The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-02-04
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look for that, by the course pursued by the
administration and its civil war-suppor;ers.
Nothing but n dissolution of the Union
could come out OF this war. as conducted
by the party in power. The Cincinnati
Commercial, a leading administration or
gan, asserted a few DAYS since, that if Il C
rebellion shall not be suppressed by next
summer. it cannot be subdued at all; and
the announcement is taken up by all tie
abolition papers in the country, and loud
ly sounded IN the ears Of the people.
What is the inevitable conclusion Of this
assertion? The announcement is, for one
thing, a solemn acknowledgement of the
correctness OF the position assumed by tru
democrats in the outset. and advocated Ly
the whole democratic party to-day, that
the Uuton cannot be restored through the
means Of war; more especially a war Of
~su!jugation. Were this all. it would be a
pretty fair evidence that other means would
speedily be employed to get us out ofour
difficulties. But it means more-the sig
nifcauce is deeper,-lt is damnabse. 1t
means eternal dissolution. and the ac-
acknowledgement of the Southern Confedera-
cy. if the abolition party can effect it. The
administration and lis party supporters,
have u~nequivocally affirmed that nothing
but a war Of subjuSation Against the
rights and property interests of the South,
to destroy their institutions, to overthrow
their constitutions, ofgovernn.ent, to force
them to an equality with an inferior race,
will restore the Union. They are deter
mined that no other means shall be en-
ploycd,-and are now e~ndeavoring to pre-
pare the minds of the people Tor the failure
OF Their scheme 0 fblood. Nothing is left.
then, on their plan, but an official an
nouncement that the rebellion is too strong
to be put down, followed by a cessation Of
hostilities, and the acknowledgment Of the
independence Of The Comic lerate States.
When the Southern States first began
to pass their so-called ordinances Of seces-
sion, every abolition press and speaker in
the land advocated the policy of letting
them 20; saying that the North could get
along better without them. They soon
s Nv that 4 war wadged against the rebel
iJls States would put money into the peck
cts 81 some northern nieh, 50 they entered
int 1t with all the zeal imaginable. urging
d nocrats ana the labor:ng men OF tie
country to FIJI tn. ranks. while they stayed
at holne to I'LL the offices aud pocket the
spoiis. They have carrie on the war for
shout three years; male money by it,
and now acknowle ige that they cannot
subdue the southern people, and are pre-
pairing for the enforcement Of the original
iIea, 70 ''let the South GO" They say to
the rebels, hold out til next summer and
you viii be succeSsiui,-we vii make he
matter right with our Ieopie, AID you shall
then go in peace And further, as If it
were possible that the means of the Conied-
crates might not last them for even 20
short a time, they now propose to furnish
it t. them by purchasing all the cotton
they can get ir IN within the rebel lines
giving the C~onfelerates tn unrestricted
authority to ship it through our lires. re-
ceive Their money, and return to their
homes. The New York Post. in a"lvocatiny
the purchase Of his cotton, says that there
are from two hundred thousand to four
hundred thousand bales Of cotton within
the rebel ines which it is thought can be
bought for, perhaps, SID per bale. These
four hunlrc | thous IN bale; will carry in
to the Confederate States. for aid aud
to the rebellion. the sum of eiyIt y-
fou million Of oohers. A small sum, m
deed, in this are of ,reenbacks but 10
doubt a very acceptable one to the rebels.
The schemes of the abolitionists to as
the rebels, and in the end, to arknow!-
edge their independence, will not receive
the assent of the democrats and conserva-
tive men Of the North. nor will it be per-
mlttei by them, if they can help it. They
that the matter be tnrned over 10
50 that they may try other means
than war to settle our national difficulties.
Ii our endeavors. through peace, to restore
the Union as a whole, shall utterly, hope
fail, he will we attempt to unto
all such parts as can agree on an honora-
bic basis; and We will keep on trying, one
means and another, until some honorable
is brought about, other than the
Acknowledgements of the independence Of
the Confederate States.
The only hope left for the country lies
IN the Democratic party. May Its victory
in the next election be overwhelmingy
motto is, not prepare for dIsunion,' !
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