The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-08-10
The Great Democratic Plot and Dark Son.
Spiraey Discovered in st. Louis.


When man is about to play the role of
military, usurper or tyrant, and destroy pop.
| ular liberty beneath the iron heel of despo.
ilsm, 1t is necessary that he Should have
some Pretext 10 Justify him in the enter
prise. He must bo able TO give scme
reasons, however feeble and pnerile, to
excuse his conduct and palate it in the
eyer OF the world. The entertainments of
great plots and conspiracies upon the part
oi an adverse influence or party, 10 subvert
the Government or overlurn society, is al
ways opporunely made upon the eve of
! preconceried or intended usurpations When
| the sanguinary and cruel leaders of the
French Revolution desired to immediate
fresh victims upon The guiliotine, ,anc drown
III sea OF bloc their political antagonists,
they invariably discovered plots and afro
cious conspiracies against the State that
were about to be carried inio effect by their
Innocent victIns.
When The cry of plot or conspiracy was
raised by these men, it was instinclively
known that some great national crime was
about o be perPetrated-some act of unu-
sual and internal atrocity.
When the religious and political zealots
of England wished TO directf governmental
and popular fury 10 The Catholics, they al-
ways paved the way by "heIish and dew
elish Popish plot" against the good people
of the realm. What reader of history does
not remember the Infamous plot OF that
character, discovered by Titus Oatee, in the
latter part OF the rein OF King Charles the
Second, in 1880! Improbable and exiraY-
agant as it was, carrying upon its face the
marks OF ialsehood and imposture, yet it
was greedily received, and led to crusade
against innocent and unoffending Catholics,
in which the most horrible viainies were
prac,iced.
Seeing the SUCCESS Of the perjured scoun-
drel, Oates, others of like character rushed
in, and had their conspiracies and plots,
which were even more absurd and foolish
than that OF Oates. There is hardly dark
er page In The history of England than that
which records these vile and execratle i'm.
postures.
Human nature is the same in all ages and
the means employed by bigoted fanatics
and cruel factions and Administrations 20
wreak their vengeance upon their oppo-
nens, are usually similar. T.
We have noticed in the progress of the
war that the most arbitrary and oppressive
acts OF the Government, and the most des-
| potic proceedings have always been usher
/ I'D in BY the announcement tnat they were
necessary to prevent the Democracy from
carrying out some terrible design agaist the
public safety. i
AS those who have hid money always
know the precise place to look for il, so the
Lincoln editors, agents and spies, have for
the last three years been prolific in their
discoveries Of the Go olden Circle ard other
dafk, ,rnasoEable organizations OF the DEM
ocratic party against the "purs, upright and
innocent" Administration al w ashineion.
! The military oastiles and dungeons of the
country are full OF victims OF arbitrary and
irresponsible power, conveniently ARE sled
and kidnapped upon the claim that they be.
long 10 some shadowy and imaginary or
! ganizaiion 10 subVert the Constitution and
( laws.
I 1t is BY the light of the past we are TO
/ Judge of the present and The future. We
I know what is meant and intended when
( wicked and unscrupulous men accuse their
! political opponents Of plots and conspira>
aes. The latter can always be manufac-
tured 10 order by base and lying spies, and
can have the greatest publicity through a
hireling and mercenary press. We know
that something arocious was in contem pIa.
ton when the St. Louis Democrat, the other
day, asked the President, in effect TO pro-
claim martial law over the North, and
usurp dicialorial power in name as well as
in fact.
We are confirmed in our view by the sill.
ly rigmaroie and absurd stuff which that
paper publishes and telegraphs all over The
country as great Democrat ploI and con-
spiracy. No mar of the least sense will
! believe il. II bears the mark all through
il of villainous invention and :mposiure,
and only is designed by its originators as
basis for fresh crusade upon lhe patriotic
and constitutional Democracy of the North,
who, instead OF trying TO subvert, are now
diligently engaged in seeking to preserve
from destruction some relics OF our old re-
publican Government, and 10 save society
from fresh aud renewed convulsions.-C;a
einn0ti Inquire.
YOUNG partner in a firm on India street