Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-11-13

II wouu be we'll for the tory wing oil
the Democratic patty. befope applying th'
term abolitionists so- their political opo-
nents inliscriminately. to exercise their tor
pid brain to sufiiciept extent to discover
what the word properly means at the pres
ent time.
As 'ate as 1s4S, when Martin Van Blu.
rem, Democratic ex-President. was the
leader of that political ism. to be an sboli.
ZIONIST was regarded as reproachful by 9
large majority of the people of the United
States. because the party Was composed OF
but few supporters. and like the begin
ming Of all rcvolptioHs Of public sentiment,
their movements were regarded with sus-
picion. Moral revolutionists. like politi-
cal ones. gather strength and respectable
ty as their numbers increase, until they are
enabled to not only crush opposing senti-
ment. but its supporters. % powder. Oil
yer Cromwell was an sbolitionist because
he wished to depose and abolish the licen-
tioas and oppressive forms Of royalty and
religion which existed at that time. Mar
tin Luther was an abolitionist because he
exerted his religious influence and eloquence
to overthrow and abolish the tyranical
power Of the Catholic priesthood and the
horrors Of the jesuitical inquisition. The
followers of Cromwell we're denounced as
deluded ignorsmuses ssd rsgamufFns. and
received the opprobrieus epithet Of Round
heads at the hands of their desenerated and
imbscile opponents. But they fought their
way mp TO honor and Influence by con-
qucring their opponents and Wrestling
from them that political power which they
knew so little how TO exercise. The ad-
herents of Martin Luther were branded by
the Catholic church as deluded apostates
from the only true faith. and treated with
the utmost contempt by the wealthy aris-
tocracy of that day. Bat through their en-
crgy and christian faith they conquered a
glorious victory Of principle Cromwell
and Luther were both abolitionists; and
yet to their efforts. and such others as Cal
win AMI Wesley, do we owe the existence
ssd prosperity Of the libersl forms Of relig-
ioa which we DOW enjoy in the United
States. -
Rxkx 10 Ho of
holding Office under the Administration
since the late confscstion laws of Con-
gress. and the recent emancipation procla-
nation of tie President, are by their SOL
smn oaths practical abolitionists. They
mast p,actiee a5olaionism or pe1ure them
selves Halleck. Stanton. Buell. and Me-
Clellan. under oath. are assisting to abolish
slavery under certain circumstances and in
certain sections Of territory. sT
Before the Presi,lent issued his late E.
Emancipation procla nation almost every to-
ry paper in the State told us the Demo
cratic officers would throw down their
arms. spurn their commissions. and refuse
to serve under an abolition administration.
WIN they tell US now Of . single Demo
cratic officer or soldier who has weighed
his principles against his pay BY such .
movement? They cannot. The President
can't get rid Of the officers except he actin
ally KICKS them ont of the army and forci-
bly, strips them of thsir shoulder straps.
Every principle of loyalty. patriotism
and honesty demands the abolition OF
slavery if that institution stands in the
way Of q restoration Of the Union. Every
man who refuses to support his government
in all her war measures, which are intended
for self protection. is indirectly giving aid
to her enemies. q Our Government has de-
ciied that tie abolition Of slavery in GER
tain sections Of territory IS essential for
the defence of our national existence. II
is not the privilege Of every citizen to de-
fine for himself what the action Of his Gov
eminent should be in times Of revolution.
else the multiplicity Of opinions would pre-
cipitate the very calamity which his Gov
eminent is seeking to avert. Every man
10 be loyal must do - Mcclellan, Halleck.
Dix and Wool ere doing: support his Gov.
eminent in all her efforts to defend and in
force the laws. without stopping to con-
slider whether those efforts tend 20 the sbo-
lition OF psstection Of slavery. OF withhold
his support and By SO doing indirectly
give aid anil comfort to the rebels. Every
man at the present time, when the very ex-
istence Of our nation is in escA extrme per-
II. who refuses to support the GoverBmeni
in her emancipation movements, but m
stead thereof seeks to make her efforts for
sell protection appear odious in the eyes Of
tho people. Is - much traitor IS Bene-
die, Arnold and greater villain thsn was
ever Aaron Burr.
Two QuEsrIoxs:--If the editor of the
Democrat should. b. inheritance, como in
10 possession of southern plantation
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