The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-11-23
( From the Richmond Dispatch NoU
THE SOUTHERN PRESS.
NORTHERN ELECTIONS.
THE United STATES SGRRENDERING ITS
LIBERTIES.

Yesterday will be Ioue remembered in
the annals OF mankind. Ga yesterday
twenty millions ol hHmsu beings, but four
wears ago esteemed the freest population
on earth, met at various points OF assem-
bIsge tor the purpose of making a formal
surrender of their ibertiss, not 10 a great
military conqueror no; TO renowned
statesman not 10 a fellow citizen who
has done the SAFE services that cannot be
estimated in worldly wealth not 10 one
VINO has presers ed the State from foreign
tyranny, or increased Its glory aud lis great
ness at home not 10 Caesar or Napo-
leon, the glory Of whose achievements
might he pleaded as apology for the
abiect submission Of the multitude but TO
a vulgar tyrani, who has never seen a shot
fired in anger who has no more idea OF
staleSmanship than as means of making
limited ard unmiiigsted disaster, whose
personal qualities are those OF low buff
loon, and whose most noteworthy conver-
saiion is a nedly oi proiane jesis and OBJ
scene anecdotes-a creature who has squan
dered the lives OF millions without remorse
and without even The decency of pretend
ing 10 feel tor their msforiunes who still
cries for blood aud for money in the -pur-
suit OF his alrocio6s designs To such a
maa, yesterday, the people of the so-called
United States surrendered their lives, their
liberties their persons and their purses, to
have and to hold the same tor al least -four
years, and for as much longer as he shall
choose. For it is plain that il be so wills it,
he may hold on for his natural life, and
transmit The sceptre 10 bis decend enIs.-
There is nothing in the world to prevent
him should he feel so disposed, and there
is no reason TO think that thus disposed he
will not be. II seems strange TO US that he
should have condescended to submit 20 an
would never have done so, had he moi been
convinced beforehand that IL would result in
his favor. How Mcclellan could ever have
been so infatuated as TO thurst himself in
lis WY, we are unable TO conceive. The
light punishment he had 10 expect, was TO
be crushed, for he might have felt assured
that even had be been elected, he would
not have been allowed to lake his seat
All the preparations of Lincoln indicate a
determination TO take possession of the
Government BY force-his military arrange
ments the siaiioning OF soldiers about the
polls, the arrest Of the New York Commits
sioners the prohibition against any tickets
mt his own 10 the feet, his jealous super
vision OF the ,eiing in the army-all these
indicate deisrminaiio6io 10 conquer by the
5alo, box Il possible, but in any event TO
conquer. How could Mcclellan expect to
weather such storm a. his adversary had
il in his power to raise al any moment OF
the day Even The grand resort of tyranny
in all ages has not been overlooked in this
case. Huge conspiracies are discovered-
designs 10 burn whole cities-to overthrow
the best government under the sun; TO shoot
Lincoln-,o stuff The baIioi-box-io assist
the Confederate arms--to do everything thai
is awfhl-and just in the very nick OF time
lust ia time to imprison influential friends
OF Mcclellan. and 10 keep the body of his
supporters from going 10 the polls- And
i!1is farce Is 10 be called an eiecli0n aud