The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-07-27
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In entering upon the -i0;h volume Of his
excellent papcr-among the sounGost in
the statc-thc editor Of the Crecnnmt
New York Watchman reviews the affair
OF the country during the period OF i
existence: 50 gratifying to every patriot, as
presenting scene OF UncXampel ad-
vanccmcnt in prosperity, wealth and hap
piness, under the % cration OF Democratic
principles and Il government based upon
The consent OF the governed, and concludes
as follows:
''In an evil hour. dclulei by Grl>c teach
ers and corrupted by too great prosperity.
the American people began 10 tolerate the
wicked and unnatural here~cy oil aboiition-
ism, aud ! sectional par y entered on that
latallsm arose and began It's pcstiicr0us
career, which has eliminated in 4 civil
war and revolution in the fundamental
base Of our political system, Introducing
the old-world clement OF force-the es-
sence Of Despotism-in the place Of Free
" i'll, and bringing upon this unhappy and
unworthy generation the inevitable results
of such destruction of the work of their
fathers, in loss Of public liberty. burden
some taxation and oppressive restraints on
individual freedom. shall this revolutions
which has in four short years of bloody
crime and unchecked usufpation effected
the present overthrow OF the American
system OF government by con. .cn5 and
substituted for it the European system of
government by force, he final? That Is
the question OF the present anl iutare for
Americans to answer. On their answer
rest the hopes OF mankind for the preser-
vation OF republican principles and the
pcrpetuity offree government If. by the
influence of Times chastcning rod. and
the renewal of an enlightened public opin-
ion-the great moral power which perma-
nently controls and fixes the issue of
events, while mere brute strength never
yet did more than TO work temporary wreck
and dissolution-the people can be induced
to retrace their steps. conquer themselves.
abandon the ground OF right to cocrce
states, go back to the practice of minding
their own business ana leaving others to
mind theirs, reject Puritanism in every
shape, and in brief restore the Old Union
in spirit rs we'll as letter, they may reason
ally expect to see the army reduced to its
former safe proportions taxes diminished
to their former unlclt weight. The chronic
weakness of enforced ''loyaliy' replaced
by the constant, growing strength Of gen
unc voluntary allegiance, public liberty
and private rights once more standing on
their cid pedcstals, with no limit 70 the
scope of their guarding shadow but the
constitution and the laws passed in ac-
cordance herewith and all the glorious
fruits of the virtues and the wisdom. ;he
suilerings and the sacrifices, ot our fore
fathers returned to bless Us their dcgener-
ate children. But If, as many fear and
as there is but too much reason to fear
this revolution is irreverSiblc. and the lib
critics now surrendered and the remedies
now suspended can never be recovered
the Republic has ceased to exist in fact,
though its name may still be used to Gid
the deSpotism that destroyed it. and the
people have before them only the same
course Of popular wretchcdness. dcgrada
ton and real slavery which the subject
of other dcspotic governments have to en-
durc.
Neither ashamed nor sorry for anything
in its past career, but only rcgrctting that
its counsels had not a more general ac
ceptamce. the WATcuMAN viii continue
in the future as in the past, TO inculcate
the doctrines Of white supremacy and
State Sovereignty as the pillars Of the po-
litical edifce built by our fathers. and to
labor untiringly for the Oh Union under
the old Constitution as the highest polite
al good for the American people