The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-11-28
A3OkgTE0EE&E5 RAMPANT.

Republican contained lengthy article un-
der the heading, "What Of the Warp
The author Q! the article is known To be an
Abolitionist, aud il is not surprising that
he should give expression to such views
as Garrison. Philips. Redpath, and 9TH
ers OF that ik entertain, but that Mating
~ should compromise tie reputation of
his paper and his party. by publishing
such reasonable reservations AS that ar
ticle contains. is more than was expected
ofhm. Not content with merely giving
the article a place in his columns. lie gives
II an editorial np.ice which contains the
following alula'ors passages. and which
gully commi. hia to an endorsement of the
article:
The author is a bold, as well as able
writer, and some Of lis positions may
starile some 'imid Republicans they will
certainly call down the auatEemas OF
those pseudo patriots khown as pro- slavery
Democrats dc. If the rebellion can
be suppressed in a reasonable time with
out proelaiming liberty to the slaves, we
would prefer it, but if il cannot, ,ce say let
Il BE done
Is there anything more needed to prove
the charge OF aboli,ioui5m which we have
made against him? He says he is in favor
OF 'Proc.aiming Liberty to tie slaves, if the
robeil'on cannot be put down in a reasona
be length of time. himself the Judge of
what constitutes reasonable length Of
time We merely desire 10 put this evil
derce Of lis aboiiiIonism on record, that
when he denies i, which we guess he will
not, the people will know he is lying
We DO not design TO undertake to refa.e
the positions taken by What of the War,
as they are 50 seli-evidently absurd, so
devoid Of fac, or reason, and so repugnant
to every loyal man who is in favor Of the
Constitution. and the enforcement Of the
laws, that they eed bu. be seen to be de-
tested We propose, Therefore. to give
few specimen bricks from this ebulli,ion
OF 'patiiotism' IL the first place we shall
give some statements OF the althor which
even the most ignorant of our population
know 70 be false:
Nobody hates the Southern slave.
holders, for tie mere fact vi holding
slaves
The South has bean loved by the
North IS well as if slavery had not existed
there
The North Las always conceded 20 the
slave holder more than their fair share Of
political power
they bate us more the less we hate
them. Our crime in their ewes, il. that
we are sony for their injustice 70 the black
man
They would ex,erminate from the face !
OF the earth every man who will not either +
participate in their crime or cordially APP
prove Of it,
The following are the sentiments which /
everybody but limid Republicans and
pro-slavery Democrats are expected to
endorse:
'Misconceiving entirely the cause Of the T
war, and the onHnus OF the enemy. we
have every reason to be thankful that moth
ing worse has happened TO our cause but
what have we tohope for the future? As
long as we do not strike at the cause of
the war. nothing. Every dollar we expend .
IN restoring the stotuls gro onte Lefistm, Is
so much given To the rebel cause. IA
long As slave property is not stricken
away from under them. it really makes
li,ile difference to the Southerners whether
they take Washington or not
Nearly every blow our government. has
struck has been where the enemy was
strongest Not one has been struck
with lis appreciation, where he is weak
est.
1t is really a case of national life or
death, and the people must Judge accord
ing 20 their own light and observation
whether the terrible fact is as above stated
If il is, then. let every man as he loves
home. wife. children. liberty, country, cry
aloud and demard Of the government that
1t lose not one moment ia dealing its dead.
list blow AT slavery. that it strike at the
enemy's weakest point. that it sink AT
once the soil from which grew and grows
the hatred that produced this rebellion.
he single head and arm oe ,he heroic
Iighlman recaptured ship from the jeff. i
Davis pirates. We NAV have a hundred
thousand such heroes with a word. Are
we ashamed Of that word. liberty?
we do not admit their right to make
themselves foreign states. and intend to
bring them back under the constitution.
But are we going 10 insist, at the risk Of