The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-05-03
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are al all times opposed to handling dirty
Things, We shall give the dr.. a little noiorie-
| tyin our colurnns, in calm and 'ruIhfnl
manner, poriraying for his benefit and the
Information of the people, in a generous
war, our belief that hypocrisy and deceit
lies, II any where amoug the public jour
nails of this county, in the sanctum OF the
Republican editor. The 6rst charee-of
which We plead guiiy--is that our paper
appeared in mourning over the death Of our
late President. In connection with this,
! let as stale that il was remarked by citi
zen of this town on the streets, when the
subject of hanging out the American flag
was spoken OF, that it maueTed not wheth-
ler We, Democrais, made a display OF our
sadness OF not, because the viudictiveness
and malice Of the Republicans OF this town
were go great that if We reioiced with them
they were mad, if we did not rejoice they
were mad, and il was probable If we
nourned with them they would be mad
which saying has been satisfactorily shown
to be true. DR.. p. John RACES because the
FIRST symbol OF mourning came from the
opposition, aud an inVeerate leader of the
Provost Guard who was used as spy 10
! point out aw-abiding and patriotic citizens
of this county, OF whom 10 make victims of
desposm, declared on the streets in front
of the Exchange Aoiel, that the asg there
hanging, drs ped, ought TO be torn down, for
it was put up by ia set OF Cd d-m cop
pe.hsads.' And rot only was this inclna.
lion Of Republicans shown here, but at va
rious and mary places in the country. 10
| Philadelphia band Of awless Republicans
assembled about the Age Office, declaring
their determination 10 raze the building be-
cause the proprie,ors OF that office deemed
il proper 10 make public their feelings over
| the iragical death of the late Chief Magis-
trats. But the rules of our paper were
turned, and that leading editorial OF which
the dr. speaks was inserted after the perps
;ratioD OF this malicious conduct, Of which
We bad full knowledge. Abraham Lin
! coin was the President of the whole people;
We as citizens OF this once proud and great
nation, feI, that in the assassination of The
| Chief Magistrate q stroke was made no, at
MIR. Lincoln as an individual, but at the Ex-
scuti We, with tae intent of striking down in
one lawless and mad attempt the integrity
and perm anency Of the Government Thus
viewing the affair, it was The solemn con-
viction Of every patriot that the occasion
was one OF great calamity. Calling forth their
earnest condemnation, and fit time for
the nation 10 mourn II was not meet for
( us when The lifeless body of Mr. Lincoln
was living ia state TO call up his mal-ad
minis,ra,ion, his total disregard OF the Con-
stiiution, his tyrannical acls, by which sew
eral citizens OF Columbia county were mar
dared. and hundreds more throughout tie
country. No, but feeling The weight OF the
dark cloud that hung over the nation,
brought upen Us by the 6sndish act OF an
assassin, we cast our prejudices aside for
the time being, and called sadness to com
fort rs in considering the unprecedented
dirgrace into which iew individuals had
! cast the country This, We venture to say,
was the feeling of every Democrat in the
county, and ours was but single voice TO
swell the numDer.
But now, We are brought to the article oi
which The dr.. says the writer is "a cahiin
hypocrie." In this article there is no. a
single word in derogallon of the leading
editorial. II is in exact correspondence IN
sentiment and tone. We particularly avoid
ed alluding 10 ne Ia;e Presidents adm inis-
nalion for the reasons given above. Bul
Ne stated some plain facts, in plain words,
which seem TO hurt the dr. and others OF his
reviling clan, because they reflect upon the
honor-hOnor no, The infauy OF this Re-
publican party, hosor is not knowa in the
creed-excePt in keeping the oaths, grips,
and secfe: plots of the Uaisn Leagne-ei
their horde of petty despois. First. We as
serted, they were incited 10 madness euTsing
tcopperheads"-and that their srPres sions and
I actions uere indicatiUe Of riot. This the dr..
has not attempted to deny, and cannot sue
cessfuIly. We know the assertions to De
true in every particular, and though they
are opprobrious and hateful in their Legal
bosom when Eno,cn to The public, they must
remain in that party, the originaIors of NAL
ice and the perfidious instigators oil rebe
lion. We can call 10 their minds the names
of indi,iduals engaged in this degrading
talk. if iced be aud though a Rotorous
| Leaquer who desired 10 be ihs leader of a
party 10 "suetchD some Democrats of this
place. is not citizen of Bloomsburg, yel
many OF our neigh6ors are equally guilty
The lying dispatches received on :he day
Of which Mr. Lincoln's death was announc-
ed, stating that at Washington, New York
ard other places, "Copperheads were hang
ed" for expressing JOY over the death oi
the President, we're received With acclsma-
L ,;nna Of nieasnra hx manH of the League