The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-09-27

"Fear not, SAID tne OeneIdi, Tue sd"o
arm which repeled the enemy will protect
the deliberations of this court" He paid
his fine, and would not permit the citizens
to reimburse him. Would that some Of our
houIder-srrapped gentry would show the
same respect 10 the laws OF the land.
We would also demand the restoration OF
the writ of hebeas corpus, so that men can be
no longer sent TO basliles without due pro
cess OF law. In that Indictment against
English y ranny, known as The Declaration
of Independence, appear the following
counts:
sHe has erected a multitude of new
Offices, and sent hilher swarms of officers
TO harass our people, and eat out their sub
siauce."
'He has KEEP: among us in times OF peace
standing armies without the consent OF our
Legislatures
"He has affected TO render the military
independent Of and superior 10, The civil
power"
tFor imposing taxes on US without our
consen;;" and "For depriving US in many
cases of the benefits of trial by jury"
In addition 10 :he above We could bring
other ecu ally strong charges against the
party in power, aud The principal one would
be the suspension ofthe great writ OF wright,
against law, in sovereign Staes IN profound
peace, and refusing TO restore il when there
is no war or appearance OF ore IN The
land.
We would also support President Johnson
in his endeavors 10 bring back the Southern
States to their loyalty. We want Virginia,
South Carolina, and the rest in the Union,
not as territories, but as free, sovereign,
and independent States, as they were when
Washington gave them TO Us. We would
call 10 the memory OF President Johnson The
declaration he made in 1860 in the United
States Senate when he said: "When The
lime comes. ii il ever does come, which
God forbid, | intend TO place my feet upon
that Constitution which | have sworn TO
support, and 10 stand here ard battle tor
all its guarantees and if this Constitution is
to be violated or this Union broken, it shall
be done by those who are slealthily and
iusidiously making encroachments upon its
very foundation" Ia this reorganization
we would also ask that some mercy be
shown the people lately in rebellion. True
when they opposed us with arms in their
hands, we could inficI the usual punish-
menis; but when they grosnded their arms,
when hey submitted TO the laws in good
faith, we should not oppress them. The
man is coUlrd who would now insult our
late foes, who would wreak vengeance on
unarmsd men, upon women and children.
Shakespeare truly said:
t'The quality of mercy is not strained:
II droppeIh as the gentle rain from Heaven,
Upon the place beneath; il is twice blessed;
|, bessei h him that gives and him that takes:
Ills mightiest IN the IN lshIIesi; II becomes
The lhroued monarch beller than his crown;
His sceptre shows the force of temporal
power,
The attribute TO awe and majesty.
Wherein doth sci the dread and tear of kings
Bot mercy ia above his sreptred sway,
II Is enlhruned in the hearts OF kings,
Il i ar attribute TO God himself;
Aud earthly power doh then show likest
Gods
When mercy seasons Justice"
Thank God, none ou, TIE political clergy
praie OF vengeance, class of meu who did
more to cause The war aad less to aid II
than any other body OF men. But we re-
gard it as un.olIierly, unmanly, to strike
fallen foe We, through our general, told
Them that if they wosld lay down. their
arms and return 10 their homes they should
not be moIes,ed by the UniIed States au-
ihorities. The pledged word OF soldier
must be kept; and however much stay-ai-
home patriots may urge the hanging o.
General Lee and The men under him, the
Irue soldisr is opposed 10 it. In shori, we
want The SoulherC States and The Southern
people back in the Union. We wEn! no
more internal dissensions, but lei US pre-
sent united front to the world, and IN
fs W years our people will be as good friends,
nay better than VIC ever we're before.
We also insist that elections shall be free
and equal; that men shall vote as their iudg-
ments dictate. The object of the war was
not 10 do away with vested rights, bnt 10
assure them TO ourselves ana onr uesceno-
ants. We want our legislators to be repre-
sentaiives OF The people, and not he seIec-
lions OF department generals, operating
squads of soldiers. Had the time
/ would tell yon how my "interferance" IN
an election gave me a pleasure trip TO The
Mississippi. ['Let's hear it-lell it."]-
Last fall, about The time OF The Columbia
county invasion, aud soon, after the Peers
burg mine explosion was sent to AnnaPo-
lis hospital, sick with fever. The October
election coming on, in order 10 see how
such things were managed. ! secured an
as clerk OF The election board.
A captain from Philadelphia was made
;ndee. xnd portion OF the board consisted