The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-12-12

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whine, and Sam Weler's manly yeoman's
shout, are al echoed b. tba' magical voice
T.aG Dignity % sac Esanc;s 5iuG.-
Gated.
Judge Aldr;ch. of South Carolina. ,,as
resigned his position on the bench of his
native state The Judge has some anti
4uated notions touching the dignity and
sacrelness OF his profession AMI objects
/ to hold the contemplate position OF sabor-
dinate TO the mjlitary power. Tie iua'-
/ cial ermino, IN his eyes. Is sometaing more
! than laclcy's livery, AMI court Of JUS
/ tice something better than 4 chapel of
ease to the headquarters o. a military sa-
/ trap. Order number 50 he refused to
carry out because II was faerant viola
tioD Of the jury law Of the state, and its
modification communicated 20 him by gov
ernor Orr he deemed no less obiectiona-
bic rs soon as this opinion reached
headquarters, judge All.ich was sus-
pended and forbid len 10 hold any court in
his circpit.
Ga The morn.ng of October the 2lst,
Judge Aldrich entered the Presbyterian
church al Barnwcl,. which serTed as a
temporary courthouse, and after some un-
important remarks. advertcd 70 the insult
offered 10 the bench in his person, and
concluded as fellows
GENTLEMEN In forced obedience 10
the command Of bTevet major general. Ed.
l. 5 Candy. lay down my Office for the
present Personally. | feel no mortifca-
ton At this ind:enity because it has been
pu. upon me f0r the conscientious disharge
Of ray constitutional duty I did not re-
ceiye my Office from him, or from anv
power which he represents. AMI he has no
right 70 remove me But it almost breaks
nv heart % witness the humiliation of
this proud old state we all love 50 we'll, in
my person. BE of good cheer-it is only
for a time. see the dawn of brighter
day. The great heart OF the American
recple beats II g. to constitutional liberty
The time is al hanl when We viii be
-elieversrorn the tyranny and insoleuce of
military despoJism
Gentlemen Of TIC iuries. fcr the pres
ent, fare well; bat If God spares nv life |
oiina Judge, whose crm;ne Is unstained.
Ny brethren of the bar. be patient be
loyal to the constitution; BE true to your
selves
Mr.. Clerk. as an not permitted to per
form any Judicial act you and the sheriff
viii isue to the Jurors their pay certificates
- Il The jad--e iaI not astenccd.
Nh Sheriff let the court stand adjourn
ea while the voice Of justice iS -tiiled.
It was sal scene Eliminating to think
of, but nevertheless Wei to remember ana
record, for the next generation should not
be aliowel, to forget what the outlaws now
in power are capable Of Every act Of
theirs is q practical commentary on the
automatic warming OF great statesman.
and every instance of the lawless power
handed down viii tell orr descendants.
with a potency TO which even be could
not pretend that Eternal vigilance Is the
price Of liberty"
Truly said Judge Allrich, the tine j.
at band when we VII 5e relieved from the
5ranny and in>olepce OF military desp Z
ism" Aye. ''at hand" Is the phrase. not
coming only. but at hand These militia
~ Gespots VIII soon be swept away 10y the
tide OF popular indigaaticn which has
been rising AMI swelling unheeded for
some t;mc, gathering strength and might
slowly and advancing impereeptibly until
now 1t IS sureiag round them and thun-
deriag IN their ears with the voice c.
doom. Yes they will be soon swept to
oblivion. or remembered only to teach the
humiliating lesson that tyrauts, Ike weeds,
may spring up anywhere, that men can
be metamorphosed into lemons as quickly
in a quasi-republic az in a hoary despot-
ism or hide-bouad aristocracy. Having
taught that lesson. a lesson perhaps not
altogether unnecessary, for in our pride
of heart we deemed ourselves mot as elh-
cr men" and thought human nature here
was different from human nature else
where, they viii be swept away AMI we.
wiser and humber. will Init that amer
cans are men. and therefore not to lie
trusted with irresponsible power. We
have had our Robespierres and our Titus
Oates, our Carhamptoas. our Narals
and our CaStlereaghS. and might have had
ourCromweil or our Bonaparie but for the
awakening Of the northern people to the
danger that was threatening them. But
they are now thoroughly aroused. and the
dc.iverance of the country is cat hand.
The night % oppression is passing away,
and with it the owls and bats and unclean
things that it called into lie aud noisome
activity - MfropoAfan Reco d.