The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-27
NUMBER AZ.
The Past.

eve OF a Presidential election. The State
elections had gone against the Democratic
party. No reasonable doubt existed OF the
election of Lincoln. The Republicans were
in high spirits. The air resounded with ex-
ultations at Their ANTICIPATED victory. The
streets of every city and village were ablaze
with the torches of their Wide-Awak axe pro-
cession rs Democrats were depressed and
dishearened. Defeat stared them in the
face party, and they saw with gloomy
forebodings the premonitions OF danger to
the Union. What was the language OF both
parties at his time and how does it look in
the light of experience aud existing facts.
The Republicans promised unexampIed
prosperity as tie result of their success
They treated the idea OF danger. TO the Unioa
with disgusting levlty. Men who. ven;ured
TO raise a warning voice against the peuIs
of the ut1re were treated with unsparng
ridicule. They iIlboding prophets
professional Union savers"- dough-iaced
politicians-Soulher lick spitt es, cringing
al the lash ofthe Southern task master
The election OF Lincoln would quiet all this
party cIamor, raised for the purpose of
frightening treemen into compliance with
the demands OF Southern arrogance. They
| would subside ike whipped spaniels after
the election of the Republican candidates.
| Then would commence the bright chapter
! in American history. ~ protective tariff
would deveope the long dormant resources
| OF the Nouh-gye employment to the la
borer and prosperity 10 every branch of
! manufacture. The biighliug curse of sla-
/ very would be forever excluded from the
territories, ,aui The soil parliloned out among
| hardy northern emigranls. There would
| be work for the aborer, land for the land
less prosperity for the manufacturer, unal-
| loyed happiness for the people, and the
beginning OF the golden age for the Ameri-
can Republic Such were the predictions
aud promises confidently uttered by every
Republican orator end every Republican
press in The land.
Where are now all these promised bless
ingsl We have protective tariff, but what
good does it do US ? We have homestead
law but what advantage is ii TO 'ihe landless.
We have a Government but what headway
has it made in subdueing this rebellion
which was 10 be crushed as strong man
cru,hes an egg she'll in his hand?
One year ago the Democratic party antci-
paied danger 10 the Union and besought the
people not TO elevate to power the re presen
latiyes of a party most obnoxious TO the
largest section, .erritorially, OF the country.
Whether lusI!y or uuiustly, they could not
shut their eyes TO the fact that in fifteen
states Of the Union The Republican party
was so odious to the people that Mr.. Lin
coin could not receive votes enough worth
, counting. They believed it to be- danger
| ous experiment in popular government to
: choose its rulers in the face of the earnest
and defiant protests Of the people of ore
, half of the States. They commended that
: concession and compromise vas not only a
$ Just policy, but necessary policy for the
prosperous government Of a nation so diver
sfied in its interests and institutes its
own. They argued for peace and harmony
! They plead earnestly for the Union-anC
the continuance of that fraternity which i:
the true bond Of Union. But their counsels
and warnings were unheeded. The people
believed hat there was no real ground OF
aarm-and soothed into security by the
promise of parry leaders counmtled th'
fatal blnnder OF trusting a secuonliparIy-