The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1860-05-10

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a nomination. to meet a. Bt,imorme on
the 18Th of June This Was very un-
expected proceeding. though probably the
best thai could be done under the circum-
stances. /. has caused much anxiety on the
par, Of all politicians. The Democrats
were not prepared 10 hear it. neither were
the Republicans. who. OF course, will max"
great blow about il. forgetting that four
years ago they did the same ihing-met
at Pittsburgh split IN. and adjourned
:, Philadelphia where Fremont was nomi
na'ed TIE cause Of he secession AT
Charleaicn Is simply this: The opposition
in the north have for years past been
prearhin. abolitipnism and in many. in
stances their proselytes have attempted
cary ing heir finalica doctrines into effect,
and Iav. entered southern states and stolen
The r-aper.y OF southern men, run their
slaves into norti ern safes and there. con
trarv - The ConSii ion of the United
S.atss have refused ~ let them be taken
back br their owners. This oft repeat
ed vioiac:"n OF principal and law. has Gre
ated in the peope Of the south. feeling
or spirit II resis.ence, wnich has risen to
such pi'ch that they too have become
fanalic;.l on the subject OF slavery in the
territories and are now coniending for he
same prin jOie that he fanatics of the north
are--that Congress has the power TO es-
tablish and pro slavery in the terri
tories and that they shall do il; while the
Republican party contends that Congress
has the power TO make local laws in the
territories and that slavery shall not exist
nor be proceed IN them. only differing In
the mannerin which Congress shall use the
po~er they concede to it. They are both
fighting for aos raclions. and are virtually
telling Congress what i; shall do. when
therei not one OF them silly as 10 be
leve for one moment that these ms tru ct 'ons
would have he least control over The
vote of Que member whom they may send
claiming protection in their rights Of prop
erty IN the states, and also. the protection
the Consiitu ion grants them in the tell
tories. is very true. and that they should
90 beyond what The Constitution grants
them. is no To be wondered at. owing TO
the agressons from the north. but, that
they should become 50 radical as TO with
draw from that party which has ever main
tanned the rights # the souih.is proceed
little sense in. The platform adop'ed was
all that any set Of rational men should
ask. Il was the same platform on which
IN, fought the battle of 1856. with the
lae;.,a, the Supreme Court. which is
the law 81 4. land, incorporated This
platform is the only ore which any
true believer in y rypuh,. can i' I'm OF gov.
eminent and = law abiding t''izeh c'"'u
ask if they 90 in for the centr~ ''za'i1"
Of power. they must go with that p~"y
who advocates these principles aud not
seek 20 engralt such heresies INTO the
Democratic party. Equal and Constiiu
tioual ri shts % The cilizens Of all the s.a,es
is the only safe doet,ine that can be adj
voca,eI. and when principle stops short
Of that or goes beyond it, then il is her
esq. and should be spurned by every trde
lover If his country aud our principles of
government.
The seceders from the Charleston Con
vention may succeed in weakening the
Democratic party fora time. but tie prin-
cipes Of the party are immuiable aud must
prevail. when rightly understood by the
people Of the county. This conservative
sen iment vii get be endorsed by TIE ma
jori-v of the people north and south. The
ccnfiientialIy expect that these radical dele
gates fr,m the south who have adopted as
their motto s.ruIe or ruin will be dis
charged and the states from which they
yer. sept e. Charleston will select an other
nor. sensible and conservative set OF men
70 oil the place Trey have 50 abused by
nisrepresenting tho sentiments Oh 'he
zossss. that se4.i them there. Some OF
10 continent men and jpurnsls OF the
81 h.ve already said that they were
not tie representatives of the wishes and
,eliov If The majority Of the cilizeLs OF the
l,a. W. have no sympathy with the
bcne,s and those froa the north ana CAST
who al not actually Withdraw on! ad'
vi.ea their fi@uds to. will meet W.T." 70
80 ,-on, ,bA;r constituents that Will SAY