The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-03-08
NUMBER II.


How now does the matter stand? The
portion of it which provides for the
amendment os the organic law. says that
no state, without its consent, shall be de-
prived of its representation. and now
what do we find? We find the position
taken that states shall not be represented.
that We may impose taxes. that We may
send their tax gatherers 10 every region
and portion of = state. that the people are
TO be oppressed with taxes, but when thew
come here to participate in the legislation
of the country, they are met At the door
and told ''nO; you must pay taxes, you
must bear the burdens of the government
but yvu must not participate in the lcgisia>
ton of the country. which is 10 affect YOU
for all time" Is this Just? Ne, no. )"
Then | say let Us admit into the councils
OF the nation those who are Enthusiastically
and unquestionably loyal; those mon who
acknowledge their allegiance to the GOV
ernment, and swear to support the c5nsti-
tuition. 1t is all embraced II that The
amplification ofan oath makes no difference
if a man is not loyal; but you may adopt
whatever test oath You please 10 prove their
loyalty-that i q matter Of detail Tor
which care nOthing-lct him De uaQues-
tionably loyal, owning his allegiance 10
The government, and wiling ID supper. il
in is hour of peril and need, and / ala
wiling to trust them. / know that some
do not attach so much Importance t. his
principle as | DO, but one principle We
carried through the revolution was. that
there should be no taxation without rePre-
Gentation. | hold to th;t principle laid
down as Fundamental by our fathers. 1t
was good then, it Is good now. Tit was =
rule to stand By then, it rule 10 stand
By HOW. It is a Fundamental principle
that should be adhered to as long rs free
government lasts.
know it was said by some during the
rebellion that eur constitution had been
rolled up as piece Of parchment and
laid away; that in the time Of war and re-
bellion there was 10 constitution. Well,
We know that sometimes from the very
great necessity Of the case. from q great
emergency We must do unconstitutional
things in order to preserve the constitution
itself But, if while the rebellion was
gong on the constitution was rolled up as
a parchment, if it was violated IN some
particulars to save the government, there
may have been some excuse to justify It.
But now that peace has come, now the war
is over, we want written constitution
and / say the time has come 90 lake shc
constitution down. unroll il. rc-Teal i, and
understand It's provisions. Nov. If you
have saved the government By violating
the constitution in war, y0u can only save
it in peace b. preserving the constitution.
and the on J way to preservc it is by
strict adherence to the constitution ~ our
fathers rs it is now unlolded. It must
now be read and understood by the Amer
lean people. l come here 10 day, as far
as | can. in making these remarks, to in
dicate the constitution and to save ii. for
it does seem to ne that encroachment after
encroachment is proposed, / stand 70 day
prepared so far as / can TO resist these
cncroachents upon the constitution and
government. Now that We have peace.
let Us enforce the constitution; let Us I've
under and by its provisions; let It be pub
lished; let it be printed in blazing charac-
tiers, as If it were in the heavens. pUnctua>
ted with stars. that all may read and under
stand; lct.us consult that instrument; Les
us digest its provisions. understand them,
and, understanding. abide by them. |
tell the opponents Of this government, q
care not from what quarter they come.
whether from the cast, west, north or
south, you who are engaged in breaking
up the government By amendments to the
constitution, that the principles OF free
government are deeply rooted in the Amer
lean heart. All the powers combined. /
care net OF what character they are, cannot
destroy that great nstrument-that great
chart of freedom They may seem to suc>
cecd Cor time, but their attempts will be
futile. They might as well undertake to
lock up the winds or chain the waves of
the ocean, and coniinc them to limits
They may think now that it can be done
by concurrent resolution; but when II is
submitted to the popular Judgment and to
the popular will, they will find that they
might as we'll undertake TO introduce a
resolution to repeal the law OF gravity as
to keep this union from being restored. II
is just about as feasible to resist the great
law of gravity which binds iilto common
centre as that great law OF gravity which
will bring back these states, and replace
them in their relations. Al these conspi-
racies and Vaccinations, north and south.
cannot prevent it. Al that is wanted is
time, until the American people can get n
know what is going on | would the whole
American people could be assembled here
to-day, as you are | wish We had IN ans
phitheatre capacicus enough 20 hold these
81, 100000 OF people, that they could be
here aud witness the struggle that i going
on TO preserve the constitution of their
fathers They would settle this question
They could see who it is, and bow it is,
and what kind of spirit is manifested in
breaking up this great principle of free
government Yes. when they come to see
the struggle, and to understand who is for
and who is against them ifyou could make
them perform the part Of gladiators. IN the
first tilt you would find the enemies {
the country crushed and helpless
have detained you longer than l in
tended f"Go ON y We aro in = oroot