The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-03-19
Playing With Fire.

kaylnS WIFI EiFc.
The Evening Post of this city is de-
liberately bent upon stirring up domes-
tic violence and provoking anarchy in the
North. From the license Of the tongue it
now passes on to invite the license Of the
torch and the sword 1t calls upon the
government of the United States 10 adopt
against the citizens of the free States the
internal policy pursued by abandoned
wretches AZ the extreme South against
those who repudate secession and cling to
the Union, /. paints lurid and passionate
picture II outrages committed in Alabama
upon loyal citizens of that state, outra
ges "barbarous as those of the Sepoys,"
aud having thus wrought upon the feelings
of its readers i, goes on to use the follow
ing language:
We have numbers of secessionists here,
who do not conceal theii sympathy with
the re- els-wby does not The government
seize upon these and retaliate upon their
persons and property the wrongs suffered
by the loyal men Of the South? Here have
been men and women shot and hunted by
b.oodhounis: and the government should
seize upon Mr. S. L.; 81. Barlow, james
Brooks, Luke Cozzens. and others, to
hold them as hostages for the safety and
good treatment of loyal men in the South
informing Davis that these friends OF
his will surely be hanged at tie first proof
of new outrage committed against 10y
al Alabamian,
For months past the Post and organs
of The party which it replesents--a party
whose loya,ty 20 the government is meas
urcd exactly BY the contracts which are IT,
trusted to its members, and by the sub
s,rviancy of the administration to the pas
81 pns Of their followers-lave been permit
ted to denounce as ''secesslOnlsts, :tral-
tors" and "symyalhizers with JEFFERSON
DAVIS" al the men who dared 10 expose
their dishonesty and to denounce the mad
ness of their measures. For m mDnths past
this irresponsible insolence and these un-
signed SANDERS have been hawked for sale
in the public streets against free and loya.
citizens of the Northern States. The man
who should venture in his own person To
utter such lbels would have them driven
down his throat; but the coatcmpt OF all
brave and honest men has been heretofore
thought sufficient clIastisement for the
venal poltroons who have printed what
they dare not say. But to all forbearance
there comes at last an end. When the
Post and It's follows talk Of "copperheads'
and "secessionists" and TRAITORS" they
mean the three hundred thousand voters
of New York who have dared at the polls
to assert their right TO a voice in the con
troll of the policy of their country. They
mean the men for whom the ruin OF the
Union involves far more than it does for
the contractors and politicians and fanat-
les who thus revile them and who are de-
termined therefore to avert that ruin by
the untranmeed exercise of all their
rights. The leaders Of tn, sc men have full
confidence in their respect for law and III
their indisposition to resort to any RENE
dies against madness and fanatcism save
those with which the Constitution arms
them. But the passion of a great people
is not a thing to be lightly trifled with.
and we warn the Post, it's wilful abettors.
and its thoughtless followers, that the hour
which sees them attempt TO transfer their
spite, their malice, and their insanity from
the domain of words into the domain o
deeds will be the beginning Of the end, not
indeed for American liberty and for Amer
lean law. but for those who have insulted
the name Of liberty by the pollution of their
lip service, and assailed the foundations Of
law by the extravaganza OF their fanasi
cism.-N. Y. World.