The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-11-20
PLYMOUTH, INDIANA:
AROLITIONISTS.


of last week, the following gems of frank
hess occur:
''Bu, to be more modern; every officer
under the Administration, since the late
coniscaiion laws of Congress. and the re-
cent emancipation proclamation OF the Pres,
i.ent, are by their solemn oaths practical
ab .I:ionists THEY MUST PRACTICE ABoLI-
TOE OR PERJURE THEN>ELyEs."
And again:
Every man at the present time, when
thu very existence of our nation is in such
extreme peril, who refuses to support the
government in her emancipation move
me.ts. but instead Thereof seeks to make
her efforts for self protection appear odlous
in the eyes Of the people, is as much a
traitor As Benedict Arnold and greater
villain than was ever Aaron Burr"
And such is the expressed opinion of
the abolition leaders everywhere. The
elections are now over, and they seek no
longer with finsy DISCUSSES to conceal
their true sentiments.
Abraham Lincoln, with no more lawful
authority than was possessed by old John
Brown, issues his edict that after the lst
day of January, A. D. 1868. the slaves in
the States in rebellion are free. With no
shadow of lawful justification, with no
emergency to be met by the action, he
assumes power never vested in any man
or body Of men, under the sun; and in di
rect opposition to the wishes of three
fourths of the citizens Of the Government
of which he is the present head, he writes
with criminal hand, the consummation Of
the hopes OF the abolition party-of which
he is lifelong member-and with the
power Of the military at his back, he de.
crees that his pleasure is the Law, and all
must yield it obedience. Not that it may
serve to restore the Union, for we'll he
knows bis proclamation can only tend TO
hll the armies of the South TO overflowing;
cause slave owners to pour out their last
dollar into the lap of their Government,
and render our success impossible except
with the extermination Of The slave-own-
ers. Well, loo. he knows that his procIa.
nation will not free slave until after the
close Ut the war, and therefore canno,
weaken ths South; disregarding all these
facts, Abraham Lincoln sees that the ia
vJrable moment for concentrating the
desires of his Lifetime and proving him
self true 10 the principles on which he was
elected, has arrived; and he writes his
wicked folly, which is of no more legal eff
feet than Fremont's Missouri proclamation;
and in doing So strikes a deadly blow at
the Government he processes TO maintain,
and to preserve which thousands of brave
ialriots have already plainingly
LAID down their lives
Now if the editor of the Republican and
abo!itionis;s generally, think to brighten
Democrats into support Of the enamel
patton proclamation, and into ''practicing
abolition" by crying out to them tory"
traitor" DC, we can assure them they
will meet with no success. The principles
of Democracy are in direct opposition TO
usnrpation anG abolition and Abraham
Lincoln cannot proclaim" away these
principles. nor brighten Democrats from
the support of them. the people are the
Mreng,h, aot the President. The Pres;-
dent is the servant not the master.
We are glad our neighbor has taken his
position plainly in favor Of abolition, and
in favor Of forcing all to join him. 1t is
quite natural that he should sustain the
arch usurper Gro nwell. And we give him
credit for his frankness.