The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-09-26
DEMOCRATS TO BE SUPPRESSED

The report has frequently been current
upon our streets that certain Democrats
were to be arrested by a portion Of Col.
Aliller's regiment, and taken to LaPorte,
their present headquarters. These re-
ports have generally originated in the head
of some fanatic, who hopes that such
proceedings may be inaugurated. These
threats, a new edition Of which has been
lately set ahoat in town, have given very
little trouble to those threatened. Those
who threaten TO take men without any
authority. are of that class of men who
are detested by every patriotic, order
loving citizen. None but the lowest and
most degraded wretches, d,void of sense,
courage, patriotism, and all the attributes
necessary to make man, will engage in
any such operation.
Is j. a supposable case that thoss who
have SO far engaged in unlawfuly depri-
wing loyal men of their liberty. know bet
ter what is good for the country,-what is
sound Political doctrine--or have any
more interest at stake in the present strug
gle, than such men as Charles Palmer, G..
III. Reeve, A. L. Wheeler. j. Brownlee.
L. A. Lemon, j. F. VanV alhenburgh. NJ.
A. o. Packard II. B. Dickson, Ii. NJ. Lo-
gan, Ed Collins, Henry Pierce, G.. S.
Cleaveland, A. C. Staley. w. c. Edwards,
Chris Haslanger. VIM. Hughs, Fred.
Starr, Isaac Butler. John II. Voreis. Jas:
Brooke. Lewis Boggs. Stephen Meredith.
Simon Snyder. Dan. Seltonright. c. A.
Barclay, s. n Champlin. John G. Cush-
man, Ii. A. Rank. Ben. Soule. John God
dard. and FIVE or six hundred others in the
county who entertain similar views? Have
not such men as we have named above
done as much toward building up the in
terests of the country, extended to it as
much material aid, and obeyed the Consti-
tuition and laws as well as those volunteers
entertains opinions. and pursues a course
different from theirs? IL these men are
traitors, there is law to punish them;
and volunteers have no more right to steal
their liberty than they have to steal their
property. The thief who steals your horse,
argues that the horse will be valuable to
him; but he who steals your liberty, steals
that which nought enriches him, and
makes you poor indeed Those
who, By mere physical force. take men
from their homes, ard put them under a
military guard. without any charge being
made against them further than a suspi-
cion in their minds that they are not loyal.
are not Of that class of men who have
made the Constitution and laws their study,
or who have until lately expressed any I'M
common devotion to the government We
doubt if there is one out of fifty who en-
gage In such business, who can give the
definition Of traitor, or treason Nei-
Their would it be unwarrantable to assert
that like proportion of them never read
the Constitution, which they have sworn
to support That Constitution guarantees
to the American citizen the very rights
which they deprive him of. This little
difference between their oaths and practice
they should settle before theJ attack men
against whom no evidence can be brought.
If man Is a rebel against the govern
ment which is entitled to his support, his
arrest would probably not cause much OF
sensation, as he. having defed and tram
pied the law under foot. Should not de.
mand its protection. But the civil author
tiles. in this State, at least. have full DOW
er over such cases, and should punish all
offenders, as well as those who would ar.
rest them without authority.
We wish it distinctly understood that
when we say volunteers in this notice,
we mean those who engage in such un.
lawful and Ieprehensible acts as those re-
ferred to. For those who have volunteer
ed from pure purpose, and complied
with the laws of the country. we entertain
the highest respect. We have not said one
word derogatory of volunteers. except in
dividuals of the class we have been speak.
ing of. Bad men are found everywhere;
and that they are found among those who
should be actuated by honor and patriot
ism is no; at all strange or inexplicable
None but the guilty should bear the
ignominy and disgrace which must attach
to those who 80 far forget their obligations
to their fellow citizens. and their duty to
their country. as to deprive loyal mon, on
mere suspicion. of their inalienable rights,
and violate the PLANES; provisions of the
Constitution. which it is every mans du-