The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-10-05

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other Office, | shall oppose him and | shall
Ahen abnse himt AID shali DO il on The
very same principle asd fpr lhs very-same
reasqn that | oppose lhs eieciien OF Abrd-
ham Lincoln :-p CAUSE Jefersoa Davis il
a secesslonist aid d~isnr1onlst, and Abraham
Lincoln is an aavaeaAs ct the doctrine of
secession aud a dIsuuloHisl in prac,ice.-
That Is the reason-why | oppose hun ard
why you have met here to-HIghi TO oppose
him. 1t Is because We do not believe this
government tssafe =Iu=~HIs hands, because
we DO. Qot.beiIeve H. can he conducted and
Administered accorting1td the principles
which he has promulgated aGd praclIsed
d1rIHg the last foaf, years. THREE is not a
single aci. o. Abraham Lincoln that. if yon
trace il to It's legitimate Consequences, is
calculated to ptoInoIe The interests OF This
UnIonu DEFY any Republican who hears
me TO Come here on TINS stand and pointto
one OF the characte ristic measures OF his
adminislratIon that, traced TO its faaf results
AID hnalIissues, is calculated 10 promote
the Interests OF this, country.
We were told four years ago that a change
was wanted. Well, we have had a change t:
tue evidences OF itoare all about US and
around u and now, thank God the dem-
onsl:ations OF the people show that they
have had enough of that kind of change,
anu tudt now lneF WdUl a1OtneT c0dng6 aIu
are determined TO have IL; aud nothing but
'he military power under The %couirol aud
direction OF Aoraham Lrucoln can proven
Ihe people Of these United States frnm nav
ing a change on The Sth day OF November
nexl. They viii proclaim their viii iheu /;
and The moral power OF THAT adjudicaliou OF
The people as then announced will OF Itself
work a change even, before. the 4lh o: March
ItIey show 1t IN every possible way in
which a people eau demonstrate ;heIr de-
termination II is shown in the vocIterous
entE u with which the name OF Gener
al George b. Mcclellan AS the nomIne of
the Democratic party was received ali over
this Iaud. fappian-s When. since the
choice Of tue ira President of the United
States, was tie announcement of a Prssi
DENTAL nomination received with such en-
ihusIastic demonstration by the people as
was The ectpt Donlpsuon OF George b
Mcclellan Never. And was there no
meanjpg in this ? Was there no reason for
such an extraordinary demonstration p
Was IL buua school-boy boisierousness got
up Tor the occasion ! No, fellow cuizeus /;
il was the oplpouring OF the feelings long
peBt up OF an oppressed, OF an Indignant
people. Those i~erliugs bursI forth because
the looked 10 George B Mcclellan as the
promised deliNeTer from The ihTaldom OF
this wicked, this imteciIe administration as
conducted b. the mise rapie man who occu-
pies The Presidential chair IL was this sen
iinent which ushered forth from the heart
of hearts OF the American people ia the
demonstration 10 which | aiiude. You
see II every where. You see it here to-
night. You see it in the presence OF this
crowd You see it in the presence here OF
so many ladies.
And is there no reason for this manifest
alton OF feeling! I;eiI-yon there is a rea-
son such as never before existed in yonr
daysand mine, such as never before existed
since cur fathers formed this government
for them and Tor us Aud what is rha'
feasona 1t is because tonight. instead OF
standing there a ree men instead O: sill
ting there as free women, our government
mas is hand OF power upon The shoulder OF
every one OF US. Are we frsemen? Do
we NOT stand here fortnight conscious that
before 10 morrow uorging The power OF The
governmeut may be exercised ~ oar case
aud we become lie victims Of that rover
Can any OF Us To- ni2ht say thai The mouoWfs
dawn will not discover 10 us around our hou-
ses an armed soldiey ready the moment we
emerge from The door to arrest Us ard carry
us 10 a government baslile, fhsre To be treai-
ed az a feion. there 10 remain during the will
of ;hs RIe>Ident aud has sairsps! j. not lbIs
the tact! Do you not sll ieei IL ard know
ii? II tbs - 50 = II not a reason and a
sufficient reason why 6 ery man who was
born q trsemaa aud who has d right ~ be
a freeman should ieel outraged and indig-
nant aud should give vent TO his feelings
and demonstrate hi determination in such
a way tia, il cannot be misunderstood by
Abraham Lincoln OF by any of his support
err
Fellow citizens, as yoJ value that free
dom which was your birth right. which
you ieei now that you are IN part robbed o.,
which you are in danger every hour of be-
ing deprived OF by your own government
you are called upon to night 10 determine
auew that Just as soon as The Constitution
aud laws OF your country will permit you,
by your own righ, arms, by tie om~nipotent
power OF the bailot-5ox. you will work a
revolution, not in your government but
among the administrators of that govern
meat, that by the silent 5ut potent inhu-
ence OF The ballot yoo will remove that
Bondescript who now calls himself ''he
eouenmeat'' from the Presidential chair and
place In il General George B. Mcclellan.
(Greaf applause Bat before you are call
Ell upon TO exercise your power aud your
mi.ht at the ballot box in The removal OF
Abraham Lincoln, you are 10 have another
election hardy less important in itself and
very important in is result upou thai
winch l. 10 follow. On he secoud Tues
day Of October you will be called upon 10
vpie for oue OF two men 10 represent this
district in tie next Congress of the United
Safes. II Gen. McCleiian be elected Pres
ideut, that Congress will either cooperate
with him or will ihNarl all his endeavors
for the salvation OF your country 1t is i'm
poriant, therefore, highly important, that
the member ct Congress whom we send
from his District shall be one who holds
the same principles and who has in view
the same end with General Mcclellan and
The Democratic party. namely, the res:ora-
lion OF the unioa OF these States 10 peace
and 10 prosperity.
The candidates before you for your sui
frases for Congress are Victor E Pioliet OF
Bradford conaty as the Democratic nomi-
nee, and Judge Ulysses Mercur, | believe
his name is-Usetess Mercnr / think lhey
said his mother used to call him, (Iaugh-
forl-cf tho "a N n countu a. the Ropunl,oou