The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-04-20

shall he take into partnership In the affairs
Of government three q four millions OF
Africans.
1t is the purpose of those in power that
this war shall result il the substantial
extermination of the sout ,ern people
those who are not killed 10 be scattered
and driven Of. Then, under the confs-
cation act, the lands Of the entire country
will change hands. Rich men. contrac-
tors and fayorites Of power, will 20 and
buy. The free negro population, it Is
supposed, viii mostly remain there, and
the great new landed proprietor from the
north, owning perhaps ten thousand acres.
will be tie landlord Of five hundred negro
tenants. These viii be his serfs. ana he
will be their baror And as a very en-
inent republican, very high in Office at
Washington, remarked to me, this new
aristocracy OF the south will be far more
intolerable than the old But this plan
would be imperfect if the negro was de-
MED the right to vote Hence lie Is To be
endowed with the elective franchise. So
that on election day the lord Of the estate
to the polls In this way will be given, It
is thought, some two or three hundred
thousand additional voters to the republi-
can party They will hold the balance Of
power in presidential elections, and give
the majority to congress. Thus the negro
will shape the destiny of the government.
You look incredulous 50 you di two
years ago when predicted so many things
on this subject which have since come 10
pass. You remember IIayti, Liberia, her
Negro ministers. and the social equality
ex.Gnded by the hand OF authority 10 the
black n.ea ut Washington. You thought
WAS wrong then. and think the same
now; but / was right then. and am again
to day. Tine proves I'LL things and i viii
prove this.
After commenting fully on the result
which will follow, to the people and the
country. this new condition Of the negro,
stating that measures IN various shapes
had been introduced into the last congress
to ciothe him with equality before the law.
Mr.. V proceeded 10 speak Of a circum
stance which he dccmed of mot vital i'm
portancc and which had given h;m Great
pleasure
lie alluded TO the trials and outrages
which democrats had suffered fer the last
four years on account Of their opinions
Tlis wa subject that came home to eve
r. democrat No one has been safe. Mr.
!. dwelt at length on this part Of the his
tory Of the democratic party lie had
made Z speech more than owo years ago
denouncipg the whole system of arrest
ing citizens and trying them by military
commissions in states where the courts are
cpen Vt that time it was thought trea-
son thus to speak, but he had lived to see
= republican house pass the law by ten
majority aLoiiShin@ military courts except
those convened to try soldiers or sailors;
and provided that all persons who are now
in prison convicted by such cOur.s shall
be At once DISCHARGED. It is true tina.
TINS most righteous measure was defeated
ia the senate. but what triumph it was
for the d, mocracy to see their ancient foes
at last endorse their principles in the
house Here Mr. '. read from the
speeches OF Henry Winter Davis, and
Senator Trumbull, Of ILL.,. both denouncng
IN the strongest terms the trial Of citizens
by collrts martial.
Mr. Voorhees, concluded his speech.
whcih had lasted over two hours. by pay
ing tribute to the courage, patriotism
and wisdom of the democratic party. Its
past had been great, and SO would be its
future. It viii again. at no distant day
take the rcins OF government. As in the
past, the people will be happy and pros
porous under its administration. But
whatever may have been its former glory,
or whatever It's future achievements, the
brightest honor that viii attach to its
name and memory will be that in the
midst OF az unparalleled whirlwind Of des-
potlc rage, lasting for four years. and
urged on by the mad passions Of civil war,
it was never falcs 10 liberty never bowed
the knee to lawlcss power, and thus pre-
served the liberties ofthe republic.