The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-12-01
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period Of dread and suspicion, society NJ,
everywhere infested with espionage.

period Of dread and suspicion, society was
everywhere infested with espionage.
4 "Again in 1917, government spies were
deeply compromised in the turbulence and
sedition of that period. Castle, spy Of
infamous character, having uttered the
most seditious language, and melted the
people to arm, proved in the witness box
the yer, crime he had himself prompted
and encouraged. Another spy named Oliver
character Of q London delegate, and re-
mained for many ,reeks among the ds'udsd
operatives, everywhsre instigoting them TO
raise and arm. He encouraged them with
hope that is the event of rising, they
would be assisted by hundred and fifty
thousand men thrustiug himself into their
society, he concealed the craft Of spy
under the disguise of traitorous conspir-
ator. Before he undertook this shameful
mission he was in communication with the
Ministers, and throughout his mischievous
progress was corresponding with the
Government or its agents. There is little
doubt that Oliver did more to disturb the
public peace by his ::malign influence,
than to protect it By timely information to
the Government. The agent was mischie-
GUS; and his principals could not wholly
escape the blame Of his misdesds. Tossthe
severity. to.oppressive measures and v;g-
orsus administration Of the law, was added
the reproach Of secret alliance bet,ceen
the Executire and acretch rho had once
Jovgh aud betrayed his uictims
1.-The relations between the government
and its imformers are ofsupreme delicacy.
Not to profit by timely information werea
crime, but to retain in government ray
and to reward spies and informers who
consort with conspirators as their sworn
accomplices, and encourage while they
betray them in their crimes, is practice
for which no plea can be offered. No
Government, indeed, can be supposed to
have expressly instructed tits spies to insti-
gate the preparation of crime; but to be
unsuspected, every spy must be jealous in
the cause which he pretends to have
espoused; his zeal in criminal enterprize
is direct encouragement Of crime. So
odious is land should be- the character of
a spy Tor informer) that his ignominyis
shared by his employers, against whom
tie public feeling has never failed to pro-
nounce itself, in proportion to the infamy
of the agent and the completely of those
whom he served"
The scenes of to-day on the American
soil, arc but little more than additional
proof. that history is continually repeating
itself. Read again the above extracts
from English history, and apply them to
what is transpiring here at home to-day,
and mark the close parallel Government:
spies infest the land. Espionage exists
everywhere. Conversations are noted, and
reported to headquarters. A surveillance
is ordered of the newspaper taken By
citizens. Infamous agents are employed
by the Government, to organize conspira
cies against it, for the purpose of betrayiug
and Furnishing the dupes. Thus in the Uni
ted States under the rule of the Republican
party. A. D. 1864 the worst practices
of Continental Europe, under the meanest
of dcspots, would seem to have been made
a part of our political system; and what's
more, the people, By deliberate vote,
have given the system their deliberate
sanction and approval. So fades the
glory of Republicanism - Cincinnati En-
quirer.