The star of the north. (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, January 02, 1864, Image 1

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    leave the rest to me.
In an instant all we,
was in bed sound 'mitre
tion of myself. 0! sue,
as might have been he.
all used to playing the pi
concluded to give the
wife a sample of some"-
"Now don't langh
and see me do the thing"
I raised the table or. its Ti
on it, was concluding my lu
winter' and committed to •
day—and here the trainer
entered, but still I contin
"Friends and fellow
whelmed as ! am, with
kind attention, I dannot
pressing thanks, yes wart
arid to you, dear sir, (this
the tutor, and at the coin
ing eyes were upon him
ever yearn. I look npor
my life with a pride that
bosom almnst to burstrng
hood shall close my yol
. my country shall call
legislation there will I et
• and virtue of my heart
heart h} your kind and
These boyish years of jot
a goshitig stream of am
then will I look back to
you uppermost in my t
"twits you. yes, you. s
what I am !"
"Bravo ! Bravo! my b
claimed.
I got off the table now,
game in my own hands, a
ly up to the window ga
deep ' , ribbings, and really
affected.
The tutor approached re
n o trp soireasisetisat softly by name, but I siroo.
and turning noway from hi
ye years of age: and the the other side of the root
rogue for mischief that rays of t h e l amp wh ia t , it te
timed produce. it was at resting upon me.
was sent to a country board- ~H e is asleep, my dear,''
emir miles from my tutor,'and it must have beet.
ille—and an agreeable of itte table over the floor that
had only two depart— rumbling noise. Give me the
simply consisted of male go bring me a basin of water—,
tutor and moms were a tasting cure *pot, our sornnaoo.
Christendom, and never I heard many surpressed ;it
than that could see 'emir; corners of sheets
11 One to bed ettiTeriarbu, to sundry mouths. This nearly 'lt
other of the privlege of my equilibrium ; though I mastered t
no won- and again went tc the window, thong,
nature mention of the basin of water caused a
wientary shudder to shoot through
course, whole frame.
of the
The good dame returned with what
Jutidor had
magnified into an uncommonly large velar
.atot over the
of water ; but it was no delusion—for i
ye it, the good
her haste she brought the "filterer," and
a .n 3" g reen knew certainly it was a cold docking 1 wa
side. After ei,joying
to have. Could I escape it ? I would try
act* that, too,
I walked first to one bed, then to another—
that ever
the tutor following with the filterer, hi
cha p el 10 wife playing torch-bearer," while th
parste dot heavy breathing of 'possuming sleepers an
some "fan itt ninnber i ded to 'he solemnity of the scene. I sti
stairs, white we walked on, turning away every time h
'rea'est scamps alive, nroposeed to douse me. They had corn
r master and
pletely cut off the retreat to my own be ,
room A few and 1 :law at once I should have to take
and stmts. 10 walked boldly oat and placing myself to
laic so but a f ore him, he upset the conteu:s of the jt
sodden creak,
upon me.
:ion, and
I gasped caught my breath, tottered, at
arid gen-
played the frightened boy so well, the dt
fon among the ception was complete. I heard a men
At
ad hero's what's go-
laugh in the next room—my echoolmait
on their beds rubbed their eyes and enqaii
I ing the matter
"Where ate I?" I asked ; "what awft
thing has happened ? Did I come net
drowning I"
Then looking up, my eyes encourvere
those of the mistress. I hung down m
head, crouched my little form together, fc
I was
She sy me , and left me i
the e- ho afforded me eve
drenched skin an
anvil. I betook it
were alone &gal
merry night.
To-bed —To bed, boys," says I, "and
, had told
quiet, everybody
p, with the excep
h attempte to snore
, ard—hut we were
iossum. and I now
:preaching tutor and
.each that I h
emory, for t
of young td.
tudents : Or
atitude for y
efrain from e
rart•tett than .
f course me.
fa! career, a
to her hallo
cise every tru
omitted into
betty tutoring
,• if! yet swell
ions glory—a
there days,, a
ns/tits, exclai
that made
," they both
and called m
tired him not
m I walked t
, avoiding th
mistress wio.
hour
}• one individual, New Eng
heaped all of its malevolence, its detraction
its slander and its fiendish malgtiity, it was
upon that of the Hero of the Hermitage.
