The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-01-14
W. CANAAN, what OF the Night!

v&icsanaan, what OF the Night
Congress convened again on Tuesday
or last week. We hall Q see what Is
{, be TIE programme Of the respective
rar.ie7 a. developed By Congressional &C
ton. T}o radicals have a far working
majority II 18th House. and con pass
,a.,s.h aay measure they may deem ex
rs1ieA.. he democrats and conservatives
caa d. r~n.a::e more nan place themselves
rgh. Cd record n relation to the de
e.ruoise ~ observation-disclosures.
We la7s ~ Ie,ire e see democrats iii
Congress become mere faotionists, oppos-
In every m:a~ure brought forth by the
dcr4;a-n: party, s.;ll less DO We wish t.
gee ,hoD. ~ zogd or deed. c%ountenance in
the slisb.e.t degree the peculiar party
measure % his Instrumentation, Let them
place tae.l-eires sauarely on those rrinci-
lies 1i..ch undorlie the fabric CT free
r9.ec-mclts. wel! enunciated By Jeaer-
ssn, AM practically carried out BY Jack
gon. .na ab:1e the result. We have NJ
fears bat Il: Ike PEOPLE VIII ultimately
Sustain tfsn. a s1ch = course, and ere long
car,e .1e = .l.at piaeel a5olltionlsm in
the ascenl-a: il this government.
II re i, .a;ic members Of Congress
shall 10 t,4e;t luty during the present ses-
sion, rcfuf . barter principle fog expe-
diency, We haze strcng hopes that another
ye-r vii Tot r2ss away before such q
shanee vii take place in the management
o national affairs as to make peace and a
restored Cuian attainable On terms alike
Go-orsh'3 :, hs;h sections of or bleeding
coun'rv. On the ether hand should dem
oera,s sscriiec tleif time-honored prineI-
pies fer mere sxpedieucy, We shall expect
20 see the preSentadministration continued
in power For another term, before the ex-
piration of xL.,h, if the present radical
. CT to persisted in, al hope of an hon
orahie peace and q restored Union will
have been submerged heaeath the waves
IF fanaticism, enl me liberties Of the peo-
pie he irretrievabiy lost. We do not be-
lieve that the lien in power desire, or in
tend 70 Ge-i.. from pursuing such course
as TO them shall seem most likely to pro-
long tic war. subrer. the Constitution, and
establith On T., ruins %aIermanent military
despotisln. beside which the Russian Au-
tocraoy would hide its head for very shame.
Abraham Lincoln today possesses more
power than any despot in Europe; not,
howerc~, ~ r;rtle OK the Constitution, but
IL deroe4tisn Of rs every provision, and
III past history proves that power once
attained is seldom voluntarily r~elinquished.
Whether nc sbail be permitted to enjoy
the boon Of a fair and free election next
fall, or NAs'her he whole Of the States
viii be required - enact a similar farce
10 that played N ~se1e-al Of the States last
fall vii lei cai re think very much on
tae ac,icE Il tie Conservative element Ill
Cages. a..l throughout the country Tor
The raxt Ea mcnfhs. Should this ele-
nieas atsai irm antreruse oasciy to track
ie 70 the behc:ts of ralicali.m, all may be
rel, otherwise there Is little hope for The
iu.uie prosperity cf i,is nation.
Ths Republican cr.rses Us with having
been az 2Doii1pnist, and with having
preavhci al abolition sermon here some
yea.s ago. eni adds that he docs not regret
TIA. ~ r0vtr attended Oh administrations
for me reason that 2 stream cannot rise
h.ef.ef than 'lle fountain. We are glad
70 learn npIn th.s eyoysal Of the Rcpabii-
en- ehas = elit9f has thoughts Of rising
OF . AMI eb,To the Jesp,cabie slough OF
.scolit'onisni. and VII be happy to welcome
linn - 2 r1.e~ and nore patriotic position,
NC haze aevar sunk 50 low %ourself, as 20
preach 81, abol. tio2 sermon, or to be an abo-
.~ition;st and bore we never shall. We
recommend or Republican neighbor to
hunt up tie oh flee Il the DEs osArIo
paper he Published some years ago, and
r:a.i It carefully; BY 81 doing he would
doub' IS lie s:rensthenei in his recent
purpose = ts:Is above the level of aboli-
tiOnism~
a RUHAwAT o.curel on the street
Monday evening last, by means Of which