The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-09-26

which we noticed "A few weeks ago, under
the head of unjust Classification. 1
Is out with another article. in which the
editor attempts to demonstrate that Andre
was very bad man, AID in speaking o
him and Arnold, puts his name first. The
Press editor has undoubtedly got his mind
fully made up that he is right, and that al
who differ with him are wrong; and it is
more than likely that anything we can
say will not convince him of what we
deem his error: nevertheless we propose to
bring the subject before our readers again
and state our reasons for thinking that the
classifying of Andre with Arnold WAS un-
just.
AS Arnold is known only as a traitor,
we suppose the Press editor holds Andre
in the same estimation. If we know the
meaning of traitor it is 'one who violates
his allegiance, or trust, and betrays his
country Andre did not violate his ale
glance; did not violate his trust; did not
tetray his country. He served his cour
try faithfully. and for her threw his life in
to the chances of war, and lost He was
the counterpart Of Nathan Hale, who. il. a
like manner, sacrificed his life for It's
country. 1t would be as just to say that
Lord CORVALLIS, and every man of the
British army were traitors, as to say that
Andre was. Suck a statement would be
false. for they served their country well
and faithfully. Will the Press editor say
that if spy from the Federal army
should be caught by the rebels and hung,
that he was traitor, 'the c!anAing Of
whose chains can be heard in the regions
of the damned? And yet such case
would be exactly parallel to Andres. The
British people considered their cause in
the contest with the colonies as just as
our Federal Government does It's cause in
the present struggle.
According to our reading of history
Andre did not get any more gold for his
services than other officers of his station
Neither is it recorded that he had weak
nerves. or was a Coward In this con-
nection. the editor says:
"Gold, or some other consideration, We
have no doubt. led Jesse ID. Bright 10 re-
commend Mr. Lincoln, with improved
fire arms, to Jeff. Davis"
III Jesse did recommend man by the
name of Lincoln to jeff. Davis, or any
other man. he ought to be punished Sc
verely. IL was. without doubt, the mean
est act of his life
If the Press editor had not been treat
ing on a subject Of some solemnity, we
should think tha! he was guilty Of sell
in the following extract:
"John Brown. whose raid into Virginia
the Democrat, as we'll as all other good
and true and loyal citizens, denounced
most bitterly, was brave and courageous,
yet his devotion to his principle Of oppo.
si;ion to slavery did not save him from a
felon's death. AS in the case of Andre,
he may be called the 'lamented Brown
but nfamy does, and ever will hang over
his memory"
The editor has doubtless forgotten that
Andre was engaged in a acar, and that it
was his duty to injure his opponents as
much as possible, not to violate the rules
of war. Brown had 10 right, 0: even the
semblance OF authority TO murder his
neighbors for a principle. DO more than
the Press editor has right to murder his
neighbor who may chance to differ with
him in politics. If Brown was now alive
was sworn into the service of the gov
ernment, and acting by Its authority, he
would be justified in doing that which
caused his death.
The Press man refers to Major Garneit,
who fell in Virginia while cheering on his
men, and says that he was as brave and
true to the cause of the Confed crates, as
was Andre to the cause of England, but
he fell traitor, and as such will ever be
remembered. This case is as far from be-
ing parallel with Andres. as the one
above noticed. Major Garrett took a SOL
emn oath to support the Constitution. and
serve honestly and faithfully the govern
ment; when he entered the service of the
Confederates, he violated his oath to sun.
port the Constitution, and he became a
traitor by turning against the government
to which he had given his allegiance, and
which he had vowed to defend against all
assalants Did Andre take an oath to
support the cause of the colonies? Dad
he enter into their service? Did he not
take an oath of allegiance to King George.
and to support the constitution OF Eng
land? And did he not faithfully keep that
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