The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-09-06
Mr.. Stewards speech at Niagara

If Mr.. Seward has not acquired n great
reputation as a prophet, his opponents,
past and present. have been compelled to
acknowledge his sagacity as a politician u
In his speech at Niagara Fails, on Satur-
day last, he said:
Must desert my course, my governs
ment, to follow party divided, distracted,
weak, imbecilc, vaccillating, and absurd,
seeking its own destruction have done
very different thing. We set the rail,
way train on the track. The cars were nil
empty. 1t was under the guidance of the
conductor, Andrew johnson. All the
privileged seats were offered to this party
that complains of "descrtion. They were
the very first invited to enter, but no, they
would not enter. And now. When they see
that it is fast filing up with outsiders
and is passing by them, they say they have
teen deserted by the conductor"
Here is much truth within a small com
pass. The President has adhered to the
course marked out for him in the Balti-
more platform and by Mr.. Lincoln and
his cabinet. There was not an authorize
tive uttcrancc by the republican party du.
ring the war which did not repudate the
doctrine of state suicide whenever it was
mentioned President johnson did not
want any quarrel with the party which
elected him to the vice presidency, and
with which he had acted for three or four
years lie endeavored to avoid a collision
but the radicals in congress determin
ed upon var with him and with
the southern states III c republican par
ty might have relied upon him as a leader
and upon the south as an ally had it re-
NAMED true to its pledges and pursued 4
concliatory course Instead of this, il
wen. deliberately to work to arouse the
hostility of the president to trample upon
the Baltimore platform, the Crittenden res
olutOn, the constitution, and the rights OF
the states 1t acted as if it wished to drive
within them and to array in opposition to
( it the entire union sentiment of the coun
| try. Mr. Seward is frank enough to say
that he wishes us to act with successful
party He did not originate the prnci
! pies Of the republican party, but he did
"organizc victory" for it. lie was it,
/ Carnot lie took its diScordant elements
and brought them into harmony with each
Other He taught It's members that al
political issues must be IN ldc subscrvient
to the one which opposed the further ex,
tension of slavery. Wings, democrats and
old line abolitlonlSts worked side by side
for the accomplishment of a common pur
pose under his direction The end ioI
which they wrought has been attained
New issues are before the country, aud the
party which was proud to acknowledge
him as its leader has east away the only
chances which promised it continuance in
power Animated by fana,icism and ha-
tired, and nsensble alike to justice and
policy, it has assaulted those who alone
could have preserved it. Remembrance
of it's ingratitude towards himself would
not influence Mr. Seward if the party re-
NAMED true to its pledges aud principles.
However selfish may have been his course
as politician, he has had .Jaith in the
principles which he advocated. He be-
lieved they would triumph. The party
has deserted them to follow, it knows not
what, and because it is divided, weak,