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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23

mixed assemblsge of old men, young men,
green horns. broken backed" politicians,
and a. certain number of ragged urchins, in
the School House, where one Bill Beach
was holding forth, endeavoring to enlight-
en- the few and faithful on the doctrines
OF Black Democracy. And here let me
say that Mr. Colfsx's appointment was at
2 o'clock. and Beach's at Z, p. m. Now,
sir. no sooner did the Lecomptonites be-
hold the enthusiasm of the Republicans,
and the goodly numbers arriving from the
country, than with "scheRling hands and
fired brains," they sought to make de-
monstration in favor of this weak ally of
Johnny Walker, in order to divide the
crowd; endeavoring thus to prevent the
many honest Democrats from hearing Mr..
Colfax. Everything was brought out. in
Guiding the long faced, red nosed Editor
of the Pulaski Democrat, ;" and finally by
lint of sweat and platform" a motley
crowd of forty, all told, assembled at the
School House to listen to the thun,crs oil
the said Beach, as he gave away to his
most glorious "pheclinks, in anticipation
of handsome puff from the whisky
editor, sir named Chaffey. the Fearless
The orator, am informed, continued I'M
til the sober and rejecting portion of his
auditory "abjurcd" the house, and thus
seeing the motley mixture of the "phaith-
ful phew" growing most beautifully less, -
this ally of Johnny. the Small, "wound
up" the thread of his discourse, and with
dropping brow. in company with the viz
tuous and "odorous" Chaffey. sought con
ISOLATION in the cxcitements of the Gro
Gerry" Printing Office.
The Sham Democracy most signally
failed to get up even respectable" de-
monstration, and most ''ingloriously" did
they fail to draw away from the audience
of Mr.. Colfax the rejecting men of their
own party. The crowd was handsomely
divided between the two speakcrs-Mr
Colfax having about four hundred hearers
and Bill Beach nearly 40! The Who'll,
proceeding on the part of Beach and the
lovely" ChaAcy, was mean and Infamous
but if they have made anything by thi.
course, they are welcome to the profits.
1t is well known that heretofore Winnie
mae has been considered the bot-h O
the aristocratical Democracy in Pulaski
but nor we feel as if we had an inlepend
ent existence, AMI can ''call our souls on
own" There is no doubt that the Dem
ocratic majority in this county will be con
silerably reduced this fall
Yours, for Colfax,
JUNIUS.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23
re- Col. Nav in his snoecbes i, The

re- Col. May in his speeches in this
county told the people that John G. Wal
ker would be in favor of alnsAtiAg Kansas
into the Union as soon as she applied,
though she had not the requisite %, 400
inhabitants, the English Bill notwithstan :
ding. The Col is preaching Walkers
doctrine, and if he makes such assertions
he must do it undcrstandingly. hence we
are bound to believe him. But the La
porte Times. Col. Walkers paper. says,
Now that Kansas has rejected the Eng
lISh bill, she must remain ont Of the In
ion until she shall attain a populatio,a of
93,420.' Now, which shall we believe?
One OF them must be wrong; and we are
inclined to think thatCol MAY is belle
ing his Young friend. Col Walker. and
that. too, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Point
Register.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23

WISSEMAc, Sept. Ii. 1853.
Mr. EDrroR:-For the information of
your numerous readers. allow me to give
you few items from the political events
in this section of civilization.
As You are no doubt aware, our able
and gallant Congressman, the Hon. ScHur-
LER CoLFAx, addressed the citizens of Pu-
laski county at this place, on last Satur-
day, the 11th inst He was warmly greet
ed by his friends, and the fact that large
numbers assembled to hear this fearless
champion of our cause. proves that the
hearts of American citizens still beat for
liberty and truth. 1t was day made
glorious by the harmony and good feeling
which pervadcd our ranks, and enthusiasm
and hopo were depicted in the eountenan-
ces Of all. Although the notice given here
of Mr.. Colfax's appointment was short,
yet such was the desire Of the people to
hear him, that when the hour of speaking
arrived, the Court House was filled to O.
verAowing. A large number Of ladie.
(God bless them, were in attendance. te
cheer our speaker with their smiles and
presence. Mr.. Colfax spoke for nearl,
three hours. and it would be impossible t.
describe the effect his remarks produced
upon the few Lecomptonites, who wer'
present. They writhed and groaned undc
the fortunes of agony, as the speaker ex
posed fraud after fraud of the mis-name,
Democracy No doubt some were con
WINGED Of the errors into which they ha'
fallen; but others, with their hands in tn
pockets of Uncle Sam, would not be con
WINGED Of the outrages and frauds practices
by the present corrupt and prohigate Ad
ministration, but recoiled from the shaft
of truth, and with ''foaming mouths an
cursing hearts," concluding that "dis
crction is the better part Of valor." beat
hasty retreat, and sought consolation elst
where.
! That consolation wss to be found in
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23

