Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-08-08

- II Chs FI1euuBs,
We have the evidence that the originators,
instieators, and friends of the Cozum6ian,
are ashamed to manage its business affairs,
or to acknowledge any sympathy for its sue
cess. II was expected to gain an immense
circulation on it first appearance to the pub
lic,7 Thesgreat popularity of f-one, the cum
ningness Of another, the social attractiye
of two, the extensive business transactions
of others, and the patronage of the Revenue
Assessorship, were to give it. place, power
and popularity, whether it was worthy of it
ornot. Yet we find the parties hesitating
and shifting the responsibility of making
the appointments of Assistant Assessors lest
they may be censured by some friend. A
clique of the very worst men were found to
be in league with it; and it had, and no
doubt has yet, for its object the building up
of new party, without any pledge, qualii-
cation or condition, sand the destruction Of
parties and principles which have been main
tanned and defended through trial, blood and
treasure, from the days Of Washington and
Jefferson down to the present time We
say that we have the evidence, and can prove
it, that some of the very men who are com
PEELED to acknowledge their affiliation' with
this bastard eoncern, in their unguarded
moments, have been found plotting for the
defeatof HESTER CLYMER and the Demo
cratic party. We also have the evidence
and names of men, Democrats, who have
refused to take the DEMOCRAT AND STAR
because they have, to their sorrow, been
persuaded to subscribe and pay for the
Columbian, and do not feel able to take,
and pay for more than one county paper
We say these things because we believe it to
be our duty to warn Democrats not to be
deceived and ensnared by these men, who
were schemers and plotters in the damning
heresies Of Knoac-v votlitngiasnu, Ndtiue- Amer-
icdnism, DC, who met in the dead hours of
the night, leagued together by secret oaths
and grips, making appeals to the worst pas
sions of the human heart, and at the same
time, in daylight and in public, wearing the
maskFof honesty, aud endeavoring to keep
the fair side to London. That there will
soon be a vigorous effort made on the part of
the Colznsbianites to increase its circulation,
there is not shadow of doubt, but if there
is Democrat in the land who can endorse
its course or recommend it to his neighbor,
then we confess that we don't know what
Democracy is, and are, therefore, unfit to
publish a Democratic paperfor such indiyid-
uals. The johnson papers, contrary no
doubt to the wishes of the President, in
counties where the Democratic party is
not largely in the majority, have already
hoisted the name of GEARY for Governor
and deal in vindictiyeness and abuse Of Mr..
CLYMER. We are determined to be honest
and outspoken on all political questions and
party emergencies, and we ara very certain
that no emergency is required, and no new
ground need be occupied, by Democrats, to
endorse President Johnson's restoration pol
icy; and in endorsing it, it is not necessary
that we should subscribe to a doctrine that
favors the election of GKARY or refuses to
support CLYAER. We hope that this may
serve as timely warning to our Democratic
friends and the friends of johnson, Clymer,
and the Union,. to tread upon safe and sound
ground. Any man who really desires the
restoration of the Union, in conformity with
the Constitution, win not and cannot, think
of giving aid and strength to men and cEques
that.refuse to define their position, or select
their candidates on and for the great ques-
tions Of the hour Whosoever is not for the
Democratic organization, which represents
the patriotic and Union-loving sentiment of
the country, but is found secretly plotting
for its defeat and destruction, the same is
against us, and should be treated as enemy.
FeIlow-De we have thus, in short,
given you a fair type Of the movements of a
designing faction in our midst and while the
intentions of one or two of their clique may
be for the success of the Democratic party
we have every reason to believe that the ma
jority or controlling power of this faction
seek itsogerthrow. Weask you, therefore,.
to touch not, taste not of the. .unclean thing,
but commence battling IN earnest for the
success of the Democratic party, which has
given you noble standard-bearer in the
person Of HrEsrER CLY5fER, an honest, true,
and steadfast, Democrat, and not ike the
candidate on the Abolition side, who is a
renegade, a radical Of the Stevens, Sumner
and Kelly school, a anegro worshipper and a
disnnionist. = q
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