The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-04-25
Our Position.

ocRAT last week. that our voice is. and has
been, for peace aud that for giving ca
preston TO peaceful sentiments, we have
been charged with being secession SYM
pathizcr. a traitor, rebel. DC We do not
wish to be understood as being in { vor Of
peace at the sacrifice Of honor, for there is
point beyond which forbearance ceases
to be virtue and If the Con federate for
ces attempt the invasion ,t the North, or
make 40 unprovoked attack on Washing
ton. that point will have been passed. As
the Government is threatened with de-
struction by powerful military combina-
ton, and without sufficient cause. as we
think. for adopting such a ruinous method
Of obtaining redress for real or fancied
grievances, we favor strengthening
the hand Of the President, to enable him
protect and hold the places and property
which were confded to him BY the people.
But while are for upholding the iniegri
ty of the nation. at all hazards. and plac-
ing at the disposal Of the Executive all the
means necessary to suppress rebellion and
repel invasion, we do no, intend that it
shall be forgotten, that the Republicans are
entirely responsible for the present state
Of domestic affairs. While we rejoice to
see them willing to do something active
by way Of support to the government. and
give them credit for being the first party
opposed to the Democracy that ever was
willing to help the nation in time of war,
we do not mean that our realeis shall lose
sight of the fact that il is war Of their
own breeding. and that it is CIVIL WAR.
and not with a foreign enemy such as their
predecessors opposed. The boy who will
play with fire and is needless Of the warn
ing Of danger, may well cry for help when
he has set FIRE to his own garments or the
house We: lie is beyond question entitled
to help, as well as deserving of cedeure !;
so they may well call upon US now to lay
down all party differences-to bury all
partisan recollections--to shout for glory
TO cling to the . stars and Stripes" and
help them save the nation that they have
plunged into trouble, and save from ruin
the people they have duped into such ter
rible folly. We mean to help them. but
we do not mean that the people shall for
get that they are the authors of the troub-
les, and that they must reap at least one
reward of their error or corruption. in the
irrevocable condemnation Of their creed by
the people at the next ballot box.
While we are willing to shout with them
for the stars and stripes, We shall give an
additional "hiP .hurrah y as reminder
10 them that in 1856 they held conven-
,ions, made speeches. and passed resolu-
tons giving birth 10 their party under the
stars and stripes. with fifteen Of those
stars blo.ied out. This WAS the .frst mu.
tila,ion of our flag.
While they are begging US 70 hurry par.
ty distinction, and help them save the Un'
ion, We shall respond heartily. but vii
murmur iu their ears the notices Of their
leaders, Seward, Chase. Burlingame. Gid
dings, Banks and others. They cannot
say these men were Abolitionisls and no
Republicans Seward and Chase are Al
the head of the Cabinet Giddings hold:
a responsible representative office at Mon
treal, and Burlingame represents them a
one Of the Imperial courts of Europe
They may cry 10 Us save the Union !
We will help them, bat cannot forge. tina
they have said /" No more Union with
SHAREHOLDERS the Union slide
NO compromises with STAKEHOLDER"
"Slavery must be forced into process o
ultimate extinction" --"Let them (lh,
slave States) go out Of the Ution: ID,
quicker the better These will be con
sidersd by many as harsh responses fo
+ tender ears but they are their own pieces
Of "bread cast upon the waters" return
ing latter many days" amid the boomin!
of cannon, the flowing of blood 1.-The bloof
of American brothers. Every shout from
them for the Union will bring tack tn
echoes of their expressions Of contemp
for ,hos, who loved the Union. and wer
fearful of its destruction. He who 'sowi
the wind, must reap the whirlwind.
When their principles were first enun
ciated, they found the country prosperous
peaceful, powerful. and united in Union
They have gradually initiated their doc
trines into practice after four years Of ef
fort, and the first results are disunion
prosiration of commerce, the contempt @
+ foreign powers, inability to enforce obedi
ence or repel invasion OF the start, AM
the plunging Of the people in to mael
strom of unutterable evils, the end and lie