Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-07-18

since. sstaf2
r. The following article. which we
copy from the Indianapolis Journal. is
equally as applicable to this locality as
that. There is no doubt but that we have
few men among us here who woald re-
joice at the defeat of the U. s. forces and
shout exultingly were the rebels to capture
Washington and destroy the archieves of
the nation. They are dreadfully alarmed
lest President Lincoln should do some
unconstitutional act in order to cicumvent
the rebels. and denounce his acts as tyran-
ical and trsitorous. but never utter word
in condemnation Of the rebels II is easy
to perceive in which direction The sympa-
thies of these men are directing them:
Treason and Hard Times.
Treason has many DISCUSSES. but it can
easily be detected in all of them. A man
who really desires the defeat of his Gov
ernment. and the dissolution of !. his nation.
is too thoroughly deprsved to allow any
form of concealment TO cover him. If he
talks at all he betrays himself. The irrc-
pressible baseness OF his nature like muir
der. wM speak with some organ or other
Our own city can furnish some instructive
| illustrations. We have men here who
would throw up their hats with delight if
they could hear of an overwhelming defeat
f<.r< nj bor ral,, . -
exultation from boisterous display over
such disasters as those of Great Bethel
and Vienna. They do not venture gener-
ally beyond lamentations. over the "fra.
tricidal strife" aud suggestions that the
war can do no good, but at times when
they feel safe, they speak out. They are
the men who profess great devotion to the
Union. but insist that the President has
usurped extraordinary powers in raising
an army to preserve 1t; who profess their
desire for the maintenance of the Govern
ment. and denouncs the Administration
for resisting the rebels by force. Their
hatred of the Government is SO intense
that they .eaaaof say one word in its behalf.
We can give the names Of dozen in this
city. and we will wager the worth of rope
enough to hang the whole lot. that no
man has yet heard one Of them say Q word
of hearty, cordial approval of the nation s
resistance to the infamous conspiracy that
aims to destroy it. They sneer at Lin
coins war;" denounce ''Lincoln's usurpa-
tions.r fssten the whole war and its esus-
es on Linconln. and never once hint that
the rebel States had any part either in
causing IL or keeping it mp. The Sentinel
lis the organ OF this little faction. and we
defy any man to put his 6nger ON an ed
itorisl in that paper that frankly places
the blame of the war on the conspifators
who attacked Fort Sumter, beleaguered
i Fert Pickens. and threatened to take
Washington. before the Government. had
raised q man or fred gun in defence. OF
that frankly admits the necessity Of meet
4 ing the rebel force. Its whole course has
been consistent opposition to the war. as
if it were causeless on our side, and useless
on all sides. With. the rebels armed and
i marching on the Cspital. cApturing our
ships. bssieging our forts. aAd proclaim
ing their psrposs to destroy our Govern
ment. that sheet insists that Mr.. Lincola
4 is alone in. fault. that the raising Of an
srmy to defend the Government is great
! outrage. and that the refusal to release an
opsu AID avowed enemy on Aa5eas corpus
is . blow q she very liie. of the Constitu-
4 ton. = Il knows that q live enemy doing
bis best to annihiAts the Gevesnments do
fying its posrer and llevyipg war. against
! "A Z, aiming q hlow which n release 9op