The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-12-25

the Mississippi on the west. Long contl
ned applause,
Blu; even if the South cou'd d Be subdue,
in such a war, Our victory would be Oh
defeat.
Subdce her. and what will follow? How
will we hold her, ard what will follow.
Subdued to the purposes of this procla
nation, and the States are no longer co
equal stars in the republican galaxy, bu
its pale and dishonored satellites, shedding
forever throughout: the system balcfu
and pe5tilential light.
TO hold them az colonies involves q
change in our government. As it was
originally formed it Is incapable of holdina
colonial possessions 4 = = You must
govern them as subjugated colonies and
holl them by military power. History
teaches US the course OF nature in a peo.
pie thus subdued Each generation will
grow TO seize in manhood the sword tha,
fell from the death loosencd grasp of the
generation that preceded it, and insurrec
tons and rebellions will become the reg
ulary recurring experience Of the ma
ton.
Tel me, men of Illinois, how long has
! The American heart cherished its hatred oi
England. begotten in the struggle of the
Revolution? We conquered il that grea;
struggle anl achieved orr independence
Had we fai.el "a been subjected to the
rue cf England, and that which We now
regard as our greatest glory been our ever
present shame would not our mothers,
leading us in childhood to the graves OF
onr fathers, and pointing from the place OF
he rerose of their bodies to that cf The
repose of heir souls, iN sworn us, in
the presence of the dead aud Of heaven. To
redeem the past and avenge its wrongs?-
Immense applause Un'er this procla-
nallOn, WueH lHe lcSiucul IoSueo 'iias
which it promises, this will have become
to the South as the war Of the war Of the
Revolution was to America. May the be
neficcnt Providence that has so long watch
ed over and guided this nation suspend
lhe visitation of its wrath, and teach the
Executive a wisdom and moderation which
will stay his hand from that desperate
act
Has Italy forgotten or did she ever for
gctand forgive her subiuga;ion by Austria
Does not the Hungarian, amid tie desola
ton Of his country, still watch on the
banks of the Danube for tho coming of tie
day when he may strike down the DOMAIN
of the Cse ,ars and restore the violated
constitution OF his country! Has Poland
forgotten the wrongs long past, and Is she
qu:et at the feet of the despo's Of Europe,
las Ireland embraced the English ietier
with obsequious love? Tell me, exled sons
of the Evergreen I-lanl,' why leap your
hearts at the prospect of uniurliag the ban
uer of your adopted home against the pow
er that rests upon .he home you have left!
Long confined applause.
We cannot reverse the DEGREES Of God.
nor change the natures he has iaplanted
in tho hreaStc of man
1t is because the course Of the admins
,ration will destroy the government that
denounce it; it is because the war i, to be
perverted from its legitimate purposes to
our national destruction that Oppose it,
TO save The Union, but war to break up
the Union
To destroy the Union and overthrow
the constitution has been the objec; and
design of the abolitionists, from the frs,
organization Of that reasonable combina
ton.
Secession was not the necessary consc-
quence Of Mr.. Lincoln's election; but his
election did make it necessary to guard,
by proper additional guarantees. the rights
of the South aginst the aggressive princi-
pies of'hiS abolition supporters. which he
himself had condensed in such a meaning
and significant expression.
Inever recognized the right of secession,
md now denounce the atempt on the part
IF the slave States as uni usl. unconstitu-
onal, reasonable, and sacril'geous; ba:
stated in the Presidential campaign that
was satisfied that any attempt to incor-
pora.e the policy Of the radical portion Of
he republican party into the policy Of the
Federal government would certainly pro-
luce most disastrous results The only cohe- /
i've principle of the party was animosity
% an institution existing in States where
hat patty was without an organization,
md with which the Federal government
lad nothing to DO.
| believed that the election of Mr. Lin