The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1863-10-07

cy. Events push them forward, aud their
| passions and interests preclude the hope of
amendment Mr.. Lincoln conceives that
he can make no peace with the South ex-
| cept one OF disunon--ihat he must go on
with The war-and we know it can go on
| in his hands only one of emancipation
and irregulariiy, unless there be a change
| OF the influences which bear rpon him.
Were he 10 srurn from him radical control
! and with IL radical support, he would break
his party in pieces. He says so himself in
acknowledging lhe "pressure" brought TO
bear upon him by extreme men. There
are in his party both radical and conserva-
live elements, but the former must domi-
nate therein, because they are most ear.
nest, determined, active and violent. Con-
servatism allied 10 such an interest,
must yield 10 il and be ruled by il The
| Cowaas must give way to the WiImos-
| This fact, renders il necessary to tern The
Republican party out of powerin order to
successful and satisfactory administration
! of the government, and, until that can be
] done, that there be brought to bear upon it
/ The wholesome influence Of public opinion
through the State elections. A regeneration
of It's policy as party, from the action of
causes within itself, cannot be expected.
AS to no-partyism, to believe in it is ut
ter madness. There is no such thing and
there can be no such thing in this country,
SO long as public affairs are considered and
pissed upon BY the people in their sover-
egn capacity as electors. Al this moment,
there is not only party of opposition but
Of administration also; party for the ex-
listing policy, made up of apologists and
upholders of all that is, and all that is to
be in government-of men whose devo-
ton to authority is complete and unques-
tioning--t whom Executive Proclamations
are the very Gospel oftruth and the Consti-
tuition of our fathers more obsolete than
Mosaic dispensation. These are men who in
worshiping power are startled by no abuse,
offended by no outrage, appalled, by no
public calamity, who almost think great
debt great blessing. and with true cour-
tier sycophancy proclaim loyalty to rulers
as the supreme virtue of the citizen. BY
their philosophy there can be only patriots
and traitors, no Independents, no neutrals,
all are destined for heaven or doomed to
hell. When to this clean-sweeping dogma
which exhausts the field of debate-vhich
leaves nothing to be said upon classifca-
tion-it be added, that these philosophers
are themselves the patriots, it follows that
the character of all others distinguishable
from them in position, is fixed as reprobate
and guilty No diversity of thought is to
be permitted-no difference of opinion
no dissens-no question-no hesitation or
doubt-silence even is guilt and to do
nothing is to commit crime These things
are not dreamed they are not recited
out of some book of horrors-they
are the current speech, the impassioned
utterances of men in our midst-the
J discour ses with which social life and
social intercourse are regaled.-' Join
us (this is the cry,) be with US,
think as we .hink, do as we do, forget that
/ you foretold these horrible evils as results
of our policy and we secuted the warning;
/ forget that we had platforms which we
have falsifed and made promises which
/ we have broken forget that YOU were
! freemen before we mounted your backs,
and ruled you by DEGREES, and put you in
prison by telegraph. and sent you tax
gatherers to take you earnings and Pro-
vost Marshals to seize your sons for the
war Forget all this, and do our bidding,
and hold up our hands, and bid US God
speed-or--you are sece ssionists-traitors
copperbeads-worse than the enemy in
arms-and saved of grace and not by merit
from most condign and pitiless punish
ment!
All this false and frantic defamation
clearly indicates consciousness of wrong
in the declaimers, sense of responsible
ity, of error or guilt, in bringing upon
the country the enormous evils which
scourge it. The man who feels himself
wrong in discussion which reviews hi.
conduct, is apt to lose his temper, and
bluster, aud PROFOUND extravagant propo-
sitions, and pour out abuse upon his an
tagonist, happy il he can thus hide his
own weakness and escape censure.
But whatever the inducing cause, these
are the utterance of the party in power,
and they fix upon it character for vim
dictiveness which will cling to it forever.
No other party of this country, mas ever
shown such intolerence-such passion
malice, hatred and fury-as the Repub-
lican; and its character in this respect is
as fixed and notorious as its practice of
corruption and its violations of law. II