will be seen near Arcturus, perhaps eve
surprising that brilliant star in splendor.
1t is now visible for about an hour before
sunrise In line with the two stars called
the Pointers. forming nearly right angle
between these and Arcturus. 1t Is now
best seen at four o'clock in the morning.
DIR. Gould also suggested in the last
number of his Journal that from the sim
ilarlty OF the elements it was possible that
this comet was identical with the FIRST
comet of lS47, and also that of 1854
This fact seems now, from the recent OBJ
servatlons, almost certain, affording q
reasonable presumption that it is peri
odic comet, whose period is about thirty
one years:
HARVARD COLLEGE OBSERVATORY,
September 9, 1865
Two faint telescope comets were dis
covered at this Observatory during last
night by Mr.. II. p Tuttle-one degree
south of the star Capella. and another
twenty degrees to the east of it.
The first is conjectured to be the return
of Faye's periodical comet; if so, its COM
puted place differs very considerably from
its actual position. Accurate observations
OF 1t were obtained. The light of early
dawn, however, prevented similar obser-
vations being made upon the other.
1t Is fact of unusual occurrence that
there arc now visible in the heavens three
comets, the brightest of which, Donati's.
can be distinctly seen with the naked eve
about ten degrees above the horizon in the
northwest about y Z. NJ. 1t shows a
tail OF two degrees in length, and is rap
idly increasing in brightness and rising.
higher above the horizon at that hour.
w. G. BoSD.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23
A Question,

Judge Hammond devoted no little of his
speech on Tuesday night to defence of
the action of the Democratic Senators In
the Legislature of 1857 But he forgot to
pay proper attention to one point. He did
not explain how it was that he stopped all
business for three or four days, because the
Republicans refused to allow Leroy Woods,
a Democrat, to keep tro Offices at the same
time. He knows that Woods was at that
time, in receipt of six hundred dollars a
year as Moral Instructor to the Penitcnti-
airy, and vet he refused to allow any busi-
ness to be done for nearly four days because
the Republicans would not let the same
Woods enjoy the office of Senator at the
same time. We should like to hear Mr..
Hammond spread himself on this topic
1t will take all his ingenuity to make it APP
pear anything like right to waste SO much
time for that purpose.
AT the same time, too, as his party seem
to think that there was no quorum prescn,
when Woods scat was declared vacant. he
might enlarge on the parliamentary law
that when a legislative body is regularly In
session quorum is presumed to he pres.
ent, and no man can lawfully say it is moi
so, till call Of the roll shows that quo
rum is not present. This roll call was no
made at the time of Woods ejectment, an,
there is no legitimate proof at all that
quorum was not present. The action wa
legal all through, and Judge Harmon,
knows it just as well as he knows tina
/ l.. hi al 4.
and-that his party stopped all business il
the Senate to compel the Republicans t
allow him to keep them both.-hsd. JON
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23

OT The man who ate plaster of paris,
or guano, in his mush. causing a fungus
growth, says we were imported here
by the Republicans of this District.
There is more danger of his being err
ported than imported. If his friends ever
expect to make any thing of him we adj
wise them to bore hole in his pumpkin
and draw him, and then fill the vacuum
with chicken brains He will then, per
haps, possess sufficient sagacity not to eat
plaster of paris or guano either, if nothing
more We advise them, also, to make him
take the temperance pledge, if they think
he will adhere to it.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23

Sample continues his silly Letters to
Mr.. Reeve, signed Timothy Oldbuck, .
in last weeks Republican. Why don't he
come out like man, if he has any thing
against Mr.. Reeve, instead of skulking un-
der an anonymous signature IN his attacks
ON that gentleman?
1.-The Nan recovered of the bite,
The Dog it was that died. Dem.
If the letters are SO silly why do they
trouble you so? Aud if you know SO well
who writes them what is the difference
whether he signs his own name or an anon
ymous one? But, you are barking at an
empty hole again, boys. But the dog, not
the man, died, did hc2 Do you mean to
say that the dog got poisoned from biting
the mani The application which Gold
smith made of the expression was that the
man was SO mean that the dog died III con-
sequence of having bitten him. The dog,
evidently, was not mad or the man would
have died as WELL Pretty compliment
that, to your candidate. Ii we had said il
you would have accused us of impiety.--
Balaam went to curse the children of Isra-
ell but blessed them instead. The case is
reversed in this instance. Tire Ia bagatelle
"There was nan in our town his name was
Understanding,
He stood in his boots over six feet high and had
for head a pumpkin
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23


