The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-08-13
the Election Of Mr. Vasiandig-
ham.

not doubt that he will he elected Governor
Of Ohio, and the question with them is
whether OF not to oppose his inauguration.
1t they do not, they will have placed
themselves in the most ridiculous position
before the world that any government cv-
er occupied. If they dc, it will be the
inauguration of i bloody revolution that
will sweep over the land like tornado. and
that will hurl them from the seats that
they have polluted They know this, ard
therefore are they in a dilemma. 1t is
probable they will cat the bitter lcck, and
choose the first alternative. \ govern
ment that can stand the insults that ours
has received from England and France is
lost to all sense Of shame.
The administration Is firmly resolved
that none of the southern States shall be
permitted to re-enter the Union until they
have abolished slavery. OF course. as no
southern State will consent to course so
ruinous to its future prosperity, the war
will be intcrminable. 50 far as the power of
the present administration can make it so.
1t is no secret here that the conscripti0n
is to be enforced, and the fruits Of the cou-
scription used, in order to perpetuate the
power Of the pres administration and to
continue the republican party in power for
another term. Eternal vigilance on the
part OF the democratic party is. therefore
the price of liberty; for, if the democratic
party i successful IN the next Presidential
election rot cnly viii our liberties lie re
stored. but the Union also Will be restored.
can see no hope Of termination OF the
war as long a. tbs admin,> rat 'on remains
in power; for the enforcement Of thc con-
scription will give them the mean. of car
rying it on for more thana year longer.
Therc is no Foundation for the report.
which was tclesrai i.hed from here 4 day or
two ago. to the effect that the platform up
on which the next Presidential campaign
j. to bc conducted on the pa~t ct the dem
ocratic party, is 70 be var plstform.-
So far as have been able To gather from
declarations of leadin" democrats from all
parts of the country, who have been here
since the adjournment Of Congress. the
principles upon which that campaign will
be conducted on the part OF the democratic
will be those shadowel forth in the great
peace speech Of Fernando Wood in New
York, in the speeches of Mr.. Richardson,
Mr.. Vallandigham, and Mr.. Voorhees,.
both in Congress and since the adjourn
men of that body, and in the public acts of
Mr.. Douglass during the last twelve years
of his life. Those principles are briefly as
follows:
That the unhappy attitude in which
the northern and southern States have
been standing towards each other during
the last two year, is the result Of certain
measures adopted by the present admins
tration, and that i, will not continue after
those measures shall have been abandoned.
which will be as soon as the democratic
party returns to power.
That all the acts of the President, and #
the late Congress; in relation to the war,
the emancipation proclanlation',
the conti>caton bills. the conscription iill
and the dismemberment of Virginia, are
Illegal. unconstitutional, aud void that the
and peaceful relations be
tween the States and the Federal Goy-
crnment can never bc restored as long =
the war continues; and that the war shall
not continue after the 4;h of March:
1865.
That all the aggressive Legislation oi
the last Congress, including the conti'ca-
ton bills. he conscr;ption bill, and the act
Of the dsmembermcnt of Virginia shall
be repealed; and that the emancipation
shall he declared annullc,.
That one OF the first acts of ,hc net
President Will lee to invite the southern
States 10 send their Senators and hep.
rescntativcS to Congress ~ usual: that the
status of slavery will be re-estabished III
the States, precisely as i; existed before
Lincoin's election, and that the slavery
qr,cstior be definitely settled in accordance
with the principles of the compromise of
1850, as expounded and illustrated by /
Mr.. Douglas.
1t will be observed that this platform is |
silent as to the Union being at present dis:
solved, and that the term "a reconstruc-
ton of the Union is not used The |
reason of this is, | understand, that the !
is to be conducted upon the idea !
lhatthe Uuion is perpetual andindlssolu-
bic one and that none of States are now
out of the Union.
1t is believed that with this platform,
and with n statesman for their candidate |