The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-04-02
NUMBER 13.
Supporting the Government


desirous that Democrats should approve
every act of Lincoln's Administration, and
swallow them down as gospel no matter
how they may compor with their motions
Of right and wrong. Should We demur ia
the least, or be unable to accommodate our
selves to the sudden gyraiions, which this
is evety dayrmaking, we are
".raiors,n and threatened Swirh
all SORTS of ipfiic:ions.for presuming 10 ex.
ercise the right of freeman, and express
an independent opinion concerning the acts
OF our servants whom we have placed in
Office 10 manage for ms the affairs of The
Government. The xhipping-in cry of 'trea-
son 10 the Government will hardly be
found sufficient to cloak the extensive blum
derings and corruptions OF LincoIn's Admin
istra.ion, or make any Democrat approve
them contrary TO bis sense OF truth and ius-
tice Our Republican friends may possess
some secre, by which they accommodate
themselves TO the "wiring in and wiring
out" Of The administration but they have
not, as we know of, succeeded in impartina
that convenient knowledge to Democrats -
They must pardon ne for We will have 10
plod along in our old fashioned way OF an.
proving what j. right and cohdemning what
is wrong. no matter whose jade winces. n.
must indeed require considerable, elasticity
of body and conscience to appIauc the
ground ard lofty tumbl:ne now on exhibi.
ton by Lincoln's Administration. Let nd, {
illustrate. IS
The Administration declared war for the,
benefit of the Union, and we approved III,
course IL soon changed its tactics and mado
tia war for the benefi; OF contractors and
the niger and we are expected 10 nsusta;a
the Goutrnment f'-i e. LlNcoLs's Admin
istration.
The Administration dismissed Gen Cam
eron from his place in the Cabinet and we
approved It's course; il then appointed the
very same man to represent Us abroad who
II declared not fit TO represent Us at home,
aud we are beseeched to "su Stain tie Cog
ernmenff"
The VAS WYcK Committee reported to
the country certain transactions in which
Gideon Weeles, the Secretary of the Navy,
/ was mixed up in dsgraceful way that de-
manded his immediate dismissal and which
| the Committee says was "REPREHgssrBLe
AND DEMoRALIzISG," and we approved the
finding of the Committee buI Mr. weeles
is continued at the head of the Navy De
pariment and, and as a matter of course,
disgrace and disaster attends his admins.
tration-ihe Sumter SKINS the seas and cap
lures over twenty of our vessels, while our
whole Navy cannot capture her, The Mask
rhls, and other rebel ships, runs the block
ade at pleasure, our ships are sunk aud
their crews destroyed, in Hampton Roads,
by the Merr,m1c $50 long looked for" and
we are solicited TO ''sustd,n the Gore,nmenr''
England insults our country, demands
that our captured rebels be given up to her
and she protects them, threatens us with
war and sends troops 10 Canada for that
purpose, and when they arrive al our shsres
demaDdto march across our territory through
the State OF Maine. Mr.. Seward very sy-
cophant-like complies and says-"The eu-
thoriiies of the United States will permit
British steamers, and the officers or agents
OF The British Government, TO have all prop
er facilities for landing and Transporting to
Canada, or elsewhere, troops end muni-
lions OF war OF every kind, without excep-
iion or reservation" We are thus doubIy
hsmilia,ed and disgraced in the eyes OF The
world, and yet we must sustain the Goue-n-
mentP'
The Administration has appointed such
political scamps as JIM LESLEY and BILL
MoRAE, who have plundered the treasury of
hundreds of thousands of dollars, to high
positions abroad. The county, however,
has been saved from the disgrace by their
nominations being rejected, no thanks TO
MIR. Lincoln, but we must, nevertheless,
''susfoin The Government ~
The Administration at critical period
placed Gen. Mcclellan at the head of the
Army, and the whole country approved the
act. Mr. LINCOLN 10 make a display of bis
superior Generalship has taken the COM
mand in his own hands and narrowed MIR
MCCLELLAN down 10 The army of the
our armies and The honor of our flag to q
4 political scheme. We must, without Q
murmur, acquiesce in ell This and "sustain
the Goueenment P'
The Administration removed Gen. Fre-
mont from The command of the Army OF
The West, for neglect, extravagance, incom-
pelency, tyranny and bad management
generally, and We approved the righteous
act. Mr.. Lincoln has re-appointed this no.
torious humbug 10 the head OF The larges,
and most important military department 10
the country, and we are expected to approvs
that TOO and sustain The GoperHmenfP'
We might 60 on multiplying case upon
case 10 show up the Inconsistencies, blum
derings of he present Administration did
we think il worth while. What we have
noted must convince every unprejudiced
mind that the Administration has commit-
Ted some of the grandest errors ever made
under any Government. Were We no,