The Plymouth weekly Democrat., 1868-07-16

garded it as the great protective power Of
our nation therefore tiey are tie nation
al pgry The democratic party has op-
posed secession or disunion. aud now by
selecting the Hon. Horatio Seymour for
their president they roiterate the sayings
Of that Great man during Tie war that are
acN ncrer saimt 10 d,spnioa, no ncrrr ,"
They nave never been SO shor5-si2h;ed as
to regard the '..f.ee st4tss Of t'e NORTH oH
Of A4erico" They have never attempted
to cnsIave the southern whites SO that
they might elevate the negro. They have
never been in favor Of imposing ap act
upon the southern people to Which they
themselves were not willing TO submit.
They have in all cases when il power leg
islateG in common fer the advantage
Of all the people, one and indivisib!e.
They have never leen so brutal and de-
moralized as to condescona 10 class lcgisla-
tion. Ia short, they have il all their leg
islations been strictly national, because
they constantly kept in view that clement
Of progressive civilization which confers
the greatest happiness to the greatest num-
Der. The radicals say that tho democrat
ic party are in favor OF admitting the
southern people to the Legislative halls
without a sufficient guaranty Of ;hcir lQy-
alfy. The laying down of their arms and
submitting with humility TO their con-
qucrors have been sufficient guaranty OF
their loyalty, ant on the day they surrcn-
dered to the union forces they became
vested in common with all the immunities
and privileges guaranteed to the citizens
of the United States by the constitution.
Cicero in his Grafton for Balbus when
speaking Of the Roman kings admires
their protound actSdoa, in admitting the
conquered enemies to The member Of citi-
zens: "7'heir crampfe,' he says has be-
come au'lority, and oar ancestors hare
neuer ceased grating The r,5atS Of cit'zeas
conquered enemies" In the history OF
Spain we learn Of two kings who were con-
tending tor the crown Of CASTLE. The
one carried everything triumphantly be-
fore him except one town which his rival
had intrusted to stout old knight, whose
name was Aguilar, and which after long
siege still remained impregnable. One
morning Aguilar made his appearance on
the walls of tie city and looked down on
the king below. Surrender" said the
king; My rival is dead, aid the whole
of CASTLE recognizes my sway as their
legitimate sovereign. Sire" said the
knight, Il believe you but must see my
dead master" eco then to Seville where
his body lies, and rest assuren 1 will at
tempt nothing against the city in your abb
scnce'
The old knight hastene to the tomb OF
his master, and after gazing upon the pale
face which met his look lie addressed the
dead monarch, 'Sire, L had sworn never
to deliver to any one bat yourself the keys
cf the town which you had intrustcd to
my care. Here they are [ have kept
my oath )" and deposited them on tie
breast Of his master. Upon his arrival
back to his post he was confronted by the
king, who said, care you now satisfied
and will you give up the contest" "l es
sir" "Whe~e are the keys of the town .
"On my master's breast, 60 get them, We
} meet 10 more" "By heaven, we snail
never part" exclaimed the king, "get the
; keys back yourself and remain in com
mand of the town in my name" The fol
lowers Of the king complained Of his remu
nerating rebel. "iIe is no longer reb
ell said the king. ''Such rebels wher
won become the best of subjects" Sc
with the democratic party; they would
trust without fear those men who have
IOugnj 10 the laSb lDr INC CdUSc Which, IiC J
loved and which claimed their fidelity
They would trust those rebels who come
to them with clean hands, after having
deposited the keys Of their loyalty on the
} dead body of the southern confederacy.
Are we less wise than the ancient Ro-
mans, or less civilized than the Spaniards?
The democratic party answers no; the
radicals, yes No wonder is it, that the
southern people say, "As to kindness and
: justice we have something to hope from
the national democratic party, but uoth-
} ing from their adversaries"
Mr.. "M' you must soon commence TO-
cusing for the few friends YOU have will
desert you. They already say your rea-
soninSs prove nothing, and that you at
tempt to conceal the true designs of the
party by wrapping them up in bad Eng
lsh and chaotic generalizations. YOU
must do better if YOU wish to be doctor
of politics. The constitution aud laws OF
our country require as good doctor as
the constitution and laws of men. Hence
you as a PRACTICAL physician mast not lose