Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-08-25
Democratic Principles.
Prom thc Indianapolis Journal.

FROM the indianapolis JourilSl.
The latter-day Democracy agree in one
thing with entire harmony, and that is
that the especial object of their creation
was that they might hold Office; but there
is plentiful lack of harmony in "the
eternal aud immntable principles" of the
party in every other particular Whatever
a convention Of the interchangeable ard infal-
lible Democracy announces as principle
or advocates as public measure. that is
Democracy; but the conventions, as well as
the Grand Commanders, Supreme Com
manders, committees and candidates, make
such contradictory decisions and lay down
platforms so variant that a Democrat who
/ is in good faith, striving to make his cleo
tion sure to q snug Office, is in constant
danger of accommodation from the fold
Of the party. For the purpose of aiding
all neophytes to avoid the quicksanls, and
to enable them to understand what Demo
cratic principles are, we give synopsis
of immutable and Interchangeable Democrat
ic articles of faith, all compiled from the
highest authorities.
The Democratic State Convention which
assembled in this city on the 18th day of
Jaly last, adopted the following resolu-
ton:
Z. That the noble and patriotic sons of
Indiana, who. for love of country and a
restoration Of the Union as established by
our fathers, have sacrificed the endcar-
ments Of home for the hardships and
pcrils of war. merit the thanks of the
people of Indiana; that we will ever hold
in grateful recollection the memory OF
those who have fallen in battle, aud that
it is the duty, and should be the highest
pleasure of the people to make ample pre-
vision for the support of those who hare
received disabilities in the service OF the
tens of thousands of orphan children.
whose husbands and fathers have sacrificed
their lives in defense of their country and
honor of the American flag.
This sounded we'll. and being the de-
clared sentiment Of the party in State Con-
vention assembled. 1T was supposed that
the party was at least willing to tender a
formal vote of thanks to "the noble and
patriotic" soldiers of Indiana: but the
moon has changed several times since then,
and so have Democratic principles. On
the 18th day of August. just month and
day after our soldiers had been thanked
by the State Convention, there was anoth-
er Democratic Convention held at Fort
Wayne, Indiana. In the interim between
the two Conventions, both infallible, the
President called for more troops. and the
Governor authorized the, formation Of q
regiment of volunteers in each Congress
ional district, and directed the place of
rendezvous for that in the 10th district to
be at Fort Wayne. This was too much
for the thankful Democracy. and the Fort
Wayne branch Of the infalliblc and immu.
table passed the following resolution which
is published without word of dissent in
the Daily Sentinel of yesterday morning:
''s That we look upon the quartering
of armed troops in our peaceful and law
abiding city as designing no good for the
peace and quiet of our community. and
that we request the present Mayor of the
city of Fort Wayne to appoint. commit
J tee often good and substantial citizeis oil
ALLEN county to wait upon the leaders oi
: the sosealled Republican party, and notify