The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-12-10
Plots Of the Republicans to Re
tain Power.

From the Wash. Cor. of the Chicago Times.
Months ago sounded the note of alarm
in regard to the atrocious d1.igns of the
administration in regard to the next
Presidential election; and asked: Does any
one really believe that We will ever be al
lowed to have another Presidential cleo
tion Every week since then the designs
of the administration on that subject have
been assuming more definite shape and
complexion, until now it is plainly evident
nat it has been determined by Abraham
Lincoln that he will retain his present posi-
ton for another term of four years; that ne
will permit the forms of presidential elec-
tion to be gone through with as usual; but
that he will take such measures that no one
will he allowed to Vote except those who
will vote for him To have no election at
all, and to proclaim himself perpetual Die
tator. would be simple process. But he
does not dare TO take that step yet. The
mode that ! have indicated. while it will
preserve the shadow of free election, will
be but lnockery, but it will be equally
sure to carry the pretended election in his
favor.
Let it be remembered that although a
candidate for President of the United
States will be voted for. yet really that
candidate will on'y be v0ted for IN he
No,taern Hotes This, at once, greatly
simplitieS matters, and takes off the immense
vote that would be cast against him at the
South Then all that will be necessary.
vii, be to pursue, in all the doubtful States,
the same course that was recently pursued
in Maryland and Delaware. In States
that are known to be safe for the republ;-
cans even. this will not be necessary. But
in all the States where heavy democratic
vote would otherwise be cast, TIE ARMY
will represent, as it was present in Mary
land. 1t was illegal to prescribe test oath
to the voters of Maryland. 1t Will be no
more illegal to exact q test oath of the vo-
tcrs of Illinois, Of New York, of Ohio, OF
Pennsylvania In this way, and by other
means, the Democratic vote of the North
will be smothcred, and Abraham Lincoln
be declared elected for another term. Such
is the programme which has been agreed
I Al 1. i e Al. 4
in order toperpetuatc their sway to prolonG
the war, and to overthrow the constitution
and liberties Of the country
PRoFEssEDLY the war is To- bring the Sc
ccded States back into the Union. But
really if the abolition policies prevail, it is
to prevent the seeded States from coming
back into the Union. Louisiana would
come back at once if the administration at
Washington would let her She is strug-
Cling to come back as she wen, forth with
her own constitution and her own laws
She is represented by the administration
which demands that she shall, as the cor =
dition, of permission to come back, accept
such a constitution and such laws as it shall
prescribe. 1t is of course ridiculous, un-
der this policy, to call the war war to
bring back the seeded States in to the
! Union. 1t is war TO exclude the seeded
States from the Union and to reduce them
to mlIty dependencies to the Federal gov
crnment This policy can be changed only
by the success of the democratic party at
the next Presidential election. Such sue
cess will make the war, in fact, a war to
bring back the seeded States into the
Union.- Chicago Times.
A sixty acre field of sulphur has just
been discovered in Nevada.