He was descended from the Irish, a race
constantly haled and perseented by New
England politicians, and which New Eng
land Know Nothings in 1855 attempted to
deprive of the rights of citizenship in this
couutrr. He was the hero of the war of 1812
—a war waged against the Birtitih and their
murderous tithes, the savage tribes of the
Northwest and South. This war was de
nounced by New England Federalists, a. 4
wicked, ungodly, and develish, New Eng
, land preachers charged that it was the work
of 'James Madison, Felix Grundy, and the
devil," and opposed it accordingly. ti was
, pending this war that New England Feder
ahem met in sc!emn council, at Hartford,
Connecticut, to dissolve its relations with
the Federal Union and when the British
soldiers were burning and sacking Wash—
ington City, and their allies, the Indians,
were tomahawkingand scalping our pion.
eer settlers in the Northwest &rid Som.),
New England Federlists were holding out
"blue lights" to inform Brjtisb blockadina
cruisers when our ships would leave harbor
en as to enable the enemy to rnake,captutes.
Andrew Jackson was the hero of this - War,
and brought it to a glorious termination at
New Orleans, notwithstanding the efforts of
slack Federlism to the contrary. For his
distinguished services ir. this war the Black
Federlists of New England never forgave
him. He furnished another ground of com-
plant to Black Feder!ism in 1828. He coin-
mined the unpardonable sin of defeating
John Quincy Adams, r Nevr England Fed
eralist, for the office of President—an Of
fence only equaled in turpitude by a certain
Thomas Jeffersor. in 1798 when he deteat•
ed the elder Adams. For acrimony, abwie,
personal slanders and foul epithets, the
Presidential contest or 1828 stands unequatek
ed. New England Federalism exhausted
even its own vocabularies for terms to ex-
press it• hatred, its delegation of the old
hero. Black Federalism everywhere joined
in the hue an't cry The country wa.i
lionised with coffin h.andbitls charging the
uld man with foul murder. lie was called
a gambler, a drunkard, a profaner of :he
Sabbath, an Infidel, and wicked adulterer.
Even the sanctify of his household ./ras
invaded. His wife was traduced and
brought to the grave by the malice of her
traducers. Embassadors, spies, agents and
emissaries availed themselves of his hos
pitilities, to give currency to malicious li
bels. Nothing indeed that the ingenuity of
Black Federalism could invent—and wtat
can it not db 7—was left undone to defeat
the brave old man. It was in vain.
From :hat period forth the matt of Rack
Federalism, during Old Hickory's adminis—
tration, war to make war on him and his
friends. Who does not remember the con
test between him and that pet of B ark
Federalism, the United States Bank Who
has forgotten the threats of assassination
made by Nei, England Federalists, who,
even on Sunday attempted to incite the
people to rebellion, saying that "revolutions
did not know the Sabath day ?" Who does
unt remember the triumphant victory of the
old man over all their machinations and
malice 1.
It was in the latter days of his administra-
lion that youth Carolina complained of New
England protective tariffs and took PtPpi to
secede. It was then that Old Hickory, in
view of the tact that the Constitution of the
United states expressily conferred upon.
Congress !he right and power to levy and
collect tariff duties, gave utterance to the I
sentiment, now so much in vogue with
Black Federalism, "The Federal Union—it
mast be preserved." and recomended to
Congress to enact such laws as would en
able him to enforce the collection of revel.
nue and tariff duties , which that body, in
the exercise of a plain constitutional pqwer,
bad imposed.
For a moment let us pause and folk at
thir►gs as they then stood, in view of all the
cotemporaneous and surrounding circum ,
stances, and then ask if among alt the low
devices, paltry tricks and unprincipled mis
applications or isolated expressions of great
and honest men to promote its evil design.,
Black Federalism has descended so low as
to use this language of the old hero in sup
port of the present fiendish war of sutijuga
tioa against South Carolina, his native, and
Tennessee, his adobted State.
A that period there was no higher law
Abolition party. Then the fugi
and all other stipulations of
the Constitution were respected by the
several States of the Union. Then John
iuced his in-
Then he
Ipon slavery
should perish,
ground that it vitas unjust and oppressive to
such State.
