The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-04-27
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The adsninistraiion OF Mr. aincoin after
q three years rial Of i.s merits, comes be-
fore the country aud asks for an extension
of its power feranoiher Presidential term
The head of the administration was ofigi-
nal!y elecledto Office By lit,le over one
st;sd Of the electors of the Union and in
stead Of seeking 10 govern tbecounry ac-
cerding to the will of the majority, he
soughi ss his dire-iors and political gsides
the smallest minority OF his minerit5.. At
no time has he commanded the confidence
of the people end if they have snstained
him, Il has been as soldiers sustain weak
and cowardly general, because no alterna-
tive Is left them. except The worse one Of
insnbordinstien and anarchy.
He was acc1dentaliy nominated By his
s~n party aud owing bis position TO hsz-
ard, he has ieft TO hazard the fortunes OF
the people and tho fate of tire republic
He never appreciated the condiiior of the
country, and when told before his inaugu-
4afion thai certain States would withdraw
from Congress, he chuckled over il, and
said thu, that would secure the eonfrma-
sion Of bis aomination by the Senate.
His tour 10 Washington, procIsming ''no-
body was hurt" offering himself to be
looked Al, measuring leuglhs with bystand-
ess, his disguise and flight, his coarse jokes,
his msddEing and his malice, gave the
character Of the man. Before he took the
osih to support The Constitution, he pro-
claimed his fidelity to fhs Chicago plat
form. That was the measure OF his states
manship.
When be entered upon the government,
We have his own testimony that q majority
Of the people Of al the Southern States
with perhaps, the exception oi South
Cardinal were opposed to secession and in
favor Of the Union. Yet he commenced
Immediately system Of administration
which has driven nine tenihs Of these
people into the arms OF The Confederates.
He does not expect to re-ofgRnizs these
Staiss. ewes after conquest, except on q
basis of corssiIusncy OF one-senih of the
inhabitants
We do not care 10 discuss the intrinsic
nsrits of .he measure OF Confscaiion,
Emancipation and negro elevation, which
have produced this result. We speak OF
The sIemsnis OF success which were placed
IN his hands, and OF how he has misused
them.
No people ever sustained . government
with auch lavish means and such entirine
devotion a. the States of The North have
sustained him. How has he responded
B, The creation OF high tariff system, for
protection TO class interests and sections.
amouniiz alros, TO prohibition, and fatal
to revenue. By . paper-mones rysiem
which opprssses labor in the beginning and
defrauds il IN The end. BY 9 National Bank
system, uncalled for, thrice condemned,
and suicidal in a country which yields an
annual gold crop OF hundred millions,
aud which has the highest interest in main
faiEing specis currency ihroughoul The
world he has created public debt oi
four thousand millions to cary on wal
which might have been easily prosecuted
as Napoleon did his, from the resources oi
the country, without dollar of debt OF oi
n.ner money. Wedc not speak OF his ig-
s.o,;rg ,f,e r;ebts Of the States, abrosaiins ihe
trial By Jury and The writ Of habeas corpus, and
sbs freedom of the press. These uselesl
n<avecat;ons 10 slisconient were prompted
BY polisicsl malice. and viii yet return Il
nI.eue the inventors.
How has ,hs war been CONTACTED I Looi
at ths iist of armies sacrificed, OF battles lost
Of generals displaced from tie pe,iiss
mo,;ve. Of rivalry aud jealousy. Look a
ssbs head OF the War Department Lool
again :. The head OF the Navy What car
be thought of financial system. which