EfsPoor Walker. The letter he wrote
last January and had published in the La
porto Times has fallen like wet blanket"
upon his prospects. But many man,
greater than he is, or ever will be, has had
his political prospects ruined by writing
letters. We merely mention this as a lit
tie relief for the modification he must still
feel at the recollection of the fact that he too
has been "SEDUCED By OCTOGENA-
RIAN LEADERS AND RECKLESS
POLITICAL ADVENTURES, L q
EMBRACE THE SOUTHERN CYP-
RIAN, WHOSE BREATH Is FULL
OF PESTILENCE AND WHO'S L
TOUCH Is DISEASE AND DEATHn'
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23

re- The editor Of the Republican, we
have just learned, has determined to con
tinuc his Paper up to the Eleotion.--Dem.
Don't fret, boys.-wc have determined
to stick by you as long as there is button
on Gabe's coat We hope You don't envy
us in our poverty; and besides, it it be true
as you say, that we are absolutely making
votes for your party, You ought to cncour-
age us to stay, and occasionally throw us a
bone yourselves to keep us in heart. We
feel extremely grateful, we do, for your
candor in telling us that we were injuring
our party. We know YOU would not
say it were it not true. We remember you
told us the same thing last year-and
have repeatedly, during the past two years,
predicted our departure, but here we arc
yet, alive anil kicking, and vexing your
righteous souls from day to day by expo
sing your clongations of the truth, and the
tergiversations of your party. But, the JIG
is nearly up with us. Our circulation has
run down from 400 to $50, and instead o.
being enabled to en-small have actual,
been compelled to enlarge in order to keeE
our frail bark aAoat. Such are the dis
couraging circumstances which surround
our horizon. Will not the entcrprisine
and talented young men of the Democra
help to sustain us, in consideration of thu
advantage we are to their party?
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23
Here is the last pronunciamento of the
Washington Union:

Here is the last pronunciamento of the
Washington Union:
"The true Issue, not only in Illinois, but
in every State of the Union, is the admin
istration Of Mr.. buchanan. as the repre-
sentative of the Democratic party against
all opposition, whether as open enemies OF
false friends"
This explains the reason why Mr.. Walk
er is so silent on the Lecompton fraud, y
which he with Douglas condemned in un.
measured if not "unbounded' terms las,
winter. All the Lecomptonites herea
bouts are yielding him hearty support
which they would not do if he had not nm
bounded confidence IN the oisdom, integrity
and patriotism of the National Adminisfra
ton" The Administration has orderet
Douglas to be slaughtered in Illinois. bu
is doing all it can to secure Walkers cleo
ton in this District. Why the distinction
Have not the Douglasites been betrayed b,
their leaders?
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23

ar The Democrat leaders, are trying
vsrv hard to gull the Germans and Irish.
By charging Mr. Colfax with being Know
Nothing. but they make poor speed. In
telIiesnt foreigners have found out their ly-
ing propensifies and viii not believe word
they say.
That the charge Of Know Nothingisp
made ugsinst The Republicans. by the Dred
scott leaders Is falss every one knows from
the fact that NO have tvo forsisnsrs-Lang'
AL 'youae-on our stst, Ticket.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23
Ter The hero and author of n Ger,

EE The hero and author of certain
litter ary story, Founded on Fact" said
week or two ago that whenever he stoop-
ell so low as to compare human being to
the brute creation he should expect to be
rode out of town on rail, yet in the last
issue of his dignifed sheet he calls us ~
per. Would you not, reader, as soon be
compared to brute as reptile? Will
not some one send him wreath of cabbage
leaves to adorn his intellectual brow?
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23

+ This remarkable comet. says the Albany
Argus. is now visible to the naked eye,
as predicted by DR.. Gould some weeks ago.
It is now only one hundred and forty mill.
ions Of miles distant aud is rapidly ap.
proaching the earth, and already shows
through . common opera glass a well de
fined tail, We are told that during tn
first weekin October the comet will be o
the most striking brightness, possibly tai
largest Of the century, and At that time
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23
A Reminiscence.

