The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1863-12-23
BLooMsBURG. COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA. WEDNESDAY

slavery. GA number OF persons no: less
than one-tenih in number of the votes cast
in such States al the Presidential election
Of the year of our Lord 1880, each having
taken The oath aforesaid, and excluding all
others, % may ssre-esta6lish State Govern
ment,' which s'shall be recognized as the
true Government of the State p' "And il
lis engaged as notimproper that in construct
ing loyal State Government in any State,
the name of the State, the boundary, the
subdivisions, the Constitution, and the
general code Of iotos be maintained, subject
| only to the notifications made necessary
! by the conditions herein before stated Chose
of the Emancipation Proclamation), and
such others which may be deemed expedi-
ent by the new State Government" The
! suggestion is that it is not s'improper' to
retain the old Constitution, but the sugges
ton amounts to an invitation to do other
wise. By observing the tenor of the oath
aforesaid" it will be seen that no person
can assist in the formation of these new
State Governments who is not sworn to
''abide by and faithfully support all acts of
Congress passed daring the existing rebell-
ion, Nth reference 10 slaves" and also "to
abide by and faithfully support all procla-
nations of the President made during the
existing rebellion having reference 10 slaves,
Putting this and that together, the simplest
logicisn will perceive that il becomes i'm
possible for any State to return to the Union
except under the oath of its citizens 10 COM
sen: 10 the abolition OF slavery.
Is not this an effeciual bar to recons,ruc-
tion 7 Is not this prosecution of the war
directly for for the consummation OF man.
cipation Having sacrificed so much of
their best blood aud undergone so much
financial, social and political mIsfortun es,
with the prospect before them OF years OF
cannot be blind to the propriety OF establish
ing some standard of reconciliation that il
is possible for the South TO accept. Yet
now we have it distinctly proclaimed by the
Administration that the only avenue 10 re-
construction leads under the yoke of Aboli>
tion. Who shall say that is not The plant
TOOL Of fanaticism, that it is in accordance
with our Republican institutions for one
tenth of the voters OF State to remodel,
aid in fact 10 re-create the laws and Con-
siituticnzpl the State, especially when it is
within the power of the Administration, in
the event oil military occupation, to food
such State with the emissaries OF its will
So far from being self-government, the re-
aliZation of such scheme would be worse
than tyranny il would be the betrayal of
mean and :reacherous trick, which would
eternalize discord, suspicion and hatred be
tween the sections.
noticeable feature of the Message is the
absence of all aiIusion to the arbitrary acts
of the Administration, 10 the suspension of
Habeas Corpus, to the Conscription Bill and
its ridiculous failure, and TO the many de
pauures from our system of government
which lave been the themes for universal
comment. These things have touched the
mails have diIaled upon them increasingly.
they have been and are source of general
concern and anxiety; but our Chief Magis
trate does no. condescend to give them
passing notice secure in the military
power he commands, he disdains TO explain
to excuse or to justify his official attention
is too much preoccupied with that now
confessed purpose Emancipation al all
hazards. Mr.. Lincoln's present Message
reveals the Radical policy in all its disIoyaI,
disunion and anti-republican aspects, and
consigus lis author TO eternal infamy.-N
Y. Daily Nsws.