The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-05-10
THE DUTY OF THE NORTH.
II. W. Bescher Pleods PdrdOn for The Rebels
and Jeff D0Uis.
he rs OPPOSED TO ExPETEIATIoE, DIsFRAs-
cHIssMF,IT AND THE SOUR APPLE TREE-THE
MISSION TO FORT SUMTER.

on Wednesday evening, prior 10 his dePar-
tnre for Fort Sumter, was remarkable adj
dress. andinust have been received with
asonishment by some OF his flock.
He commenced his discourse by stating
a inost interesting and instructive narrative:
An old Leviie, while travelling, found on
rising in the morning that his wife had
| been beaten 10 death. Taking her bleeding
corpse 10 his dwelling, he cut il into twelve
pieces, and sent one to every tribe OF Israel.
/ Asking The meaning of this insult Israeliles
dweli The murderers. The tribe was asksd
to give up The culpris, but impudently re-
fused. Then the other tribes, ordered by
the Lord, fell upon them and destroyed
them almost entirely, save only about
thousand, who fed and hid in the caves.
The point which wish TO call TO atten
ton is the situation presented by the tribe
of Benjamin when CO, of by the vengeance
of their brethren. They were so despoiled
and Impoverished, an1 so pitiable in their
drsiress, as TO excite the compassion of their
deslroyers. The people then went up TO
men v ho had fed, and gave them wives,
that they might raise up seed TO The resior-
ed tribe. The offence was as great a one
as could have been committed, and was
punished 10 alter expairislion. The tribes
OF Israel obeyed The Lord and destroyed the
ribe OF Berjamin, all bot one thousand
men and when grief overlook them they
prayed as above. They felt that lribsd all
Iotmenl was holy one, and they fell that
without Benjamin, Israel was moi as it was
OF old We have come 10 gather circum-
stances like in our time. We lament and
moan before God that tribe should be so
near ex,iugnIshmeht. So long sas it was
necessary our leaders had this one para
mount duly before them-to sustain the su
premacy of the Government. Bot from the
moment of victory q new feeling came
upon them and they yearned for their
brethren. Ii is some time since have felt
troubled concerning the Government. For
over a yesr-eyer since Grant and Sherman
look command--it has seemed but ques
lion Of IRne There have been days and
weeks ol doubi, bul they were exceptions.
No one is now so faint hearted as TO doubt
that the end is near. The fall OF Peiersburg
aud Richmond, the position OF Grant and
the flight of Lee, settles the question be-
yoRd doubt. The day of bulletins is pass
ed. The crueI,shroad, dreadful war which
has populated the dark region beyond with
the murdered and the slain, is now ending.
II is in the agony of dealh now, and we re-.
joice in it, Our work has jus: begun. We
have urged :he people of the North to stiff
en- their backbones and 10 keep up their
moral tone, and we have done ouT duty.
That such man should be elected as has
re-assumed the Presidential chair is mag
nifcent resnI, But now we have the coun
try, and the whole country, in our hands
We have fought for Il, and we are responsi
bic for it, have taught 10 believe that the
Union was indispensable 10 the honor of the
country. We did not care 10 see the North
prosperous, aLd great and wealthy, and the
South iebIe and impoverished and weaken
ed by excesses We are bondsmen for the
welfare and prosperity OF the counEy-nol
of New England or any other secIiou.-
The exigencies of our country require us 10
do thousand fold more than ever before;
and first, let Us lake care that we do not fall
into the easy sin of vengeance under the
plea of jnslice. Few men can afford TO be
just until they first learn how to love.
hear many men say This war ought not 10
be ended until the principal traitors are
hung, and that 81 sour apple Tree should take
the place OF Haiman's gallows, upon which
should swing the arch traitor jeff. Davis
II Mr. Davis was my lawful prey to night,
would do by him as did with another
wasp yesterday | saw the fellow on my
door, in The country, and was just about 10
smash him, when said, "Waaps tne use 2
It's only a wasp, and it's not al all probable
that hs and will meet again, so IN let him
eo.7 That's what ia do with JEFF. Davis.
Let him so away where he'll be by himself
poweriess to inlure Us, end of no particular
account 10 anybody else. And il had my
way at the close OF lighting, would not lie,
one drop of blood be spilled, and then |
could say tolbe world that this great civil
war has been ended as none other ever
was
Ought there not 10 be an exhibition OF
law and jostice ought NOT there TO be a
terrible spectacle OF retrbuiion say some.
10 mercy's name has there aot been suffer
ing enough ls not the penalty already
paid a-God's vengeance patent enough F.
We don't want any more vengeance. |
would not expairiaie any leader on the
ground of vengeance, for as they once mis-
led the people, hey might do so again
I would moi eHpairiate aud disfEanchiss
lhsm. don't know as you will 60 with