The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-12-12
MORE TREASON.
NJ. A. o. PACKARD, Sec'y.

We hope our readers will pardon us
for our illusions to the Chicago Tribune
but. in justice to the community. where
many copies Of it are read, it should be
held up by every loyal citizen as one of
the most reasonable and scurri,ous sheets
published in the Union There is not an
issue Of it but teens with the most bitter
hatred of every principle of government,
and every government official, from the
President on down, that does not coincide
with lis views on the niger question.
1t does not even possess the desirable
quality, when properly used. of frmness,
but is continually changin; from bad to
worse. until it now appears to have at
tanned the lowest depths of political deg
radiation and iDfamy.
1t was but few short months ago that
the Tribune chose Fremont for Its Apostle
and lavished upon him the most un-
stnted laudations. No praise was too
great for him. no oPportunliy..of sounding
his glory was permitted to pass unim-
proved. Finally it became evident that
the administration contenb plated his reno
val. and one Of the Tribune editors was
dispatched to St. Louis to look into the
manner in which military matters had
been managed in that Department. He
came-ie saw--he believed--that Ere.
mont ought to be removed He returned
and related what he had seen. His asso-
ciates would not believe, and another one
of them was dispatched 10 inquire into
the matter. The scales fell from his eyes,
and he returned converted man. The
other two would not believe, and the third
went down to see what had changed the
minds OF his associates, and 10 he re-
turned convinced And yet the fourth,
Thomas like, would not believe, probably
because he knew the proclivities of his
associates for lying, and he went and
returned. as did his predecessors, fully
convinced that Fremont ought to be re-
moved. The eye-opener which is said to
have operated SO effectually on the editors
of the Tribune. was Fremont's refusal
TO play into their hands in the
manner in which they desired. Pre-
vious TO this they were very wroth with
the President for modifying Fremont's
abolition proclamation. but as they held
the Chicago Post Office by suffrage of the
administration. they curbed their ire as
best they could. and soon commenced
abusing Fremont, themselves. Thef
course relative TO Secretary Cameron
showed the same inconsistency; they
commenced denouncing him about the
time they were lauding Fremont, and even
went SO FAR as 20 notice the number Of
times he was seen riding with beef con.
tractors But now. how changed He is
the only one Of the Cabinet entitled to their
consideration is far superior to the Pres
ident--in fine. he is their Alpha aud
Omega. what has brought about such
change? 1t is because that while Free
mont has been stricken down and render
ed poweress, as it were. Cameron has
stolen his woody horse. and is riding him
against the conservative policy of the
President Cameron is known 10 be a
consumma.e rascal he is not actuated by
philanthropic or patriotic motives. and
hence receives the unqualified endorsement
of the Tribune editors. Having given the
readers the motives which actuated the
Tribune in its opposition TO constitution
al method of prosecuting the war. we
will give few extracts from late numbers
of it which will clearly show that it is
doing more injury to the government than