The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1860-03-08

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Of the Missouri Democrat, is her and has
a room where he holds Bates levee. He
has in his pocket letter written by Mr..
Bates to the Hon Schuyler Colfax
which he assiduously reads to all corners
1t is in substance fair exposition of the
moderate style Of Republican doctrine.
But Mr.. Bates rejects the motto, "No more
slaves States" He argues that neither
public policy. precedent. or the
Constitution authorizes Congress or the
Executive TO discrimina te between fire
and slave States ia the application for ad
mission into the Union.
This is sound doctrine. and all but the
ul,ras are willing that it should prevail,
Of course if the Republican party Gt
Chicago adopt a platform in which they
indorse the old dogma of 'ho more slave
States. as presented and adv ocated by Il G
ancient Liberty party" they will be bea-
ten out of their boots At the same time
The eight Of Republican opinion here Is
againet the Brtes movement. The Demo
crat element Of the republican party have
horror for anything resent cling a sur
render to ED Whiggery or any other foss-
il;ferous formation. They dislike the idea
Of digging into the old strata of politics.
for the evidences Of the condictlon of the
country in other epochs. Here is another
picture "f"all the decency" party:
The noise and confusion was huge. The
tables provided for Il e press were mounted
oy twenty or thirty sixfooters. who wished
the utmost cons spicaiiy and got it; and
Of muddy boots awful to behold, and Some
what hard to evade as they go humping
ab Ut on The table. 1t is hoped the
Republicans will hereafter have sense en-
u h TO have delegate instead of mass con-
venlions. All the Republican politicians
have come up here. and the consequence
is mob of considerable dimensions. and
no chance for anybody not accomplished
in the art Of managing row. There is
an Internal confusion. and everything is in
the hands of the leaders. who know how
to raise fuss and put motion in the
nick OF Time.
The Commercial agrees with us in the
ZION was in favor of Bates, and that there
was an abandonment Of the rugged is
sues" maintained in the Philadelphia plat
from. 1t says:
81 understand that large number Of
the District Delegates are Bates men,
Th' Bates feeling runs high. The friends
If Bates proposed TO introduce resolutions
instructins State Delegates for him. They
abandoned the idea. however. rs it would
have made storm.
A German. just before The platform was
read. in order TO see. as he said. whether
that was Republican Convention or not
Introduced a resolution insIruc,ing dele
gates to the Chicago Convention TO vote
for no one who was not known as a Re
publican previous 1" 1856.
This was direct blow at the Bates in
terest. L. was tabled that The platform
might be introduced. and had not turned
up at s o'clock last night
Ii WAS never heard of again. and 1t is
fair lherefnre TO infer that the Convention
was not Republican in the light that the
".u.gel Issue" men regard Republican
ism. If we had photographed the charac
Ger of the Republican Cravertion as has
the Commercial, an Opposition print. we
should have been charged with mIsrep
,esenIation. but The Republicans can not
deny The tru hfuness of the picture as
drawn by one Of their own organs.