The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-05-21
BLOOMS BURG, WRDsEsDaY, NAY slst. 1869
The Csming Campaign.

In about six weeks the Democracy OF
Pennsylvania will assemble in convention
10 nominate candidates Tor Auditor General
Luzefne Union. The eyes OF the whole
country fromahat day forward to the cleo
sion, will be tnrued upon US, and it will in-
ally be decided for Pennsylvania whether
her people endorse Aboitionism, sqnan-
dering OF the public money by tens OF mil
mions, enormous taxes to purchase thrift
less negroes, mob law, destruction of the
liberty of the press, the suspension of the
writ OF ha5eas corpus, the Incarceration of
peaceabie citizens without accusation or
trial in short, all that long list os heresies
and isn,s of the late Republican pariy-the
suthorsoi our calamitous troubles.
The immense issues at stake do net STOP
here. Il must be clear to an observing
mind, as events are every day developing
future. probabilities that the hopes of the
whole country will rise or fall with the vic-
tory or defeat OF our party in this State the
coming fall-so far as those hopes look for
ward TO restoration OF the Union and the
re.establishmeni of the Government in its
old form, power and Integrity. The armies
in the field cannot make re-union of peo-
fle-bayoneis never made republic and
never can, though they have destroyed sew
erai. They may crush the rebellion, but
the work of restoring the government will
befune OF years. II ever accomplished, and
can never be done by iha: party, which,
by It's constant ard causeless agitation OF
the slave question, years back, for political
effecf has brought this war with all its
train OF ills and woes upon he country
Thai party cannot be trusted for the great
work before the American people in the
future. From the organization OF this gov
eminent ill the present, whenever they
have succeeded to power, they have uni
fformly GOT the country into some trouble or
other that il has taken the Democrats years
TO get out Of Bui this time they have cap
ped the climax. Ore hundred years may
roll away, and yet the monuments OF desc
la.ion and ruin OF this unnatural war, in a
political and civil, as in a physical sense,
wiiibe distinctly visible everywhere over
the country. Nothing bui the most conser-
.vasIse course on the part OF the general gov
eminent, after this war shall close-the
tepderes,.regard for the feelings, the rights.
the preindices, and interests Of the conquer
I'd, will prevent the fame OF civil war from
breaking oul in the fnture-aDd thus like
the Mexican States The government will
become the prey of the ambition and de
signing. sahd-the sPorl of petty military lea
ders. There is work enough for the De-
mocracy ior'ine next-qnarter OF century,
10 bring the government back TO .ib5 spot
even here II was when the present de
structse administration came into power,
and The work cannot be commenced 100
soon Tor The couniry's good II must be
seen tnai there is power and a will in the
Northern Sleses com2eient'to destroy every
vessige OF Abolitionism The very party
should everywhere be classei with their
breih-en at ibe South, the secessionisis,
with whum, in a common canse aud for a
common purpose they have Iaborsd to wi: :
The dissolution of the Union and the de
strucIion OF The GoyerHment. The name
should everywhere becoms HE synonym OF
inlamy, and their doctrines everywhere as
sociated with tha, delnsion, folly and mad
ness that would pull dowp the pillars OF the
temple upon its own head, that it might
bury others in the common ruin.
II is high lime that this great work had
-commenced-iime that We were organizing
ia every county and iownship-ihai thai we
were preparing for the supremacy of tha
parry 10 The, government that alone is suffi
cient 10 restore the country TO its wonted
repose and prosperity
Looking 10 these objects and to purposes
thus patriotic, we trnst that our State Con-
vention will put in nomination the very bes
men of the party. We want no party hacks
10 weigh down tie energies of The people
in the coming contest. Give us men whom
::he Office seeks--none of those who have
been hanging 10 me public crib and the
skirts Of The, party for life lime. Give q:
men who stand out as examples of party
47delisy-who 10 all trials have had the cour
age 10 dare, the viii 10 do, and the integrity
10 speak si all times for The party and the
principles they cherish-lhe parry that hat
ever sustained the Union ald the Constitu-
ton. And not only in the State, but in
county nominations let this also De Inc case
Give Us good and true men, and we will
everywhere be victorious.
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Mrkrrse or REPuBLlcAE EDHoRs.-Ths
Harrisburg Union OF the 9Th lnst.' says
There was convocation of gentlemen in
this city on Wednesday who are connected
with The Republican newspapers in diftef-
ent sections of the State What they were