The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1863-12-09
s0ms ofIhs Features Of the War ler the Union.


OF force IN the case of diso5edient or refrac.
tory States has been completely lost on the
self-styled Constitutional IN en- of these days.
! With logged persistence that is proof
{ alike against reason and the facts of history,
they insis that the war shall go on until
The Federal authority is re established in
every State OF the Old Union Well, their
policy has been tried for more than TWO
years and half, and we believe even they.
or at least the candid portion of them, will
admit that We are worse off than when The
strife began. We ask, then, If we have no,
during this period. been guilty of acts to-
ward the South which wonld render any
other Union than that maintained by the
strong arm an impossibility Have we mol
sought TO carry our point by such means as
Knssia Is now employing in Poland, or as
England has used for centuries in Ireland
Has The war differed in any respect from
all other wars waged for the consolidation
OF empIrsss Has ours not been characleri-
zed by the same feaures-by towns and
dwellings given to the flames; by the DESC
ia,ion of extended tracts OF country; by the
Proslrasion OF commerce; by scenes OF plum.
der and wan,on destruction of private prop
erty; By ontrages on the weaker sex that
make the blood run cold 10 read or think of,
in word, is not the record of this war for
the Union marked by just the same features
that are TO be found in the history of all wars
wagec for conquest and territorial domin-
ion
Now, while these are facts which cannot
be conroveried. is any man, be he War
Dsmocra, or Republican, so siolid as not
to see that Union thus cemented can only
be held together by precisely the same
aeency2 Military subjugation means nolh-
ing more nor less than military occupation
What tie sword has acquired must be held
By the sword. The sequel is eyident-a
standing army of halt a million, with an
outlay of at least two millions of dollars a
day, the overthrow Unconstitutional govern
ment, and the establishment of a centraIi-
zed military despotism, the oppression of
labor by excessive taxation, and the build
ing up of privileged money class whose
FINANCE of despolic power in The hands of
the Administration. Such will be the in
evitable result of this monsirous falIacy call
ed the War for the Union.
Now, lei us look al the character OF the
men who direct and control the policy OF
the powers that be. Have they not hereto
fore, in their party organization, sustained
principles and given inference 10 senii-
ments utterly subversive of all law and or
der2 Have they not shown themselves 10
be disorganizers OF the worst stamp? Have
they not set up their own opinion as above
and superior TO the decisions ofthe sspIeme
tribunal of The country aud called it The
"highsr law from which they allow no
lalsified their pledges 10 the people, and
under the plea OF military necessity, made
war upon every right made sacred to Amer
ican freemen By the bloody trials and sacri-
fees of the Revolution All this they have
done, and yet large portion of the people,
in complete abnegation of these facts, cling
with tenacily 10 a policy that the great
statesmen OF the country have warned US
again and again could only be productive of
one resuli-the permanent establishment OF
a military despotism.
We have never hesitaled 10 express our
convictions in regard 10 The ends aimed al
by the party in power, and We now warn
the Democratic leaders that longer per-
e.stonoa "a ,boir 1rosanf sna1ort of -. z,r
policy will lead TO the complete extinction
of their party, and the absorption OF all po-
liiical power in the hands OF The AGminis-
traliou. Do they not see that every Demo-
Gallo voter who volunteers, or is drafted into
the army weakens our strength, while il
increases that of our enemy and he enemy
OF the country Have they not seen, in
the recent State elections, how this system
has been made TO work-how the Republic
can voters were sent home from the army,
and the Democratic voters were retained,
unless they pledged themselves TO vote uh-
der ins:ruc:ions, and the surveillance OF
.heir military superiors The Democratic
Representatives in Congress mast insist on
q lutt tutCoi otiOb ouO CApooutC VI tu.o Out-
rage upon citizen suffrage, and the party
acting in cooperation with them, through
their various organizations, must insist up
on a suspension of hostilities with a view
10 reconstruction, or settlement OF the con.
iroversy on such grounds as may lead. TO a
reunion at some future time. One thing is
certain, thai the integrity of the Republic
can never be established by force. Mr..
Seward is our authority for that and an
other matter is equally certain, that the pro-
longarion of this fraircidai conflict must
terminate in the destruction OF The onIy
thing that rendered the Union valuable
Democratic Freedom. WilIthe Democracy
be warned in time
AMERICAN AGRIcULTUaisT.-Th closing
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