The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-04-23
BFoken Pledges.

The Republicans have not carried out
single pledge they made TO the people be
fore The election of LINcoLN-not one
Their Chicago platform was fraud and a
lie from beginning to end. In it they pro
fessed TO revere the compromises of the
Constitution, and assured the people that
the rights of the different States, as guaran-
tied them under that in strument, should
mol only be respected. but defended is assail-
ed. And yet, in the face of this pledge.
they assail the Constitution al all points,
and with utter impuniy, and are bold in
declaring that the confiscaton of four
millions OF slaves is the object OF the war, and
that hoslilitles are not 10 cease until this
object is accomplished. The President, il
is true, Processes TO hesitate but yet suggests
plan of mis- own which in effect is 20 ac-
compish the same result.
Another pledge made by the Republicans
was that The Government should be eco
nomically administered that pecuaiors
when discovered, should be and wonId be
punished, &c. Every man with spark o {
intelligence, who knew the Republican
leaders, was well satisfied that this PROMISE
was made 20 deceive the ignorant and IN
wary, and secure their votes. By the repor.
OF the Van WYcK and other committees OF
Congress, il has been shown that duriu 2
the first eight month of LINcoLN's adminis>
tration, the Government had been robbed
OF over one hundred millions of doliara And
we doubt not, could all the frauds and vi
ainies be sifted, this sum is not one tenth
the amount that has been stolen. Have
the detected robbers beer punished? No,
not man of them. On the contrary, many
of Them continue in the employ OF the Gov
ernment as contractors, and others have
been appointed TO responsible and lucrative
positions, civil and military. They dre Sidl
The LEADERS ofths Republican party, and are pt-
ted and tauored by The 4dministration.
! WheE (prevous to Inc election Of LIN
coLN) Democratic speakers ard Journal sts
attempted 10 convince the people tha; lhe
/ election OF the two highest officers OF the
! Government by a sectional party would be
impolilic, and calculated TO exasperale the
4 South and give plausible excuse TO south
ern mischief makers, 10 go on in their work
of treason, The argument was ridiculed and
we were told by the LincoInites that tue
"Sonlh could not be kicked out OF the Union
or into a war; ''Il is all right-nobody is
hurt, !" said LINcoLN after his election but
I vet he knew in his heart that all was mol
right, and that his enemies in the South
and his prominent friends in the North
were all dancing with JOY because they be-
/ lieved that his election TO the Presidency
was the dea,h-knell 10 the Union.
But. it is not necessary that we shouid
recount ,he violated pledges of Repnbli can
demas oenes, for as we said before lhey
have given The lie 10 every promise they
made We are now engaged in the very
contest we predicted before the election o.
Mr. LINCOLN. When it will end God ony
knows Bot it mnst be fought through tC
the bitter end. The rebellion must be
crushed, and the rebels Of the South and the
disunionists of the North must be put dowr
and If necessary buried in comon grave
Death TO rebels, no matter what section o
the country they reside in-EIeh1nge.