Tn 1856 Gen Cass made speech in the
U. S. Senate on the doctrine of Popular
Sovereignty, from which we take a few ex-
tracts:
Mr.. Cass-"When / refer to the great
principle Of the Kansas Nebraska Act,
mean the great principle of the right of the
people to legislate for themselves. Ibave
never heard any man deny the right of the
people Of State to allow slavery. have
never known a man in this broad land who
denied the power of the people Of any State
to insert in their constitution provision
excluding slavery" "Then that is no
principle of the Kansas act 1t is all idle
to talk of that being the principle of thai
act. Sir. that is not a principle dcpen
dant upon you. 1t belongs to the people
themselves. II is portion of their rights
which you cannot take away. 1t is mo-
given by this act nor secured by it. 1t ex
lists without the act"
II say these words, with respect to thci
right to legislatc for themselves. refer t.
rights as territory, and not to their righ
to exclude or admit slavery when the,
come to act in their sovereign capacity .
State in forming constitution, for 1 be
lieve they do not hold it from Congress-
The right secured to them by that bill ]
the right of territorial condition over al
subjects not incompatible with the Con
stitution Of the United States. e'sa
This was the Democratic doctrine !
1856, but now it is utterly repudiated. =
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23
REkBEMBER POOR MEN

THAT THE DEMOCRATIC OF
FICE HOLDERS AND OFFICE SEEK
Frs In THIS COUNTY STIGMA
TISE EVERY Man RETURNED DE-
LINoUENT FOR NON-PAYMENT
OF. HIS TAXES, NO MATTER FROM
WHAT CAUSE. SICKNESS OR MIS-
FORTUNE. AS A BAD CITIZEN,
e1.yD UNWORTHY or TRUST!t.t!,t.!
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23

. las for publishing Delinquent List'!ll
Is il any wonder the People Of Marshall
are taxed double what their noighbors are?
Are they willing to be made pack horses Of
any longer?
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23

Col. May spoke at Woods Mills on
Saturday last, and there was just three
Democrats present and a few Republicans.
The result of the speech was:
Cheers--None.
Laughter-None
Smiles-Nonc.
Republicans killed--None.
Republicans scared-None.
Republicans converted-None.
Democrats disgusted-Three e
Wind lost-An immense amount.
Tallow warmed up-One hundred and
/ fifty pounds.
The Democratic thunder lost was like
Walkers confidence in the Administrators
-"UNBOUNDEDn'--C rorn Point Reg
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23

Serious Trouble with the Atlantic Cable.
By the last arrival from Europe, we
learn that thecessation of signals through
the Atlantic Gable was announced in Lon
don on the 9th. No communications OF
signals have passed over the Gable since
the LIST inst. 1t is believed, however, that
the difficulty is near the shore at valentia,
and remediable. Hope it may prove so.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23
re- The Solons of the Democrat sa,

EF The Solons of the Democrat say
that our course is disgusting to some OF
the high minded Republicans.
At any rate they have not yet forced OF
even suggested to us the propricty of hir-
ing another editor. Nor have they inform.
ed us that we hadn't sufficient brains to
cope with our adversaries. When they do
we shall vamosc, shah, evaporate in dou-
bic quick time.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23
Another Faisehood.

The Democrat asserts that a Republican
candidate offered an old German Democrat
ten dollars to vote for him.
The lie was old and tbreadbare before
the length of his ears gave Daniel enough
assurance to think of editing paper.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23

This gentleman spoke here last Monday
evening to very respectable audience in
point of numbers, and was listened to with
profound attention. Mr. M. is logical
and an interesting speaker. We would be
pleased to give the principal points of his
speech, but the crowded state Of our col
umns forbids IT,
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23
TURN OUT! TURN OUT!
Hon. SCHUYLER COlfaX

Will address the citizens Of Marshall County at
the times and places named below:
7ippecanoetown, Friday, Sept "a, o'clock, p. m
Plymouth, Saturday, s ,pt 25, O'Clock, p M
Bourbon, Wednesday, Sept. %. O'Clock, p. M
Uniontown, Thursday, Sept 30, O'Clock, p m
Green township, at School House near Marcus L.
Smiths, Thursday, Sept 80, ! o'clock, p. m.
Bremen, Friday, October 1 O'Clock, p IN,
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23
County Fair.

