The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-04-30
Who Is RespOnsibio for the Present
War An Elegant and Truthful

Who ID SeSpOnStDio Tor the present
War An Elegant and Truthful
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The following extract is from Mr.. Voor.
hees late speech in New York. We copy
it because it is true as Holy Writ:
"Mr. Voorhees, read from the debates iu
Congress, showing that Douglas said in
the Thirty sixth Congress tina. if his party
had triumphed in the last election, the
people of the Southern States would have
rested il the security tha. they were safe,
and the Union would never have been dis.
solved. Washington, jefferson, Jackson,
Clay and Webster predicted that the re-
suit OF q sectional party wonld be disunion
anil civil war, and ye; the Republicans are
excessively sensitive about being charged
as the authors of this war. am sure said
the speaker. if felt that the blood uf
this war was in any way on my hands, or
sha. any vote Of my hand tad brought in
to existence thousand miles of graves up.
on the borders Of the South-hsd caused
this mourning Of mothers for their first
born, like Rachael weeping for her chill
dren bscsuss they are not; if thought
that was responsible by word or deed for
this var, | should feel tina, upon my fin
gers was the blood red damned spot of
murder that would incarnadine great Nep
tunes wave and thai all the waters in the
ocean would not wash out. Grsa, applause:
aud .three cheers for Voorhees,. tho pat
riot" giren heartily.l There would b.
no response for me- this side or ,he Other
o the grave would hsvs lighted can
die in my room to keep away spectators
of the murdered dead and slain IN battle.
shank God to night. and love to look in
lhe faces os an audience that participate in
the feelings that no Democrat has TO take
the gull, of this great crime against ma
,u,e and humanity. You know it well
that if every BODY had voted as you voted.
and talked Is you talked. and minded their
own business As you minded yours, and
let the slave States alone in slavery. and
lot tnem have the guarantees OF the Con
sti ution--who does not know that there
would have been pssce and Union before
to day.
TIE man who pr, tends lie don't know
it talsf.s his own internal convietions.-
Every man knows it. lie who stands be
fore you and SAYS it i, not true don't even
represent his own heart. Il 10 an mac
tive feeling in your own breast, and you
know it. Consequently, when you ask
this question of R ,publicsns, how anxious
how nervous. and sensitive they are; how
they PUT up their hands and say ':Lets
argue this question when the war is over
i. is like Banquo's ghost threatnnG Nc
beth, Their eyebslls are scared by the
awful sight. They AK that the day of
reckoning may be postponed. like some
guilty wrstch upon the verge of hell itself,
they say. :'Forbcar "a few days; let us no,
discuss these questions now" How low
ing they are with Democrats that will give
them time-with mtn who will agree to
say, We will speak of these things when
the war ia over. All, gentlemen, short
accounts and quick settlements are best.
[Great cheering] propose to settle this
account all along the liue. 1t is best to
do 50 becsuse they will be asking Us TO
trust them agSin.