The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1852-01-07
"Lo<ry Of the Goshen Democrat :

down ca % IBIS wseA. in relation TO an
article we published three weeks ago.
about Brown & Ellis Of the Sentinel snd
Statesman. Lowry charges us with hav-
ing forgot great many things which
Brown has been guilty OF. as charged hy
himself and Dr.. Ellis. which he seems
70 think ought to make Us hate Brown as
bad az they do. Now we know as much a.
bout the mstte!as our neighbor Lowry, and
we have word to say on the subject. -
Brown had his reasons for what be did
about the speakership, and those reason
were good no doubt. and did the party 20
harm. As TO bis dictation. we have our
opinion about that too, and hsve nothing
hard TO say about it except in one par.
ticulsr. rs to his threat to strike FL
hiss name from the lis. if be was nomi-
mated. It was extremely silly. and un-
worthy Of any man, much more a man Of
Browns standing and influence. His
personal abuse of Ellis was wrong. all
wrong: but we remarked on tina. last
week. As TO Ellis, he has bren ex,yem me.
~ Inconsistent. His change on the free
soil question would never have hur: him.
AID we find no fault with il, for the
whole party in Indiana rather tore their
trowsers in handling the question. when
:hey should have stuck 10 the Baltimore
resolutions; but Ellis did not continue
"to change with the times" according to
his motto. When the compromise meas
uTes passed, he spoke against them in
language entirely uncslled for. and I'M
necessary. He could have opposed them
had he wished. ana done it in language
less abusive. Of course. Brown had to
defend himself and the measures. This
commenced . controversy which soon
ran where ii ought not-that is, into per-
scnal invec!ive; and the presen. position
OF Ellis is the result. Now had Elias
come out when he finally endorsed ODE.
oience to those measures. and 6one as he
ought 20 ha,e done-hsd be been guided
by bis reason instead Of pride and false
notions Of honor-and said that hs wss
wrong in his position and wcu',! :1y to
keep right. the past would have been for.
giveni and he would have teen State Au-
ditor another term. He has done a good
deal for the democracy in days gone by.
but his personal hatred of w. J. Brown
entirely run of with his judgment, and
not only got him into false position.
but kept him there. Brown had the ad-
vantage Of him in political warfare. and
he ough, to have known better than to
measure clubs with him. Thrown dealt
In invective. Ellis should have noticed il:
in the opposite spirit. and the game would
have been In his own hands. Because
Brown made use Of his columns to score
Ellis through, that did no, make il right,
and be never should have followed him.
simply publish facts, and ls, the people
judge.
Well, Lowry. Ellis's successor to the
tripod Of he Democrat. is bis friend:
and he feels as Ellis does. Now friend
Lowry. we have word 10 say to you
The quarreling Of brothers is disgraceful.
The pickering of fra.ernal journels is con-
temptable. as we'll as hur,fui. Yourself.
Ellis and Brown. all profess to be den,
ocrau. You all edit widely circulated
papers. Here you are scoring each 9TH
er weekly. not for the good Of the pginci.
pies yos profess. bu. from personal dis
like, and supposed personal injuries. 1t
IS of no use to deny it. for your papers
are history Of the matter In plain let
tiers. Union. harmony and good feeling
can come from no such source. We said
nothing against any one in our article
before mentioned. we merely told facts.
Browns conduct if wrong did not justify
Ellis in getting wrong likewise. and the
conduct Of neither justified you 10 taking
sides personally. as yoa have done. Now
don't you think Lowry. tina, if Brown has
dore ~ you charge. and i, is all wrong.
saa Ellis has done wrong too. that evrey
one dosawEons wh, sides with either Of
thsmf Don't you think :hsy had both
better leave personalities out Of the quss-
tion. and that no paper has any right to
shvse Q ma, simply because lie editor