Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-07-11
Marshall County Democracy.


Marshall County Democracy.
That our readers may see what auda-
cious falsifers the leaders Of the Democra-
cy in this county are we give below in full
the preamble and resolutions adopted by
their County Convention held in this place
on last Saturday week 1t is evident that
the leaders of the party still rely for sue
cess upon their old weapons-misrepre-
sentation. falsehood and audacity. Per-
haps we should not be at all amazed at
this as they constitute all the stock in trade
that bankrupt party possesses and they
must necessarily make good use of them.
They seem to think from the way they
talk in their resolutions that the people
have forgotten the history Of their party
during the two past Administrations
how they have betrayed the people. falsi-
fed their most solemn pledges. obeyed the
commands and behests Of the Southern
Slave Oligarchy who. were plotting the
overthrow and destruction of the very
Constitution and Union which they, the
Marshall County Democracy, now hypo.
critically profess so much admiration and
love for. Their object is to regain their
lost power by these false pretenses and
complete the destruction which they had
nearly accomplished when an. indignant
people hurled them out. Who stole the
public money and bankrupted the Nation
al treasury during the past Administration?
A Democratic Secretary of the Treasury
Who distributed the public arms and am
munition in such large quantities in the
Southern States. and left the forts and ar
senals in such defenceless condition that
they could be easily seized by those who
had conspired to overthrow the Govern
mcnt? A Democratic Secretary of War
Who sent all our war vessels into distant
seas so that they might be out Of the way
when the rebellion broke out? A Demo
t,utic Secretary of the Navy. Who refu-
sed to discharge the obligations which the
Constitution and his oath imposed upon
him, when the rebellion commenced at
Charleston, when it could have been easily
suppressed with little expense and less
blood? A Democratic President Who
surrendered the flower Of the regular army
and three millions dollars worth Of public
property on the demand Of few rebels
when he had the power to annihilate? A
Democratic General. Twiggs. We might
ask and answer thousand similar qucs-
tons, TO demonstrate the unworthiness,
dishonesty, anl want Of fidelity TO the
Constitution and the Union on the part of
the Democratic party. but our time and
space admonish MS to desist for the present.
Here are the resolutions. Read them and
ask yourself If more audacious and I'M
scrnpulous party than the Democratic ev-
er existed in any other age or country
| WHEREAS, SECTIONAL AGurATroS by the
ABOLITION and REPUBLICAN, PARTIES of the
North. and the DIsUNIoSIsTs of the South
has eliminated in DISUNION and CIVIL
WAR. the prostration of business and the
accumulation of NATIONAL and STATE IN
DEFICIENCIES; and from q ndition Of hon.
or and prosperity unprecedented. the Union
has been suddenly broken assunder. and
the Nation thrown PROSTATE in all her
great progressive movements since the ac-
cession Of the Republican party to power
as predicted by the democracy since the
birth of that party; and
WHEREAS, From 1898 to 1860, under
Democratic rule and the administration of
the Government on Democratic principles.
the Nation progressed in all the elements
of greatness with unexampled rapidity-
checked only by the temporary success of
the opponents OF democracy in 1924. 1910
and lS4S-thus proving that those prinei-
pies are the natural outgrowth of and con-
genial to our form of government; there
fore,
! Resolved. That. in our opinion. the only
salvation for our CONSTITUTIONAL
} liberties j. to restore the administra-
! Ition of the Government to the wisdom and
guidance of Democratic statesmen. and
/ that Peace. Harmony and Prosperity will
follow such restoration. - -
Resolved. That it is the duty OF every
I Hover of this nation as il has been and is,
to make every honorable and lawful exer.
tion to remove from power the sectional
and abolition rulers now seeking to ad.
minister the government, and in fhei'
9 Iplace 70 put sound democratic statesmen
: and we pledge ourselves TO leave no honor
n able means untried within our sphere OF &C.
: Ition and influence to accomplish it..
y Resolsed. That so long ss the present
n administration remains in power and act'
r strictly within the limits of the authority
: delegated to the several coordinate branch
les Of the General Government. we will on
S IL in all lo,efaf acts to preserve the integ
i Erity Of the Union 70 the best Of our ability
e refusing always to countenance or sanction
Il the ccrrectness Of the political doctrines
lthey call principles; but we will, 10 ID