The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-12-10

From The Franklin IN Y Gazctt.

enough 10y the tlmlC, time me-SerVlng, eXpeul-
ency policy of party leaders. The people,
who are being ruined by high prices and
exhausting taxation, while spectators, con-
tractors, tax-collectors, provost marshals,
enrolling officers, spies informers and of
ice-holders generally are coming money
out Of the blood and suffering of this war,
should make themselves heard above the
/ din of strife in tones that will teach all.
from the plotting tyrants at Washington
down to their lowest pimp in the country.
that their interests must no longer be tri-
fed with. nor their wishes disregarded.
| Let them demand the restoration Of the
| Constitution, and the observance of its re-
quirements by rulers and ruled, SO that its
protection may always be over them. to
shield and defend them from lawless wrGag
and outrage American liberty the right
Of free discussion through the press and
! from the rostrum, the privilege of the
habeas corpus, trial by jury, and a free bal
lot, all are III danger. nay, no, longer exist
among once free people; and shall We
slumber on. and be longer deludcd by the
dishonest tricks ana false teachings of sell
fish party leaders The past is mixed and
unredeemablc; the future belongs to the
people What shall it be? 1t looks dark
and gloomy. but there is hope in the fact
that it j. not beyond popular control. 1t
belongs to the people. Let every man,
then, however humble his position, feel
that upon him rest, share Of the response
bilty connected Herewith
And now, gentlemen trimmers of the
Democratic party-and here we have the
Democratic key note Of the future. struck
by the editor Of the Dubuque Herald-lct
Us have one word with YOU. There is but
one radical distinction between Democracy
and RepublicaniSm at the present day
The one is opposed, with Douglas. to 4 war
whose only end * disunion eternal AMI ir-
rcYocaLle;' while the other is for it to the
destruction Of slavery TT untry. If We
20 to find Il war party we ust search for
Republican organization. ior that is 4 bet
ter war party than ours. Wea antiwar
or We are nothing. We cannot support all
the measure tiey support; and endeayor to
divide votes with them on technicalities
War leads IN its train arsou and murder
and p;liage AND brutality If We oppose
the war, we oppose its adjunctS; if we suS
tain it, We cannot cut the limb between
ourselves and the trunk 1t is a calami-
tous o.iry to oppose just war, but that
term does not apply to honest opposition to
an IN ust war.-We may pick our paths
but one is support, the other oppos;-
, ton.
The true issuc was made in Connccticut
The gallant Seymour, on popular vote,
was successful, but the administration :
money and soldiers votes beat him at the
last hours Honestly, he is governor to-
day. but technically he is 5000 in a minor
ity. We cannot fight the Republican par
ty with its money and the administration
with its armies Give us i.lir poll and
an open field, and we will show YOU that
that party which grappes boldly with the
issue IL III nine eases out of ten sure Of sue
cess, while its faint hearted coadiutors con
tinuously mess the prize.
But whether successful or not. let us be
honest, let us be manly. We profess to be
honest in this matter, whether to our detri-
ment or not, and we plainly inform he
trimmers of the ship that when they next
attempt to creep up the riyulets and around
the headlands of the popular favor, they
must disembark one portion Of their crew
/ We are going to fight fair fight from this
on. ii we 90 down, it shall be with our
colors at the mast head, 50 that our enemy
NAV bear witness that we have heen a bold
and open and honest enemy, and that 900
much discretion failed to turn Us into cow
ards
And the Newark On. j. journal, in
commenting on recent election results
says:
There is no use for Democrats TO seek
success by Disgusting theirprinciples The
game will not work, and the sooner this
: fact is discovered the better for the country
and for the only party which is capable OF
rescuing it from the abyss of war. Tn,
hypocritical and deceptive Democratic wal
cry we really believe did much toward de
feating us this fall in New York and Penn
svlvania. In Ohio the battle was not
fought on the issues of war and peace, but
exactly as in New York, in opposition tc
the unconstitutional and illegal act of the
Administration. Pugh and Cox and the
whole noble band of Democratic orators
..oorol tbo ouaOf;on oF ,,oooo