The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-09-12
:. WHAT DOES IT MEAN?" SLIGHTLY
IMPROVED.

The RepUJlican, last week, cohtaineu
a diabolical article under the heading
..Wb.t does it Mean?" The article was
false in nearly every particular. and was
designed TO instigate mobocracy, for the
purpose o. taking the lives and destroying
the property of those who differ with him
politically. We wish it to be remembered
if there is any political mobbipg done IN
this town or county, that Mattingly has
used his influence to bring 1t about.
The article was laughed at by Demo
Gratis, and mourned over by the Republic
ans. 1t showed that the old man was
badly scared, and very naturally thought
everybody else was, and that then was the
time TO strike. Without knowing what he
was doing, he disclosed the earnest desire
Of his heart. which is the last thing he
would have thought of doing if lie had
not been egregiouslv scared.
Below will be found his article. with
some amendments which we think make
it nearer what it should be, although it is
yet defective:
"WuAT DOES 1T MEAN?-Three Demo-
Gratis who are charged with secession pro-
cliyi,es, but known 10 be good Union men,
were in "A lot across the river, last Thurs
day afternoon, practising shooting at a
mark with revolvers. Is it not time all
other Union men were awaklng to their
danger and preparing to defend themselves
There is nothing more evident than that
loyalists and Republicans cannot i've To-
pether peaceably in time like this. Ihe
stronger will drive out the weaker party.
Our patriotic fathers during The Revolution
would net tolerate tories in their midst,
and We are not any more tolerant than
were o. fathers. I've might as well ex-
pect oil and w.y.r to mix as for patriots
and r. Jublioar, to dwell together harmo-
niouslv in sch a crisis as the present.
The epabli;an party is struggling for It's
very existence, and all we hold most dear
and sacree., wives and children, our
heJrth stones, our lives and property. and
above all, our hopes of office, are involved
IA the issue. Can you expect us then, as
the eloquent Ho Jolt expresses it, to toler
ate on board the noble abolition ship on
which we are embarked, a set of patriotic
Democrats with augurs in their pockets.
who at every stolen opportunity, are bor-
ing holes in the bottom? just as though the
Republican party was not sufficiently bored
by the blunders it has already made. Can
you expect us to send Nose and Bill to
fight the rebels in the South, and leave
Democrats behind them to plague as with
stubborn facts that, we cant answer? Ger
tainly not.
We know it will be said that we wish
to suppress free speech and encourage mob
law Shall we stand by in silence, for
fear of violating the right Of free speech,
and hear a man talk about the administra
iralion or the Poor House? We reckon
not Shall we remain inactive. for fear of
rousing the populace, when we have good
reason to believe that we have men among
us who are ready, if they have not already
engaged in giving aid and comfort TO those
who are preparing to pull OR noses. to
twit US of our political dishonesty, and
overturn our Republican party. Scarcely.
What's to be did? We desire no collision
at home with patriots. but it is useless to
hope against what we know and desire.
Patriotism and Republcanism are incom-
patible, and men of such aEtagonistIc
views must sooner or later appeal to the
sword rather than that the Republican
party should come to naught."