The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-02-12
NUMBER 6.
The Secret Ont.

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roooed and cheated By set OF unprinci-
pied scoundrels, The voice OF warning was
partly s:lfied by the administration itself.
by prescribing the 'men who dared to defend
The rights of The people and expose fraud. :
No less than fifteen Democratic journals
were forcibly seized in The Stale of New
York. and their publication suspended, by
the official minions of the Administration
Here, in Pennsylvania, Democratic printing
offices were sacked in some sections and
The use of The mails closed against them ia
others. Prominent Democrats all over the
North were arrested, and without trial, in.
carcersted in forts and prisons. A tele>
graphic despatch from Simon Cameron or
any other member of the Cabinet was snf-
fcient 10 secure the imprisonment of any
man. Hundreds of these arrests were made
as mere mode OF revenge or for political
hatred, and scores ofthese imprisoned men
were, after months of priva,ion and suffer-
ing, discharged from their confinement,
without irial, ,and wi h no knowledge OF hav-
ing committed an ofense against the Gov.
eminent. ltwas fearful state of affairs.
and excel'ed in Infamous prescription the
worst scenes in the French revolution.
The people of the Norlh-particularly
Democrais-stood amazed and alarmed at
the despcabe tyranny of The Administfa-
tion and its friends Men huddled together
and inquired what does all this mean a.
where are we drifting ?-where will il end ~
Many OF them could not see the object of
the Republicans in :hus putting al1aw and
the Constitution al defiance They could
not divine the reason why men whose only
crime had been the exposure of fraud and
corruption, should be stlgmatized as se-
cessonlsts" and Imprisoned without trial.
They could not see why hungry Republic
cans, who were lowering over the peoples
treasure like crows around carrioo carcass.
were so bitter in their denuncia.ions OF those
who dared 10 say aught against the pecu-
laors and dishonest scoundreIs who were
robbing the Government and the poor sol.
dlers. The Secret is out however Look
al the revelations of the Van Wyck Commit
lee, where it shows that in the space of six
months the treasury OF the people had been
T. robbed OF nearly one hundred millions of
dollars No wonder ihaI The disinlere<ted
patriots who were thus engaged IN swIn>
ding the Government, Insisted Upon The
arrest Of those who had the moral courage
to lay bare and expose TO the public their
damnable transactions. No wolder Demo-
cratic printing offices were sacked. No
wonder that the Post Master General. in VII
olation of law anJ, his oath, assumed The
monsiroDs responsibility of refusing the use
OF the mails 10 papers that had pointed cut
these peculaiions. No wonder that Simon
Cameron, negIeciful OF his du;ies as Secre-
tary OF War, occupied his time in ordering
The arrest of political enemies who were
annoying him by their reference 10 frauds
upon The Government. No wonder men
were accused OF disloya.,y, for insisting up
on obedience 10 the Constitution and the
laws No wonder that these pairiolthieves
beloved for the war and f" blood-io-the>
knees" No wonder that they all re-
mained al home, or followed The army as
the jackal ifollOws the lion smelling OCT
punder. MOI man OF these "blood io-ihe-
They remained al home to persecuie loyal
Democrats, and al the same time 10 steal
from the government. They supposed that
by persecuting Democrats, sending them 10
prison, burning and sacking printing Offices
aud closing the mails against certain papers
they would stile inquiry and cover their own
deeds.
Bat, they failed in their object Demo-
cratic papers, not inundated, poured in
their hot shor into The nest OF viPers. Their
forked tongues, their threats and menaces.
were disregarded and delied. Ia the midst
OF tais conflict-a conflict between the
Democratic party on the one hand and
ihieviug yagabond traitors on the other-
Mr.. Van Wyck, a Republican member of
Congress from New York, rose in his place
in the House and asked that a committee
might be appointed 10 investigate The
charges that had been preferred. The re-
quest had TO be granted aud MIR. Van Wyck
was appointed Chairman. We have no
doubt that he was under the i'm preston
when he made The motion, that he would
be enabled 10 excuIpaie his party friends,
and clear them of the charge OF fraund a nd
robbery. But alter entering upon his du-
ties he found the charges 100 true, and, like
all honest man, as he certainly is. he ex-
posed them as he found them. Up 10 this
time he has brought to light trauds approx
imaiing a hundred millions OF dollars, and
he is not yet done investigating. The se-
cret Is out, we again repeat. No wonder
that they were anxious 10 silence those who
demanded nves,igalion-no wonder -
More anon - Carlisle Volunteer
good story is told oil Bostonian's first
appearance in polite society IN Arkansas.
The company were engaged in dancing,
and the loseist female present occupied a
chair near The window without a partner
! Id.