The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-13
NUMBER 50.

against tie constitution, against our pllght-
ed faith against civilization, and against
our own race and kindred.
The convention in New York met for
the purpose of organizing to overthrow
the party in power for this great wrong,
and to restore the Union and constitution
aad the rights of the states and Of al the
states under it. Now. do not say ths
nominations made at New York are The
very best that could have been made for
that purpose.
The elements TO be organized into vic
torious army we're four fold To use a
military figure, there were Four army
corps to be organized into one grand
army:
|. The oreat democratic corps.
2. The war democratic corps.
;. The conservative republican corps.
4. The civilized southern corps.
The frst, or democratic corps, vas fui-
i organized, with ranks well filed. but
not in sufficient numbers to secure the VIC
tory.
There was the war democratic corps,
which supported Lincoln in 1864; but
which, in consequence Of the great wrong
above mentioned, was reaiy to sever itself
from the radical army under Gen. Grant;
and there was the conservative republican
corps, of which you are pleased to speak to
me as leader, who, fer the same reasons,
were ready to join the grand army, and Go
nil IN their oser to bring success to our
cause.
TIE las. two are the recruiting corps.
They hold the balance of power As
matter of policy. had tie Office besh given
/ to chief Of the one OF 81 the other, it
would have mada cur victory more GER
tain
! Everybody krOws that tbe result Of this
centest is TO depend upon The important
question, whether ". shall be able to re-
cruit those two corps in sufficient num-
bers, and carry them to the hearty sup
port of Sir Seymour five car, victory
is with US
In my Judgment it is our duty to do SO.
The very life of the constitution IS in
rolved, and, with it, the rights Of the
states and the liberties Of the people.
can net hesitate for one momen; my
Judgment is for it; my whole heart is in
it. So far from relaxing We should re-
double our efforts. Bear ia mind that the
war was ended three years ago, when a
new era was opened in political aiairs,
that MIR. Seymour is n man Of high char
acter, of great ability and experience,
wholly with US upon the living and para
mount ;saue sna that, If elected. he will
be most able and dgnifed president !;
and certainly 10 Pennsyiyaaiao will forget
that, bat for his pronptposs and energy in
forwarding the forces Of New York to
Gettysburg, that great battle might have
been lost and Pennsy lvania overrun. We
have in Gen Blair a civilian and soldier.
whose preinptness and iniomitsble resolu-
ton seized Camp Jackson, and saved Mis-
souri, from secession who always stood
among the foremost Of the war rspubli-
cans. in council and in the field, while the
war lasted; and when it was over was
, among the first 10 demand that for which
the war was prcsecutod-thc union
Of the states under the TIE consti-
tuition, with their rights, equality
and dignity uaimpaired.
Let US unto for a victory. Let Us
have peace-a peace which comes not
from violated constitution and the des-
poiism of the sword, but peace which
comes from a restored union and the SUI
premacy of constitutional law, by which
alone liberty is secured
Respectfully yours,
j. r DooLIrrLF.