The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-03-20

has always protested 10 be Democrat
but lie now says that he is no.party
man Has he discovered tha: Democratic
principles, and Democratic measures, are
not sound. aud that Democrats, holding
those principles, and carrying out those
measures. are not competent 10 admIniste
the government? aud that in order to be ;
patriot and carry the government safely
through the trials which beset it, he mus
denounce he party as bogus which ha:
Gone more 10 build up and sustain thu
government than all other parties combin
ed?
The Senator further says:
II. for one. will stand on no party plat
form. l will go into no party convention
until we have a country"
That is the sheerest buncombe. There
is no man SO senseless "a not TO know tia,
we. the people Of the Unied States. }
have country. Does he mean by this To
acknon ledge the validity of the secession
Of the Southern States? If not, does ne
mean that we never Lad a country, and
that this war is waged to obtain one?
Our Governor NOW Senator) is very
much displeased with ;he 9Th of January
Convention. and calls it a bogus convea.
ton. How aptly he takes to Black Re
publican sang!) II he says The conven-
ton was not called by those who had full
authority to cali 1t, and that it was not
called III accordance with the usages of the
party, he says what he knows to be false;
and in no other way could it be bogus
convention. Our Governor also spts
upon the platform adopted by that conven
ton. We have read the platform careful
". and can find nothing in il which real
Democrat, or even good no party man
could possibly find any objection to. 1t
must be that his opposition is based upon
the end. Sd. 9Th. 9th and 10Th resolutions
of that platform. which are as follows:
. That we are unalterably attached 10 the
Constitution, bv which the Union of these States
formed and established and that faithful
observance ofts principles can alone continue the
existence OF the Union, and the permanent: happi-
ness of the people.
;. That the present civil war has mainly re-
suited from the long continued, unwise and IA
natcal agitation, in the North of the question Of
domestic slavery. the consequent organization of
geographical party, guided bv tine sectional plat
forms adopted at Buifaio. Pittsburgh, Philadelphia
and Chicago. AMI tie dcsciOumrnt thereby Of
sectional hate AMI jealousy, producing (as had
lon., been foresern and predicted ~ u.s. lis
terptrt in the South of 81 ccs>0n, diSuniOn, and
armed resistance to the General Government, and
terminating in bloody strife between those who
should have been forever bound together by fra
tern bonds. thus bringing upon the whole cOun-
try IA calamity which now to meet as loyal
citizens. striving for the adoption OF that mode Of
settlement best calculated To az tin restore union
and harmony.
:. That are utterly opposed to the twin
hereSies, Northern scctionalism and Southern Sc
ces-on, inimictl Ia the Constitution and that
ireemcn, they value the boon of evil liberty
and the peace OF the country, should frown indig-
ntlg upon them.
Q. That in ths natl )na emergency the )emoc-
rae, of Indiana blni~hing all feeling of passion
and resentment, will recOllect only their duty to
the whole cDuntry that this should not be
wased in the spirit OF conquest subug ;tion.
nor for the purpose OF over brewing interfering
with tie rights or InStit tOnS of the States ont to
defend and maintain the supremacy of the Con
stitutIOn. and to- preserve the Union with all the
dignity, equality a.d lights of the several States
unImplred; and that as soon as these objects are
accomplished the ought TO
IL
a war FIR he maintenance Of the Constitution, and
OF the integrity of the Union under the Constitution
but opposed To war for the enamel alton
oil the negroes or the subjuglton Of the Southern
States.
And that is the platform which our
GOVERNOR who was chosen Senator solely
on account Of his patriotism, splits upon
and deuounces as bogus. If he cannot
endorse such resolutions as The above, the
sooner he leaves the Democratic party. the
better it will be for the party 1t is re
freshng to institute comparison between
the action Of Gov. Morton in the appointi
ment Of g Senator and the appointment Of
Commissioners to the Peace Conference.
This State was entitled 10 five representa-
tiv.s, aud common fairness would seem to
have dictated the selection Of at leas, two
Democrats out Of the FIVE; but our palri
otto Governor thought best to select the
whole delegation of the rankest kind OF
Republican pariisans. And he would
have pursued the same course in the APP
pointment Of Senator. had he rot thought
il 10 his interest, aud the interest of his
party to do otherwise.
Our present opinion of this appointment
is. that Coy. Morton did himself little
credit. considering his past course relative
to civil appointments. in making the ap-
poinimeut. and Grow. Wrigh. did himself
sill less honor by accepting. 1t WAS a
bargain aud sale, which few but those
Interested in the transaction will heartily
endorse.
THE LsPorte Herald. of late date, has
an article charging US, and the greater
,,,rf,..p If liz. II tl.f. .nuntv