The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-11-19
C9GRs.SPONDENGE.
For The Democrat. .

lhe VIII OF the people as embodied in tn
constitution and the laws, is the govern
ment. That will is to be carried ou
through the peoples representatives. Tn
President is the representative of tn
whole go le. He has no duty = rerr II
but execute the laws He has no right t.
: compromise the dignity of the people, O
bring them into disrcspect. or h I'm liat:< I
by his acts. he people should unquali
fedly and Immediately condemn any ac
VIII ch is calculated to humliate them.-
The present representative has caused
them TO bow to the dust in humiliation
more than once. When he approved Of
the arrest Of Slidell AMI Mason anC
thanked the officer who made the arrest
and then acknowledged the arrest to have
been made in violation of law and surren.
dered them to the British protection, he
made our cheeks tinge for very shame
When he sent agents to Europe to buy VI
NcoociS pclhS pulIl lOT the reDelS ana pro
tested against the English selling the reb
els any vessels. thereby acknowle lying our
inability to sink the rebel craft, and beg.
ging of England to help us whip the rebels
while we We're all the time boasting Of our
ability to put speedy end to them, and
threatening England with war at the same
time it was humiliating enough certainly.
When he told us through Gen Thomas.
that the negro slaves must be received
must be clothed. and fed and armed-while
hundreds cf Emissar:es were begging thro'
the country for aims to furnish necess aries
and comforts for the soldiers. the sick and
wounded and their familicS-our very
heads were bowed in shame. When we
| find every other nation on earth taking
the best of care of their soldiers. at all
tines, and fnl our own soldiers unpaid
poorly clothe /. begging for hospital sup
plies, and in too many cases treated ike
dogs; while we are constantly appealed to
to give something for the soldier. or his
suffering family we find our pride sudden
" frustrated; and well it may be But the
last crowning act Is the one connected
with the great Northwestern Fair. now
il full operation in Chicago On Friday
last it was announced that the orig.hai on
kyroph coJy cfti~ Emoncp.tos - Procia-
mot;oa hadlen fo,wuslfd iy hr L,ncoia
10 he Far. & b. EXHIBITED otpe SIRE.
and Men to BE- SOLD AT AUCTION. to
the hiyhess bidder, far A~ ben fit # tie
Far Can it be possible that the repre-
sentative Of the American people is max
ing merchandise OF state papers; documents
that properly belong in the archives of the
government? Is it not bad enough. that
when the people have granted ample pow
er. no sufficient provision has been made
for the soldiers comfort; and that instead
of making them now such means should
be rcsortc to. Think of Washington
selling his farewell address at auction -
Think of Jackson selling his Proclamation
at auction, Think Of its being done to
get money to help make soldiers comforta-
BILE, for whose comfort the people have
given untold millions. Think of it being
done without necessity.-think of it in
any way What kind of IN engagement
must it be hat makes Fairs and auctions
necessary to get means to make our brave
Soldiers comfortable? Think what kind
of mind it must be that can conceive of
a propriety or necessity Of making auction
goods Of the President proclamation in
the name of charity? At the Illinois
made for money to aid the soldiers. ftiy
Mousun} doHorS were handed IN at he
moment. without fuss or expense. The
President of the Sanitary Commission gets
$4,000 year; many of the lady director
get 500 per month. The expenses of
the Fair are at least $4,000 That sum
net will not be realized. Over Zoe. 800
people will go there to visit it, at an ex-
pcnse of over $40 head on the average.
and leave from 30 cents to s. at the Fair;
Chicago will receive a quarter of million
dollars from visitors. One quarter of tie
money thus expended. quietly paid over,
as democrats gave their donations, would
have made five times the sum the Fair will
realise The representative OF nation
sends his OWN State papers there to be ca
hibted like the Siamesc Twins, or any
other monstrosity, and then has them put
nm at auction. TO he sold like the remains
of broken down circus company.
This is enough, but tits done in the name
of char ~. for those whose comfort 1t was
his bounden duty to see provided for by
law. and not charity Well may we feel
to our hearts core the presence of the
"slow immoving finger of scorn.' Those
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