The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1863-10-21
War Democrats Insure the PermanenCI Of
the Lincoln Administration.


pie demonstration, which we give The
Constitution of the United States declares
majority of the electoral votes of all the
States TO be necessary to the election Of
President, and in case none of the parties
before the Electoral College shall receive
such majority, the election shall devolve
on Congress, which shall select from the
three receiving the highest number OF votes
in the Electoral College. AS il is nearly
certain that the Confederate States viii lot
be legally represented in the Electoral Col.
lege, II may safely be assumed that no one
will receive the vote required by the Con-
stitution, and tha, therefore the electioo will
deyolve upon Congress, ard as the Repub-
icans can have and will have a majority in
Congress MIR. Lincoin's re e.eiection NAV
fairly be pronouced foregone conclusion.
Should it so happen that Mr.. Lincoln
should get majority of the electoral votes
cast, we NAV feel well assured that be will
declare himself duly elected, aud this he
will do by the same good authority which
issued the Emancipation Proclamation, the
Confiscation and the Habeas Corpus Proc
lamations, the Vallandigham banishmeni
manifesto, and the like; and the same pow
er which enforced them will enforce bis
election and the same plant Judiciary
which has sanctioned all these, and pro-
nounced the COnscription act constitutional,
and having decided that paper is gold, will
continue to play Poionus TO our Presden-
tial Hamlet, and when he thinks he sees
whale it will see something every much
ike a whale" But in case a Democrat
should get the majority the President will
very clearly see that the Constitution inter-
poses an insuperable bar. aud thai the elec-
ton must go TO Congress.
So, when The election is made by Con-
gress, if he shall get majority of The
States voting, il will suffice, though it be
not majority of all the States, and West
ern Virginia and bogus representatives.
from Southern States be there to give him
the majority, il will be declared legal by the
President, aud be held to be perfectly in &C.
cordance with the Constitution by our Pol
onius judiciary. But, should a Democrat
chance TO get majority, the President will
suddenly be visited by constitutional scru-
pies, and the proclamation would be issued
that no election can be made
What then Mr.. Lincoln will announce
his purpose, which imperial "uecessity"
forces upon him, 10 forego bis desire TO re-
lire 10 private life, and TO submit to a con-
tinuance of the labors OF office, lest anarchy
should ensue in This unprovided condition
OF affairs he will continue to act as Presi-
dent until restoration Of the Union shall
enable the people constitutionally 10 elect
a President. Will not a Polonius judiciary,
which hnmors 10 his topmost bentthe Pres
idential Hamlet, say Amen to his decision I?
Peace would reverse all this. Instead of
such programme, rendering the perpelui-
ty OF the Lincoln dynasty certainly, peace
would render its extinction certain at the
end OF Mr.. Lincoln's term, and with i:s ex-
iinction restoration, perhaps, OF the Con-
siituiion and Laws. The touuous policy Of
the War Dem ocrs,s defeats its own aims
Is il they who have given the Adminisira-
ton power 10 perpetrate all lis iniamie-,
which reder US such stencil in the noslrils
of all nations. They have put the lash in
the hands o. the Administration, which it
so vigorously applies TO their backs it is
they, and they alone, who. have given a
power to the Administration which efeciau-
ally and permanently shuts the door upon
all their hopes OF office aid and of spois.
Had the war Democrats proved true to
their pedges of honor and declaration of
principles, this war could have no exist
ence if begun by Mr. Lincoln it would
have fzzled out in month II could not
now continue six months, and but for the
War Democrats the iyrant scepter would
fall from the palsied hand. Whatever of
evil flows from this war .he blame must
rest equally on the Administration and on
the War Democrats, the first being the
wicked will which enacis it 10 all its hide
Gus character and proportions. Now in
vain does this War Democracy "a cats paw
10 the Administration look forward 10 the
possession o: Office and spoils by continu-
ing .he war until after the period of .he
next Presidential election the expected
fruit, il will be seen by this article, will
turn to bitter ashes in their mouth, and il
will remain as now, the subssrvient, unre-
warded dupe OF this accursed Administra-
lion. Peace will put the Democracy in
power beyond all reasonable doubt A
protracted war only aggravafes every evil,
and insures the destruction of all that i,
purports to save. This Administration is
as much the enemy of every man true 10
Democratic principles as j, is to the South.
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