The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-09-26
DON'T LIKE THE EXTRACTS.

Mattingly is somewhat exercised ahou,
the extracts we are publishing from the
sayings of prominent Republicans. and
attempts an explanation of two of them
Old Abe's Suppose you go to war" ex-
preston. and his own "keep still" article.
The others he does not try to explain.
He says we tried to twist the Presi-
dents and his meaning, which statement
everybody who has read the extracts as
they appear in the DEMOCRAT. know to be
false. He makes the following statement:
cat the time President Lincoln delivered
his Inaugural, hos!iIities had not COM
menced."
If the arraying of seven States in op-
position to the government did not amount
to hostilities, the President would have
been justifable in SO considering it. The
Presidents language implies that fighting
had not commenced for he says. Suppose
you go to war"-referriug to the future.
He was contemplating different state OF
affairs from those then existing, which
are now upon us. What acas applicable
in the future, is applicable noac. Mating
ly tacilly admits that such sentiment was
wrong. if hostilities had been commenced
He must admit that they had commenced
before Lincoln was inaugurated. Nearly
all the Southern forts and arsenals had
been forcibly seized, and the Star of the
West had been purposely fred into. There
were traitors and a rebellion then the same
as no'c; and the sentiment he enunciated
was as applicable for one time as another
The speech of Douglas at Chicago, from
which he publishes an extract every week,
was delivered some time ago. and may moi
be applicable now. He says the extract
from the Republican is garbled, aud con.
veys different meaning from that intend.
ed. We have the paper containing the
article from which we made the extract
and if any person has any doubts about its
genuineness, we can show it at any time
He makes some additions and amendments
which he has a right to.
After patching up his former article as
well as he could, he starts of in dolefu
strain, which, if set to music, would &C
the tune of "Oh, Pm used up man.
Hear him:
However imprudent and uncalled fol
the remark may have been on our part
if the editors of the Democrat were in ia.
vor of sustaining the government and
crushing out the rebellion, they would moi
array the extract at this juncture, to pre-
vent enlistments, but would wait until the
war was ended before bringing it up ir
judgment against US. a true patriot. we
say. would act in this manner. A traitor
would pursue the course practised by the
editors Of the Democrat
This is the first time we have heard il
stated, or acknowledged, by Republican
paper, that TO print extracts from its o0,
editorials, is evidence that a man is trait
or! If this is true, what kind of latrio
is he who wrote and published the extrac
as his real sentiments and feelings? Is
such man not fine specimen to call ev
cry man traitor who differs with him
Wonder if he is still of the opinion, a:
he and the President have expressed them
selves. that the Republicans can and vii
do all the fighting if necessary? Wher
he explains that matter fully, we have I
few more questions to poke at him, anc
do no: intend to "wat until the war j:
ended" either. He would very mucl
like to have US "wait until after the war,
instead of touching him on the raw as W,
have been doing. Such cowardly shielC
will avail him nothing; and he only asks
that it may be granted him, that he may
avoid that public exposition and condem
nation he deserves. The doctrine of the
Universalists should be applied TO him
punish him as he goes along; and thel
when the culture punishment" gets hole
of him. it cannot give him a lick amiss
for if the utmost vigilance is kept owe
him, he will commit enough UNPUBLISHED
sins in this world to entitle him to a full
share Of punishment in the next.