As PUlSkient of the frilled States, sworn
to preserve, protect and, defend the Consti
tution thereof—an oath that he respected—
he opposed the action of South Carotins,
and asked for power to prevent it. It was in
regard to this action that be said "the Fed
eral Uaioa must be preserved." What
Union :lid be mein 3 Was it a Union such
as reedited from the Faders! Constitution
—s Union of Sovereign States, equal in
rights, equal in dignity, or was it a union
in which all of therm rights were to be dis
regarded, all invaded, constitutional obliga
tions nod restrtetiona swept away, and the
higher law of fanaticism to prevail I Did
he mean to favor a Union held together by
the .ream--a Union of force—a Union of
strife and contention—or a Union of love, of
peace and hattrony
To this there eau be hint one answer ; and
he, himself, furnished it at the time. He
meant the Federal - Union as it then was.—
the Union made by the Constitution. lie
meant a Union of peace, harmony, at.d
love—a voluptary Union. and not a forced
Union. To show that he never contem
plated such an anomaly as a Union of States
field together by the Strong arm of military
force, and did not intend to convey such an
idea by the sentiment referred to, it is only
necessary to State that when he asked lot
power to execute this law, he, at the same
time recommended to Congress so
duce the tariff art to remove the g
which be tuitritttifd to be intolerab
teottining to the dieaffeeted olive
of peace—she redress of wrongs wh
Caused the disaffection. And tit
/bowing tbst he expected to p :
Union, tint by twee of arms, bat by
justice, and equity
His wisdom was shown
s ey the result.
The odious tariff was so reduced and modi
fied as to remove any ground of complaint,
and all disaffectton ceased.
New &gland Frtderaliwts were electrified
with joy at the prospect , of reeking war on
South Carolina, and endeavored to„ incite
Me old hero to this end by every speeirta of
hypocritical laudatiocs. He was made a
Doctor of Laws by Harvard College, whose
professors, but a few years before, had stig
matized him as an iihterate eavaire. When
the old man favored the repeal of the tariff,
of which South Carolina was complaining
sttcb a bowies New England Federalists
raised in behalf of their lords of the spin
rung jenney and horn Mint
peter heard. Yet the did man per*
pret;erving the Union, by doing jo
all sections, and left the President,
with the bleeping, of al I upon b
—except tttose wbo belonged to th
Federal Bank party. Stung, as they
to madness, by his triumph over that cor
rupt monster, the United States Bank, they
continued to abuse him even down to his
grave
To place, however, beyond any
our assertion that Andrew Jackst
harbored or entertained for a mom
idea so Wooly attributed to him, of
ring the Federal Union by force of
we ask our readers to read and pre .
following words of admonition coot
the farewell address of that departs.
sokfier to his countrymrn, in refer.
the very subject matter of which
has been said—the preservation
Union
"The Union corium be preserved
Constitution maintained by the mer
rive power of the General Gove
Its loundation must be laid in the *
of the people, and in the security
gives to life, liberty, property an
toter."
These words, this sentiment, he desired
to impress not only on the people then alive
bet oe coming generations, and truly may
they b called words of wisdom. This ad
dress was written bet a few years alter the
South Carolina affair was coded, and all
tree admirers of Andrew Jackson, when
they hear his old enemies, his old slander
ers-431st Federlists—w bather in the
*hap, of reecho**, politicians or shoddy
contractors, with poeket4stuffed with green
backs, sod gar tilts red wild blood, crying
oat for more Muitidy, more blood, more de
vastation 4 13 4IlinIte, and falsely citing Old
Hickory as entiferity for their wickideese,
Amide* the& to read the foregoing words
and • Al* refuse, should denounce them
as * vile tiviJocers of the memory of the
thipartiod statesman gad totpx—N. Y.
My growing apathy to rhymes.
My growing love for easy shoes,
My growing hate for crowns end none,
My growing fears of taking cold,
All tell me in the plainest voice—
I'm growing old !
Pm growing fonder of my staff,
I'm growing dimmer in my eyes,
I'm growing fainter in my laugh,
I'm growing deeper in my sighs,
Pm growing careless in my dreas,
I'm growing frugal of my gold,
I'm growing wise, I'm growing--yes—
I'm growing old
Ah, me, m 7 very laurels breathe,
The tale to my reluctant ears
Anti every boon the boars bequeath,
But make* me debtor to the years ;
E'en Flattery's honied words declare
The scene be should fain withhold,
And tells me in "flow young you are !”
I'm growing old
Thank• for the years whose rapid flight
My sombre muse so sadly sings ;
Thanks for the gleams of golden light
That taints the darkness of their wings ;
The light that beams from out the sky,
Those heavenly mansions to unfold :
Where all are blest and notie may sigh,
“I'm growing old !"
to re.
The following letter from Gen. McClellan
to Presiden Lincoln is found in the official
repot: of the former, directed to be publish
ed by reeoietion of Congress. It was writ
ten seven days after the battles of the Pen
insula in the summer of 1862, and contains
some excellent advice to Mr. Lincoln,
wbich it would have been well for the
conn,ry bad it been acted on by the Admin.
ifrtrelion
e, too,
rye the
“figADWIARTCRA, ARMY r r PorromAr.
