The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-03-06

! Inc time 's iast approaching, urged on
by the course Of the radical Republicans.
when it will be necessary for every man
who is patriot. to determine whether he
will vote for the Union or vote against the
Union. BY the ingenuity Of the radical
press. who seem at loss whore to place
themselves in the present state of the
country. the nation has presented to it
three possible features; the old Union, some
new nondescript Union. and d,sunion.
The radical men profess to favor the sec
ond. and by SO doing declare emphaticaly
for disunion. We speak advisedly. Let
radical men or newspapers say We are
for union with slavehclding States,' and
their confession of faith may be accepted.
but If they declare in favor of No Union
With slsvsholders.' they are enemies to
the Union. and. if frank. they will con fess.
as now do the Tribune. the Ati Slavery
Standard. the Liberator and similar papers.
that they would consider reconstruction
Of the Union az msch to be abhorred as
the Roman criminal's condemnation to be
attached the loathsoms corpse of his VIC
tim
There was terrible significance in that
old smile. drawn from Roman history. ~
used by radical paper . few days ago.
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nation by their own parricidal hands.
Joined 10 fearful anticipation Of the pun.
ishment which awaits the Northern as well
as the Southern criminals. VIXEN the power
Of the nation shall be restored. To them.
the coming glory Of the restored Union
may well seem abhorrent. as beauty, and
virtue. and strength are abhorrent to one
whose taste are for the unclean. and i'm.
pure, and weak; and they may we'll shrink
from the resurrection Of tho body they
have SO foully conspired to destroy.
But the question is now urged on voters
in States where spring elections are at
hand. and 1t will soon become necessary
for men to answer twill you vote for or
against the Union?
In these days. no man can serve two
masters. sbolitiouism and the Union.
They are as thorough enemies as light and
darkness. 1t is, therefore, understood
that the Republican who attempts to up
hold the old marriage Of his party with
the abolitionsts is doing evil service to
the country. and endeavoring to fasten
forever around the neck Of the North the
mill-s,one which has already drawn us
into the depths of the sea. The divorce
must be made, and al once. The effort Of
the general committees, and other au,hori.
taiive organizations of that party. to pre-.
serve their distinctive existence. leads
frequently 20 collisions between the ssn.i-
ments of the conservative and the radical
men among them. 1t seems impossible to
get fair and square. patriotic, Union and
Constitution resolution through any of
these committees, for the reason that the
radical men still hope foi saddling Of
Anti Union-with ith.slaveholders principles
on the party. II this should be success
ful. the conservative Republicans will nec-
essarily abandon even nominal connection
with the party, and. if they cannot form
new conservative party, will naturally 20
to the Democrats rs the old and consistent
friends of Union and Constitution. The
approaching spring elections already de-
solop the maneuvres Of managers. who
hope TO keep the conservative and radical
ele'nents united by show Of vague and
general Unionism. without protesting any
direct and practical attachment to the
Union. The plan also involves an unpat-
riotic attempt to attach to the Democrats
the ocium OF reasonable sympa,hies. This
attempt will be suicidal Ii makes it nec-
essary to say. and prove. that the enemies
of the Union at the North are the radical
Ibch, WIZ mubb uo Cidbbtu rs It6 nOSt
dangerous. because insidicus enemies.
The last few weeks have developed this
fully. We have made the charge repeat
edly. and j. has rot been denied. and il
will not now be denied. that the radical
newspapers and the radical men. boldly.
unblusLingly acknowledge that they are
not for tho old Onion Our Washington
correspondent, yesterday said:
1t 10 a noticeable fact that when the
bulletins OF victory are read in the Senate
or In the House. there are no demor stra.
tions Of sati i,fsction on the part of the
more ultra Republicans. While some Of
these gentlemen evince great anxiety to
deprive the region now in arms against
the United States government Of all State
sovereignty, and to so abolish all local
laws and institutions as TO emaacipa,e
those held in slavery. there appears to be-
little qualification at any successss calou.
lated to restore the Union. as it was