Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-02-25

| May not. Mr.. President. slightly alte
the language of Jefferson of that day, AM
by a paraphrase adapt it to the present
and say that those who think more Of par
ty than of country. who seek to make DO
litical capital out Of every act of the gov
ernment. may try to make something o.
the political arrests that have been made
but if it does not go beyond such offender,
as Governor Moorehead, Bnckner, Wallis
and their compeers. they will be supported
by the public apProbation?
DIsLoYAL OPPOSITION
Men may innocently differ in their o.
pinions as to what are the best means ic
restore peace to disordered land, but mis-
chievous demons have stealthiy obtrudet
on the unsuspecting. fears have been arous
ell. prejudices have been stimulated, tn,
minds Of many misled. and, emboldeneJ
by impunity. combination of such agen
cies has brought party machinery to &C
complish its ruinous work. The timid
have been terrified by highly colorel pic.
lures of the dessolation to ensue from 9
prolonged war; moneyed men. rendered
sensitive by great interests. have conjured
to their minds eye q gigantic accumula.
tion of public debt and rapidly decreasing
resources; the perturbation of the less en-
lightened is generated by the phantasm oil
q disturbed order Of things. social and DO.
litical equality Of the races. and the ruin
which is to result from an utter failure to
suppress the insurrection. Twelve months
ago fourteen men. in the name OF democra.
cy. less than one-fourth of the democrats
in both Houses Of Congress. issued their
call for the organization of party in this
the hour of our trial. and to this may be
tracel the cause of the present division in
the North. the bitter partisan controver-
sizes. the indulgence Of private feelings. op-
position to the draft. the encouragement al
enlistments. the arraying of party against
party; these are the legitimate fruits OF
such organizations al such time
The Senator here quoted the advice and
warnings OF Mr.. Douglas, and added:
"lt requires no gift Of prophecy nor the
wisdom of the statesman to discover that
in times like these. it there be party or.
ganizations. one. whatever they may say,
being for the country, the other must be a
gainst il.
THE FALLAcY OF THE OPPOSITION EXPOSED
Men boast of their loyalty to the consti-
tuition and laws. but deny thar they owe
allegiance to any man. Granted that al.
legiance is due to the government under
which we live, bnt there Is nothing due to
the agent who is the representative Of the
unity. power and strength of the govern
ment reconcilable with hostility to The
minister who administers the government?
The Senator from Kentucky Mr. Powell |
proclaims his loyalty to the constitution
an1 the laws. but he laments the war and
is opposed TO coercion. because he believes
the war will result in the destruction of
both sections Of the country. and he would
yield them license in their crime in les
ponse to their supplication to be let alone.
They have destroyed our forts, captured
our mints. seized upon public property.
violated the constitution aud the laws in
one-third Of the republic. bi,l'len defiance
to those in authority. and kindly and gra-
ciously We arc to ''let them alone" for we
are opposed to coercion And this I'm mu.
nifty for crime which irnperils the national
existence i reconcilsble with loyalty! Il
may be satisfactory to the Senator from
Kentucky. bnt it is not reconcilable with
the teaching. of the school in which l i'm
bibed my democracy. Mr.. President,
what would you think. what would be
thought by the Senate, If man were ush-
cred into your presence who. singing out
an individual should say '.last night that
man went to my house, set fire to my
dwelling. burnt up my wife and children"
and should add the kind and gracious Ian
guage. ''there he is, but let him alone,
am opposed to coercion" Strange as it
might be. it is not more strange than the
same language when applied to rebels in
arms who have stained their hands with
the blood Of thousands. When Fort Sum-
ter was struck. when the first violent hand
was laid on the public property, the con-
stitution and laws were assail,d. anil mil
lions we're engulphsd in common calam-
ity. A gracious Providence had uusnivu,,y
favored our far-spread Republic, whose
moral influences had been felt in other
lands. and humanizsd foreign de.potisms:
we were free and prosperous. and crowned
with halo OF glory which was becoming
brighter with every revolving sun: art and
literature, religion anl law. science and in
dustry, were accumulating comforts and
an our christisnized civiliza-
tion had It's inspiration to the enls of the
Garth; but wicked rebellion has dashed
the cup Of our happiness. murder and ra-
paine have dcsOlatel our fair provinces.
and we must .let them alone!' Such may
be the exhibition Of the loyalty of others,
but frankly admit it is not mine.
The Senator from Kentucky has spoken
OF other manifestations Of loyalty in tho
late elections, and he spoke with al air
OF triumph Of the gallant democracy"
Of my own State. and of others. l may
darken the bright vision of the honorable
Senator: but the cause of truth inhexisly
requires that l should tell him how mucl,
he Is mistaken. Instead Of the election in.
Indiana being evidence Of opposition to
the government, the gentlemen who sus-
taineJ the Administration by voting for
the tax law and other great measures of
the administration have been re elected By
largo and increased majoriries: while the
votes OF those were reduced who voted
against the tax lawn one instance At
least. If, however. = different result had
haon v,ro,1ucn1 n ~o,,lJ = 80 L...-- =.