The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-11-26
shall the south be Restored!

The New Orleans correspondent of the
New York Tribune, speaking ofthe recent
movement among prominent, and influential
men in Louisiana, for the restoration of
that State to its normal condition in the
Union, denounced it az zone OF the mos,
daring and audacious piece of fraud
and villany ever attempted" The
platform of th~5e men" says the Tribune'S
correspondent rs nothing less than an
attempt to set the old State machine, with
all its villainouS laws and edcts, in full
operation" The Tribune, and other abo
ltion organs oflesser calibre, adopt the SEN
tinent Of the foregoing extracts, and labor
earnestly TO convince the people that the
greatest calamity which could possibly
happen to US as a nation; would be for the
war to cease, and the Union to be restored
while slavery still exists in the revolted
States. To set the cold State machine,
with It's laws and cdicts in operation again
under the Constitution, is "a most daring
and outrageous piece of fraud and vllany"
which must not be for enc mcment tolera-
ted.
The r-Sumner- Whiting theory Of
State Suicide" must be maintained, or
abolitionists will be foilei in their efforts 10
carry the next Presidential election, and to
parcel out the lands in the revoltcd States
among the negroes; and such canting pu-
ritanical abolitionis,s as chose to take up
their abode in that land o.. desolation and
distress The war must continue until the
Eastern States grow richer by the sale Of
shoddy, arms, and collins; and the Wcs-
tern States become so poor as to be mere
appendace to New England. Already the
West has furnished her thousands Of men
for the war In excess of her proportionate
share az compared with the Eastern States.
". hare paid our share Of the taxes to car
r. on This hciiish wax, and in addition are
paying Ncv Englards hare, n the shape
ofincreased prices for her manu.acturcs---
The price Of ever article the Westpi:vs
from New England manufacturers is in
creased by just 50 much as will pay the
government taxes and interest thereon
while the prices of our agricultural pro-
ducts remain stationary. 4 bushcl of
wheat three years ago would buy ten yards
of muslin or calico, while now it will COM
mand but three Well may Eastern capt.
talists cry out in favor of continuance of
Of the war,-but Why any sane man in the
agricultural districts should favor it We
are at a loss to determine u Is the inter
est OF the West to bring the war to spec
DIV close, as is consistent with the honor
of the nation The administration embra-
ces the Eastern abolition view of the matter,
while the democracy as body are IN favor
Of an early adjustment OF Our difficulties,
by granting TO each State her old place III
The Uuion whenever she chooses to assume
il, and her people will lay down their arms,
and Weld obedience to the laws Abolition
i..s SANDER Us when they say that we are
for peace at any price. The true democrat
ic doctrine is well stated by an able cotem
porary as tollows:yiz.
|. The support and maintenance of the
Constitution in the spirit in which it was
administered during seventy years of sue
cessful and prosperous administration.
Z The Virginia and Kentucky reso
buttons Of 1898, which have for more than
three score years been the rule of demo
cratic faith, and which have been adopted
by nearly every National Democratic Con
vention and disputed by none
3. Never 10 consent to or recognize a
separation ofthe States Of the Federal
Union"
T. The adoption of any right measure
of paclfcation consistent with the honor
and interest of both sections, which may
promise 70 terminate the war, restore peace,
kad preserve, or reconstruct the Union"
To this, little need be added to render
il aperfeot democratic platform, one which
if adopted by any party in power and faith
fully adhered to, would secure the return
Of pe>cs, .ai s!eccnH.uctton cfths Un:cc