Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-07-25
.eTO all whom it may Concern ,

The editors Of this paper endeavor to pub
| lish journal for the Democratic party-
one that supports Democratic principles and
measures and not men nor faction and in
doing that, we do not intend our writings or
selections to conform in sentimentwith those
promulgated by the neso press, throughout
the country, claiming to be the special organs
of the President and his policy, only SO far
as they accord with our views upon all gem
eral questions. We have little faith in these
new papers or the men who are connected
with them and much less in men who have
not the independence and courage to public
ly take position in the attempt to establish
neac party and neao party organs, but go
fawning and maliciously among the people
with their complaints, that the Democratic
party and its papers are not pursuing prop
er course towards this faction from the
Abolition ranks, but better known throughout
the country as ''disorganizers, the worst
and most dangerous enemy the Democracy
had to contend with during the past five
years. They performed all the mischief it
was possible for them to perform, in the way
of plundering and destroying the country
generally, while in the Abolition ranks and
now, with the aid of few Democrats, who
are over-anxious for the Loares and fishes, no
matter through what process they are pro-
cured, these same malcontents hope to build
up party and triumph over the honest men
of the country and because the Democratic
press warn the people of this thing, it is not
Democratic but doing an injury to itself as
well as greatly retarding every movement
looking towards the restoration of the Union
and the success Of the Democratic party
We cannot see how any success to the Dem
ocratic party or the country can come through
a movement emanating solely from dissat-
isfed faction of the Abolition party That
they have lately arose a6oUe party and now
go for their country would have sounded bet
ter FIVE years ago while some of the same
clan were graphing at her throat endeavor-
ing to strangle her to DEATH Then on the
other hand, to better establish their faith to
the country and their country's good, they
should join the Democracy, the only party
that have stood up boldly through dark days
as well as sunshine, and defended the laws
and the Constitution, while the bad men of
their party were trying their utmost to de-
stroy them.
When the Douglass faction were building
their party from the ranks of the Democracy
the Abolitionists we're strenuously engaged in
increasing theirs, neither endorsing nor af-
iliating with the Douglass men. The conse-
quence was, division of the Democratic par
ty to such an extent that the Abohtionists got
in poweran the Douglass faction went with
them. Just where the disorganizers' will
go hereafter. Therefore, every man who has
the good of his country and the Democratic
party at heart will adhere with renewed en-
ergy to the cardinal principles of the De
mocracy- increase the party in numbers as
the only way in which the johnson Disun-
ionists can be brought over. Every Demo
crat who strays to the 'disorganizers, steps
out to be bought by power-he disunites
himslf from the Democracy and lessons its
chances of success The idea that third
party can have any other objectin view, than
the spoils now, and the power hereafter, is
totally abandoned by ALL
Coo