The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-03-09
denomination Of Lincoln.

Th-Ts is evidently great effort Being
made by the shoddy leaders particularly
interested in The denomination Of Mr. Lin
coin, 10 iorrsial The action OF the Abolition
National Convention by giving their favor
ite a popular indorsemeri in advance of
the assembling Of that body.
Certain prominent gen.lsmen, members
OF the Union Lincoln Association OF New
York, of which Simeon Draper is President
and 5. Classy, Secretary, have issued a
manifesto TO the fai'hlul, settiug forth the
particular claims and qualifications of the
man OF their choice, and calling for popular
action IN his behalf. They falsely declare
that brsham Lincoln is can abls defender
OF the great ideas upon which our govern
ment was founded"-that she has been
Tried and not found waniins"-that aliho'
IL The midst Of war of almost unparaleI.
ed magnilnde, 1--WE move on as in times of
the most sublime peace" aud then proposes
thai, on the 22d of February, 1864, call
citizens of the United States, without re-
gard 10 party, who are in favor of the re-
election OF Abraham Lincoln, shall meet a,
appropriate places within their towns,
counties or States, ior the purpose of Civ
ing public expression of their sentiments
oPon this most important qae.tion."
Sublime peaceP' exclaims tho New
York World, "subime impude,.ee rather."-
Aud 20 Il is--for i, is nothing ess than an
attempt on The part of a band OF New York
specu aiorF, who derive profit from the ad-
mInisiralion OF Lincoln, renominats their
man be oVerawiug tho regular nominating
medlsm OF the parry. And who is this
Abraham Lincoln, ihis iavoriie OF theirs,
whom they wish 10 force upon The nation
by mere ciamor, for a second term? Elect.
ed President in 1850 under false preienses.
he has since. shown his iusincerty by VIC
laiing every declaration aud every pledge
he made previous 10 and Tor eigh,eea
months after his election. He has proved
himseif-to be vain, shsllow-minded. utterly
disqualified IN every respect, moral and
mental, for the position be holds. but withaI
ambitious, Philips called him s.mud
lurie," and Beecher pronounced him an
"imheciie." These erms may be TOO se.
vere-bnt every iuielIigen, man who is not
party biso: or pecnniariy Interested in
! bis administration will agree that a more
incompetent and unworthy man for the po-
siiion woald be hard 10 find Ii is The in.
teresi OF he country lha: ia this time of
/ great peril statesman, OF whatever party,
! and moi an igorant and s'smutiy Joker"
should tiA the Presidential char The very
''life OF the nation," (Go use Forney's ia
voTi;e exPression) depends upon this
( -Four years more OF Lincoln rule and The
! grand fabric reared by our faihsrs, the
Great Republic buili rpou the Constitution
which they framed xiih so much wisdom
and care will exist no longer, and The char.
mony" snd Sublime peace" OF which ihs
New York demagoaues and spscuators
prate, will be The harmony" and "peace"
o. despoiism-the ''order" that reisns at
Warsaw or If not these, worse-disintre-
/ gaiinn and anarchy.
But there IS hope that the mercenary
crew who are "moving heaven and earth"
! for The re nomination CT Lincoln may yet
/ he foied-a; all events, the signs of the
! times indicate that it will not Re accom-.
pllshed with uCauimiiy, or without oppo-
/ sinon. There is growing appreciation in
! the public mind of lhs dishonesty and in.
competency of The man, and an aw akening
sense OF the peris 10 which lhe country
would DC exposed by his continuance in
/ office another term. The Germans in the
East and the West are openly hostile TO the
movement; and in all sections we find
[ leading men and legious of the masses of
.he parry either lukewarm or in opposition.
We dc not know that the election OF a
statesman and representative man of the
parry would aver, all the caIanilies which
threaten Us under a renewed lease OF power
to LincoIn--1n fact We do rot think it
would--out it might save Us from some
and, at all events, il The form OF government
must be changed, and limited monarchy
or abrolute despoiism is 10 take the place
our republican system il would somewhat
assuaee the public grief TO know that giant
and no, dwarf, man OF intellect and not
"n,ud lrHe, !" held the reins of power.
We have faith in the ability OF the peoplc
to elect a Democraiic President, which
alone, in our judgment. can save the Re-
public, restore The Unicn and establish
peace but, falling in that, we desire 10 see
cur opponents elec, full grown man-not
merely the sembance Of one, an evefgrown
infant, who has to be ''Waisredn and ''cui-
tivated" and ''propped" and trained by
such men as Garrison and Phillips and
GEeeiey.
Pocket picking is unusually brisk in New
York - Boston Poa.
Yes, unasslIy and no pockets suffer 80