The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-04-28
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session couple of days. W hat the sub
ject of their crave deliberations was may
be Inferred from the fact that immediate
IL thereafter Gov. Norton made 4 visit to
Washington and in behalf of the four
State; mentioned. rendered the govern
mcnt 100 GOO men for six months; 30 coo
each from Ohio. Indiana and Illinois, and
lJ.000 from Wisconsin. 1t is alleged by
some. that the object is to use these men to
garrison the forts along !hc border thus
enabling large number of soldiers now
employed in that service to be employed
in the army of the Potomac in its contem-
plated campaign against the rebel Capita.
Others insist that they are to be used only
for the purpose OF repclling threat
ened invasion ofOhio, Indiana and He
nois. 1t will be remembered that at the
close Of the last years campaigns, the adj
rninistration party all over the country as
severa.ed loudly and long that the rcbell-
ion was then on its last legs; that the rebels
were well nigh starved out; had by con-
scription forced all their fighting men in
to the field; and that ere more short cam
raisn was all that would be needed to
complete the work of subjugtai0n. In ae-
corlance with this view Of the case Prcsi-
dent Lincoln called for 500 .000 men, ar d
shortly after increased the call to 500, 0C0.
when as an inducement to procure volun-
teers to make up this large number without
drafting. assurance was given that but Il
short time would be required to complete
the task of crushing ont the rebellion
These calls were filed, and still the work
Of cnlisting continued-continues yet both
for the Army and Navy. Can it be pos
sible that under these circumstances the
North is in danger of invasion by the rcb-
eis? If so, what becomes of the assuran-
ces given last fail that the rebellion was so
rapidly waning as to be even then in the
throcs of dissolution Were those who
were charged with the duty of raising
troops to fiji the aforesaid calls, decciying
the people and inducing men to enlist by
means of false pretences? On the other
hand if the assurances then given were
true. and a half million Of additional men
L.. Lv,n 20. IA. .i.v G.lI siu.U .l-e elern
of las. years operations, how does IT hap
No., .ba. Too, Zoo ...,.. men are now
wanted, and for what are they wanted
We can see but just one reason why they
are wanted now. and that will also account
for, or explain the reason why they are
wanted for e moahs. That reason is
this, the loyal Governors Ct Indiana. Hi
nois. Wisconsin and Ohio, see in the light
Of the spring elections just passed, the Il
nal doom of their party in those States
tbs fall unless something can be done to
avert 50 dire calamity. They have seen
In Maryland, Missouri and Kentucky, tho
the ease with which elections can be car
red when an armed soldicry surrounds the
ballot box to guard the approaches thereto
from the presence of all who refuse to
worship at the political shrine of abolition
ism; hence this voluntary offer of 1000
more men by these loyal Governors. We
believe the project is simply diabolical
scheme Matched in the fanatical brains
of four IS corrupt interruptions. maii%-
nant part;z IN dcmagogucs as ever were en-
trusted with Official responsibilities ~ 4
free people, and to deprive them of the
poor remnant Of the liberties left them by
the worse than Austrian dcspotism now
the supreme power in this land. These
men are to be enlisted for six months. a
term extending from the time they can
possibly be organized over the fall cleo
tions. They are to be armed and paid by
the government Of the United States, the
attendant expenses betrayed from the gen
eral fund raised and to be raised from the
hard earnings Of toll and industry. alike
from men Of all political parties, and to be
used as we honestly believe to crush out
the freedom of the bailot-box. To control
FIR purely partizan purposes, the elections
both State and National next fall.
Sine writing the foregoing. we learn
that in consequence of opposition in the
military and Congressional circles at
Washington these intensely loyal Cover
nors were induced TO modify their plans
somewhat, and finally in formal manner
rendered the government S3,OOO men
for one bundled dogs, which offer has been
hy the President We publish
IN another column a copy OF the offer as
finally made, and also the call of the Gov
ernor of this State for 20, 900 men. Gov
ernor Yates Of Illinois, and Governor
Brouch Of Ohio have also issued call IN
accordance with the plan finally adopted