Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-03-26
Then and Now.

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During the Mexican war the following
resolution was passed by almost every
Democratic convsniiou held in the United
States: 'a-
"Resoired, That when orr country is
engaged in war, il is the duty Of all our
citizens to sustain our government with.
unaninity. and render it all the aid their
united strength can afford. and that we
look upon every attempt to create divis-
ions in onr councils or enlargement be-
tween the people of the different sections
Of the Union as unpatriotic. and should
call down the sevcrest condemnation Of all
lovers of their country"
Do the coppsrhsads preach this doctrine
now? Directly the contrary. Those
Democrats who do are denounced by the
copperheads, who have control Of the par
ty. as Aboli,ionists. How long will the
honest and patriotic portion suomit to be
led by a set Of malignant copperbeads who.
at the commencement Of the rebellion took
the ground that there was no power in the
Federal Government to coerce seeding
State. thus admitting the right Of State
to secede at any time. and who have in
turn opposed every measure. without
single exception, that has been adopted by
the President or Congress TO put down
the rebellion? How long will they suffer
themselves to be cajoled. deluded by men
who pray to the devil at morning, noon
and night for the success Of the rebellion,
because. 1st. they expect to be able to re-
construct the Union. by adopting the Con-
federate Constitution. thus making slavery
the chief corner stope in the new ediice;
and. I'd. to humble and debase the North
ern people in the eyes Of the whole world
for daring to elect Republican President
against the wishes Of the slave Oligarchy.
after being warned that if they did that
thing the. Union would be diss solved?
EE The magnificent uprising of the
people and the nobly loyal speeches of the
most popular of the Democratic party last
evening, at the great mass meeting in and
about the Cooper Institute. will fall with
cutting weight upon the armed rebels Of
the South as well as upon the sympathi-
zing copperheads in the North New
York has seen no meeting of such intensi-
~ Of feeling since the memorable day in
Union Square Though earnest and tell
ing speeches were made by Or. Hitchcock
anil David Dudley Field. ven the most Of
feetive blows were struck by James I.
Brady. Judge Daily. ami, John Van Buren,
men whose great popularity with the
Democratic party entities their opinions
to he considered as those Of very large
mass of their fellow Democrats.
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And yet it is considerably less than six
months since the Tribune denounced. by
name, each of these three Democratic
speakers as "Butternuts. ""Copperheads."
Secession Sympathizers." and the like.-
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3 And how long. think you, will it be.
before the copperheads win be dsnouncing
them as "Abolitioniats. Niger Low
srs." Niger heads and the like. as
they do Holt. Dickinson. Butler, Joseph
"A. Wright, Gen. Wallace. Gen. Dumont.
and Col. Cyrus Dunham. merely because
they are in favor of saviHg the Union at all
hazards? Is not every Democrat who an
nounces himself an unconditional Union
man. and in favor of . vigorous prosscu-
ton of the war. without stopping TO talk
about the constitutional rights Of armed
rebels, and intima,ing that it would be
better for the Union to be destroyed than
that slavery should be hurt. regarded even
by yourself as standing on slippery
ground? If not, why do you oc-
cupy the equivocal position you do?i First
on one side aud then the other. IL you
are for sustaining the Union at all hazards,
and removing whatever stands in the way.
why not. like Hon. Robert Dale Owen
and host Of such men. who were former
ly the salt tina, preserved the Democratic
party from total decay and utter rotten
ness. come ont boldly on the side Of Union
and Liberty, and stop quibbling and hg-
CLING about the damnable institution Of
slavery? No man can be sincers lover
of our free institutions who can utter a
word of defence for such . smonssrous
wrong as American slAvery-mors; cruel
and disgraceful even to the civilization Of
the age than Cuban slavery. -sys than pi-
rscy.s, a'l13s - n fas .rossiso1o Oil -
~ The Cincinnati Gazette says very
truly. that-'aa .gsvoq esj ssIIio ea' bsa
+ The whole systsm Of volunteering was
essentially and radically wrong. Il COM
PEELED the generous, the free hearted and
lnafriofic to hear the burdens of the war