The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-05-28

Congress and to the Cor gressional Globe.
We scorn 10 reply TO the charge that the
democratic party is opposed TO granting aid
and support TO the Federal government in
maintaining its safety, integrity, and consti
tional supremacy, and in favor OF disband-
ing our armies and succumbing TO the
South The charge is libellious and false
No man has advocated any such PROPOSE
tion. Democrats recognize il as their duty
as patriots 10 support The government in all
constitutional, necessary, and proper efforts
10 maintain its safety, integrity, and cons,i-
tutonal authority; but at the same time they
are inaexibly oppused 10 waging war
against any of the States or people OF this
Union in any spirit of oppression, or for
any purpose of conquest or subiugation, or
of overthrowing or interfering with the
rights or established institutions OF any
State. Above ALL the democratic party will
not support the administration in any thing
which looks or tends 10 the loss OF our po-
Iitical, personal rights and liberties, or
change OF our present democratical form
of government.
But no, democrats, it is not the support
OF The government in restoring the Union
which the party in power requires of you.
You are asked 10 give up your principles,
your policy, and your party, and TO stand
by the administration of the parry in power,
in all its acts Above all, it is demanded
OF You that you yield at least silent snp-
port to their whole policy and 10 with hold
all scrutiny into their public conduct of
every kind, lest you should ''embarrass the
administration" You are thus asked TO re-
nounce one OF the first principles aud the
chief security of a democratic government
1.-The right TO hold public servants respon-
sible TO their master the people; 20 render
the representative accountable to the con-
siiiueni; the ancient and undoub,ed prerog-
alive OF Americans TO canvass public meas
ures and public men. II is this "high con-
siiiuiiona privilege which Daniel Webster
declared he would ''defend and exercise
within the House ard out of The House, and
in all places, in time of war, in time OF
peace, and at all time" 1t IS a right se-
cured by the constitutions right inestima-
BILE TO the people, and formidable 10 iyrants
only.
If ever there was a time when the exis-
tence and consolidation of the democratic
parry upon its principles and policy was a
vital necessity to public and private liberty,
il is now.
UDquestionably the constitution gives am
pie power TO the several departments OF the
government 10 carry on war, strictly subject
TO lis provisions, and in case OF civil war
with perfect security 10 citizens OF the loyal
States. Every act necessary for the safety
and efficiency oil the government and foI
complete and most vigorous trial of its
strength, is YET wholly consistent with the
observance OF every provision of that instru-
ment, and on the laws in pursuance of il il
the sole motives of those in power were the
suppression of the '' rebellion" and nc
more. And yet the history of the admin
slration for the twelve months past has
/ been and continues 10 be a history of re-
peated usurpations of power and OF viola
iions of the constitution, and Of public and
private rights OF the citizen. For the proof
We appeal 10 facts TOO recent to need recital
here and too fragrant and henious for The
calm narrative which we propose. Similar
acts were done and like policy pursued
in The threatened war with France in the
time oil John Adams, aHd with the same
ultimate purpose. But in two or three
yreas the people forced them into an hon.
orabie peace with France, rebuked the ex-
cesses and abuses of power, vindicaied the
constitution, and turned over the Federal
government TO The principles and policy OF
the democratic party. To the "sober sec.
ond thought of the people," therefore, and
10 the ballet box, when again in like peril
with our fathers.
But if every Democrat concurred in the
policy OF prosecuting the war 10 the utter
sndjugation OF the South and the subversion
of the State Governments with her insliiu-
tions, without convention of the States
and without an overture for peace, we
should just as resolutely resist the disband-
luS VI tH6 DtHOCIdliS pdity. IL - iHC uHll
party capable OF carrying on a war; it is the
only party which has ever conducted a war
10 successful issue, and the only party
which has done it without abuse OF power,
without molestation 10 the rights of any
class of citizens, and with due regard 10
economy. All this it has done; all this, il
need be, il is able to do again. If success,
then, in military point of view be requir-
ed, the Democratic party alone can com
mand il.
To conclude: Inviting all men, without
distinction of State, section, or parry, who
are for the constitution as il is and the Un-
ion as il was, 10 unite with us in this great
work upon terms Of perfect equality we in
sist thai
The restoration of the Union, whether
through peace or by war, demands the con-
fintad organizalion and success of th3 dem