The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-10-26
n Good deal for the President
but not Much for the Johnson.


but not Much for the Johnson.
1t must not be forgotten that every
democratic leader, now loud for Andrew
Johnson. was indifferent to his patriotic
courage in December, 1860, indignant at
his attack on Bre9inridge and Lane in
1861. laughed at his sufferings as refugee
and opposed his appointment as Military
Governor of Tennessee in 1SGl-2, de-
nounced his tyranny and called him an
migrate in 1868. voted against him in 1864
slandered him in 1865, and now prOclams
himself In favor of Andrew Johnson 5
restoration or reconstruction plan without
ever having done any thing but assail all
the other portions of his policy, including
emancipation. cOnfscatiOn, suspension Of
the writ of Habeas Corpus, military arrests
military trials, execution of the assassins
and the support of radicals like Holt
Stanton and VIM. G. BrOwnlOw, Of Ten,
nessee
We clip the above from the La Porte
Herald, and present it as a sample o. the
manner in which our political opponents
generally mix things up when they wish
to make point against democrats. 1t is
not true that democrats were in 1860 in
different to the patriotic courage" of Mr..
johnson. On the contrary they have al
ways admired the patriotic scathing which
he administered to the ultra radicals at
that time They were not indignant at
his attack on Breckenridge and Lane in
1851" nor did they laugh Eat his suffer
ings as refugee" nor did they SANDER
him in 1865" unless to tell the truth lie
SANDER.
1t is rather funny we think, to find
republican papers now charging democrats
with having slandcrcd Mr.. johnson, when
Only few months ago they were dcnounc-
ing him as Il common drunkard, and de-
clared that he had disgraced his party,
aud called upon him to resign or publicly
pledge himself to keep sober. Even
within the last three or four months re-
publican papers and speakers throughout
the length and breadth of the land, have
assaiied Mr.. johnson with more bitterness
and malignity than democrats ever mani
tested towards any political opponent; yet
with unblushing effrontcry they now take
democrats 10 task for daring to condemn
him when wrong. though they frankly
approve his course when right. The
residue of the HeraH article IS true
Democrats do approve Of Mr. Johnson's
reconstruction plan, and oppose emancpa-
ton by the general government, illegal
con6scation, the suspension of the writ of
Habeas Corpus in States where the civil
law can be enforced, military arrests and
military trials Of civilians outside of mill
tary lines, the execution Of assassins or
any body else until after fair hearing
before an impartial jury, and legal con-
viction of the crimes charged against
him. Democrats do not endorse the action
of Mr. johnson in giving his support to
such radicals as Holt, Stanton and w. G.
Brownlow, and if support of such men is
requisite in order to the enjoyment of POI
litieal rights in this country, then indeed
are democrats not entitled to any rights
which radicals and negroes are bound to
respect. The truth is that Mr. johnson
acts to great extent independent of party
influences, and the radicals berate him
soundly whenever he refuses to yield to
their pious pressure, and bestow upon
him fulsome laudation whenever he hap
pens to act in harmony with their views.
Well, they placed him where he is at
present, and perhaps have right to abuse
him at their pleasure; while democrats,
not having voted for him. ought perhaps
tc stand aside aud let the radicals pitch in;
bnt after ali, we like occasionally to stir
them up just tri6e, to see the critters
squirm.