal bayonets, and that will moi
be all The sooner determined in The absence
of elimination and inVective.-New York
Daily Nescs.