The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-12-24
A REVIEW.

With The close of the year will draw TO-.
ward lis end the eighth volume of the "STARn
The eight years of mixed toll and enjoy
msas which have marked some of The bss,
time of life. They have been fruitful in the
knowledge OF men and the world; and while
not every movement has been one of sun
shine, ii has gone quite as well with The idol
of our political affections as we had any rea-
son 10 desire or expect Ii grew out of The
earnest impulse OF hIe's spring-time for Truth
and Right ard dealt lis blows fearlessly
against selfshness and guile without count
ing The cost The labor in lis columns has
been given with hearty good sill, and
with the zeal which only sincerity can be-
slow. 1t is the most pleasant Of reflections
in reviewing the past that our early friends
all stand By our banner yet; end that even
the enemies of our enterprise in its origin
now do slow justice 10 the motives that guide
it and the merits that mark it.
A country newspaper must from the very
nature of things be political; and the man
who in this republic prelends 10 despise poll
lics isaouly guilty of foolish aaeclaiion.-
He who assumes 10 be ''no-par,y-man" is
generally the veriest slave OF party, and The
most bigoted of men. In our party, then,
we found eight years ago portion OF camp
followers caring only for The "rule," and re-.
ally hostile 10 The principles of Democracy.
Heresies were openly avowed on subjects
of revenue and finance in government, and
men taken for candidates who were hostile
TO the organization Of the party. Cameron.
ism and volunteering were dividing the par
ty, and had made it the easy prey of the op-
poeilion. ~
In these days Cameronism has not an
open friend in the county, and the men who
rau after Wings and Volunteers come back
repenlant and sorrow(ul. When the tide Of
fana'icism and bisolry swept over the State
10 '5a there were here few Democrats who
followed the false gods, and mnisiered be-
lore The idols in secret silence and shame
They drew The water and hewed the wood
for The false prophets until they found that
creed poweTess 10 save them, and are now
cast out as Improbable servants by those
whom they served only to well. When the
day OF darkness came we gave warning and
spared not The faihless and false. Early
and late We toiled against deception and
malice-and often toiled almost single hand i.
ed and alone.
The opposition has been dishearlened and
mortified al the resut-at first that lis allies
proved powerless, and more recently that
they proved treacherous.
We can say Of truth what few men. can
after eight, years service IN the front rank of
The fray--lhal we have written nothing in
these columns which we would wish were
blolled ou,--nothng which we believe was
unjust OF unfair Aud with this inspiriling
reflection our work will 60 on. To The true
spirits who have Stood by us in the hour of
trial the new year and volume will knit us
with another link of brotherhood in the great
cause of the people. The cold hearted have
illustrated the lesson OF human efrailly, and
we can afford TO forgive. The victories of
the past will animate us 10 begin our new
volume with renewed energy aud spirit,