The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-01-08

thlS great desire 10 Keep them out OF Ser
vice, have them draw their pay and bore
the communities in which they are located.
with their idieness and insolence!
The following is an extract from the
last speech Senator Douglas ever made in
Congress: and We commend it to the care
ful pcrusal of our readers, and especially
to oar abolition ncighborS who have recent
Is learned new songs of praise for the la
men,ed Statesman. The speech was deliv-
cred OH the / 9th Of March 1861 in the L..
:. Senate:
but we are told, and we hear it repeat
ed everywhere, that We must find out if
we have got government. "Iaye We a
Government is the question:; and we are
told we mast test that question by using
the military power TO put down all discon-
tented spirits. Sir, this question ''have
we governm nt?' has been pronounced
by every tyrant who has tried to keep his
feet on the necks of The people since the
world began.
When the Barons demanded Magma
Charta from King John at Runny nedc, lie
exclaimed, 'llave we government and
called for his army TO put down the dis
content}d B rons. Wien Charles /. at
tempted to collect the ship money in vio-
lation OF the constitution of England and
in disregard OF the rights of the people, he
exclaimed Have We Government
We cannot trea. with rebels: put down tie
traitors: We must show that We have a
government When James | /. was driv-
Ell from !lie throne for ampering with the
liberties OF the people, he called for his
army and exclaimed. LET H. show We
have government When Gco-ge Iii.
called nPon his Amy to put down The re-
bellion in \ merca, Lord North cred lus-
tly, No compromise with traitors; let Us
demonstrates that We have a Government
When in 1915, the people rose upon their
tyrants all over Europe. and demanded
guarantees for their ri ,hts, every crowne |
head exclaimed. Have We a Government?
and appealed To the army TO vindicaie
their authority and enforce the law.
Sir, the history of the world does not
fail TO condemn the weakness, wickedness
and folly of that government which drew
its sword upon It's own people when they
demanded guarantees for their rights
This cry, that We must have a government
is merely fo,lowing the example Of the be-
sottcd Bourbons, who never learned any
thing by misfortune. never forgayc an in
jury, never forgot an atiront. Must We
demonstrate that we have got govern
ment, and cocrce obedience, without ref
erence to the Justice or injustice of the
complaints? Sir, whenever ten million of
people proclaim to You. with one unani-
NOUS voice that they apprehend their
rights, their fire sizes aud their family al
tars are IN danger, it becomes wise gov
eminent to listen to the appeal and remove
the apprehension, History does not re-
cord an example where amy human gov
esnment has been strong enough to crush
ten million people into subsection when
they believed their rights and liberties
were imperiIcd, without first converting
the Government feeling into despotisn;
and destroying the last vestige OF free
dom.
Il; us take warning from the examples
Of the past. Wherever a q vernment has
refused to listen to the complaints of the