The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-07-25
Mr.. LovejoY.

The following just censure OF the course pur
sued by Mr.. LovEJoY, all abolition Representative
from Illinois, it from the Cincinnati Commercial, a
decided Repr blican print. If we had said the
same things, it would have been charged that we
were influenced by partisan sympathies. We are
happy to notice that one Republican print has the
mapliress to condemn the attempt to divert this
war ON its true object, the preservation of the
Union and the integrity ofthe Government. The
Commercial thus excoriatcs Mr.. LovEyoy:
A few of our subscribers think we have done
Mr.. Lovejoy M. CO. great injustice, in describing
him as a great blockhead with big voice. They
don't know much about him. In that which we
have had to say of the individual, and the absence
in him Of the qualities which distinguish men who
are useful in their day and generation. we had
nothing to say of the merits of the propositions, in
themselves considered, which he thrust upon the
House. Mr.. Lovejoy's difficulty was and genera
lly is he was not mnding his own bu mess. There
are falsehoods implied in the string of resolu
Tribune, believes in it, becomes hot headed and
roars. A. moment when the thing to do is to
hush the petty dscord of old controversies, and
make with all the power ofthe Governm ent,
he rushes ir to make confusion. His resolution
that il is not the ut of the United States Army to
employ itsefln reforming fugfive slaves, nsinuates
that the army has been engaged in that business,
NH, n it has not The army has respected the laws
of the States which it occupies. 1t has not made
war upon the institution of slavery. That 10 what
hurts MIR. Lovejoy He would be happy to
convert the war for the maintenance of the Gov
ernmcnt into crusade against slavery, uncoosc-
careless OF the fact that such Il course
wou demorolize the north, and produc infinite
losses and embarrassments of the most fatal des
cription. The has object, which is clear
the SUBTLE establishment of the authority Of
the atiunal Government in all the States. There
is 10 purpose of subjuGation States or c,pat-
ing slaves. Nrl Loveioy profcsses to be particular
in matters OF principle. He thinks that be moves
in straight line and whatever he npinges against
must abide the consequences # he were to make
aourney, he should to carry out his notions refuse
travel in straight! line. 1.-The comes to precipice
he must wal< over. What of broken bones? He
isn't responsible for the attraction of gravitation
Now, in truth, this bu-headedness that prides it.
sell Ill StralSnt lines, is neither StacCSfnnSh ncr
gooa sense. And Mr.. Lovejoy don't go straight
in his movements, though he metends to do so.
There never was more tricky attempt to arrive
at point by ndirection than he made in his reso-
iutions. Does any one suppose he meant merely to
say it is not the duty OF soldiers? That is the
way he wO,ded it, and that i the way it vot, d
upon: but he intended to assert that the army
should be EN- .'loyed in the extinction of slavery
II he had expressed his meaning honestly, there
would have been perhaps dozen votes cast for his
resolution. The beauty oil his course is seen in the
act that he is regarded by Vallandsham, Burnett.
and others, in the lisht of a comforter. He is
worth more than half a dozen secession votes to
them. We don't know how well he NAV fulfill
the Divine Injunction "Love your enemies"
They certainly love him.