The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-05-11

The Cincinnati Gazette closes a discus
sion of Sherman agreement with Johnston
as follows:
THE lessen of all this is, that the just balance
of our government is vital to its So Guilty. foiiy
has conspred with treason to overthrow 1t, 10 sins
the province of congress. TO bring the executive
to contempt, to depraye public opinion, 10 pre-
pare the minds of the people for military usurpa
ton, md to insti Sate military favori:es to AFRO
gance and the assumption OF dictatorial powers
Fidelity to the country demands fidelity TO the
constitutional distribution of the powers OF the
government"
Every word of the above is as true as ii
is false that Sherman contemplated for an
instant exceeding his powers or arrogating
TO himself the right of debating the terms
upon which the rebel states should return
He fully acknowledged the proper author
ity Of the president in making the agree
ment with Johnston, subject to his apprO-
val Why did not the Gazette before
present the general truths to lis readers
which are so forcibly expressed i'll the ex-
tract p? 1t has dcnounc ed democrats as
traitors for insisting that the just balance
of our government Is vital to its security:
for protesting against military usurpation;
for Gems uring the arrogance of military
favorites and the assumption OF dlctatoral
powers 1t has hitherto been forward to
defend the very evils it now affects to de-
plore, that it might ground on them ma
levolent charges against general whose
devotion to the union and constitution is
rs genuine and heartfelt as the services he
has dome them are signal and brilliant
We clip the above from the Chicago
Times of last Saturday, and commend its
teaching to our republican friends. Wha,
the Times says of the Gazette is equally
true of nineteen otwentieihs Of all the re-
publican papers in the land. VIZ they
all with one accord insist that ''fdelty tt
the country demands fidelity to the con
stitutional distribution of the powers OF
government" while but yesterday as il
were they were unanimous in their de-
nunciations of democrats for insisting oil
the seli.same thing. \ short time since
it was, in the eyes OF these pinks OF loyalty
treason to demand fidelity to the provis
ions Of the constitution, and because dem
ocrats insisted on the officers Of the gov
eminent being faithful to their constitu
t;onal obligations, thousands of them have
been mobbed. murdered. torn from Their
families and iucarcerated III loathSomc
prisons as malefactors, tried by Illegal tri
bunals in violation Of LAW, punished con
trary to law and precedent, and now thcs,
same men who clamored loudest for al
this, and by whose influence and efforts i
was principally brought about have thu
unblushing effr)ntery to impress upon thu
public that the just balance of our gov
eminent is vital to its security, and tina
Fidelity to the country demands idelit,
to the constitution, Dat upon sucl
hypocrites, they have as many faces a
the heather god Janus. and about as mucl
conscience as an alligator. We are clad
nevertheless, to sec the change wroc9h
by the pressure Of public sentiment in tn
tone OF our political opponents. 1t show
that the democracy of the country did
good work when they stood up amidst thu
dangers to life and liberty which threat
ened them during the past four years, an
manlully contended for Fidelity to tn
constitution" and laws as the shect-ancho
Of safety to our free institutions; and no'
they have their reward in the adoption c
this great truth by the people of al par
ties and ofeye.y name.