Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-04-30

has given him ell the rights and privileges
OF . freeman. Such man Is fit for
Treason, Stratagem. and Spoils." And
yet there are wretches. who would. and do
assist in the work of destruction. A
bleeding country. besst BY worse than .
savage foe. holds out her hands and pleads
for assistance. in this her hour of trial.
She only asks that she msy be permitted
to maintain her own existence, and yet
men whom she has nourished from infancy
turn upon her, smite her in the face, and
cheer on the blood.red sword of rebellion
that aims at her very vitals. No language
can express the depth Of infamy and crime
to which such men have sunk. They are
worse than the wretch who would stand
with folded arms and see his Mother butch
cred before bis eyes. for these would whet
the knives to execute tho hellish deed
How strange it is. that At such time as
this. men can be found who will prove re-
creant to their country. their God and
their own manhood.
ale :hat follows not the Union now,
Let him go hence, and with his cap in hand,
Like base pander. hold The chamber door,
Whilst By slave no gcntler than dog.
HE fairest daughter is contaminated"
] have some little respect for the horse
thief. or the counterfeiter. or the murderer
even. but have none for him who is false
to his country now; and I speak with es-
pecial reference to those sneaking traitors
of the North. who spend their time in de-
nunciations of the Administration, and
our own noble and loyal Governor: who
threaten and are making preparations, to
resist the enforcement of the Conscript
law: who encourage desertions from the
army. and protect the base wretch who
betrays his flag. The criminal who has
served FIVE full terms of five years each in
the Penitentiary. has right to spit in the
face Of such man. Iwrite with the sound
Of the enemies common laundering in my
ears. yet have a profound respect for the
dupe who plies the match. as compared
With him who. in the North, cnco urages
him to hold out in his work of DEATH
Yet ell this is done in the name of Democ.
racy! So Judas was called an Apostle
while plotting to betray Christ. These
men have not yet learned the meaning OF
the word Democracy. They do not seem
to know that this is wsr Of Demo cracy
against Aristocracy. It is this, and moth
ing else. These are the two great princi.
Piles now struggling for tho sscendancy.-
1t is not the FIRST time in the history of the
world. when these two contestants have
been brought face to face: and Democracy,
representing. and meaning the power Of
the people. has always triumphcd. 1t
will triumph now. notwithstanding its pro.
fessed friends have SO cruelty betrayed it.
The Reformation was but an uprising OF
Democracy in Ecclesiastical affairs against {
a powerful Aristocracy represented by the
Church of Rome. The same thing is true
Of the Great Rebellion in England under
Cromwell: the Revolution Of 1858. which
sent the last OF the Stuarts into exile; and
our own Revolution which founded a great
nation on the principle Of the Rights ol
Man. Then Democracy acquired strength
unknown before. But the Aristocratic el-
ement still existed in the Shareholder of
the South. Side by side with Democracy
eunningly taking the name of Democrat,
the more effectually to accomplish its
wicked purposes. and fostered and pro.
tected by . free and liberal government
which seemed to fear no danger from thi.
insidious foe. it gradually gained strength
and crept into all the high places of the Ma
tion. preparing to strike mortal blow upor
its ancient enemy. Then at the last great
triumph Of Democracy in 1860. it at once
rose in arms. and again we are in the mids
Of the hereditary contest between Democ.
racy. or the power Of the people. on tn,
ono hand. and Aristocracy, or the en-
thronement of few tyrants. on the other
All who were Democrats at heart, no mat
ter what distinctive name they bore, a
once rushed to the rescue. and continue tc
assist to the extent of their ability either
in person. or of their means and money
Those. on the other hand, who vera in
league with the power of the rant. think
ing their ''craft was in danger" that they
were going to lose their stock in trade thei,
political capital. have never ceased from
that day to this to hold up bvth hands in
holy horror. and cry ''nigger. abolition .
abolition. nigger." They have suddenly
become the most devoted Of NEGRO wor.
shipers;" and while they denounce all as
Abolitionists, who are engaged in, or who
favor the WAR roR THE UNION, they them.
selves. BY prolonsing the war. are making
sure Of the freedom Of every slave in the
land. Their love for tho negro is so great