The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-06-25

sired to commit to what they dare not
enact, and knew they had no power with
out our aid to enforce either inside or out
side Of the constitution. Again, We deny
the accuracy of this statement of the pub
lic law, even outside of the constitution.
It proves too much. 1t proves that the
self mutilated congress may abrogate all
contracts between man and man; may dis
solve and prohibit the marital relations !;
and prohibit the worship of Almighty
God mutilating all of Gods far creation
in order to reproduce itself, it might peo-
pie the earth with Calibans, and each as
their poetic prototype of Shakspeare's
Fairy Land or enthrone naked prostitute
as Goddess of Reason, like their historic
prototype of Gallia's famous fever fit,
when she got drunk with blood to vomit
crime" Perhaps some senatorial fayorite
might be found to enact the Deity; per-
haps the impersona'tion of the moral, re-
ligioas and refined character of the more
numerous house, the chief manager him
self, might condcscend to illustrate the
high priesthood, and present fitting in
cense to her shrine a new edition of the
republican marriages ofcarrier, the French
man, and be himself the Austrian hero no
longer. We have no church of Notre
Dame, but close by the Potomac's waters
are the burial grounds of Washington and
the heritage of lee.
No this is no public law of civilized
nations-rather of the savage, the outlaw,
the pirate. but concede the public law
the question is not of the absolute authori-
ty of congress, but Of our own voluntary
votes, Next in order and most potent to
the imagination, is the bayonet argument,
that congress will continue over us the
military governments, to torture rs by the
expressions of bad monarohial govern
meats into the acceptance of negro
supremacy and white ostracism. Now, no
government, which has ever We: existed
over an Anglo, Saxon race, has ever yet
existed as thoroughly desrised as these
bastard and mongrel monarchies-a species
of Asiatic sstrapies. This much we free
ly admit. We hate these mongrel govern
lnents for the very reason that they hate
the United States constitution, and We
despise them because they administer a
prolix and canting oath of religious ado.
ration Of what their mission is to destroy
their daily occupation to insult We hate
them because they hate the writ of habeas
corpus, So dear to the United States con
stitu;iou. We hate them because they
hate the freedom Of speech and of the
press, SO dear to the United States consti
tuition, but so absolutely Incompatible will
nongrel royalty. We hate them because
they hate the principles Of law, which re-
quires the oath of the accuser, the specii
cation Of the offence, the confronting Of
the witnesses with the accused-principle
so dear to the United States constitution
We despise them because they nurture
and reward the spy, the secret informe
and sycophant We hate them because
themselves. adopting the inquisition anc
star chamber modes of trial, they hate ju
ry trials on the basis of the constitution
We despise them, because they seek to vi
tiate and debase the upright course of jus
tice, by striking from the jury box tn
most intelligent, humane, honorable an,
experienced white men, aud substitutin,
ignorant negroes. The comparison b.
= tween these governments of new creation
, Gin America) end cur glorious old consti
tuition, does indeed present a shockin;
contrast. Itis tie indecent, gibing an
loathsome Satyr in place of the beautifu
Hyperion. All this we cannot deny, bu
we reply that the disgrace is temporar
and is not ours, but that of the enemie
of the United States constitution.
Having, however been compelled to al
NIT the leading characteristics of thes
mongrel nonarchies as institutions,
were ungrateful (and ingratitude is n
trait af the south, not to allude to tn
exceptional case Of one distinguished off
Ger, who, invested with despotlo power
signalized his bright and brief career b
his sedulous respect for the constitution
and the laws, and by his generous cour
. esy to those who had so lately been hi
toes, the foes only of the battlefield. Th
g officer has conquered more souther
hearts than could have been won by
hundred battle.ields. This officer, by hi
course among us, has compelled the re
spect of the south. The south feels boun
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