The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-02-06
NUMBER 2-WHOLE No. 1O6.

think proper. and restore the supremacy
Of the civil law over the rebelling people.
In all that is done with southern men OF
property, they and it must be dealt with
by the usages of war; and the military
must execute the law. The civil law az
to the belligerent is suspended until we
can again have control and are able to de.
clare peace restored to any one OF more VI
the rebelling States. England SO treated
US and Ireland and India in times of re-
bellion. Russia so treated Circassia.
France SO treated Algiers. And neither
Nena Sahib. ADD Ell Kader. Schamyl. nor
any other leader was put to death when
taken. aud prisoners were exchanged. and
all other usages of war adhered to as a
great thing. We profess to be. and no
doubt are. more humane than they, and
fully az much enli nlightened. Now will you
explain how this uprising ,s to be treated
as 40 insurrection. and as great rebel
lion, at the same time, and by ignoring
them either as rsbels or belligerents. by
giving them their rights under the con-
stitu,ion. claiming they are in the Union.
and at the same time passing and enfor
cling laws depriving them OF those rights.
and applicable only to belIigerents at wa,
with this nation. yet ignoring the laws ol
nations aud the 'usages of var? re
is q succession Of paradoxes utterly in.
comprehensive, and yet it is the very
position assumed by the party in power
Now will you show that We ought to up.
hold and support the administration in
carrying out these propositions?
We want to be right. We must be
right and when We &c, right we mus
stand to and die for that right. II Mr.
Lincoln really wishes to restore the Uufon
under the constitution. l will pray and
work for him zealously: If he does not,
he should be utterly overwhelmed by the
terrible condemnation Of an outraged
public opinion. His position is a trying
one. If wanting and intending to do
right. he should have the sympathy and
aid Of every heart aud voice; but if he is
seeking to administer this government and
put down this rebellion by means of car.
rying into practice abolition propositions
or doctrines. or treating this rebellion as
a mere insurrection. the sooner he feels
the with thdrawal of the popular support, the
soner will the people tho culmiuatiou
OF the civil influences how prostrating
them and sapping the very foundations Of
their political and social independence.
Democrats here want the government
and the Union as it was made. They
want to see 1t restored and maintained
and they want no change in the constitu-
ton. (unless it be. I. an express guaranty
to every State of perfect equality in the
Union 2. cypress prohibition of Congress
sional interference with slavery 3. er-
press prohibition of negro citizenship.
for it cannot be bettered for for many years
70 come.
The time is rapidly passing when its
restoration is possible. The golden mo-
ment will soon be gone forever. and with
its passage comes success or despair 10 US
If Mr.. Lincoln is trying to seize that
success, God speed him. dread to think
that tie facts have asked you to explain
may be inimical to such a conclusion.
Heaven grant that such view may be a
false one
Yours, INQUIRER.