The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-04-13
Tories Of '76 and ibolitienlsts Of "a.

THE Vallandgham peace men OF to-day
are countefpans of The Tories of the Rev
oIuliOn. ."-[ Republican Paper.
The above furnishes fiji opportunity fol
saying something on The subject that we
have long been Opposed 10 investigate. 1t
is this: The Valandigham men-,he Demo-
! cra;s-who are more Than one-hai OF the
Nonh, stand precisely upon the platform,
advocate the same doctrines that Washing
ton, Jefferson, Hancock, Adams and the
American patriots adhered TO in I776.
They are the ineai descendents, the irEe
representatives.. are, in fact, the true pat
riots of our day, while their opponents are
The tories of the times. We propose 10 de :
lend these propositions by arguments that
cannot be gainsayed.
The Wing party of l776 believed thai the
only rse, the only legitimate basis of tie
government, was in the consen: OF the gov
erned. This is the Democratic doctrine OF
Today. The Tory docirine.oi l776 was that
government did not rest upon the consent
OF the people governed, bnI they relied IN
stead upon The bayonet and sword 10 hold
them in snbjection. The Tories OF to-day
believe in the same thing. The patriot
Wings of I776 favored no other Union. This
s The Union the Democrats are for to-day
The Tories OF l776 were not for voluntary
Union but for a coercod one, and so are
the Tories OF 1854, alias The Administration
party.
The British Tories of 1875 claimed thai
the King had the right 10 suspend The writ
Of ha5eas corpus ; proclaim martial law over
the whole country arrest and throw into
prison, or transport into distant land any
body he saw fl, without any legal power
bni his own will. The Abolition Tories OF
1864, in America, defend The President in
The same exercises OF the same usurpslions.
The American patriots Of 1915 protested
against them so Go The American Demo
Gratis oi 1864. The Brtish Tories of l776
sustained the King in ende eavoring 10 iaciie
demonstration among The slaves. The
Abolition Tories OF TO day are in favor of the
same measure. The patriots o. l776 pro-
pendence They denounced II as high
crime agains; mankind so do the Demo-
Gratis oi 1861. The Fories of I776 called
:hem-elves The Kings friends exclusive
oyalisls.' The Torres OF to-day 1aunl un-
der the same designation, 'loyalisIs,' and
tell us the President can do no wrong, and
that we must not oppose any of his enor-
mites. They are loyal 10 the monarch,
oui TIA tors o Ii i1eriy. This is the osi.i n o
The Aboltionsls OF to-day. The British
Tory believed that the King could Sc, aside
the Constitution underline war power Sc
does The American Abolitionisl We NIGH
follow the analogy much furthsr,buli is use
less. British Toryism in 1875, and Amerl-
can Toryism in 1864, are idenlically the
same. Had the latter lived in l776, they
would have Iaken sides with The British
KING, while lhe Democrats would have
been with Washington aud Hancock TIE
BRUSH Tories were for a despo,ism. Sc
are tLe Aboliiionists. In view OF The sur
pfsiug analogy between The parties, we
suggest TO our Democratic friends OF the
press whether il would nol be welt 10 call
the Abo!uionsls The Tories OF 1854. They
'palrio;s.' They are the dsciP!ss OF Kinl
George III, and his inscriptions minister,
Lord Norlh while The Democrats are tue
dlsc Plies oil Washington.