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

,ohich the Constitution has appointed for
its erercise.-GEo. w. WOODWARD.
Honest Abraham His Honest Acts and aou.
est supporters.
! Even The warmest supporter. of ,h;s al.
mInIstraiion-iis most serviIe and mercen-
airy advocaies-its hired scribblers and ora
tors-ihe very sculIions and scum of the
kitchen, admit that The Presidents procla-
nation suspeDdine the privilege of The Wi,
OF habeas corpus was a dangerous exercise
O. power. Forney, the most debased and
inscriptions among all th e servants in the
White House, says:
The power which this suspension will
give the President would De dangerous In
the hands OF a corrupt rnler. but the hones-
! " and lnoorrnpiible patriotism of brahaun
Lincoln guarantee its upright and impar-
al exercise"
What if the honesty" imputed TO Lin.
coin by these advocates OF arbitrary power
should prove 10 have no existence-thes.
coniessedly, he is now exercising a power
dangerous" to the liberties of the country.
And what evidences have we had of hi.
'thonesty'-what bat the mere assertion
OF his interested supporters, men who make
a trade OF falsehood 2 His words and ac.
ious-to which We must look for proof of
his "aonesiy," rather Than 10 The opinions
OF the venaI sycophan,s who are thieying
upon plumber and parronsge-al testify
agaiEs; him, aud proclaim him to be disin-
genuous and dishonest. His record shows
him 10 be inconsistent and insincere-a
man ofno fixed principles or opinions
reckless alike of what he says and what be
does. Ever since his inauguration lis prac-
! tices have given the lie TO his professions,
and even those who have had the most in.
! huenee 10 moulding his policy, the radicals
who would perish If be should fail them,
are obliged TO confess that they find him
weak, vacilaling and false. At The very
/ outset of ais administration he proclaimed
E u the world that he had neither the right
nor The inclination TO NEEDLE with slavery
10 the States, and ye; every ac, of his since
/ has proved that his almost sole aim is 10
crush slavery wherever IL exists Having
I no fright" under the Constitution, be has
/ not scruplsd to ssurp the power His proc
lamalion of emancipation and his proclama.
/ ton suspending TIE writ of habeas corpus
are both The spawn OF usurpaton.
And yet We are asked 10 confde in the
| t'honesiy" of this dishonest man, and COM
nit our Liberties TO his keeping without
! question or a doubt. Innocent and cnsus-,
4 picious as the people are, this is asking TOO
much OF them. They zee that this man
whose ''honesly" is so ostenia,iously pro-
claimed, has not scrupled 10 viOIare The
Constitution and uampls upon the laws
I whenever they have stood in his way, aud
they know that such a man carnot be
| "honesl," and must be unsafe. |, is an
Insult 10 their intelligence, denial Of THEFT
common sense TO address them as the Liu-
coin press and the hired stump orators who
are now prowling over The Stale do. They
know as well as we that The policy Of the
President is policy against The freedom
of the white man-lha, his proclaim alton of
suspension places every white citizen at
the mercy OF the miuions OF power, and
that to-day we are a nation virtually with
out constitution and subject to the will of
one man. And yet they have The audaciiy
to ask for this admin stration the confidence
and "unquesiiouing support" of The people.
In effect they say 10 Us: True, Lincoln has
absorbed all power, both OF Congress and
courts; violated the Constitution; assumed
| imperial powers; undermined the founda-
ton Of the Government; committed "eveis
act which they may define tyrant:" burhe
is "honest;' he can be trusted; good people
confice in him, lean upon him-give him
your liberties, aud thank God that it 10
"Honest Abe" TO whom yon yield Them
We must be much mistaken in our esti-
!, mate of The good sense and patriotism of
the people if they see it in this light. They
are not insensible 10 their ights, nor TO the
danger which threatens Them and on the
18th of October will record the opinion
: which they entertain of 'tHonest A be" and
his Lieutenant, ''Shoddv Andy"
LET the soldiers who may be at home on
; the day of the election, remember that
ANDREW G. CURTIN, the shoddy candidate
: for Governor, vas in the conspiracy against
Gen. NcCLELLAE, and that il was his iphu
ence az much as any other cause that IN
duced the President 10 remove McCLELLA,
from the command OF The army. McCLELL-
an is the ''soldiers friend" and the soIdier