The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-02-03
Taking the GATH.

justice to the merits OF political opponent,
II he have any, and more particularly if he
De lone in authority" But our radical an
tagonsis. unreasonable ard exacting ss
theysare, will hardly expect rs 10 pat our
selves to extraordinary pains TO seek afier
virtues which may defy our keenest search.
or represent them as existing, when they
90 rot, Tor the mere purpose of gloriying
Inc individual. However pleasing il might
be 10 US to gfatliy vanity with a compli-
ment, we cannot consent 10 do il at the ex-
Pense OF ruth. So The Cesar of the hour,
who besifides our State like a colossus,
whose le2ions bow TO him as God, sscreep
under his huge legs and peep about to find
themselves dshonorable graves" must not
be surprised il we treat him as a very conn.,
mon sort of man who, being placed in a
position above his capacity, has done the
State some harm.
he has been inaugurated for q second
term. By he we mean A. G. Curtin, Gov
ernor by fraud, corruption and Federal bav-
onets ; we have Just looked carefully over
his inaugural
Those who know him best represent him
to be man of "fine social oualliesn Tha,
means, as we understand it, clever fellow,
who can pleasantly entertain friend. make
himself agreeable in promiscuous crowd.
| or '.sei the table in a roar" These are ex.
cellencies OF character which, although
/ they cannot be called rare, are, neyerthe-
less, 10 be admired where ihey cluster in
/ periection-and il ISL therefore, a grea,
/ pity, misfortune TO be lamented by The
State, His Excellency, and His ExceIlency,s
friends, that The plundering politicians had
not let him alone 10 follow, in private life,
the bent oil his inclnations, and develop
his peculiar ''social quaIilesn without in
jury TO the public. He would have better
soiled the reigns OF the Charleses or the
Georges, when the wits and men of "social
qualities" ruled the clubs, the scamps and
the courts, than these prosaic times, in
which, except in the court cifcles OF Wash.
ngton, virtue is still respected, and great
qualities of mind held ia higher estimation
than wit and gallan,ry.
In his inaugural this genial Governor of
ours 'solemnly renews the prescribed OBJ
legation to support the Constitution of the
United Siales and the Constitution OF the
Stale OF Pennsylvania and 10 discharge the
responsible trust conided TO me [him1with
fidelity"
Well, having "solemny renewed' the
obligation, does our gay Governor mean 20
be any more faithful to his oath than he
was during his first term Granting that,
through bis wan, of judgment, or his parry
bigolry, or both combined, he may enter
tain the idea that he has been true 10 the
Constitutions Of the United States and OF
this State, yel it is hardly possible for him
10 believe, what no intelligent man who
has watched The course OF his first term of
administration believes, that he discharged,
with fidelity, the important lrssis confided
TO him.
There is abundant evidence TO prove his
lutdeiiiy 10 that trust-evidence that ad-
mIts OF no controversy-and We repeat the
question to him: Having sworn the second
time TO be faithful, do you mean to be so
Excellency, if judged by your past his
tory, there is nothing to be hoped from you;
you are light man, frothy, volatile and
the tone and temper of your inaugural gives
little evidence that increased years have
brough; to you increased wisdom Never.
theless Jon may intend reform-you may
design, henceforlh, TO be more prudent and
faithful If you wish to win confidence"
you boast OF but do not possess, believe US
your future must be other than your past
y So We trust it may be.-Pdtriot and Unioa.
A VIA IN TRoUBLE.-The following is
taken from the Sandy Hill Herald