The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-02-17
The Swiss DtmOcfats.

II has been for many generations the
shame OF Switzerland thai It's citizens, re-
puoiIcals al home proiessed friends OF
civil and religious liberty and OF political
independence, and who, in many wars and
many stubborn battle, have fought most
giorIously TO preserve tor their country lie
independence, and for themselves their lib-
erties, should, With shameless a!acriiy, Tor
the miserable stipend of from hve TO fifteen
dollars per month, place themselves at the
service OF the despols OF Europe, to enforce
upon wrlihlng subjects by pike and bayou
et, the most odIous tyranny.
We have among ourselves a class Of
politicians more Odious than those mercen-
ary Swiss republicans more odious IN the
shameful abandonment OF principle of
which they are guilty, IN The atrocliy of
meanness OF service they zealonsly render.
~ the character OF the pay they hope TO
receiVe. Those politicians call themselves
WAR Democrats ;" distinguished only in
name from the Radical Black Republicans
and AboIitionists. By the plainly written
and indestruclible principles of the DEM
ocTsiic party IN the United States, Of which
they call themselves members, they must
believe ln.tle sovereigniyo of the States-yei,
worse Ihan Swiss meTceuaries, who, when
the hperly and independence OF Switzerland
eign sereIce and hy to the rescue, we see
the War Democrats deliberately approving
and supporting measures which they know
are intendedio destroy, and musI result IN
the destruction OF The liberty of the people
and The sovereignty OF their State. They
have stood BY, and seen without resistance
or protest, even with approval and aid,
wiihe alter withe bound around the slalwari
limbs OF our Empire State" by the ireach-
erous delilahs OF Abollionism and the7
now stand ready, as soon as the Seventh"
shall be- well applied, themselves 10 give
The cowardly and Taitorous signal "The
PhiiisiInes be upon Thee, Sampson ~ God
grant thai Your tell aud Taiiorous purpose
may iaIl OF it's accomplishment God
grant thaI our "Empite State" may break
me @iihes that bind her as "thread of tow
is broken when it toncheth ihe fire." aud
that she may yet long live to assert her own
sovereignty, and cover with It's 9gis the
hoerues OF her children
And what IS yocr pay War Democrats.
stipulated by your allies Tor this fal.ily to
principles and treason OF State /, Whers
are your 'eleyen hundred pieces Of siIver.'
One oil you xe know has received his tt1eiUe
h'''dree- Some OF you will doubtless re-
ceiFe your pay, as he, IN cash some IN
OIncei some IN granhed vanity, some in
graiifIed spite, some in present security,
some IN TAT contracts, some in plunder col
iecied from Southern battle fields and pill
LACED towns some hope for large pay in
ine wholesale conflscalion OF Southern
property and dsinbution OF Southern lands.
at the close oi the war But 10 assure those
rewards and win some little respect and
confidence from your allies, who now use
aud despise you, you mus. JOIN the Aboii-
uonis,s III name as you have in fact. Rid
Democracy Of your presence. We shall
never cesse 10 protest against your assump-
ton of th.s name OF Democrat, TO which
you have now no tile.