Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-06-03

withheld by the retiring editor, and as the
incoming one has not yet published his sa-
lutatory, we are left to grope our way in
the dark. or infer, from the appearance OF
the ex-editor. and the few wandering re-
marks and disjointed sentences he has since
uttered, the character of the terrible con-
fiict that took place between the parties
That it was sudden and unexpected on the
part Of the ex-editor is too evident to adj
nit of the shade of shadow of doubt
But as this may be a mooted question in
the lapse of ages, about which historians
and antiquarians may perplex their brains,
if not now settled beyond controversy, we
will, without circumlocution, or additional
PREDATORY remarks, proceed at once to adj
ducc our proofs for arriving at the forego-
ing conclusion. The leader in the Demo
crst last week, which was evidently written
and in type, perhaps, before the rupture
broke QUIT before the dogs of war were
let loose-before soft peace tapped her
wings and sralked off into an atmosphere
above the angry strife of two champions
contending for the mastery starts off,
the leader aforesaid we mean, in the fol-
lowing cheerful and boastful, If not nm
truthful strain:
with this number we present our read
ers with our enlarged sheet. and, In present
ing it, are confident that we are Offering a
larger paper, containing more reading mat
ter, and executed in better style, than any
other country paper in the State. for the
same price. AS for ourself, we have been
Connected with the paper now a half year;
and. during that time, have labored indus
triously TO make the Democrat" an accept
able visitor among our patrons, and worthy,
SO far as may be. of the great principles and
party it represents.
But hear him speak Of his future antici-
pations:
1--WE began our labors, as all have to be-
gin, without experience; and if we have had
our faults. our zeal should hide multitude
of them; in the meantime, we trust we have
learned some useful lessons, and for the fu-
ture be better prepared for the work before
us. We shall continue, as hitherto, to de-
vote ourself and best energies to the inter
ests Of the Democrat" and leave no means
untried to make it interesting to our various
readers"
No one can deny, after reading the above,
that the now defunct editor, at the time Of
writing was indulging in wrapt and pleas
ant reverios Of the enjoyments the future
had in store for him, and how he would
astonish the natives with his wisdom ond
larnin'; but alas! how vain are all things
here below? how mutable are all human
affairs? how true the poets remark:
''Man's vapor. full of woes,
Cuts a caper and down he goes"
Hear now, how neekly anil calmly he
announces the loss of his $50 Boots, and
that too, be it remembered. in the same
number and same column in which the
foregoing extracts appear:
with this number of the Democrat,
closes our connection with it as editor
The reasons of this step it is not necessary
to make public: but let it suffice to say
that we part with the patrons of the Demo
Graf, and the many friends we have formed
in this connection, with the best of feelings.
During our brief Office we have eudeavored
! to do our duty; wherein we have failed let
the fault to be attributed rather to the head
than the heart"
Can more or further proof be required to
establish, now and forever, the truth of our
proposition that the onslaught Of the pub
fishers on the editor, for the purpose Of d.
vesting him of his official boots, was sud-
den and unexpected? Had he suspected
any thing of the kind the chaplet of victory
might have crowned his instead of other
brows! As to the character of the conflict,
no external scratches or bruises arc visible
upon the countenances of either of the COM
batants; nor can we perceive any loss oil
wool on the top Of their heads; but. we
tuOuSuS VIC COuiu UctcCt ulSSutCNoun
smile of satisfaction and triumph playing
around the mouth Of one, while the other S
countenance betokened raging storm with
in, and we expected every moment to see
him beat the air and hear him exclAim, in
the language of the Dutchman when he was
taken past the station on the railroad he
wished to stop at and had to walk back
from the next station-ten miles: by
dam, be's never so madden as shust now"
Do not laugh at our illustration. kind
reader. We assure you we make it more
in sorrow than mirth. Whenever look up
on a commotion of the mind without a
feeling of sadness stealing over us-remind-
ing us as it does Of the affinity existing be-
tween man. fallen and degraded. and the
ferocious and destructive wild beasts Of
the forest.
The modus operandi by which the edit
or was Invested of his boots, may or may
not be question of sufficient importance
to agitate the public mind. We have inn