The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-09-19
SIGNIFICANT AND ENCOURAGING
SIGNS.

~ Is cue ls not part OF either our dlspOSl-
ton or our principles. 1t is with pleas
ure. therefore, that we give the fusion con-
vention that met at Columbus on Thursday
the credit of repudiating entirely abolition
lists and abolilionism Not one of their
nominees, from Tod 10 Terrence, is taint-
ed with the black heresy that has played
so important part 10 bringing the present
disaster upon the country.
Three republicans were nominated
Stanton for Lieutenant Governor, Scott
for Judge. and Cowen for Secretary of
State-not one of whom has any sympa.
thy with the radicals. Stanton, in the
last Congress, took the lead in opposing
extreme measures toward the South.
Scott was one of the Judges of the Supre.
me Court who stood by Swan in sustain
ing the consttutionality of the fugitive
slave law, and who was threatened with
Swans fate when the time came round for
denomination. Cowen is wel-known
conservative republican. who. like the late
John c. Wright. of this city. was for
compromise of our national difficulties,
and who, therefore, favored the peace
conference that met at Washington.
Then there is a State Central Commit
tee. which is eminently free of abolition
radicallsm. The State central abolition
clique, inaugurated by Chase. and contin-
ued 10y Dennison, was utterly repudiated
in the formation of the committee, not one
Of whom was recognized or appointed.
Indeed. the only member of the committee
from Columbus is j. Haddock Smith. a
democrat. The members of the commit
tee from the Western Reserve are mode.
rate republicans. none Of the radicals being
allowed to be on it. We may mention in
this connection that the convention went
so far as to refuse to nominate either the
present State Treasurer, Stone, or Con-
troler Thrall, who are both known to be
of the Chase Dennison abolition central
clique.
The resolutions adopted by the conven.
tien are still more significant. Nothing
like an approval of the Giddings clause Of
the Chicago platform, declaring all men
free and equal, can be found in them In
deed, in the committee Of resolutions, Mr..
Bingham. leading abolition member OF
Congress, offered a resolution re-affirm,ng
the above clause Of the Declaration OF In
dependence, aud it was summarily dispos-
ed of by laying it on the table. The COM
mittee reported, and the convention af-
frmed. that this war was not to interfere
with slavery, thereby giving assurance to
the South that slaves within the constitu-
tion were to be protected.
But the fact most significant of all Was
that the existence Of the convention itself
was an obituary of the death of the re-
publican party. Ii was an admission that
the republican dogmas. creed. platform
and party are false in theory and ruinous
and fatal to the country in practice. and
should, therefore, be secuted. repudiated
and ignored when tho country is in dan
ger and need sound doctrine and sound
practical sense to rescue it from destruc-
ZION.
We call the attention Of the South to
these significant facts. They show the
conservative current that has taken the
place Of the radical and faaatical. and is
now sweeping over the North. The de-
mocracy are always sound They are, and
always have been, for the constitution and
its offspring. the Union. They will admit
of no contingency that looks to separation.
They will insist upon the full observance
of all rights guaranteed by the constitu-
ton. On all these points the democracy
could always be depended upon. That the
republicans should repudiate their own
party, creed and dogmas. and stand upon
the democratic ground. shows the wisdom
Of the democratic policy. That the re.
publcans did not assume directly the plat
form of the late democratic State conyen
ton and adopt its nominees was mere
matter of policy. The people of the South
can make allowance for the feeling that
lopt the republicans from coming out
directly and unequivocally for the demo.
cratic platform and candidates. The form
of opposition only is preserved ; the sub
stance is really democratic. Let the Tn.
ion men of the South. therefore, take
courage, and hode for brighter day.
John G. Walker, of IaPorte, has receiv-