The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-06-18

honest hUnor, bic, high minded, and forced
xile into the rebel States. He desired to
say that, III al. the ANXIOUS hours passed
By kat gentleman, day and night. his
cheek never bianched, nor did be sweryt
from his fundamental right as citizen to
speak without dicalion Of military law
On the question OF war or peace Mr.. Pugh
was not prepared to decide. C.l.s Of
"Peace. peace" A free people cannot
decide such an important question until
they had heard all sides. and any man Who
undertook TO decide in favor of peace or of
war, while under the dominion Of martial
law or order No. So, did that which vou d
I be a rnockery ard slam. He did no
know which character the resolutions 10 lie
brought before the convention would be.
but he was IN favor of the adoption of a
resolution that no free people can decide
to continue this war or end it By peace
un il thy have concluded that their own
liberties we're safe. lie could not say that
| rendering armsiice to III, Confederate
States for settlement of the present dlf.,
fcuItes. as proposed by Mr.. VaIlandig-
ham, was right. until he had heard his ar
gument aud his presentation of all the
facts. Bus If TIE President or any military
.sen lenian told him that his fellow citizen
! should not express his opinion. he would
reply, il ia all farce and sham 10 talk
of free government The democratic par
ty was cot responsible for this unhapp,
rebellion, brought about by its alversaries
in power. They were warned and implor-
d uo; TO launch this country into The
rnlssri-s of civil war. The, did it, and
claimed that they could. by the sword, re
tore the constitution and The Uuiun as it
Was, and We hold III, m to that responsible
liy in the face of G d. the civilized world.
ard the judgment oi ages If they demand
ard ,tquire untold millions of treasures,
and Ia tsy fail. the Judym Mt Of their coun
try, Coo and histnn, will be agains: them.
y = citizen of he U.ited States. he would
not >ubEit one hoar, 50 help me God, TO
hi, arbitrary and j. 1uon-ibie powell
The Democratic pa.Iy iad suffered Slreat!
more outraues than ever ct.uiG have been
conceived. If | am 10 hold l.'y de, my
liberty. and personal property sut,,''c. TO
he arbitrary whom Of Gen. Burnside, or
any other General, this convention should
never adjourn until it has achieved the
liberty of the people. lie said this in
view OF Order N. So He could de
Lut once. scorn your Order No. 80
Cheers. t,smpe under fot the order
OF aay military officer defining tresson-
They may ,mrrlson nle, put me to lard
labor take my life: bit. come what will,
defpise Order No. SO. Aad if you, ms
fellow -cllizens. are such alJect slaves to
your lives, liberties. and property, at the
dctatlon of any man, Colonel or Corporal.
you deserve to be slaves. and postcri
wall desplee you He maintained that his
client, AR. VaIlandigham, who had dared
to express his opinion upon the momen-
t,us questions of the war, had that light
under the constitution to deliver them, and
he exhOrled the convention to postpone
every other question in favor Of the great
question of our own liberties. lie would
,xhort Mr Lincoln on the question ,f peace
or war when he had the right to express
his opinion in public. and he Intended to
express that opinion at the haz.rd of h,
lie. This question should fill the in hearts
every hour aud day, aud be- their exciu-
live business un,ii the second Tuesday OF
October. Mr. Pugh then commented with
much severity upon the acts of military
officers in in,,ud:ng upon the houses of
private ci'izers, in the presence of their
wives aud children, and bringing he VIC
inns beinie mock tribunal called a mill
ialy commission. lie advised his demo-
crat tri;uds not to halloo 10 day to repent 20
morrow. Say ii and mean il. Let each
msn take c,un>el with his own heart, and
comet the resolution that his Gsurp..ion
and tyranny shall be stopped, ps.ceably i.
possible. but by force i necessary. lieI
best security of liberty is to maintain it II,
AL hszards. Somebody must II AXE the
,sAus If 1T i me. God be p me-. | will
ME, the responsible ty. If We bad An hon
es. man ir the office of Governor, iustead OF
Great ure has sold himself for the name
uf Office and licked the dust for rover. at |
ialrs vould be diiirnt. as when the honor
able President of this convention had pos |
.e>sion Of the Executive q hn Now we
have, |, - than The dust of the ba ance.-
We now have 10 Governor. We aAvu a
thing who had ihs audaoliy To say 10 my
face that h. would e,enua y crawl back
INTO the democratic party and its c"nv,n