The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-08-09
10 the Editors of the aStar Of The North"

those whom the SANDER is aimed at A
prohigate spendthrift or inebriate, who has
wasted his substance, is sure 10 attempt to
faslen The blame or cause. of his wreIched-
ness on some one else. Just SO, Mr. Edi-
tors: with those loyal eight, who, in libeIous
article, publish TO the community, that the
Bloomsburg Democratic editors and lawyers
were the cause of the arrest and punishme nj
OF FoRTY-FouR citizens of Columbia and Luz
zerne counties last Summer; when these
loyal.eight, together with others who were
ashamed or afraid 10 sign their names, know
in their very hearts, they are guilty of our
Incarceration. II is true, they were only
cats paws in The hands of few designing
men as The sequel will develop.
certain person who was so sure OF pre-
siding over this Judicial District few years
since, stated that he was responsible for bring
ing the soldiers in This county but when asked
by an officer what the people up the Creek
were guilty OF, where the forts, cannon, &c,
were located, referred him Che officer) 10
his dupes up the Creek. 1hen'it was, that
a few disappointed Office seekers thought it
would be good time to break pp the Dem
ocratic parry in Columbia county. Que
who took an active part in this Infamous
business is out in an article signed RICHARD
Stills, fellow who is not likely 10 be dam
gerous, politically, judging from The run he
made for Sheriff OF Columbia county. But
there is one insinuatiou which cannon be
tolerated with impunity, let The source be
ever so insignificant, viz: when he makes
quotation in regard TO linea descendants
of tories, and then Gays, 'Ihis must mean
myself, as all my anlecedents professed 10
be Democrats !" A man who will publicly
SANDER the living is certainly bad enoogh,
but be who viIities the dead, especially his
otCn ancestry should be held up TO the scorn
and derlsion of all homes, and christian men.
Richard Stiles virtually says, that his grand
father, who fought in the seven years. sirug-
gle, TO obtain that liberty he now enjoys,
was tory for be was a Democrat all
his long and eveHful life. What think
you Democrats OF the worthy sire oil
such a slanderous insinualion ? Were
it mol for The physical dis ability Of the au-
thor of il, some Of the offspring OF that re-
vered ancestor, would hardly answer such
falsehood with the pen. This disappointed
office-seeker feels sore, and now endeavors
TO vilify his relatives out of pure revenge,
hatred and malice We told him plainly
when he came down among Us, begging for
votes, OF relation and poverty sake, that
in politics we had no relations; that in all
other respects we had no unkindness to-
ward him and even now, we pity him in
his physical misery-bul his wilfu misrep-
reservations We will not tolerate He stated,
with tears in bis eyes, in speech before the
soldiers al Benton, Thai now he could ex-
press himself freely without being perse-
cuted, when he knew all the persecution
be ever received from The Democratic parry
was his overw beiming defeat when can
didate for Sheriff and they will persecuie,
iu like manner, all renegades and traitors 10
their parry who 10 rn Tor The sake of office.
in reference 10 the man who drove the
'matched blacks" the facts are these: His
house was surrounded The night the forty
four arrests were made, he being al Troy
putting in a substitute When be returned.
went 10 the would-be-Sherif, knowing be
was in the ring, offered 20 pay him literally
Tor his day, and furnish him with team,
10 go 10 the commanding officer and see
that be fihe owner of The 'maicheJ blacks'')
would not be disturbed. Stiles said he
would go the next day aud take a friend
with him and it would be all right. He re-
ported 10 certaiE man when he returned
thai there was so much against the person
who sent him, that he could do nothing,
when it appeared he either had no infu-
ence or worked against that person, as the
man with the "blacks" received a notice
from the commanding officer shorty alter,
man with the "blacks" as ready to retalaie,
Stiles night be called upon 10 settle some pa
pers with his name attached. These things
we would mol refer 10, were Mr. Stiles not
so personal. But TO return 10 The lesser
lights, Zone of those brolhers.in law he
speaks OF, bad the Commission believed
the hard swearing he did against his
brother, he would probably have been per.
miued 10 occupy the old homestead His
story was so Irrelevant that he was stopped
twice BY the Commission, which, as the
counsel said, seemed 10 throw wet blau
ket over him, and his physiognomy pre-
sented all kinds of conloriions.
There were others brought, then, TO give
evidence, whose characters were so out.
landish bad, both al home and abroad, that
they were summarily dispensed with.
The facts in regard TO the assistance o.
Democratic neighbors whilst he [Sliles) was
in the army, are about as t,st stated That
his wife did say she asked aid from Repub-
nr,1 l. e