The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1863-10-07
Whatcurtin Did Not do, and What he Did DO.

The friends OF Gov. Curtin evidently do
not feel very sanguine of his election, or
they would not resort 10 he miserable shifts
they do to bolster him up. At this moment
they are polling the "Soldiers' Friend =
string with great energy, bat 10 little pur.
pose. They seem 10 have settled down irI
the conviction that only very strong mill
tary feeling in his favor and general be.
iiefthat his election is necessary to pre-
serve the Nation {Heaven savo the mark y
can secure his election and hence they re-
sort to every means TO produce. such feel
ing and such belief. The people are as
sured by them that he is very Sloyal" an9
Woodward is very disloyal-lhat the Presi-
dent desires his election and breads the
election of Wood ward more than anything
else; that his election would confirm the
administration, put down tie rebellion, ard
save The life OF the nation, while Wood
wards election would cripple the Presi.
dent, insure the Independence of the South
ern Confederacy, aud of course sever the
Union forever. This is said to the people
10 frighten them into the suppof: OF Curtin.
II is mainly false in regard to Curtin, and
entirely false in relation TO Woodward But
what of that? It is the only means by
which Curtin can be elected, and therefore
they do not scruple 10 use it. This is their
course with the people. They pail another
string for the soldiers They tell them that
Curtin furnish President with zoe, 600
troops-ihat kHFaiseG the Reserve Corps,
and has since watched over il as hen does
over her brood--(if they would say as
hawk does over partridge they would be
nearer righD-that he: after the Reserves
were sent to the army, made ertraordin arg
eTertions 10 raise a second similar body OF
troops 10 protect the frontier, and many
other things equally silly and equally false.
These are things which Curtin did NOT do -
Let as see what be did do, 10 entitle hin, 10
the confidence and support of the soldiers
and the people.
Here is catalogue of some of the praise-
worthy acts which he did perform, as we
find it in the Wofchman, published in the
Town OF Belleionie, Centre county, Curiin's
home:
WHAT CURTIN DID DO.
Who appointed contractors that clothed
the three months men in shoddy, gave hem
blankets thin as air-funished them shoes
with pine shaving soIes-aud fed them on roi
ten Herring and Sinking Beef! A. G Curtin.
Who rode over the terrible battle field al
Gettysburg, and on hearing wounded off,
Ger exclaim, 'sthis is an awful slaughter of
Pennsylvanians, remarked, ''i, mattered
little, there were plenty more 10 take their
places g' A. G. Curtn.
Who attempted TO force The Stale militia
into the service Of the United States. for six
months or longer? A. G Curtin.
Who keeps that miserable pack of shod1y
contractors, horse thieves, and public rob-
bers, that furnished the three months men
with rotten blankets and worthless clothes,
still in the employ A. G. Curtin.
Who approved bill that took from the
tax payers of Pennsylvania, eighteen mill
ions of dollars, and gave it 10 The Psnnsyl-
vauia railroad company A. G Curtin.
Who transferred the State and its Legis-
lature into the hands OF this plundering cor
poration 2 A. G. Curtin.
Who made an agreement with this same
company, by which il was to pay The State
SIS, 900 per annnm-concealed that agree
meni and afterwards surrendered il 10 the
company, without even preserving copy
or memorandum of it A. G Curtin.
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invaded by the Confederaies, and then said
he had no power to defend the State when,
thousands upon thousands of our citizens
we're on hand ready TO IepeI an invasion
and protect our homes A. e. Curtin.
Who crawled TO Washington. like poor
miserable beggar, and there on tended
knees implored Father Abraham TO aHoo
him 10 protect our State Capitol A. G.
Curtin
Who boasled in this town, on the night
OF the election, that he had his heel os THE
NEcKs OF DEMOCRATS, and vould keep IL there
for three gears A. G. Curtin.
Who permitted the minions of Federal
authority to enter the Capital of our State
and drag from their homes honest, patriotic
citizens, and incarcerate them in the loaih-
some cells of military prisons, without war
rant or cause? A. G. Curtin.
Who pardousd the Abolition miscreanis
at BIoomsburg, after they had been found
guilty of rioting by Judge and jury /? A. G.
Curtin.
Who gave a respite TO negro murderer
in Philadelphia, and at the same time re-
fused to grant few days TO an Trishman
convicted of the same offence A. G. Cur.
tin.
Who took an oath before high Heaven
swearing that he would mol vote, nor give
his influence for any man for any office in
the gii of the people, unless be be an
American born citizen, nor if he be u Roman
Catholic ! A. G Curtin.
Who took an oath before high Heaven,
swearing that if ever elected OF appointed
TO any official station giving him The power