The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-05-17

The Editor Of the Republican in bis last
issue states that he has railways deprecated
mob law and violence" This assertion we
choose to take exceptions to fromlhs very
fact that we have been as careful reader,
probably as he has or ais list, and have
seen very little, if any, opposition TO "mob
violence" J" in his paper since its publication.
We think there are others of his readers
who will bear us out in saying that he has
not written an article ''deprecaling mob law
and violence" or the past four years, il
previous. In The fall OF 1862, when his
brethren moobed WILLIAM EYER, OF Green
wood, in this town, for expressing an hon.
es, difference Of opinion, how much did
his columns TEEN with articles "dePrecatiDg
mob law and violence !'' This man was
nearly pummelIsd to death for takipg apo
silien that his same Republican party took
last Spring, not quite four years since, viz
against laying a tax for the purpose OF rails
ing volunteers. At that time, too, there
was no legislation on the subject and the
Commissioners, or any oher power in the
County, had no authority to levy and col
lect a tax for bounty purposes. This man
EYER was nearly killed for being right, and
DR.. Johns paper had not one word to say
against it. Still further along in the case
The principal ACTORS in this riot were ar
rested and bennd over in the name OF the
Commonwealth 10 answer and upon trial
were convicted of riot assault and battery,
&c. They had fair trial. bsfore eivl
court, the evidence in the case being fairly
sified, and received sentence accordingly.
We shall refrain from giving names in this
matter, as the people generally know who
they were, bul simply cite the editor OF the
Republican 10 the cass. Now, how earnestly
did he "deprecate mob law and violence"
through the columns of his paper when
this ining happened Not at all. But on
the other hand, argued that the rioters were
unfairly dealt with, the jury prejudiced and
lha, they deserved pardon al the hands Of
Governor CURTIN, which was at once
granted, the Doctors name being most
prominent on the petition.
When mobs were about TO be melted for
the purpose of destroying the Democratic
offices in this place: we failed 10 see in his
paper one word ''deprecalug mob law and
violence." Since The breaking out of this
civil war, between the North and South,
here have been many Democratic presses
demolished, in this State, Tor opinions sake,
besides, large number of our public men
have been mebbed, beaten and abused in
most shameful manner yet not one word
have we beer able 10 discover in his paper
s.deprecaIing mob Law and violence" Ever
since the advent of the Republican party
into power more or less nobbing has been
going on. The principles Of this party seem
to have educated the people to this kind of
spirit and feeling.
II is late day for this Republican editor
TO come round and declare that he ''always
deprecaled mob law aud violence" when
such il not fhe f0cf, aud We challenge him
to give extracts from his pen, even FIVE or
SIX years back, save in the case of egging |
or tariug of some notorious Abolitionist who |
was down South trying TO work up an in
surreclion, and operating SIS an incendiary |
among the slaves.