Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-05-23
Our Whereabouts.

Iorl some time IN February last, respecting
the starting of new paper in this place, we
stated that it would be conducted by one
Captain Moore, late Of the Chronicle Office,
Washington, D.. G. This announcement was
made upon what we deemed good authority
But In the first issue of the new paper we
were corrected in words as follows: Captain
Moore is not late of the Washington Chron-
iicLe office, never having had any connection
whatever with that establishment Not
having enlightened his readers of his
whereabouts previous to his coming to
this county, we, in noticing the new pa
per on its first appearance, spoke of the
editor as of "some other place besides this "
This was the best we could do. But since, in
his last, he states that, sat the outbreak of
the war we were editing paper in New
York, but abandoned that occupation, and
enlisted as private in the Thirty-Sixth Reg
iment of New York volunteers, in the month
of April, 1861" He served his full term of
enlistment in said Regiment, during which
time, he says, he received promotions.
AS he would like to know of his contem-
poraries' whereabouts" during that time,
for one we will state that, at the breaking
out of the war we we're engaged publishing
the ''Star of the North" in Bloomsbury,
Pa, and continued in that business until we
enlisted in the Thirteenth Regiment, P. v,
for the purpose of repelling the invasion
made into our State by the rebel army, and
a few weeks after our return home we were
conscripted and served out our time in the
One Hundred and Seventy Eighth, P. NJ.
| We simply make mention of these facts to
show that Captain Moore is not the only ed
itor IN this place that soldiered in the late
war; and in doing this, we dom wish to be
understood as claiming any credit to ourself
or attempting to establish our loyalty, as we
hold it is to no persons credit who took any
part IN the late war. For ourself, we would
have none of it. Give it all to such men as
BUTLER and BANKS; privates desire none
since the war has been prostituted to the
purposes of disunion and abolitionism.
| As to our partner, he remained at home
like all good citizens, pursuing legitimate
business, doing more for the good of the
country than many who claimed and seemed
to be intensely loyal and desirous of mobbing
all democrats who did not think, believe
and act with them.
Nor exactly Mr.. Hill. The Columbian
neither claims to be a Republican paper nor
is it on the ''true Democratic track" 1t
does not support CLYMER. Hence it is not
Democratic. Geary's name is not at its
masthead, consequently there is nothing
left TOR any one to conclude but that it is a
bastard institution and not on any track.
I-DeD1ocrdt and Star.
We would inform the DEMOCRAT AND
STAR that we take the Columbian at It's
word. 1t says lit will support all principles
and measures of policy which look to the
consolidation of the Union, the object
announced by General Washington as the
principal one had in view in forming the
Constitution of the United States, and that
on the other hand, public men who oppose
the unity and harmony of the country, and
who would keep alive sectional partisan hate
to the injury and detriment of the United
States, are to be denounced and opposed -
| As we understand it this is the Democratic
ground, and we still insist the Columbian,
so long as it pursues this course, is ON the
true Democratic track. If we are in error
we hope the DEMOCRAT AND STAR will
| shown how and where. e.-Scrantoa Register
The editor of the Scranton Register ''still
insists that the Columbian is on the ''true
Democratic track" The mere assertion of
the editor of the Register backed by the
quotation from the Columbian, does not
make it so by any means. You have only to
examine their paper closely, each week, and
personally know the factious clique, to be
convinced that the paper is not on the ''true
Democratic track 1t is true the Demo
cratic party support all principles and meas
ures looking towards the consolidation of
| this Union, and the Columbian avowing
this one plank, does that alone place them
on the ''true Democratic track ?' We hold
that it must still profess and do more before
the Democracy can acknowledge them in
any such position. We might quote line
or two from its last issue to show that our
position is right, where it says: by some
the Columbian is pronounced Republican,
and by others Democratic paper. Let us
assure them again, that it is neither; it is
not a political, but is, and will continue to
be, an Independent Journal Here we
have it declaring that it is not a political
Journal. This being the case, how is it to
be considered on any political track" Dem
ocratic or otherwise? In the same issue it
alleges, 1--WE shall stand by him (Johnson)
and his friends" We would ask in all can
dor, does it do this? Does it support ely
mer? No. Is he not one of the Presi-
dents supporters? Does he not support all
principles and measures looking towards the
restoration of the Union? Certainly he
does. Then why does it not support all
tcho stand by the President and has friends