The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-05-01

the Constitution. who rtnnds by the ha6eds torpus
who maintains that no man ought to be deprived Of
life, liberty or property without due process oflaw,
Is traitor"
Here We have /. distinctly announced that every
man who believes in the right ofrrotection to life
liberty or property, BY law and the Constitution.
which it has been declared the war is waged to sup
ports traitor. traitor-to what? Certainly
not to the government. which, were il not for t he
Constitution, would have no legal existence. The
treason of adhering to the guarantees Of the Con.
stitution, the habeas corpus, and the right to the
enjoyment of life, liberty, and the possession Of
property, unless deprived by due process of law e.
must he TO Abolifionism. and for this "treason."
LOYAL American citizens thrown into Bastiles.
deprived Of any tria.-ieprived of life. liberty
and property. ut the click Of the telegraph. with
ont even a pretcnse for anv lawful authority. It's
said that charity covers multitude Of ins; bat:t
never, in all ages Of the world, covered manv
as the present Administration with ''necessi
ty" The plea set forth bv the Republican. as we'll
az all other Abolitionists, in favor Of making the
war an Abolition war. that il will "end the war"
is as false IA the principles OF It's procaimers-
Suppose. they say. slavery il the Of the
war; in What way will its abolishmens affect the
rebel armies in the feld7 IF "the deere g,es
forth" from Abraham Lincoln. that "the shackles
o. every slave are riven nsu der" what effect
will II have on the rebel army at Corin'h7 Would
il defeat Beauregard at the next battle if the pro-
liabilities were that he wonld have been successful
had the decree not gone forth would il enable our
army 10 sail on howry beds Of past Memphis.
and revel in all the riches and splenlors Of the
Southern cities without an eifort7 The men who
advocate such policy tainly know its imprac
ticabity 1t is stigma on their intelligence to
arrive at any other conclusion. The ahsurdity.
that the SOrth il dependent slavery to carry OF
the war. is too great TO he palmed off intell-
gent people. Niggers don't DO fighting; and
if they did, or if they were compelled to aid the
rebellion i'll any other way, a decree from tho Fed :
err, Congress, or from his greatness, A. Lincoln.
would never reach them, eIcept in loval districts.
where il would arousea spirit of rebellion among
1oval slaveholdc-s, where none existed before
The same power which compels them now to work
for the rebels, can prevent them from awaiting
themselves Of the decree" fit is expected the de-
cree would only be effective in portions of the
country held by or troops il would BE- unnecessary
as the war in such districts is already ended.
In amy light such policy as that quoted can be
viewed. It Is unconstitutional. impracticable, revo
Iutionary. and has not one feature which can
commend it to the truly patriotic citizen. Ii is
the cry of Abolition treason: and he who utters
& is az much n traitor a. he who renounces NIL
llegiance TO his government and fights openly
against il. Abolition treason, owing 10 its popu
arity with the principal COVE nment officers. has
,niOved an immunity never vOuchsafed 10 any other
( nd Of villainy The safety of the government
10. ands that the of Abolitonsts shall be
punished the same nc the treason Of other traitors
When Wendell Phillips declares that he has "been
abOring nineteen wears 70 DESTROY the Union, and,
hank God il Is Destroyed" he should be sent to
Fort Warren. Just the same any other traitor
But instead OF that. he receives The approving
miles of the Pre-ilent and all his followers.
-arl Schurz says the "Union is DESTROYED and
never III lie restored;" and for entertaining this
and kin red sentiments, he IS appointed Briga
iier General When disloyaity and rascality is
lppIaudcd and rewarded by the Chief Magistrate
Of tho Nation. how shall e1pec, to
be successful