The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-25

eighteen republicans, although present,
refused to vote either way. Thus the
proposition was carried through the
house, on a minority vote, by /" fright
ened democrats" who gave the lie to
their own consciences.
In the senate, on Wednesday, the
amendment was taken from the table
a division on motion to postpone the
subject indefinitely resulted in tie,-
II against II. The republican presi-
dent Of the senate gave the casting
vote N favor of indefinite pestponment;
and so the question was disposed off,
the responsibility Of its rejection final
ly resting upon the republican minority.
and not upon the democratic majority,
of the legislature of that state.
But it appears probable that this i'm
portant circumstance will make no diff
ference to the majority Of fanatical
jacobins in Washington. Already a
movement is begun to remit the state
of Georgia to the territorial eondi-
ton" Mr.. Trumbull's bill for that
purpose revives military governm ent in
Georgia declares that the existing
state government is only provision
oil government" replaces the Ethio.
plan members that were expelled there
from, and orders the enforcement oil
these DEGREES of the central sovereignty
in Washington, at the point Of the bay.
onet.
There is no good reason to think
that this Infamous measure Of military
despotism will not he speedily made a
law. The president is reported to be
oppose to it. A recent telegram
says he stands firm in the position he
took month ago, in favor of the ad.
mission to congress of the Georgia
members. But the temper which con-
gress has exhibited since the. inaugur-
alton Of Mr.. Grant is not calculated to
encourage the hope that Grants firm
standing will have much effect The
jacobins, by excluding Georgia and
Louisiana,-both reconstructed states, -
have the two-thirds majority that en-
ables them TO remit Mr.. Grant to the
Johnsonlan condition as easily as to re-
NIT Georgia to the territorial condition
and the indications are, that they would
q OF hesitate an instant to do it, the
moment Mr.. Grants firm standing
should interfere with their Internal
designs. Grant will not challenge this
contingency. As when old Abe put
his loot down, he took 1t up again, SO
will grant.
What ought Georgia to do? 1t is
not seen that there is more than one
thing that Georgia can do, and that is
to wait patiently, and submit quietly
to whatever new yoke the jacobin des-
pots may choose to impose. This thing
cf yielding up rights to the demands
Of angry fanatics for the sake of re-
gaining liberty, cannot continue al
ways. There must come an end; a
time when there will be no further
demand, aud no more submission. So
far, there has been no indication that
the demand will ever stop, so long as
the submission shall continue. The
demand that all the states shall give
up to the central power their organic
right to regulate the elective franchise
is the last and most revolutionary de.
mand that has been made. To submit,
to that would be to yield up the vita
principle that gives life and reality to
the political existence of states. Per-
haps the best thing to do is to stop
right there, and do nothing; saying
quietly but firmly, to the mailed master:
Thus far have we gone, but beyond
this point We will not 60. And on
that standing will the states of the
north and of the south, before twelve
months are past, shake hands in mutual
friendship.