The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1860-05-24
For the Democrat. .

For the Democrat.
Ed. DEM--I find a communication In
the Marshall County Republican of the
26th inst, dated at this place and signed
=" Manyil,e,'' in which he makes some
charges, some assertions, and gives some
advice. One of his charges is. that "They
(they Democracy are at last fairly and
squarely committed TO the interests of the
Slave Oligarchy." Why he uses the
words "at last" can not imagine, when
fanatics like himself have been in the habit
OF making similar charges against the Ma
iiona De otfacy for The last four years,
and even len9er. in his communication he
says, in another place: g We trust there is
not in all the North, Democrat so igno-
rant or dishonest as to deny that i is the
policy Of their patty 10 carry slavery, at
all hazards, into all of the national do.
maia. Every word and act Of the party
bearing at all on the question, for the last
eight years. proclaims this unmistakeable
language. His first charge is, that We
are :" at last committed 10 the slave III
;erest. His second charge is, that every
act and word for the last EIGHT YERARs
shows that we have been in favor of carry
ing slavery. at all hazards, into the na.
tional domain. In his first charge | think
he acted flom the principle that " an honest
confession is good for the soul" AS he
stated In his COM nunication. therefore,
he meant to confess that they (the Repub-
licans) had been too hasty in charging the
Democracy Of being committed to the in
terests Of the slave Oligarchy, and tlere-
by relieve his mind of burthen and, in
the second charge that | have quoted, he
had partly forgotten his confession, and
being So habituated to making such charg-
es he hardly knew what he was writing
| think he had some doubts about the
truth OF his first charge for, in another
part of his communication, he says: I'VE
hope all tie Northern Democracy will be
found to have enough truth and honor
about them to come out boldly i'll favor of
negro slavery and its universal diffusion
over all the territories"
o, what consistency First charge us
with being fairly committed to the inter
ests of the slave oligarchy, then express
a hope tnat we will be found to have
truth and honor enough TO come out bold
ly in favor of negro slavery What is
the difference between slave oliearchy''
and negro slavery" that he charges us
with being fairly committed TO the inter
ests of one, and hopes that we will have
truth and honor enough to como out bold
! ly in favor of the other? Can any one
tell No: the truth is simply this he
had some misgivings about the truth OF
his charge. that Democracy was at last
fairly committed to the interests of the
slave oligarchy." The thought, that pre-
cious gem, truth, fell on the paper that
lay before him, in these words We
hope all the Northern Democracy will be
found to have enough truth and honor
about them to come out boldly in favor OF
negro slavery" &c, and thereby virtually
withcalled the charge that we were fairly
committed to the slave oligarchy. Why,
what other motive could he have, than
simply to wi!hcall that uDfounded charge
He certainly is not in favor of slavery and,
therefore, desires the cooperation of De-
moe aev.
lie advises the Democracy to come
boldly out in defense Of an unlimited
spread of slavery honestly to acknow-
ledge ourselves 4" the only practical ANAL
gamation party in the world that we are
greatly in favor Of negro slavery, colored
ladies, and mrlatto babies, &c, g. j..
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