The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-01-06
W-n n. JAcoBY, EDITOR.
Wednesday Jan. 6, 1861.
stand BY Your Party Papers.

Stand By Your Party Papers.
We appropriate for the benefit OF ouI
readers the following very sensible remarks
from the Des Moines Statesman, and com
mend ihsm 10 the careful perusal of every
intelligent Democrat:
A solemn duty, but one imperfsc,Iy dis
charged, devolves on Democrats, 10 ssand
by their papers. In The general wreck oil
personal and political rights, about all the
liberty tiiaiihs citizen retains is the privi-
isge of reading Democratic papers and pay
abolition taxes. How long he will enjoy the
FIRST is uncertain His lease of the last will
never be disturbed. But while he retains
the privilege of reading the paper OF his
choice, he owes it to himself, to The editor,
his party and his country, to give such pa
per living support.
"Without Government or STATE, and, in
many instances. County patronage. pro-
scribed by al intolerart party, confronted
by secret organization, whose only puI-
pose is % pull down the Democratic parry
and hunted by the paid minions Of power,
rely upsn bat their own energy and The
idelity and literahiy of their political
iriends
"Wi,llout newspapers, the Democracy
would be without an organization and a, The
mercy Of their enemies. With newspapers
they cal, preserve their organization, and
regain both ther political ascendency aud
their liberties.
Il is a fact which cannot be successfully
conirovsred, that Republicans give a more
zealons supper, TO their party organs, ID an
do Democrats. Just SO long as this STATE
of things continues, the baIlot-box viii be
poweress for our relief. The press is po-
ten, engine for shaping the opinions of a
: people and controlling the dssiinies Of a
country. and il would be " ell if me democ
racy learns this fact in time to save their
parry aud the government No fact is
clearer to the mind of an attentive observer
than that we lost the State by extraordinary
zeal displayed ia giving circulation to
Republican papers aud The prevailing apa-
thy OF Democrats in sustaining and eniarg-
ing tie circulation of Democratic papers
and documenis II is The zeal on the one
hand and apathy ont the other, that has con
tinued radicaIisrn in power It will con-
Time in power until Democrats learn 10
feel and take an inisrest in the circulation
ofihs Democratic papers.
4z =
ia new year is abou, TO dawn upon rs
and il is good time 10 renew your Demo-
cratic faith and labor for The great cause.
Send for the paper, if you are not already
receiving it, aud see that your neighbor
does likewise. A little exertiou on The
part OF our friends will be of incalculable
services to rs, and render it permanent
institution. The more subscribers we have
the better il pays, the more time we can
devote to its editorial management and the
erea,er interest will be given 10 lis col
umDs
s'Send in your names and show by your
acts that you still feel an interest in the
work Of your fathers, the promotion oi Dem
ocralis principles and measures, and the
perpstDaiion of your libsriies.D
Sound doctrine, in the foregoing and to
all democrats whose names are not already
on our list, we say. put 1t in practice al
once and forward your names aud money to
the S'rsR or The NoRTH, Bloomsburg, Pa
GI.EAsos's LITERARY CoMPANioE.-Thal
truly excellent aud beautiful weekly,
"GLzAsos's L1IERARY CoMPANIos," for this
week and the new year, We have received.
This nEmber-is finely illustrated, and is
the 6rst of now volume, containing sig
teen elegant pages, as open and fair as any
readers eye wonsd desire 10 feast upon.
The L1TkaARY CoMPAsIoE is one OF the best
publications in our country. What is NOT
thsfe found OF wit and humof, the best
Of stories, forsiign and home miscellany,
dexsirops OF wisdom, and instruction in
domssiic affais. is not worth reading OF
knosring. Mt Gleason, with bis long ex>
psrianee in the newspaper line, understands
the wants Of those who seek enjoyment and
instruction through the medium OF reading
The circuia,ion OF the coMPAsIos is very
lares. TERMS only So year. Send Tor
cop,Hby all means. Address F. Gleason.
Boston, Mass.
The pager i also for sale By all period-
ical dealers ID the country Al 5 cents per
copf.
TIE Eiauisl,urgh Pat,iol and Union recom-
nerds The lplioving Hitherto We have
discounte1ant;ed aad opposed any secret
organization ,i he Democratic pary-but,