Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-05-15
Keep it Before the People.

Keep it Before the People.
That Mr. Buchanan. the late Democrat.
ic President, for three months after the re-
bellien broke out held the Government
still. while the rebels were organizing.
arming aud preparing for war; proclaim
ing that there was no power to suppress the
rebellion, or. as be called it. to '.coerce .
State" and that the Government had no
power to preserve the Union. OF to preserve
itself
Keep il before the people, that three ont
of five members of Buchanan's Democratic
Cabinet---Cobb. Floyd and Thompson
are holding commissions in the rebel army.
That these scoundrels. who were prominent
Democrats. and leaders of the National
Democratic party. while yet in Office. pros
tituted their official power and position to
bring about the rebellion. and overthrow
the Government and constitution they were
sworn to maintain.
Keep it before the people. that of the
living men who were appointed by the late
Democratic Administration as ministers,
consuls, and charge d'affaires to represent
this country abroad. all Of whom were
prominent Democrats. more than one half
are now identified with the rebellion, and
are laboring with all their ability. influence
and money to destroy the Government
which gave them their wealth and position
before the world. From tie statement of
these facts. which cannot be disputed by
anybody, it will be seen how important il
is to ere organize the Democratic party TO
save the Union and Constitution"
The rebel President. jeff Davis. for
many years past has stood in the front
rank oi the Democratic party. having been
Secretary of War to Frank Pierce. The
rebel Vice President. A. H. Stevens. was
for many years the Democratic leader in
the House of Representatives. At the
election in 1860 there were two Democrat
ic candidates for President and two for
Vice President. Stephen A. Douglas and
John G. Breckinridge. Herschel V. John
son aud Gen. 10. Lane. Ofthese Douglas
is dead, and with his dying breath invoked
his friends to give up their party and go
for their country. The other three are
traitors. Johnson and Breckenridge hold
| ing commissions in the rebel army. and
Lane fled to parts unknown. 1t will thus
more clearly appear how important it is
to "reorganize the Democratic party to
save the Union and Constitution" Hasn't
the Democratic party funny way Of
Saving the Union and the Constitution"
Other facts. equally notorious with those
above mentioned, might be adduced to
support the theory that zone but the Dem
ocratic party can "save the Union and
Constitution" For example, Jesse ID.
Bright. leading Democrat. was expelled
from the Senate for treason in endesvoring
TO furnish his late Democratic associate.
JEFF. Davis. with improved firearms. But
why multiply facts? Is It not as clear as
mud that it is the peculiar provinces Of the
Democratic party to "save the Union and
the Constitution" But reader, il you
still doubt. cast your eye for a moment
over the Democratic politicians of Indiana.
and seee how many of them are sympathi
zers with rebellion. how many are known
to desire the success Of the rebel arms. and
rejoice at every supposed disaster that We
meet with. and then doubt no longer
See Voorhees, voting with Breckinridge till
Breckinridge runs away to the rebel army.
and see the professcd Democratic o-gan
copying and endorsing Breckinridge's
speech. See the leaders of this Demo-
cratic salvation scheme compelled to take
the oath of allegiance See tho eommen-
dation literally heaped up on the 9Th Of
January Convention and its speeches By
rebel papers in Richmond. Winchester.
Jackson and Memphis. See how ths
Memphis Avolanche praises Dan. yoor-
hees. and the Mssissippian praises John G.
Dayis. See how warmly the editor Of the
organ Of this Democratic movement is
welcomed and applauded by the rebel pris-
oners at Camp Morton. who had Kissed
and nearly mobbed Brownlow few days
before Take good look at these facts.
and then you can give . guess at the kind
of salvation the Union and Constitution
will get from the sort of Democrats who
have taken the job in hand. If the work
Of saving the Union and Constitutien is
ever to be accomplished it WON'T be. By the
men who lent all their power to rebellion
to destroy both.--Lnd. Joxr.