The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-06-30
The war Democracy,

here is class of politicians and of
people, now very rapidly decreasing, who
exult III the name Of War Democrats
Their organs OF the press are many of
them, disappointed Republican sheets,
which now talk blatantly about the Demo
cratic party which they claim to represent;
and If we should believe their nonsense we
sholld think that there had been no
change whatever in public sentiment since
1861, when these same Journals were the
loudest advocates Of the wild Jacobinism
that then stalici rampant. 1t is not need
tul to dispute that point with them. Nor.
indeed, Is it worth while to dispute with
them at all. Day by day, and hour by hour
neiarcu' war are preaching their own
sermon to the people of the land; and let
the campaign in Virginia end rs it may the
time Is not far distant when full reward
Of fiery indignation and of withering scorn
will be dealt out by the true Democratic
party to these Black Republican War
Democrats.
What is Democrat? \ Democrat is
one who believes in TIC sacred and inal-
ienable right Of sovereign States to rule
thcmze!Yes; who holds to the old doctrine
that governments derive their just powers
from the consent of the governed; who "lO-
rlcs IN the Union because its authority was
based only on the free consen: OF sovereign
and coaqual sister States; and who hoped
for universal happiness throughout the
world, because he saw and felt the posi-
blity of government established by con
sent, and rest ng not on force. but on the
constrained affection Of the people
Now. rcr contra, what are these so
called War Democrats? They are men
who utterly rcpuGiate the sovereignty Of
States; who hold that governments need no
consent to ratiiy their powers. bat that
which they can wiring from conquered free
men at the swords point who proclaim
alou& that they desire to see our States re
duccd to lie the vas9als of central war
power; and who strike at hopes of Demo
cratic freedom everywhere throughout the
world by boasting that they will reduce
the Southern States into the condition of
another Poland or another Hungary.
Democracy like this means neither more
nor less than military deSpotism cloakcd in
idle forms CT long-lnst freedom. If War
Democracy has nothing better to propose
than this, the people OF these States viii
very shortly see the difference between
such piti.ul hypocrisy and the good old
Democracy ot jefferson and Jackson We
nreicr the Coa.t III! on IS 4 WAS ac ii tie
Ia on as t Is, to any such amendments tn
TIE princIr!cs Of both. And if America
the morning star OF liberty OIL earth. has M
more hopeful gospel for the oppressed. if
! the down troddcn nations OF the earth
nust choose between impartial freedom or
democra;c tyranny-bc.tcr we think they
should submit To Gar or k,scr than to
waste their hopes and blood to win the ten
der mcrc.os of some War remocrat For
war Democracy means neither more nor
less than democratic (D dcspotism; and
despo,isn At least locks more sIectabc
beneath the imperial diaGcm than under a
pretended cap OF liberty.
There is much in a name The Amcri-
can people love the Democratic name. and
i,pr while the name OF War Democracy
has t"kcn very well But it is too obvous
satire on itself TO last long. We advise
It's adv o .a;cs to give Lt.i' rose Il more ap-
propr;t, name. The bill of dcpotsm Will
hardly 90 down with the people, even un-
der the sweet sucar-coating of the SCUM
ding name of War Dcmocracy.-CtiumLm
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