The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-01-23

of the Republican party, the most proscrlp-
tive and .ntolerant ever known TO the coun-
try-the very men who for years have
labored to build up sectional Party-who
for the sake of political power. and by the
arts and appeals of the demagogue, have
taught the people of the North that they
have separate and opposing Interests to
the people of the uth,--who. by appeals
to sectional pride and prejudice. have ex-
cited. first jealousy. and then hatred, until
now the power Of the sections is embodied
in terrible armies. ready to join in the
death gapple-who, as late as last winter
and spring. when the storm was coming,
and the sky was growing black, refused
and spurued every proposition of adjust
ment, that would have queled the storm.
swept the dark cloud away and again let
in the bright sunshine OF peace-who,
when Virginia and Kentucky called for
peace Congress, that terms Of concilia
ton and peace might be made. refused to
respond IN the spili, of the call, and dis
regarding the democratic and conservative
sentiment of the North. appointed a con-
trolling number Of the delegates distin-
guished for their party raneor, and known
TO be opposed to all Cancellation and com.
promise.
Can we then, as patriots, without an
effort to save it. surrender our country TO
the control Of party. whose history. thus
far. is written in failure, in corruption and
in public ruin? May Lot say in failure,
when in vain | ask for one good act OF
that party. one single measure of its adop-
lion that adds 10 the prosperity of the
people. OF to the greatness Of the country
All men will say in failure. when the results
of Republican rule are examined by the
| light of promises made before the election
when the good times promised are com
pared with the hard times brought. May
| not say In corruption, when the factions
of that party contend in mutual accuse
tions Of more enormous fraud and specula
tions-when the supporters of Fremont
throw back the charges preferred and
proven against him, by the extraordinary y
defense. that the sappers and miners. at
and about Washington, the Camerons, the
Weeds. the Welleses. the Morgans and the
Cummlngses, are more fragrant plupder-
ers of the treasury than the camp follow
ers OF Fremont-when this reeking cor
ruption is not confined to the miserable
wrelches who sell hospital stores. or give
short weig ghts. or adulerate the food and
drink OF the soldier, but crawls upon the
very council table Of the President, and
mingles in Cabinet deliberations, and is
now brought 10 the knowledge Of the Presi-
dent by indubitable aud record evidence
and yet the public wrong is not righted
when to such astounding lengths ,I.ese
things have gone that, the Times newspa-
per of Cincinnati, better opponent of the
Democracy, in a recent article, las been
compelled to say:
"God help the nation if these things are
to continue. We must confess We are
losing our patience. The Congressional
reports show that the War Department. a,
least, is in the hands Of Of thieves. The
mastery inactivity of the Administration
is broken only when il comes to the plum.
dering of the Treasury. The report Of the
Congressional Investigating Committee
thrills every honest man with horror Ii
is the saddest exposition Of our naliona
history.
at exhibits a degree Of corruption in
the War and Navy Departments. not ex.
pected in this critical hour. The public
treasury is in the hands of thieves, whose
only soicitude is plumber. II Congress.
was honest. as it ought to be. Simon Cam
eron would have been hurled from | is Of
ice in disgrace before this. and Ft Lafay
cite crowded wi h the Weeds, the Cum.
mingses. the Morgans. and the host o
plunderers proved guilty by that investi
cation. But even this terrible exhibitor
does not seem TO have created a sensation
in Congress. Does the pluLder conspira
cy extend even there?"
In this connection. it is right that hon
oaabe mention. and exception be made
Of the Cabinet officer from Indiana, and a,
an Indianian. | thank him that his officia
r conduct allows me this pleasure.
| said the history OF the Republican
J party is being written in public ruin ant
. does any man hesitate to believe it? If 81
let me refer him to broken institutions
to disturbed commerce and interrupte,
5 trade--to deranged currency, and tn
low prices Of all our valuable production
e and let me ask. is public ruin no
D marked upon all? In what single thin
a that we value. are we now az secure, a
e we were before the Republican party cam