The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-05-09
Don't Like Our Position"

tempt to do so seriatem, but will refer to
them in general terms.
He prefaces his remarks with his stereo-
typed grunting about the authorship of
our editorials. We care nothing about
such complainings. and only refer to it to
show our readers what Jrare, manly CO.
temporary we have to deal with.
The first thing noticeable in his article
is, that he don't like our position. This
is something very strange, and calculated
to excite great wonder. II we shoEld
write anything of general political ma
ture TO please him, it would be prima ia
cha evidence to us that it was wrong. In
this instance he assumes position for us
which we did not take, namely: that the
election of LINCOLN by the Republicans,
was the cause OF our present troubles
And in this assumption lies the rock on
which he founlered We stated no such
thing, neither did we intimate it. Our
statement was that the Republican party
but we did not mention the election of
LINCOLN, or any other particular act as
being the cause.
If We hal fully realized the Republican
editors obtusensss, we might have par
ticularized for his especial benefit but as
the readers of tie Democrat are ntelli-
gent, and well posted il the political histo-
ry of the country for the pas. few years,
We thought TO speak CT The matter in gen
eral terms would be sufficient, and each
one would naturally refer to the JOHN
BRowN ,aii--to the enactment of person.
al liberty bills in twothirds of the free
States, for the p=rpose of cheating South
ern people out of their rights-to the
armed mobs TO prevent the execution of
Constitutional laws, and slyly winked at
by the Republicans--to the organ ization of
societies in the North for the purpose of
defrauding the people Of the South of
their property, by means but little more
respectable than stealing--to the organized
bands in some OF the territories, whose
business it is to harass, intimidate and in
jure, by violence a1I tlickerv, all men
who hold slaves-to the tauns of imbe-
cility which Republican Legislators, speak
ers and presses have constantly thrown at
the loyal people of the South--to the
studied adherence to the programme made
out by GREELY d Co., to refuse all compro-
misses, no matter how honorable to the
North, or Just to the South-to the fire.
quent repetition, from high Republican
sources, of the statement that the South
must be Conquered must be brought into
subsection by military force land to the
statement made by the President Of the
United States but few years ago, that
slavery--which the Southern people be-
lleve to be at the foundation of all their in
terests--must be placed in course Of ulti-
mate extinction. These, and thousand and
one other facts, first brought the Southern
people to realizing sense of the degrada-
ton TO which powerful political party in
the North would subject them, if they
would calmly submit.
After thinking over the history of the
Republican party. as outlined above,
would you, dear reader, believe it to be
the inoffensive, constitutional party which
the editor Of the Republican tries TO make
itappeare And do you not think that the
Republican party referred to has been the
prime cause of the war? We do not pre-
tend to say, in fact deny, as we did two
weeks ago. that such action furnishes just
cause for the rebellion ihaugurated at the
South, but it is the cause, and the business
or unjustness of 1t will In no way effect
the fact AS IT exists We think the South
have not sufficient cause for beginning g
war but that they have cause To apply tc
the civil authorities. and if there is tier
no probability or possibility that redres:
of grievances will be granted. the ques
ton would admit of different answer
than it does now. The only case of lat,
date affecting the rights Of slave holders
which has been carried TO the Suprem
Court, was the celebrated DRIED SCoT
case, and the entire South. SO far as al
expression was had. was satisfied with tn
decision All other questions and griev
ances should have been referred to tn
same tribunal.
The Republican makes very strange tina
We should say the Republicans respon
sib!e. when the South first arose in arms
The same editor has not probably though
80 strange when he has heard temperate
lecturers charging liquor sellers with be
ing responsible for the death Of those VIII
died from the effects Of that which the
tempted them with and although tn
means used and the passions brought in,