The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-03-26
An Important distinction

The Republicans fearful lha, Mr.. LINCOLN
cannot stand alone, in the policy pursued
ander hs administration, take particular
pains to bo!s,er HIM up in every manner
their ingenuity can devise 1t is curious 10
observe the shifts to which they are COM
PEELED TO resort in order to sustain him. II
any OF the many bluGders. or ieeming cor
ruptions Of his administration are pointed
our we are Immediately menaced with he
growl OF some rabid Republican in whom
the aegFophobia distemper has worked up
to the point OF asserting, that, sin assailing
the President we are azsailng the country, i,
and giving aid and comfort to the rebel
lion. The members Of The Republican par
iy didn't always preach up this doctrine.
and 10 show that they are not honest in the
opinion, ard that Mr.. LINCOLN himself does
believe m it we re produce a shori extract
from one OF his peculiar speeches delivered
while be had the honor OF seat in Con
sress At that day our country was OF war
ith Mexico, the Republican party oppo-
sed The war-denoGHccd ii as unnecessary
and unconstitutional and abused the Pres
i'ent wiIhoui stint or mercy. No man was
ever more violently aud meanly abused
, than Mr. Polk and that 100 by the very
same mea who are so exceedingly careful
( OF MIR LINCoLN's reputation now iha, he
/ happens 20 te The President. Mr.. LINCOLN
was as lon- moulhed as the worst OF them
/ in denouncing the war and IN his abuse OF
: ihe President. He said in one OF his
can,) like the blood of Abel is crying to
heaven against the President +" There was
not Republican in the land that did not
/ say Amen" TO this modest sample OF low
ally Were veto apply The same Iaugnage
10 President LINCOLN it would be set down
a. TREASON and The most doleful lament
made over he ottock uPoa The 6oue'nment F"
But MIR LINCOLN gets out of his abuse OF the
President by saying, in the speech referred
10, that there is an in "importaRf distinction" !"
between the President ard the Government,
and that there is ems difficulty in seeing II, /" ex-
cept with those whose "iateJest blinds them ,
We aill take him al his word, and the Re-
publicans cannot but think him good
enough authority in such matters We
hope hereafter there will be no grumbling
when an expose of the mismanagement of
the war, and the profigscy and extrava-
gauce al the White House are made public
Here s the distinction" drawn By Mr.
LiNcoEN between the Government and the
position he occupies and we must consider
it very oPropos just now. Mr. LIScoLN says
--"I you democrats, The President and
the count, g seem 10 be all one You are ,nter-
esfed 10 see no distinction bettceen them and /
venture 10 suggest that POSSIBLY gor interest
blinds gou little Wg SEE THE DISTINCTION,
ice think Clearly enough; and our friends
hare no difficulty in ses'ng 1t also. No one,
be he Democrat or Republican,, can fail
al;er this 10 seeing The distinction between
The Constitutional Government of the coun-
Try, and the acis OF those who carry on The
Administration of The Government We
live under the Government of the country
requires that we should sustain the Govern
ment, and closely watch the encrochment
OF ambitious men seeking usurp power
rot granted to them,a ,aad tramphug upon the
Constitution and liberties of the people
The friends OF Mr.. LINCOLN, who, as he
says, ''are possibly interesid to see no dis
tnciion" between the President and the
Government, may attempt to defend and
excuse his acis by the cry that the govern