The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-06-23
vailandighanl.

Th, return last week of Hon. c. l.. /
Vallanoigham to the State of Ohio created
quite stir among the Lincoln loyalists-
lie returned it seems in defiance OF the
liberty crushing dynasty at Washington,
and the question naturally enough arises,
wha. will the administration do about 1t!
We have seen no good reason Why he
should not have returned long ago, and
now that he has returned to his native
State frcri which he was banished by the
illegal, arbitrary and despotic power of
the President we hope that every man in
Ohio, al, and in every other State, who
loves liberty more than despotism and
hates tyranny and oppression, will stand up
manfuliy in support Of Mr.. VS. right to
"lifc, liberty, and the pursuit of happi-
ness" so long as he remains true to the
ever enduring principles embodied in the
Constitution. Let administration min
ions howl, let them traduce and SANDER
and vllify all who dare to differ with
them, but let no more arbitrary arrests be
tolerated, no more midnight kidnappers
he justified for obeying the infamous be-
hes.s Of perjureI executive. Let this
administration know that as Mr.. Y. was
banished without law, contrary to the law,
SO be has the right to return at will, and
the people will protect him in that right
To show the anmus of the Lincoln abo-
Etionists We append the following from
the Chicago Tribune of Friday last =
Read it fellow democrats and see to what
depths of falsehood the supporters Of 1es-
potism are driven in order to support even
the appearance of justification for their
danniDg assaults upon the liberties of the
citizens:
When Vallaudigham was arrested BY
Gen. Burnside he was deliberately and
systematically at work organizing the hc
bloods of the Democratic party into oper
rebellion. If he had been let alone, il
sixty days his followers in Ohio, indiana
and Illinois would have unturled the Con
Tolerate flag Of revolt and joined force;
with these Of JEFF Davis. His scheme
was nipped n TIE bud By his own summa
II arrest Some times We wish that he
had not been interfered with until he had
drawn blood, committed an overt act OF
treason, and waeed war on the Govern
ment, % the villain would certainly have
done, ii let alone. Then would have beer
the time for loyal men to strike blow
crushing and conclusive. There might
have been a short and bloody struggle
many lives might have been lost; much
roperty might have been DESTROYED. and
many homes pilaoed before the wretche:
would be crushed But the fate of the
prisoners would have been taken the crack
of the rife and the halter and the gibbc
would tell what put down the revolt A
hempen cord with one end over the lint
of tree and the other round traitor s
neck would have fifty ended the caree,
of the fomentor of the strife. This may
yet be the conclusion Of the matter"
The question now is, will Mr. Lincoln
attempt the arrest Of Mr. Vailandighan
for refusing to observe longer the arbitrary
ukase Of expatriation On this subject
the Chicago Times says:
"If Mister Lincoln chooses to attempt
TO arrest Mr.. Vallandieham and again send
him out Of the country, an issue will be
raised in which every citizen Of the Re
public is deeply interested. 1t is whether
the constitutional rights of the citizen can
be abrogated by the will of a mere indi
vidual; it is, in short, whether the consti
tuition or the simple will of despOt is SUI
preme 1t can be settled now as well as
ever; it is better to settle it now, for if tho
country submits longer to attempts to sup
press the freedom of the press and the
citizen, we will yield ourselves to tyran
ny which in little while will reduce thi:
people to condition more infamous and
degrading than that Of Helotsm in ancien
Sparta
If Mister Lincoln is wise, he will no
attempt further usurpations. The people
have borne much already, and the time i
close at hand when further enduranc,
will cease to be either q virtue or a posi-
bility."