The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-29


prompt and wise. The people already be-
licve this curse Is the blight Of death and
We know by experience. wha, they will &c
TO save the lie Of the nation"
REcoXsrRrcTrov
but leaving these questions of material
and pecaniary interests. What of the
Union which has been in,rustcd to their
care
hal intended to aualyze the recon
strution bills. and show younot only that
they violate the Constitution and the prin-
cip.cs Of civil liberty, but tlat thev are
founded upon an utter disregard Of both
But the telegraph to-day saves NE the
trouble
1t announces to Us that in one State the
military commander has POSTPONED the
meeting OF the Legislature until he shall
give it.rermls>ion it that in another State.
trials by jury have been suspended be-
cause the iary lists have not been revised
IN violation Of the law of the State, but ac-
corijng 70 his order; that in another State
a Governor, who was selected Is vote OF
fifty thousand. has been removed, and his
conn etitor who received fifteen thousand
has been appointed il ms place. and that
III another State respectful declination
&! serve in 4 city council i considered re-
b'iiiou> contuMacy, and is t. lee punished
hy the appointment Of negroes to tha.
body. hnd that IN still another State.
civil officers shall not give the patronage
ot their printing 70 any newspaper which
does not favor the Congressional measures
81 reconstruction. And General Hayes
voted for the law which authorizes these
things to be dolc-approves and defends
them all-and when asked for the authori-
= ne c0ol.y tells Il, they seem % bc in ac-
cor,.auce with The viii O. the nation"
"Will ol tie nation. - Where shall YOU
lock ior the expression of the will Of the
nation except in It's Fundamental! laws, cx-
cept in It's written Constitution
VIII u the nation They are in direct
violation OF the viii % eyery honest srhite
man and of every Intelligent negro at the
,'oath, IF every Democrat and everv sup
porter or The Administration 1t the North,
aad q thousand, oi Republicans vliSioyc
liberty ana fear thc encroa ;Lncnts OF dcs-
p9tism. It is The viii Of the Republican
leaders, and his General Hayes mistakes
for the viii Of the nation lie is not the
only man in history who has made simi-
lar mistake.
On the 27ih of July, 1874, Robespierrc
was the head Of the French Government
lie controlled thc committees aal tie Tri-
bunal; he ruled The Assembly. On that
day. in Paris alone, he sent forty persons
to tie guil.otine, - he hal done on each
jay ler more THAI a month, and. hathcd in
blood. he cxciaincd: .it IS tie Will % the
nation" On the next DAY Ialien attack
ed him in the Chamber: traitor" resoun-
ded through the Hall, AMI ~ the third
day lie was beheadcd amid the execrations
of that nation whose vii he pretended to
execute.
Is tins the restoration Of the Uuion2 Is
ihi> the maintenance Of the Constitution?
General Hayes says that in speech in
Congress in l6Gi, | declared ihat armies,
navics, blood can not maintain the nion.'
Have they maintained it? God forbid
that the nion aaGer the Constitution
should be degraded By comparison with
the condition of things this day. | said,
further, Reason. justice, peace may res
tore the tnon." repeat it. II is true.
The event has shown THAI also. General
Hayes. in his Lebanon speech says They
want to return to the old order OF things
One hour OF Just administration Of the
Constitution would restore the Union
Why can We not have it Why this en-
tire dsIocaton IF state go7e-nments
Why this entire suspension OF civil GOV
ernment n tie Son;a Wig this disre-
gard or abrogation OF the Federal Consti-
triton in all its relations 20 the South
For what purpose? put this question in
al candor to every honest Republican.
The soc object Is TO secure to the NEGROES
the right TO vote. and thereby give them
the absolute control of those States. And
the inducemcnt Tor this is the belief that
the negroes Will vote with the Republican
party. If it were certain that the negroes
would vote with the Democratic part-.
these gentlemen would not be in favor oi
negro suffrage. 20 further. If they
could be assured Of controlling those States
by means OF the white vote alone, they
would prohibit negro suffrage. New
England believes that with those States
she can afford to lose-as she secs she soon
WI loSe-some of the Northern States.
beSpalrlng of using the white AIan. she
turns to the black man. She secs IN him
the means Of power. She sees reflected in
his face the perYctuation of tariffs, one
hundred-Ter-cent. dividends, exemption
oi bonds from taxation the enjoyment OF
profit and power IN oiiiec. the harvest OF
capital, the hey day of New England Pun
tanism- Agriculture may weary Of its bnr-
rhenS; labor may become restiye: North
western men may become Disguised with
ianaticism, and believe that Sanaav lass
and prohihi;ory temp GRANGE laUs are un-
wise and tyrannical, but New England
soothes them ior the moment bv an appeal
to their philanthropy. and prepares for
these events by securing vote TO the he
groes, and the negroes to herself.
Gentlemen Republicans Are you
willing. IN order to further this PARTISAN
chcme, to leopard not only our Govern
ment, but all free government Are You
willing to continue this diSgrac, ful snce;a-
clc-whioh | know in Your souls Won are
ashamed OFF subjecting ten States to
mere military despctism Tor the purpose of
securing more strength to your party. |
do not claim more disiniercsgelncss thaa
other men, bat would gladly consent that
the Democratic party should be excluded
from power during my lifetime. If that
would induce You to restore the Union
to reins;ate the Constitution. and reiayio-
orate throughout the whole system The
lrinClplCS of irte Governments