HAEIRIPOS'A LANDING, VA., July 7, 1852 . f
MR. PRILSII)ENT : You hare been fully in
formed that the rebel army is in our front
with the purpose of oyerwheiming us by at.
desire, in view of possible
contingencies, to lay before our Excellency
for your private consideration, rey general
views concerning the exicing state of the
rebellion, altnough they do not strictly re
late to the situation of the army or strictly
come within the scope of my official duties.
These views amount to convictions, and
are deeply impressed upon my mind and
heart.
and I earneml
wed in
4tica in
it chair
is head
were
newer
eat the
preset
arms,
rye the
iniu! in
• 'The time has come when the govern
ment must determine upon a civil and mili
tary policy covering the whole ground o'
our national trouble. The responsibility of
determining, declaring and supporting such
civil and military policy, and of directing
the whole course of national affairs in re.
slate to the rebellion, must now' be assum
ed and exercised oy you or our cause will
be lost. The Constitutiot, 41ves you power
sufficient even for the present terrible exi
gency.
"This
ter of Ka
any it eta
much
of the
ion has assumed the charae
such it should be regarded,
be conducted upon the high
est principles known to Christian civiliza
tion. It should not be a war looking to the
subjugation of the people of any State in
any event. It should not be at all a war
upon population, but against armed forces
and political organization. Neither confis
cation of property, politics'. executions of
persons, territorial organizations of States,
nor forcible abolition of slavery should be
contemplated for a moment, In prosecu
ting the war all private property and un
armed persons should be strictly protected,
subject only to the necessity of militaiy op.
erosions. MI private property taken for
military use should be paid for; pillage and
waste should be treated as high crimes ; all I
trespass sternly prohibited,
demeanor by the military to.
promptly rebuked. M ilitary
not be tolerated except in
active hostilities exist, and
trod by enactment,* consititu
*NW b neitaer clentauded
Atil t iary,gavernm,w ,
the praftrviitica public
no/evicts of tiolkieoi
should sot De alltiiiiised to
rotations of set
or impairing -4S
I McClellan's Utter
ard our condition as critical,
must never be abandoned- it
f free institutions and ssit goy-
Consinutinn and Union must
whatever rnity be .be cost in
and blond. If secession is
ler dissolutions are clearly to
future. Let neater military
cal faction, nor foreign war
tled purpose to enforce the
n of the Jaws of the United
e people of every State.
p poniag
ences of C firistiartity and freedom, would
receive the support of almost all truly loyal
men, would deeply impress the rebel man
se* and all foreign nations, and it might be
humbly hoped that it would commend it
self to the favor of the Almighty.
"Unless the principles governing the fu.
tore conduct of our eitruggle shall be made
known and approved, the effort to obtain
requisite forces will be almost hopeless. A
declaration of radical views, especially up
on i slavery, will rapidly disintegrate our
present armies.
'The policy of the government mu
supported by concentration of military
er. The national fords should not h.,
persed in expeditions, posts of occu.
and numerous armies, but should be
collected into masses and brought to
upon the armies o! the Confederate
Those armies thoroughly defeated the
tics' structure which they support
soon cease to exist.
"In carrying out any system of policy
which you may form, you will require a
commander-in-chief of ate army, one who
possesses your confidence, understands
your views, and is competent to e•
your orders by directing the milderr
of the nation to the acciimplishmeni
objects:hy,you proposed. Ido not
place for myself. I am sidling
. you in such position as you may
and will do so as faithfully as ever
nate served superior.
"J may be on the brink of eter
aol I hope forgiveness from my •
have written this letter with cin•
ward you and from love for my co
Gao NIXLt
ao roueti nprin her Ow "die not oily
a large portion of the day ; hot fr
*at up m bed for :his purpose in th
After one rd these Loc!sarnal enter:,
she tell asleep, and dreamed that
and approached heaven.—!fileeting
she asked htm if her name was or
the Book of Life. He diasappeared
plied, upon returning, that he e=
find it,
He exclaimed again, but returrie
there. have the assus.wce that It,
These are words fi- t Inscrib
conservoittve st.indar , l in the comin
deartal election. and lie whn holds
`lt is the last or earth Q A
`I wish son to understand the tr.:
pies of the Government. I wish th
turd out. I ask nothing mere!—
'I have endeavored to do my dot
lor.
meat, we cannot consent to do it at the ex
per...e of truth. So the Caesar of the hour,
who bestrides our State like a colossal, '
whose legions bow to him as a God, "creep
under his huge legs and peep about to fled
themselves dishonorable graves," moat not
be surprised if we treat him as a very come
mon sort of man who, being placed in a
position above his capacity, has done the
Stare some harm.
