Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-05-11

Coppage again spoke out and said, 'tha.
is Matt. +. Ward. the murderer-;tat is
Geo. D. Prentice with several bundles
explosion the impartial editor Of The
Journal, who in letter to his paper,
from Eizabathiown. Apr. 10Th. spoke of
the jury in The following language:
Admirable jury. excellent, and SUBJ
s,antial citizens-ihe whole twelve are
men. to whose honesty and sound Judge
men,. the cause of public justice doubt
70, is safely confded.'
And that concluded Mr.. c.. IS John
J. Ctittenden, the voluntary counsel. God
help him
While this was going on. another depu.
tation Of the people. perhaps 1000 in
number, quietly proceeded TO the house
of Rober, J. Ward. Esq bearing in their
midst efligies of Matt. and Bob Ward.
They entered the house, but found il de-
serted, wkereupon the efigies were then
and there hung III ihe door way or porti-
co. The boys in the crowd tAen threw
stones al the windows, and lie c0nserFa-
tory or summer house, great quantity
OF glass being demolished After this
some thoughtess persons set fire 10 the
effigies, which in burning as a natural
consequence set FIRE to ;he house. The
fire bells rang out the alarm, and the en-
gineS were soon a the scene, the fire be-
ing Immediately subdued with but very
little damage ensuing. Some exciteinen,
at his juncture was caused by the 6rng
of couple Of pistol shots. bat no harm
being done and no one hiI, the oTlir
soon quic,cd down.
Resolutions were lien passed request
ing the two Wards 10 leave The city. and
inviting Wolf 10 resign his seat in the
Senate, and Mr. Critlenden 10 resign his
seat in The u. S. Senate.
In relation 10 the attack on the house.
the Courier says:
We made diligens inquiry and salts
fed ourselves lha, the men at work in
this part OF the city had no connection
either in person or spirit with the large,
respectable aid orderly assembloge a: the
court house. The crowd in front and az
the side Of the residence of the Wards,
began TO assen nblo about half past eight
o'clock in the evening. and soon com
menced their work with GOODNESS. system
and determination. The firing Of the
front door we think, and certainly mos,
earnestly hope. was altogether accidental
-bu, hardly the less to be condemned
on that account. With the spirit that
did violence al Mr. Wards house, we
need not say VIC have no sympathy.
All that mob violence did or coniem.
plated a, the residence of Mr.. Ward, we
utterly and mos. unequivocally con-
denim.
The intended bail aas either falsely
repor,ed or abandoned. II was an in,en-
tion infinitely better in the abandonment,
than execution.
We need hot say shat we ihink the
attack on Wards house, the eggiug OF
Wolf. and similar conduc! most repre-
hensible. The conduc; of The Jury was
outrageous, but The Outrage Of the mob
exceeds it. The jury a: leas, acted L.
gouy. The burning in effigy Of such
men as ?rer sics and Criitenden. howev.
er erroneous we may esteem their views.
We cannot approve. We dislike their
participation in this infamous affair as
much as others. but their characters for.
bid Us 10 believe IL dshonoratle c. We
nal participation State Journal.
No NEW disturbances have occurred in
Louisville. The Wards have left the ci-
ty. The Courier Cf yesterday contains
a letter from Canneilon in this State. 10
The effect that the Wards had lande d
there about l2 o'clock Oh Saturday night.
The writer says there is considerable cx
element about il in the town. and il
was proposed 10 request them to leave.
They are stopping with Mr.. John |. Rey
The Courier also contains notices Of
meetings and effgy burnings in various
places in Kentucky. The excitement
seems to be spreading widely and rapid
ly. Il will be unsafe for Ward TO come
back for awhile, il ever. The controvsr-
sy between the Journal and Courisr
seems TO be getting sharper and more
personal. and of course less interesting
TO everybody except the editors. The
Democrat puts a potential growl into
the quarrel every day or so. OH the side
OF the Courier. and the Times. altogeth-
er the least animal of the lot. ye,ps as it
gathers strength. on the side of the Jour
ncI - State Journal.