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


now deny. All this blood poured forth
upon an hundred fields Of battle all
these tears rhed by thousands of firesides
all this heaping up of mighty masses of
debt to press upon the back of labor for
generations all these bitter passions let
loose in hitherto peaceful communities
all these outrages of power upon the citi-
zen; all this prostitution of the pulpit to
the purposes of faction; all this corruption
which shames the nation--are the foretold
results of the elections OF 1860. And does
not good sense and right reason dictate a
reversal of the decision then made against
the Democratic party, at the first fitting
opportunity
But it is said the question of the war
now presses upon US, and its successful
conclusion is the single point to which at
tention must be directed. / agree that
the inquiry shall be, how can the war be
most surely, and successfully concluded!
or, in other words, how shall we relieve
ourselves from it without dishonor and
without disunion, neither of which are to
be tolerated
You may therefore inquire of me, How
shall we get out OF this war by its
vigorous prosecution upon former plans
By having plenty of Executive proclama-
tions By having the laws suspended
By professions of unconditional loyalty to
the President and his advisers p mol!
don't know that you can get out of this
war by these means. They have been
tried, and still, after two years and half
of war, the cry comes to US, More money
and more men The traitors who were
to be whipped in thirty days, have shown
marvellous vitality, and thou h severely
chastIsed, still stand defiant and uu-
broken
But there is another means of extrica-
ton from the war (Which I have men,
toned aboye), and it is an appropriate,
constitutional and affective one. 1t is to
vote out Of power the men who occasioned
the war-who provoked 1.-THE men who
have mismanaged the war-who have kept
it up and are keeping it up because they
have other objects in view beside the sal
vation of the Union. | advise YOU to re-
sort to this means Of relief from the bur-
dens of the war. Commence, by your
own direct action through the ballot-box,
the reformation of the government and the
Cancellation Of the whole country to the
doctrines of reunion and lawful rule -
Begin this work next week in the election
of GEORGE WASHINGTON Woodward as
Governor. Commission that strong, true
man to speak for you at this juncture,
words of courage and wisdom, words of
stern reproof to all enemies of Constitu-
tional rule, and of encouragement and
fellowship to all its friends. Nay, you
will speak for yourselves in electing him
In that act you will send out a voice to
Washington, and to al the States, which
will be understood and will be needed
1t will be said everywhere, Pennsylvania
has spoken and the end is nigh The
reign of APPROXIMATIONS is over: The courts
are to be opened that justice may be rem
dered to all who demand it The hand
of the censor will be lifted from the tele-
graph that it may again speak truth, and
it shall never more convey a message con-
signing the untried citizen to Bastile or
banishment: Neighbor shall no longer
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shall those appointed to preach the Gospel
of Peace become famous as the trumpeters
of party and the champions of violence
Mobs are to be quite abolished, and all
thieves driven forth from the treasury as
their predecessors of Judea we're driven
! forth by the Saviour from the temple of
God =
But especially, to the Union men of the
| Border States and of the South, your
voice will be one of consolation and en-
couragement. 1t will be hailed joyfully
by the Tennessee and by the Catawba by
the men of Kentucky and by the patriots
of Texas. A horrible nightmare will be
lifted from their breasts and they will
breathe again, and VIII come forward, and
stand beside US, as brothers, to assist in
reforming the Union of our fathers.
And not only with them, but also with
a great part of those directly involved in
revolt, will your voice have weight and
influence. Pressed by the burdens of the
war, conscious of all its horrors, they will
listen to a great central State speaking in
distinct, unequivocal language, for justice,
peace and reunion, and possessing power
enough in the nation TO cause her opinions
to be respected and her will to be obeyed
1t is not the voice of Rhode Island or of
Delaware, not distant utterance from
Oregon or Maine, but one from the very
heart of the land and from community
Of three millions of souls-from a State
which has given quarter of million of
men to mismanaged war and can furn-
ish as many more to enforce just policy,
| free from abuse and from fanatical domin-