The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-12-29
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Another revolution Of the wheel Of tine
las brought Us to thar inGni,esinal line os
denarka..on which separates he old year
from the rev Another station on the
line of progress has been made, and al
though the majestic car Ct time stops rot
for a moment, vet j. msy DC vel! for US to
lay aside for little season oCr ordinary
cares and perpie1i,ies and extend or hos.
FATALITIES to thst good cid dame the god
dcss Of reflection What have we left
undoue that should have been performed?
What done that should have been lef. I'M
done Have We individually and collect
lively done what we could to promote
tie happiness CT those around us to re.
l.eye the vans Of the needy. TO cheer the
hearts of Tie downcast. 20 win back TO the
lath of virtue the hayward wanderer. to
instruct the ignorant, anu warn and reform
tie Vicious If not let u at once resolve
10 Re more faithful in the future than IN
the past But willie we look at the past
and pest Up u Individual accounts. how
fares it with beloved country? Breth-
ren :. war gel in deadly strife, bat
tie succeeds battle. draft fellows draft,
and the sound Of wailing fills all the land
Many wbo year ago were in the bloom
Of y0ui.. fail OF strength. in the majesty
Of rranhpod bid ta;r % I've long 10 bless
s1d cheer their families AMI friends, have
1alleu victims t. the insatia,c monster war.
Many VIII -; Eu..ec their own vine and
fg tree promising themselves prosperity
d d happiness. oday mourn the loss Of
husbands brothers, sons. fathers, and now
Six in lie shadow OF destruction, and are
ASKING hoy long, O. Lord; how long
must thee things be ," In the mean
time our armies are marching on appar-
emily towards final success \ few hun
tre'i 'heusends more c. victims oifered up
on the altar Of fanaticiern ard revenge,
Ray rerhaus accomplish in the cad what
could ilve beea better done by peaceful
means il the beginning Sherman new
hold Savannah: Hood has been driven
~ Thouas r.on Nashville and HI. army
shattered - pieces; Grant Is Watching the
doors of Richmond aud Pe.c..bursh.
wai.;ne f-g a chance 70 valS in and take
possession aaa it i, said that plans are in
course of execution which vii place
Charleston n our hands Yet ",he w.r
continues, al for aueht we can see will
continue 81 long time yet to come.
.ioie men are called for, morc are w.n.-
e.. r.JFe viii lie had, to carry on the war,
;.ni 40 te.ide him who says peace peace,
f1r there IS 10 feAce. Oh, our country,
cur tie-.ii... distracted couatry. We love
tiiee AMI 8.-h tlce well, bat alas thu
art rent asun'!cr ny ,raternai hands, snd
the ance of death broods over thee mock
ing &c Thy caiamities and laughing when
thy fear cometh. Political sharks follow
in tie wake Of thy liberties and feast
themselves on the choicest of thy blood
bought treasures Men, some Of the best
Of Thy sons. sre immured in dungeons, are
eGiIed FROM the land they love. and for
which if nee lie they would die, ar ser-
tenccl 10 al ignominious punishment for
daring 70 defend the Constitution which
their patriot sires framed, are arrested
without warrant, imprisoned without at
thority Of Law, tried by an irresponsil :.
tribunal. and condemed By Partizan rancor.
Thee things are done in the light of day.
under 4 forn, OF government which guar
2n.ees to every man the rights and hLcr-
RES so dear to srcenen everywhere. and
Yet we are asked 70 sing pcans Ct praise,
and shout l.osannss u Sic perpetrators Of
these wicked deeds. Of in default be re-
carGed IS enemies Of our country Under
It's PRESSURE many have spliced hands
with the opFre-,ors. aud become the fore
Lost n their ranks.
Blu: We arc not hopeless. We viii at
despair Of tie republic. Though passing
through the fire kndied and fed ly the
join: hands Of fauatics North ard South,
ouE country shall yet come forth purified
and s,reng; hen-d, shining beacon light
to TIE nations Of the world, the hope OF
the downtrodden IN ether lands, glorious
in tie majesty of her greatness. Such VIC
have hope viii be the future of our now
distracted country, but how SOON that time
viii come re know not. May it come
speedily.