Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-18

eoerci on or held together by force: and tina, re-
sort % this last dreadful alternative would of
and a0S Of as III
se' erng of the bonds that have hitherto united
% States has been in contemplation. it is now
q Sparently a stern and inevitable fact. We
shatever they nag be-" And his Whole mes
sage urges upon the council. by every device Of
~ ,e On the GUY On ter
secession of the city itself from the State to which
1t belongs. Al, these patriots have been duly re-
warded By the confidence and support of their
party. After such ilustrious eKsm Piles of public
service so enphsticaily rendered and SO emphat-
lcaiiy rewarded, can anyone doubt the character
Of the party which recognizes the services By
c0oferring the rewartsY
WARNINGS AGAINST INTERNATIONALLY.
An inference. which seems 10 be unavoidable.
from the foregoing review of the principles and
may be tits fate in anything else. it has neither
faith in. no- love for the National Government.
Another Inference. equally just. but. perhaps.
less manifestly resulting from this review is that
the parrS thus devoted &c the principle of segre-
cation. AID inimieal to tlat OF n united and sta
most sire nsiy 10 all the restless and uneasy spir-
its of the country. to whom the restraints OF any
government at all are unwelcome and burden
the instability and changes to which it tends
offera farer field for the qualification Of their
.passio<s and instincts. Another inference nee
essarily follows. namely. that. whenever these
hands OF the Democratic party. Hence il be-
coIes the highest d. y of patriotism to labor. by
success OF the Democratic party. And in view
of this duty. may we not recur to the advice OF
lacy to be enjoyed only when il might be consid-
cred as Issuing frsm the tomb. where truth alone
can oe respected. and the happiness of man alone
consulted. Speaking thus from the grave. he
--sA !.Th ,,..
my convictions, IS that the Union OF the States
b cherished and perpetuated- Let the open
enemy to y De resarded As a Pandora with her
Apent creeping with his deadly evils into para
To-day. felIow-citizens, the Democratic party
threatens in the guise. bot6 OF the Pandora and
the serpent. Benjamin Hill and Beverly Tucker
In Congress. and Robert Ioombs out of it, play the
yoke circumspeetion and silence, because they
have to contend with the world. the fle-h and the
Republican Senator rom Indiana. take the part
of the serpent 1 have far more respect tor the
open enemy than for the secret foe. He is alto
Gether less dangerous and more honorable. We
know where to fnd him. and. therefore. how TO
meet and oppose him: while the secret foe con-
ssalsa IN IA las m,as, OF prstensiOn puts US of our
when. had he been seen rs he really il, he would
be imgoteni and eontemEtible. L repeat. there
kindness of the Confederate tnorties to our
soldiers imprisoned at Andersonyile sounds TO
our ears. prefer ii and him to the silyery pro-
our ears by others OF the Southern delegation
in Congress WHO act with the Dem ocrctic
eosd ami %p he sas
pursuance Of the opinion of Beverly Tucker that
II might be done according to law. should vet
into the fatal embrace Of the willy and decestiul
serpent that seeks 10 return to our paradise that
be may destroy IT. 1t is our good fortune. how
ever. not TO be under the necessity OF being de-
eeived by the serpent or injured by Pandora.
Surely, surely We ought to know them. Did we
never know, or have VIC soon forgotten the
.rsstr Ii We but remember We shall be safe.
FACTS OF DEMOCRATIC HISTORY.
Let me remind you of few facts in the history
Of the Democratic party. Did it not oppose the
.emsncipationof the slaves of the Southf When
1t had become an accomplished fact. in the course
of the war. did II not do all it could 10 prevent
the reccgriiior OF the fact by an amendment to
placed upon the footing of men before the law
did it not re use TO recognize their rights as cjt
sens Int,i the lrisnds OF the government were
s6e Fourteenth Fourteen Amendment; which ,ri-yd
the United States to the grade OF citizens. and
provided means % protect their rights as such?
Did il not adhere ID its antec sdents. and do all it
ton Of that amendment? In ,sSs, with an oppop
tuEity fair as was ever offered 30 mortal man toll
or tsei and the country by present,ng the great
name Of ChiefJustice Chase as its Candidate for
the Presidency. did y not refuse to repent. and
yeryrcspectful consideration. chose Horatio Sey-
fnour a. its candidate. although it well knew that
he vas the friend OF tie murderous New York
mob ard an original enpporter of the REASONABLE
herezy ef secession? Such 2 choice between two
Cod-asand0ned Jews asked Plate to release unto
them Bssabbas- Have We forgotten all this. and
ner. but upon a house top, Informing ali the
word that the party still in the gall of Bit
terness asd the bond of niquity! DO you not re-
Teo@6. and Hill and Others ASSERTING ali o %pa
the South that the lost cause was lot lost because
all that tne horth had lost IN battle against the
10 be
by the triumph of Seymour and Blair? Nav
have you quite forgotten that monster ratfca-
.son meeting and torch-lisht procession which
took place "a the city Of Louisville. at which |
tfransparencass bearing the portraits Of s,onewaI
Davis we're borne in triumph at the head of the |
procession. while like honor was shown to no |
and war against the constitution aud flag of the
Union! lie there. can there be any doubt of the
que character OF the party after such transcend
Srincipiey Oh. what pity that so IN seh sincer-
4ty and principle should have been prevented \
from coming again into oficel Oh. what pity
that so many devoted patriots should have ex.
perienced the pangs OF defeat aud been forced to I
Sa,t little longer. What pitiless rascaIs the Re-
pubiicans must be so to repress the noble rage of
Pie patriotic band of self-sacriscing Democrats
In the assault.
Hope deferred makes the heart sick" -Four
years longer out Of Office was too much Of trial /
deeming the country might be better governed
than IL was. called a conveGtion in ls72 at the city
81 tlncnnAtl. 1Oey were determined to OrQan-
fze new party and attempt the puriication Of
khe public service at all hazards. Among them
we're some of the purest and noblest spirits that
over supporter the cause OF public virtue or Ia
Bored tor the interests of humanity. They were
nct without their professional politicians and
Sdlce- seekers. however. These spots upon their
feast of charity were too numerous to prorli Use
?mm aculate purity in their administration of the
government should they succeed. They were all. /,
however. fully committed to Republican princi,
sles. and so anxious for success 70 make some
concessions TO the outlying Democracy. They re-
faa IN fhaTp foff al.
sbeir faith in and adherence to every measure
:shich the Democratic party had opposed from !
the day Of the election of Abraham Lincoln
ment. But in order to show that they were Lib ,
oral Republicans. they promised amnesty uni ,
versai amnesty. to all men who had participated ,
N rebellion and treason to the country. They !
did more and went further. They declared !
that local seif-government. with impartial suf- I
frage. would guard the rights of all citizens more
securely than any centralized power. That the /
public welfare required the supremacy of the q
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