The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-10-24
Democratic stale Convention.

The New Albany Ledger takes occa-
sion to oppose the call for the Democratic
State Convention and at the same time to
make an unnen essary display of its patriot
ism. The editor Of the Ledger being con-
stitutionally fault-fnder we can with
great patience put up with this periodical
display of his grumbling. For his infor-
nation we will state that the call for the
CONVEX ton was duly considered and de-
termined upon at a meeting of the COM
mittee. regularly and publicly convened.
Not only this, but members of the party
from various sections of the State were
counseled as TO the expediency of holding
the convention and the time it should be
convened. The general. we may say the
unanimous expression was in favor OF the
action of the committee. The call is in
pursuance Of tie usage Of the party and
its only object is to maintain its organiza-
ton. No policy is recommended by the
committee not even the nomination OF can
didates, and we have not heared CT any
attempt, nCr do we believe any effort will
be made to give any particular direction
to the expression of the convention. Tha
will be left TO the judgment Of the Demo-
Gratis present and to the condition of the
country a! the time. The Ledger has
ever proclaimed that the preservation OF
Union, under the Constitution, depended
in a great measure. if not altogether upon
the maintenance of the Democratic princi-
pies. Is 1t not -emnenlly proper, then,
that in the great crisis of the country the
party which maintains those principles
should express itself as to the true policy
of the Government The Republican
party has possession Of both the State and
National Government, and the only means
that the Democracy have to give authori-
tative expression 10 their sentiments, and
thus to impress the public mind, is
through a regularly constituted convention
of the party. By the 9th Of January
Congress will have been in session several
weeks; the policy of the Administration
will have been developed. and the condi-
ton, resources and strength of both the
Federal Government and the Confederates
will be proximately demonstrated. Under
Of 81,
propriate, upon tie assumption that n
theory at least this IS get a Government %
tie people. that they should assemble, dis
cuss and give expression to their view.
upon public atiai.s
Anothe, objection of the Ledyer to hold
ing the Convention is on the score of econ
omy-that the Democrats are too poor &c
attend Convention to maintain theil
principles and party organization. We
apprehend that in This regard our cotem-
poiarv will find itself mistaken. There are
Democrats enough left in Indiana, true t.
their principles and party, who will make
whatever sacrifices that may be necessary
to preserve the Government upon the prin-
ciples il was founded, and the maintenance
of which they consider necessary To it.
perpetulty. We assure the editor of the
Ledger that we have the highest respect
for his patriotism, sasacity, and rare abii-
ty as journalist, but tie gentlemen who
advised the call of the Convention in ac-
cordance with the usages of the party are
Just as loyal 10 the Government, perhaps
as equally capable OF jadging as To the
interests OF the party. aud have at heart
an equal regard tor all that concers the
country and devotion 10 its welfare. They
are all men, too, who will make he sun
port OF their party subservient 10 their
support Of the Government, but they be-
lieve at the same time that the latter can be
best sustained by maintaining the prin,i-
Piles of the former: - State Sentinel.