The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-02-17
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at which they determined 20 issue an ad.
dfess to the Democracy of,hs Nonh, favor
ing a"vigorous prosecution of the war, y
and advising as a matter OF erpedisncg the
adoption OF a 'slrong war platform, IN the
coming campaign Now If these would be
leaders OF oar good old party would attend
10 the business for which they were elected
ard try to represent Alright those who hon.
orsd Them with their suffrage, in place of
debating platforms, or attempting to force
the Democracy into false position, for er-
Pediency's sake, they would receive the
thanks of their constituents and be re1der-
ding some service TO their party as we'll as
TO The country. II is about time, we think,
that this cry OF expediency were stopped
II has got thousands of Democrats beguiled
into this Abolition war that never would
have had aught 10 do with ii, but for this
contemplate cowardly plea, of men who
were trusted and treated as leaders OF our
party. Il has done more TO furnish men
and money, aud keep up the power of the
lmbeciIes at Washington, than all The
cANC-oCitlOo dlhCcr lfSW TsUE-
laadshas hatched for ffly years. 1t can
c3im full share with Aboli,ionism, in all
the ruin, wre:chedness and wrong thar the
prosecution OF this war has Inflicted upon
our country. and should be held responsib .e
Tor The assistance given purilanism in it's
attempt 10 overthrow the institutions OF our
Republic and degrade white men TO a level
with the negro. Had the men pretending
TO be Democrats. who preached "expe-
diency' and "polc5" a. The beginning oil
this war, been kicked overheard and left 10
founder aud sink in the quagmires OF Abo-
lnIonism, and tbs Democratic party stood
up as il should have done from principle
in opposition to il, long ere this. would the
bloody drama have been closed and Aholi.
lionisn been buried so deep that Gabriel's
trumpet would scarcely. have lresu rrected
it.
II 10 not 10 late now, toiake Lesson from
the past. True men everywhere will prof
fit by the bitter experience of the three
years in which we have bsen reaping sach
harves. OF blood, and will demand OF
those who act as leaders, a platform of
principle, and nor of policy Erpsdieaey. will
no longer do 10 rally me hosts, that still
have faith in Democratic principles TO the
support oi any man, but a return To the
teachings of our fathers, an adhesion TO
the ienets OF our our party alone can bring
have lost by the cowsrdIy policy we have
been pursuing since the beginning of this
wicked fratrcldal war.
Congressional caucnses can talk s'poli.
Cyl until they grow tired and advise war
Platforms" as "strong" as they have
mind TO, bat the only ''policy our party can
adop, is the strict adherance to principle,
and the only platform, " that laid down by
Jefferson and Madison. over Sixty years
ago, in the Kentucky and Virginia Resoiu-
tions. Ii is our platform of principle. In
il is embodied, and expressed, The great
was before the people in their blindness
and bigo,ry gave the reins of government
into the hands OF The puritan fanatics of
New England. Upon il alone can we sue
ceed. Upon ii alone should we make the
fight lflae Prins,Plss OF our party, as ex-
pressed by its founders are righ, /, il is lorong
to attempt an evasion OF Them even though
policy would dictate for the hope of tenn
porary success. They should be made the
shlbolelh of Democracy, and. the man ,ihat
fears TO endorse them, is not fiji 20 be our
candidate, and he who fails 10 uphold lhem
in this The "hour of our. adversisy' should
not be reckoned as one of Democratic
WGtehman.