The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-07-09
GRANT AND COLFAX rs. JE us
AND FOREIGNERS.

Under the above title certain Mr. an"
purposes to write q series of articles for the
Marshall Co. Republican, the introduction of
which appeared IN the columns of that paper
the 25tl, of June, and by its claboratcncss We
are lead to believe that the writer intends
saying something which ne thinks will aston
ish us all. How near he will succeed in his
undertaking is yet TO be developed; but we
are of theopinion that his premises must
be based on stronger grounds than mere fall
lacy to warrant him shadow of success.
The writer in his introduction says that he
is foreigner and radical. A radical in o po-
litical view is defined by Webster, Zone who
advocates a radical reform, or an extreme
measure in reform" A few of the extreme
measures embraced in This great reform
which the writer takes pride to advocate are
UNEQUAL TAXATION, THE ENsLAvEMEST OF TIE
WHITE PEOPLE or THE SOUTH, THE DIsFRANCHI-
SING OF 5000, 900 WHITES, AND ENrRANCHIsING
1000 900 BLACKS; and that the southern
states to entitle them to the right of repre-
sentation must concede to such theories. No
sane man will for moment doubt that he
who can publicly without shame argue such
barbaritics is entitled to all the hOnors and
advantages which the name radical confers
on him.
Mr.. on" endeavors to shield GRANT from
military orders against the Jews and CoLFAX's
know nothingism, by saying that the argu-
mentations are of too personal character
but notwithstanding the personal manne- in
which the question is agitated he thinks that
if there is no other motive than PEI OVAL IN
rEREsT that in the light of intelligent and
comprehensive reason the agitation against
them is ALL POWERFUL. He is glad that we
have declaration of Independence, and that
it emanated from men who had great moral
ideas and who were abstract in their reflect
IONS without this class of thinkers there would
never have been any progress In the world,
and that these minds arc the radicals of all
times. We cannot well see how these minds
could have been the radicals of all times, be-
cause their age was but unit in comparison
to ALL TINES, and no such radicalism could
have existed for moment without them
Hence there must have been a time when
radicals, in the political sense, were un-
known. But let us see how near the moral
ideas propOunded by the trainers of the Dec
laration of Independence concord with those
of our radical writer. In that sacred docu
ment they say of the king of Great Britain
that
Z" He has refused his assent to laws the most
wholesome and necessary for the public
good"
So HAVE TIE RADICALS.
"Ie has refused to pass other laws for the
accommodation of a large district of people.
unless those people would relinquish the
right of representation in the legislature-a
right inestimable to them and formidable to
to tyrants only"
SO have the radicals.
Gle has endeavOred to prevent the popu-
lation of these states, by obstructing the laws
for naturalization"
SO have GRANT and COLFAx.
ale has INSTRUCTED the administration of
justice by refusing his assent to laws for es-
tablishing judiciary powers"
So have the radicals.
Gle has erected multitudcs of Offices and
sent swarms of officers to harass our people
and eat out our substance"
So have the radicals.
I" He has kept among us in times of peace
standing armies without the consent of our
legislators"
So have the radicals.
"He has affected to render the military in
dependent of and superior to the civil pow
err"
So have the radicals
"For imposing taxes on us without our
| consent"
| So did the radicals.