The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-08-23
The Wall Street Thieves.

war pass over across the threshold of peace,
and linger along after the lastshoI has been
! tred. They are felt now, in The taini thai
| pervades the moral atmosphere Of the laud +,
and especially of the great and popnous
cities Among the lower classes the genius
oil murder, rape and robbery sways with a
power unknown before; and among those
who have moved in higher sphere, spir-
It of boundless avarice impels 10 lawless-
ness and crime. The several instances re-
corded OF late of dishonest practices on the
part oi men who have occupied positions
OF trust and importance in our financial
community, are awakening the people 10
sense OF The decentralization that prevails
IL will be found thus, in most cases, The men
who thus yield their honor 10 the lust for
Mammon have been eager and loud mouth
ed advocates of war. They found their op-
portunity in gathering riches sent adri #
upon the current OF civil strife, and they
hestated not 10 urge The conflict that swell
ed The stream of The blood of their country
men upon which the golden waits fioa,ed
into ;heir hands. ReckIessly they encour-
aged the conyulsion that upheaved 10 hem
the elements of wealth; recklessly they
sqraadered the fortunes thus UNANIMOUSLY
acquired. And now, with equal reckless
ess they plung into the vortex of crime TO
grasp more treasure and support their hab
it's of luxury and vice.
The firm of Morris Kechum, Son & Co.,
were, in financial point of view, the pets
OF the War Adm inisiration. The advanlag.
their way. They basked into the sunshine
o! power, and The brightness thereof :nspi-
red the business world with an unlimited
confidence in The favored ones who wefe
so loyal in their peeuniary transactions,
and so pecuniarily fortunate in their loyalty.
None were more earnes! and enthusiastic
than the Keichums in their advocacy of
vigorous prosecution of hosliliies. They
were Black Republicans, heart ard hand,
and TO the very bottoms of their well filed
Golfers. They were for "war 10 The bitter
end" and i: is not strange that in the end
they share the bitterness.
But OF The end this is but The beginning.
The era of defalcation, orgery, ban robbing
and o!her such offences against the iuan-
cial code, has sci in. The day of war con-
tracts has parsed, bu. there will be no lack
OF other devices 10 build up speedy fortunes.
We suggest that our people place lille
less confidence in :he boasting ''loyalty"
that has traced The war path because II led
IN aH nd a tittIa
the loyalty that springs from honesty and
a Conscientious regard Tor lis obligations TO
society. II, instead of studying how 10 rule
and punish the conquered South, We would
turn our attention TO Purging our own social
system OF its poisonous attributes, it would
be far safer and more profitable mploy-
ment.
Edward B. Ketchum, the respected and
sristocratic Wall street broker OF a week ago
the forger Of 10 DAY, may have beer young
man OF correct impulse and honorable char
acter. But there is slight protection for
purity in the midst of The corruption that
reeks from Wall Street and its polluted I
vicinity. He was simply one OF the many
victims OF the rage for stock gambling and
gold speculation that has been engend cred
by the war. Ii is yet in the power of pop
ular opinion 10 check this evil Let US lake
the beam from our own eyes and leave 10
The Soulherners the task of extracting the
mote from theirs. Their crime at the worst.
was mistaken cone option of patriotism,
but The sin lha overshadows the temples OF
The money changers OF the North is that
which i'm PEELED the meek and lowly Christ
for once only in his earthly career of love
and humility. 10 raise his hand in anger
New Yo,k Netcs.
The REPUBLICAN State Convention which
met al HARRISBURG on the I7th inst neoa.