The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-01-26
TIsc Silent Ambassador.

m0nd, and IN which were discussed mat
ters of much pith and moment 1t Is
very unkind in Mr. Blair to keep the
curiosity of the government" on tiptoe
He should relieve the anxious expectancy
OF Mr.. Lincoln. who as jovial companion
and relator Of anecdotes is as delighted
with anything in the shape Of news as a
garrulous beldame over fresh item of
gossip. Mr. Blair should remember that
there is such thing as misprision of
treason, and that his retiscence may be
punished through the touching OF one or
the other Of the little bells which the see
retary of state keeps on his right hand
and his left
1t was no business of the government"
that he was sent 10 Richmond. The
government / provided him passes thro'
the army, and instructed him as to the
nature Of the communications he should
make TO the Apollyon, Belial, Beelzebub,
SIoloch, etc, who acts as commander-in-
chief OF The lords of the whip and the
| branding IRON WHO are varring against Il
'party founded on great moral idea. =
/ Let it not be said hereafter that We have
no words Of denuncation for the rebels Of
/ the rebellion, or Of commendation for the
''union' cause II such a change shall
/ be made, the article will be on the record
as proof Of our appreciation of the respect
I i've parties to ''this war for the union -
We cannot very we'll help this DEPRESSION,
not that it is necessary to our justification.
I but because when We censure the confed-
crates the fact Of having been charged
with sympathy for them recurs, and arous-
es the patriotism which we, in common
with all other loyal men, regard in the
present juncture as being the most neees-
sary and exalted virtue.
T he contumacious silence of Mr. Blair
cannot but be regarded by the president
either as AN Impeachment of his judg-
meut, or of his c"pacity TO conceal that
which should not lie disclosed. That a
psc',do ambassador, deriving whatever au-
thority he possessed from the president,
should evidently cast such an imputation
upon his chief, Is an insulting reflection
upon the millions who have lately decided
! that Mr.. Lincoln was 'the most desart-
! less man to be the chief executive Of the
nation and is therefore ''most intolerable
and not to be endured The Council of
| Ten, the inquistion, and divers kings and
other authorities in the good cid days,
knew processes By which the stuffed bosom
could be cleanscd Of its perious stuff and
purged of its secrets These have passed
away but Butler remains. He "can find
where" gol! as lid, though it be hid in
deed within the center" Why should he
not be equally successful in probing after
state secrets? Would Blair prove more
obstinate in the reteution of rebel commu-
nications than the Smith bankers in di-
vugiug the place where they concealed
their coin? The threat of Imprisonment
was sufficient to elicit revelation from
the latter; and as Mr. Blair is an old man
! it is to be hoped that turn of the thumb
screw-doubtless the Kennedy, or some
other government agent is provided with
such military necessities" or if not, enc
could be forged-would overcome the
persistency with which he maintains "the
garnisher OF tools and cheat of all the
wise Very fortunately, Butler is now
in Washington, and as swearing before a
court does not occupy all his time, though
perhaps swearing out of court may fill up
the remainder, he might be induced from
patriotic considerations, which are the
ouly ones that have weighed with him for
The past four years, to undertake the direct
examin; ton of Blair, senior, provided he
was given Immunity to change it into
cross examination before he finished.
We suggest that the silent diplomatist
be turned over to the hero Of Wilmington
and Big Bethel If under his treatment
the want sc confidence and articulation be
not cured, the case may be regarded az
hopeless, and the only alternative will be
an appeal to JEFF. Davis himself through
Gilmore or Jaques, who have proved
themselves willing not only to disclose all
) they know, but to invent sufficient num-
Der of incidents to make their narratives
interesting. ''Thou art a woman" said
Hotspur to his wife, "and for secrecy no
woman better; for well l do believe thou
wilt not tell that which thou 6ost not
know" No "rebel sympathizing copper
head" has presumed to question the sex
of the government" They have mag
unanimously admitted that it was he. 1t
has remained for Mr.. Blair 10 cast doubt
,,oop tbio noint. IN treat the Government