The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-05-11
"a Great Uassrta.Isr."


We and in ar ar'ce wi;iily beaded ahe
"ions and Short pf'll," in the Port Jersis
onion in which The editor seeks 10 jeesify
Speaker CoIfaxsii iha, outrage upon COM
mon decency and parliamentary uAage,
which all respectable Republican, journals
! have bad The eoo,l sence to candemn, the
following sentence
'.The erea, nnderaker. Abraham Lin
colu, stands ready TO 20 the last rites and
io-ealer il Ia that cEave yari-lhs United
States"
The sssreat ande rial er. Abraharn Lin
coln = The President has had mnny aii,is-
es He has been GATED 'silunes, Old Are. -
The SPliier" Father Atrsbaa,
&c &C.. bai il was reserved ior the UniOa
10 cap TIE ciia.ax OF pei Eames-''l me great
unde r,akef.' Could any hing be more ap.
propriale Elected &c The hishe-, posi-
,ion IN the Gin OF the American people, he
left Springfield for The Willie House, and
nrdsftook u make speeches on the way.
They made him toe laughing stock OF the
naiion. He then undertook 10 paciiy the
public apDrehensons OF national disruption,
By assuring hem that 'no,hiag vas going
wrong, and, nobody was hurt" His pre-
hicticns have 9ofully mi>carried. Next
be undertook 10 suppress the reteIlion. by
procamaiions, but his e.licis have proved
10 be about aseIIsc i've as were Tho flaming
iuimiaa,ions OF William the festy, the old
Krickefaccker eoveruor OF New York,
against The Yankees In TACT his whole
reign has been series OF uaGe,tal;inss OF
lie most Unreasonable, not TO ray danger,
ons, characler lie has undertqksn TO per-
Petua'e liberty OF speech, ry imprisoni4s
men for The expression oi their opinions -
he has undeetgksn to uphol the freedom OF
rha press, IS he suppression of news
papefs opposed 10 this mode o. coadociins
The war; aud he has undertrten TO Increase
the etIicieacy OF The army, IS removing
i'cm command the only generals who have
feen entirely srcce>slsi in tie heid, aai
y no possessed Without excePdor., the cons
fidenee OF heir sabordinaies. lie has
tasei,ken TO secnre wiling troop., hy ;he
operation Of mos, relentless coascription !;
and 10 INCREASE The zeal OF tic people far
:he petpetoa:ion OF lie republic. hy MIRO
iucing irio his administration. cu.fases
which would no, he tolerated in monaf>
chy.
|. B0i onr contemporary applies The epithe
in other sense. tie refers 10 lae prssidep,
as a lurersl manager And Hny in mis-
= gard ie may we'll be rcaled great" No
decent, ioI he mate The mosl OF the urial
services 4, GeEysbute to advance his po,
li,cal interests NOT sufficiently impressed
0i;h tie -ole'nni'y o h. calling ;sr he de-
uandej a resfo melo!y wien riding
among The dead aud d5 ing al Aniielau j;
bat great 'reyerlheless,- fer ihroosh his
iuslrumenlality hundreds OF thousands OF
manly iorins are sleeping their las; sleep
AID millions OF widowed and orphaned
hearts are wrong with anguish. The great
shdCraker. Abraham Lincoln. .'--dS not ite
epi'het we'll -conieITed uIoa President
who has il Ire shp,t space Of three years
buried those grea, characierie;ics OF a
pfers.-sas consigned 20 the toTo The ia
III sidGaiity OF tue sfsies,-has set y? stone
over The grave of he constitution AID has
conubuled 10 The silent population OF ''thsi
grave yard, the United States. p million Of
fellow BEINGS
"a Daniel. snil say /; second daniel
1 thank thee, jew: for seachias he thai
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