To save time and prevent confusion
on the first day of the Fair, Competitors
for Premiums are requested to call upon
the undersigned at his residence. or on
DANIEL McDoSALD. at the office of the NJ
c.. Democrat, and make their entries soon
as possible.
SAM. D. CoRBALEY. Scc'y.
Sent 90. 1858.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23

Bogus Senator Bright Speaks.
II 80 strong, Mr. President, is my conviction
Of the viciousness of the principle Of submitting to
direct vote Of the people the ppoprety Of the en-
scsment rejection Of laws, that for one am pre-
pared 70 extend the same objection to the submis
sion Of entire Constitutions to
II the same tribunal =" IN
JESSE d. BRIGHT.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23
Euiton County Fair.

The Agricultural Fair Of Fulton County,
is to be held ut Rochester, October 18th
and 10th
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23
N- The Lecompton leaders hereabou,

Ee- The Lecompton leaders hereabouts
are trying very hard to make people believe
the absurd story that Mr.. Colfax paid
Schiller for importing illegal voters into
this District in 1856. Why should hc?-
No one scarcely doubted his election by from
1000 to 1900 majority. The idea then
that he would encourage the importation
of voters under such state of affairs is SUI
premely ridiculous, and is not bele.ed even
by those who give currency to the false
hood
They know they were guilty, however,
ofdoing precisely what they charge upon Nj
Colfax. and their object is merely to keep
public attention directed from themselves
The ap"logists of Candle-box Calhoun, OF
the ballot-box stuffing and fraudulent re-
turns in Kansas, are certainly the very per-
sons we should expect to make such char
ges against innocent men.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23

What a Buchanan Man Would DO.
n"k every stump in Kansas were negro,
every tree upon her soil slave driver, and every
twig upon the trees lash to scourge negro to his
daily toll, would vote Cor the admission of Kansas
under the Lecomptvn Constitution.
JAMES HUGHES.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23

~ Commissioned Hendricks, in his
speech at this place last week. spoke deri-
sively of LANCE and Young. two of the
Republican candidates on the State ticket,
because one was a German and the other
an Irishman. He seemed by his manner
more than his words, to say that Germans
and Irish might be tolerated as voters, but
to nominate them them for Office was Gle.
waiting them too highly-only spelling
them.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23

u Read further, and what an opinion Indiana
fraudulent Senators have of the intelligence Of the
people The "father Of the faithful" again speaks;
u Independent of other objections to the sub
mission Of entire Constitutions directly to the PEG
PIE, how ca .. iasslligent vote be given BY those
Who attempt itr-
JESSE D. BRIGHT,
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23
Kosciusko County Fair.

The Agricultural Fair Of Kosciusko Co.
will he hell at Warsaw on the 18th and
14th of October.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23

KEEP BEFORE THE PEOPLE
THATTHE LECOMPTON OFFICE
HOLDERS IN THIS COUNTY ARE
AFRAID TO FURNISH THE ITEMS
Of THEIR EXTRAvAGANT EX-
PENDITURES, FOR THE INFOR-
NATION OF THE PEOPLE!
= 10l ,xere exnended for Sfafinneryi
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23

FOR SUPREME JUDGES.
Tst Dist.-IfoEscE Z. BIDpLE, of Cass;
81 i" " w HESpRIcKs, of Jefferson;
81 <ruoS YANpEs, of Marion:
4th - WILLIAM ID. GRIswoLD, of Vigo
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
WILLIAM I. OTTO, of Floyd.
TREASURER or STATE.
JOHN III. HARPER, of St. Joseph.
AUDITOR OF STATE
ALBERT LANCE, of Nigo.
SECRETARY or STATE.
WILLIAM y. PEELE, of Randolph.
sUrERrSTESpENr or FCBLIc INSTRUCTION
JOHN YOUNG, of Marion.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23

r. The next time Pumpkin Head gets
booty. if we hear Of it in time. we intend
to have him arrested under the Reeve Or
,linsnce. and put in the cslabooss.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23
Republican County Ticket.

For Auditor.-AUSTI FULLER.
For Treasurer III. OGLESBEE.
For Sheriff.-OBED NJ. BARNARD.
For Commissioner-MO KEISER.
For Surveyor.-OLIVER w. MORRIS.
For Corouer.-WILLIAM BAILEY.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23
FOR CONGRESS-, NINTH DISTRICT,
SCHUYLER GOLF A n

FOR STATE SENATOR,
RUFUS BROWN, of Marshall.
Fer REPRESENTATIVES,,
JAMES q. PARKS, of Marshall.
FOR CIRCUIT PROSECUTION.
WILLIAM B. BIDDI.E, Of La Porte.
FOR COMMON PLEAS PROSECUTOR,
AMASA JOHNSON, of Marshall.