The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-07-19
Where Was the Rebellion ?


John Brown was the FIRST martyr Of lhi.
rebelIion-Abraham Lincoln was the last
The names of Abraham Lircoln and John
Brown will go down in hi story together as
the first and lasI martyrs of this rebellion. =
The war could not be averted God AL
mighty is fighting this war Tor the right
John Brown played his part and Abraham
LincoIc his, ~ Senator Lo,U,y's Speech
The above extract, from the speech of a
[ prominent Republican of PennsyIvanis, 4,
( challenges thought and inspires remark. If
Johu Brown was the first martyr OF the re-
behion," then the South did not fire the
| first gun" as has been so often alleged
| Then TOO, "Ihe rebellion" commenced when
Virginia SO much dared 10 resist John
| Browns effort to aboltionize her. 1t was
application of the negro equality theory TO
her populalion-just as much rebellion !"
! when John Brown attempted TO enforce it,
as when Abraham Lincoln decreed it BY his
proclamation. We can see now why Wen
dell Phillips said that John Brown had a
better right TO hang Governor Wise, than
Governor Wise had TO hang John Brown
The reason is obvious, for, according 10
Senator Lowry, Governor Wise was in ''re-
belIion What right had he 10 execute
the laws of Virginia, so long as the ohjecl
Brown sought to accomplish was the high
aud holy one of making Sambo the equal OF
the white man! Il is evident, too If the
position assumed by MIR Lowry be the cor
rect Que, that Governor Wise ought to be ar.
rested aud tried for executing John Brown J
For if he was in rebellion when he did ii, il
follows as logical sequence that il was un.
jdsiifiabe, indeed nothing less than murder,
III which he was Porticeps crimIHis, aud for
which he may be Justly punished II any
Democratic Journal had linked The names OF
John Brown and Abraham Lincoln together,
IL would have been denounced from Que eud
OF the country 10 the other; but prominent
Republican does i. in a set speech and, for
aU2hi we know, it is embossed by his party,
at least we have seen no protest against IL.
II Mr. LincOln's political friends are willing
to rest his iuture claim Cor The gratitude of
posteriiy upon the same grounds that John
Browns rest, his blIerest enemies, we ap-
Prehend, will not be likely to uuer word o.
o: Jecuon. Ii the names OF Abraham Lin
coln and John Brown are 10 go down in his
tory together, tue fret and las, martyrs of
this rebellion, then there eau be no doubt
as TO where the rebellion was, and Who
were the rebels. Things sometimes gel Top
sey Iurvey in this world and the last tour
years will, no doubt, be regarded in The not i
Tar OIL future as essentially en- excrescence
on our hIslory--as oue OF thosa periods
w hen meu 90 temporarily mad, ana when
The true relations Of COOL aud evil, rc b, and
wrong, seem 10 he e.itifely subvened We
trust we are Low immergina from This IN
san y and that ere long matters will be seen
IN their true light WheE that lime COMES
whatever particular place history may as
sign 10 Abraham Lincoln or John Brown,
one thing must be ana will be plain 10 ev-
cry mind, viz that an attempt has been
made, not 10 preserve The government as It
was formed, but 10 faslen upon Ihe country
the most moustrous aud mos, gigantic revo-
luton that has ever been essayPd in all The
Jude OF iime."--N T. Dog Book