The Plymouth weekly Democrat., 1867-08-22

The Democratic Central Committee of
Pennsylvania, by its Chairman, has recent
ly issued an address to the Democracy of
that State. The following is an extract
from the address, in which the crimes and
outrges Of the radical party are portrayed
in strong. though truthful language
1t has violated the plainest principles of
free government, broken the written Con-
stitutiou, and only yielded obedience to the
behests of party;
The people are denied the attributes of
sovereignty: the military subverts the civ
il power; the Generals remove Governors
elected by the people, and despotism reigns
in ten States;
Congress assumes the right to say that
negroes shall vote in Pennsylvania, and de-
nies US the right to regulate our own rule
of suffrage;
The negro is, by law, made the equal Of
the white man liz all public places, and au-
thorized to hold Offices and sit on juries in
the capital;
The destinies of ten States and eight
millions of white people therein, arc by
Congress and the military power, placed
under the control of four millions of
blacks;
Their reckless expenditure of the public
money in their conduct of the government,
in the support and organization of hun
dreds OF thousands of negroes, in the en-
ployment of hordes of unnecessary spies
and officials, and in maintaining military
power over the submissive South. endan-
gers and delays the payment of the public
debt of 81 100, 600, 600, to which the pub
lie faith is pledged.
Their gross mismanaGement causes tax
alton to bear heavily upon the people. In
1860, 81, go per head was paid by the peo-
pie through the customs in 1866, Sl4
per head were drawn, mainly from the con-
sumption and business of the poorer class
es, through the customs and internal rev.
enue. In 1860, each individual owed 50 ,OG
Of the public debt; in 1867, each owes
S79, 80 thereof. In 1860, the expenses of
the government were S62 ,O00, 900; in 1867.
the Treasury estimates them at 1925 ,O0O,-
600, Independent of interest on the debt,
both being periods of peace. Pennsylva-
MAS share Of the public debt is S275 ,O00,-
600; her own debt is S35, 500 900. and her
city aud county Indebtedness will swell the
total to 100000. $4,000, 600 an
nually come from your earnings to pay the
interest thereon. In 1860, your State
government cost you S669,000.
The pressure Of these exhausting bur-
thens and the suicidal policy of Congress,
have caused uncertainty and depression to
pervade all branches of trade and manu-
features;
Our commerce is suffering, the enter
prise of our people is repressed, and bu-
siness interests languish
The revenues of the government are less
than its interest and expenses, and the
financial officer foreshadows an increase of
the public debt;
They plot the destruction of our form
of government, by destroying the inde-
pendcncc of the executive, attempting to
subordinate the judiciary, and by conccn-
tratng all power in the legislative branch.
Robbing the people of sovereign pow
er, they have united it with the govern
ment in Congress, and dealt fatal blow
at our liberties, for tyranny may be as alb
solute in number of persons as in an in
dividual.
Unblushing corruption stalks through
every department. of the government un-
der their control.