Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-03-21
Wolves in Sleeps Clothing.

Aodt euCn OipeuS are again 10 IaVage
Columbia county, under the mask OF ''John-
son men, there no longer appears TO be a
shadow of doubt.
But the assertion. that Senator Buckalew
! is in full communion with them, and that
everything is 10 be done at his direction we
Lave very grave and reasonable doubts. We
have never thought it worth while to en-
qure after Mr.. Buckalew's posi;ion ia the
matter, because common sense and
knowledge of the past force Us 10 believe
that the assertion is ridiculously false.
While The Democratic party has, through
thick and thin, through peace and war,
o'avely fought and maintained their prn-
ciPies and their organization, and never
failed TO adhere 10 Mr.. Buckaew when the
opposition DETAINED and viIi6ed him and
while those very men who he is now
said 10 support, invariably approached us
from behind and stabbed US in the back;
that he should at this time, play into the
hands OF those men, is too preposlerous for
human comprehension.
No, Fellow Democrats, we think we
know Mr.. Buckalew too well even to inag.
inc Iha! he would thus sell his birhrghi
for mess of potlage. He knows that the
local politics OF Columbia county started
and has always assisted. him 10 his present
elevated position. He knows too tliai the
Democratic party honored and adored him,
STOOD by him in the dark days of tyranny
and Lincoln despoii-m, when those Repub-
lican ''disorsanizers" denounced him pub
licly and insisted on his arrest as a strailor"
and ;sympathizer' with Secession; took great
pains and made extra exerlions 10 abuse
and vilify him in a most shameful and dis
graceful manner for his speech delivered at
the Court House in Bloomsburg on 3Olh
Of September, 1861.
He also knows that the Identical men
who have lately quaTreIed with DR. John
about The flesh pots, and who are opposed
TO him only so far as he controls the pa
tTonage of the Government, did all in their
power TO ruin the reputation OF Mr.. Bucka-
lew
We say Mr.. BuckaIew can't help buF
know that this new faction are the very
men who lately welded The most influence
both with the Governor OF Pennsylvania,
and with !he President of the United States
ior the utter destruction of the Democratic
party in Columbia county. Aud Mr.. Buck
aew, as well as every Democrat of this
county, knows that no sooner had the
Dark Lantern" and Woody Horse"
schemes of those men, failed, and their
Disunion plots effected, as they thought, a
proper time for them 20 throw of The mask,
than they, with deep deceit, and long
settled maligniiy lurking in their hearts pro-
claimed themselves "Union men," Loyal
LeaguerS," and no man or set of men were
more merciiess, reVengefuI, fanatcal and
irrational, in devising and supporting the
unjust, unco ms titutional, lyranical and op-
pressiTe measures of the Disunon Admin
is.ration. than were the so-calIed Republi-
can "disorg ganizers" OF Columbia county.
Therefore, Fellow Democrats we deem it
impossible that MIR. BBckaew should DO so
base an act as 10 endorse, or aid them in
their artificial cause; aad when you read
this, stop and mediate contemplate your
treatment, al the hands of these men, who
are preparing TO solicit your favor. revolVe
il in your minds, then raise your hand, and
stamp your foot, and swear by God and
High Heaven, that no social ties, no earthly
power, all the United States Senator'S in
America, can never delude you to worship
at the political shrine of set OF knaves
and demsgogues. That those men are
compassionate AMI penlent now, there is
no doubt; bu, lei them come. out like men
and prove their worthiness, and exhibit
their faith, by making an honest, open con-
fession of their sins and transgressions, and
then let Us be mercifut and not till then.
We give our opinion of the (wil bel two
Republican papers of BIoomsLurg in our
own poetry:
The honest man will boldly fight
And scorn the loalhsome secret plight.