The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-12-03
We are for Peace.

We are dcterminedly in favor of peace,
and opposed to war as wagcd under the ru
inous abolition policy Of the present admin
istration We believe that large proper
ton of the people are as heartily tired of
war and its horrible concomitants Us We are,
and are just as willing to suffer any rca
sonable sacrifices to affect it. discontinuance
and secure a return of peace with al Its
attendant blessings. We would see the
hundreds of thousands of noble and brave
men who have abandoned their farms and
work shops, to suffer ''thc torturcs which
anticipate hell" returned to their homes
and to their peaceful pursuits. We wish
to see no more Of our young men, Drawer or
more daring than whom none ever went
forth to battle, brought to their frmilies, a
pale cmaciatcd wreck, 4 mangled corpse,
or worse still left dead and unburied to rot
upon the field. Quite Il sufiient number
Of widows and orphans have already been
made through the bloody ravagcs Of
cruel and unnatural war. The moan Of
the pale-faced wife, the wall Of the aged
mother and the gray-haired sire have been
heard quite long enough. These arc in
portant considerations, but there arc still
others which move us to an earnest advo-
cacy of peace, against war. bloodshcl and
destitution We shall hail the day as
the dawn of Il more prosperous time. when
war shall ceasc-when American citizens
and American brothers, the sharcrs Of Il
common heritage and common destiny,
shall strike hands in honest friendship,
with renewal Of those social. and COM
mercial relations which have contributed
all that ever made Us 4 great, happy and
united people We are for peace because
we have everything TO lose by war-eycry-
thing to Gain by its discontinu4ncc. Gut
shall We ever have peace until We arg 81
,n,,r'. Exhausted and cnfceblcl by 4 ruircu
commerce and terrible inroals upon cur
constitutional liberty, as to be cnabc-as
free and independent lcol le---to aplrc-
cate and enjoy it: Shall we ever learn
that reason and not force is the DIVINITY
of the aye Shall We remain inscnsiblc
to The fact that six millions of people, born
and reared under the innueces OF Il isepul
lican government, can not be subjugated
and ruled AGAINST their consent: Shall
we ever be persuaded, that with al our
boasted wealth and strength, We are too
noor AMI too weak to maintain Indefinitely
a huge standing army and perpetual
military t;espotism over apeople accuston-
cd to all the rights and privileges Of d rep
rescntatiyc government? Shall We never
become convinced that the better Way----ii
war must be waged--is to accompany the
bayonct with assurances that the political
rights Of the South shall be respected,
and that we are at all times willing 10 ac-
cept honorable terms of Ieace. Are We
never to gain wisdom from experience? 1t
would seem not Or if. as Il people. We
should ever become less blinded hy rreju-
dice and passion, and at last enabled to sec
our own errors and shortcomings, We are
likely TO be powcrlcs, to make amends un-
til too late to save from the general wreck
few poor remnants Of our once glorious
confcderacY. Our destiny is in the hands
of mad. hair-braincd fanatics, and fanat-
cism was never known to take .'un Lack
ward until hurled from place by the ballots
of an outraged and indignant people. This.
the people have not done, and late events
indicate that they are likely to do it. On
the contrary, they have directly endorsed
the insane and suicidal policy of Mr.. lin
eoln, and have substantially said to the
men of the North, Fight on and light
on" will be the cry Of the men of the South.
and war will be wagcd until We are nation
ally bankrupted and hopelessly ruined, un-
less the still small voice of the ballot box
sail promptly bid battles cease. Jobbcrs,
Government contractors, and placemcn
bid us fight on" that they may fill their
coilcss and grow fat upon the suilcrings of
the people and the destruction OF the goy-
ernmcnt. Until a radical change is affect
ed, nothing can be disscrncd in the future
but cold, pittiless, inhuman, bloody war
II Democratic Standard.
! The First National Bank of South
Bend has been fully organized, and viii
commence business on Monday next in the
st. Joseph Hotel Building. Judge Stan
field is the President, and John S Lindsey
for many years connected with the Branch
at South Bend Of the Bank of the State of
Indiana, as Teller, has been selected as
Cashier No better or more popular sclcc-