Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-12-03

ialSehood as best they can. The fact Of a
portion of their candidates on the State
ticket succeeding, by the skin of their
teeth. will, we suppose, be sufficient ex-
cuse for them to withhold anyiexplanation
or contradiction of their mendacious state
ment. Such is the spirit OF modern Dc
mocracy. Instead of relying upon facts
and the eternal principles of Democracy"
true and unadulteratcd as they were under
stood and practised by Jefferson, Jackson,
and other patriots ts,-ialsehood, dco ,ption
and the vileSt demaSogucry, are the wcap-
ons now employed by the leaders Of that
now most corrupt and hyp6critical party.
ES~ VI. y. O. PACKARD, Esq, announ-
ceS himself in the last Democrat as the sole
elitor of that sheet. This is decided inn
provement as regards ability, at least, and
we cannot refrain from congratulating the
Democracy of Marshall for their good
sense displayed in dethroning he McDox-
AID dynasty. Mr. PACKARD is an able
writer, and will, we doubt not. win cnvia-
be laurcls in his new position, whether he
succeeds in giving satisfaction to the diff
fcrent factions of the party in the county OF
not.
il was not the intention of the publish
arS, when the senior McDoxAlp abdicatcd
the tripod, to employ Mr.. PACKARD. as ed
itor. Our simple hearted friend, DANEI
cDoNMp, Esq, who had hecs conduct
ing tue "local department" expected tc
mount the throne, and lead the Democrat
ic squad, but serious opposition arose a
mong few of the captains and subalterns
of the party To the arrangement, on account,
as they alledged, Of his utter want Of quail
ilicaton and so strong was the pressure
that our friend of 'loag standing" after
having had his salutatory put in type, wa
forced to abdicatc and take q secondary po-
Siiion. Thus ends the reign Of the Nc
DoNALD dynasty in Marshall county. We
shall not stop now to dilate upon its gooj
or evil deeds. Let its virtues be rerncm-
bered and It's frailtics, whatever they were,
forgotten. We are not so relentless or i'm
-placable as to triumph over a fallen antag
onist; our sympathies rather are cxtcnde,
toward him; and feeling of sadness press
cs on our heart as we "mcditate upon the
mutability Of human affairs" which til,
humble position now occupied by our fall
IN friend, contrastcd with the high hopes
md confident anticipations of honor an,
-prcfermcnt so fondly cherished by him bu
few short week since, suggests. But, w
neither intend to "praisc Cesar or bur,
- "Iet the dead bury the dead" /
is not our function to shovel the dirt upol
his coffin. 1t i more mcte that his friend
and admirers while living should perform
that sad and melancholy duty. 1t is
source of 10 little satisfaction to us, how
ever, to have received an assurance from
him, ere his pulse ceased to beat, that cal
hard feelings" were as though they "nevc
hal been" We are glad, on his account
that he could, in such solemn hour, ban
ish all alignity from his heart, and dcpal
in peace with all the world, and the re.
of mankind" including ourself. Towar
those "sicll Dcmocra however, who iii
not vote for him, it seems TO us, his fol
givcness was rather cxtorted than vounta
ry. We may he mistaken, hope we arr
4 but the language sounds to us rs thong
there was some mental reservation, an
that his forgiveness was not as cordial rs
might have been. He no doubt felt I'll
degradation kccnly, and. if like other Dem
, ocrats, the disappointment. considerable
f more.
After McDoNAap III, had abdicated, ii
/, excitement among the opposing factions
r the party, rs to who should be the succc
, sor. became very intense; and second cd
ton of the war between the white and re
roses, became imminent. but it was final
, amicably arranged. When the name
= certain notorious parsonage was mentlon'
$ by some of his admirers in connection wit
? the post, several of most intlueltlal of &
f "anti court house clique" faction swo
l they would not touch the paper with pa
1 Of tongS, if he became the editor. cons
n quently, hc was uncercmoniously show
t aside, although he had bid higher than al
: one else. The salary, $50 per annum
: was not to sncezcd at these hard times, al
n is certainly highly crcditable to the l'bcr'
IS ity of the publishers. The establishmc
d is, OF course, in most prosperous co