He has been inaugurated for a oecond
term. By he we mean A. G. Curtin, Gov
ernor by fraud, corruption and Federal bay
°rows ; we have ;um looked carefully over
his inaugural.
Those who know him best represent him
to be a man of "fine social qualities." That
means, as we understand it, a clever fellow,
who can pleasantly entertain a friend, mak*
himself agreeable in a promiscuous crowd,
or "set the table in a roar." These are es.
cellencies of character which, although
they cannot be called rare, are, neverthe
less, to be admired where they cluster ill
perfection—and k it is4 therefore, a greet
pity, a misfortune to be lamented by due,
et b e
pow -
ainty
bear
State, His Excellency, and His Excellent;Tip
friends, that the plundering politician* had
not let ham alone to folios', In private life,
tecute
forces
If the
k that
serve
the bent of his inclinations, and develop
his peculiar " - social qualities" without in—
jury to the public. He would have better
suited the reigns of the Charlene* or the
1 Georges, when the wits and men Of "'oriel
I qualities" ruled the clubs, the scamps and
the courts, than these prosaic times, is
which, except in the court codes of Wash
ington, virtue is still respected, and great
Iqualities of mind held in higher estimation
than wit and gallantry.
In his inaugural this genial Governor of
a ours solemnly renews the prescribed obis
La th ligation to support the Constitution of the
acco United States and the Constitution of the
aa „,„ Mate of Pennsylvania, and to di'charge the
reApoi.sible trust confided to me Chimjwith
equen.l . i ! fide""f ."
n nut
bordi-
and
ker, 1
tv to-
W&i, having "solemnly renewed' the
obh2,atian, does our gay Governor mean to
he any more faithful to his oath than he
was 43nting his first term Granting that,
, through his want of judgment. or his pary
I bigotry, or both combioed, he may enter.
I lain the idea that he has been true to the
Constitutions of the United States and of
this State )et it is hardly possible for him
to Lettere, what no intelligent man who
has watched the course of his first term of
administration believes, that he discharged,
with fideio, the important treats confided
to him.
not
, i a
St be
ib
There in abuntiard evidence to pmte big
infidelity to that trust—evidence that
mitb of no confroverey—and we repeat the
questtort to him: Haring sworn the second
time to be fartifol, do }on mean to be so
came
ex•
Excellenry, ii ILdged by your past hir—
tory, there is molting to be hoped from you;
you are a hi ht matt, frothy, volatile aid
the tone and temper of your inaugural gives
live evidence tb.at increased years bays
' brough: tr , you werea.od wisdom. Never.
theles6 you may intend reform—you may
deign, hencetorih to be more prudent and
faithful. It you wish to w:tt a "confidence"
you boat of htv do not possess, believe us
your future must be other than your past
Z-.• 43 ores trust tt mac be.---Panel and UniOIN
an .1
A b4'tr u TaovaLs.—The following is
taken !min the Sandy WI Herald
"Pray tell me, my dear, what lathe calk*.
the
ff mn
keep me in suspense,"
“Why, I have opened one of your letters
supposing it addressed to myself. (30:lately
it looked more like Mrs. than Mr."
"Is that all ? What harm can there be
in a wife's opening her husbands letters !"
4 'No harm in the thing itself ; but the
contents ! Such a disgrace !''
What has any nue dared to write me
a letter unfit to be read by my wife V'
"Oh, no. It is couched in the most chaste
and gentlemanly language. But the con—
tents ! the contents !'
! Here the wiles buried her face in her
handkerchief and commenced sobbing
3lnud, while the hustand eagerly emelt
up the letter and commenced iselieg the
epi4ile that had been the means of nearly
breaking his wife's heart. 11 We a bill
from Ike printer for Wee 'tore 114111CrirtiON
To the Star of Ike Nora'
Terve gra buries every error— , covers Wa
ry defect—extinguishes every resentment.
From its peaceful bOROM springs none bat
fond regrets and teneer Tocia4lections. Who
g ilt
caa look doe'* on the grave ..- eit etahley,
and not feel compuuetioes *wise
should have warred with the 01110 WAN
Of earth that hea rneelderieg berate WIG