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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04
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re- The Indianapolis Journal culogiscs
the resolutions of the reccat Republican
Mass Meeting of this county very highly.
1t says:
1.-The Marshall county resolutions place
special stress on the educational interests
Of the State, so far as State policy is con-
cerned. In other respects they differ from
those of our county convention chiefly in
being short, direct. distinct. and generally
superior in style and suitability to the pur-
poses of resolutions. They are about our
idea of county resolutions. SO far man
ner is concerned, and we commend them
in that respect to the respectful considera-
tion Of gentlemen who are subject to the
misfortune Of being placed on Resolution
committees"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04
The Indiana t'aes.

The Senate has given Mcssrs Bright AMI
Fitch. another ninety DAYS renewal Of OF
fetal life. under the form of allowing the
partic, that term of time within which to
take testimony.
The reported debates in the Scna'c which
terminated in this result. are voluminou..
but we have failed to discover. upon acarciul
pcrusal of them. that ANYTHING in the Gaze
is suggested AZ susceptible of proof. ul.-
on which, If proved. any Democratic Sen
ator has, as yet, quite ven;urcl to a,ow
the determination to accord To Nc. srs.
Bright and Fitch the seats which they &c
cupy.
1t was said by Mr. Toombs, and Lv
others on that side. TO be an important and
conspicuous fact, that u majority Of the
whole number OF the Senate ami House of
Indiana, vlewcl as an aggregate. voted
Tor Mcssrs. Bright and Fitch. Yet neither
Mr. Toombs, nor anybody else, when cat
egorically pressed wouli say that this
alone was sufficient to constitute a valM
election. in tine absence Of any proper. cali
for a Ioint convention of the Senate ami
House, anil especially in the absence of a
majority of the Senate from such convcn
ton.
ltwas given mp in debate, that the G.
lection ami qualification Of the member, of
the Indiana Senate, having been aiiu.lira-
! tel by that body, could not he inquired in
To here. No testimony, therefore is to he
taken to invali,late the decision allowing
seats to three Republican Senators in case,
winch were contested. In reference to
these three Senator's. the point intended to
be taken, as forcslladowe,l by the smooth.
adroit. ami fascinating Mr.. Benjamin, Of
Louisiana. is, not that they were not, at a
certain period, adiudged by competent au-
thorty to DC entitled tn their seats. but that
they were irreyularly sworn as Senator's at
the commencement of the session. and that
this irregularity still attached to them as a
disqualiiying circumstance when Mcssrs.
Bright and Fitch were chosen, and was
not cured until afterwards fsz sat3
This would reduce the number of SEN
ators at the time of the election OF Messrs
Bright and Fitch to forty seven, Of whom
.wenty-four were present when that cleo
ton took place, one taking no part in it.
twenty-five voting for Mcssrs. Bright anil
Fitch, and one voting for other candi.
dates. sa - 81,
1t was not pretended in the debate that
there was any law, usage, or concurrent
vote, under which the so-callcd) joint
convention assembled, when Mcssrs Bright
and Fitch were elected. IfffE
1t has not been supposed here. until re-
Gently. that single Senator would be found
bold enough to incnr the odium Of finally
awarding to them their seats So it may
prove, after all, but the cxigencics of party
and sectional domination knows no law.
and these exsgeneics have greatly increased
by delections on the Democratic side Of the
Senate during its present scssion.-Re-
pvdtics fICO1l I'll WaLhd "
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

The President also appointe the follow
ing committee under the resolution in re-
CARL to the meeting at Chicago:
a. Sei,lensticker, Henry Secrest,
Allen May. Saml. III. Buskirk.
O. b. Torbet.
The business being now finished the meet
ing spread itself for more speeches Judge
Wick Of this city was then called out.
JUDGE wIcK's SPEECH.
The Judge said that he was in eight
place. Laughter He hail wanted to
speak in the cause now being agitated.
but he knew somebody would call him a
"sorc heal" There were such Id fools
in the world lie thought it no sin to damn
such men, They were imps of the devil,
and tho devil had been did scoundrel
accordingto Scripture these six thousand
years. (Uproarious langhtcr.) He was
in tight place in another respect. too
He had pledged his honor to the Germans
when Re saw llrat they were going over to
the Republicans, that the Kansas Consti-
ton should be submitted to fair vote of
the people He had talked to them in lager
beer saloons lie liked the Germans and
he liked lager beer. daughter. And
while talking politics yer their beer he
had made these pledges. He had also made
the same promise in the few speeches he
had been allowed BY the wire workers to
make during the campaign A studied cf-
fort had been made to rule him out of the
contest, but he had made these pledges -
And when he saw the President violating
his promise and repudiating Democratic
principles, h, felt that the tight place.
was coming. He would be asked by his
German friends if he endorsed the Prcsi-
dents action. He conclu,led that he could
not, that he would keep his honor, and
obey his conscience, in spite Of Presidents
He was an old man, and he could not afford,
for the few DAYS he had live, to soil his
conscience with lie. and himself with dis
honor. { Applause. He had, therefore,
resolved to join in the movement against
the Lecompton fraud He then spoke
briefly Of the character of that transaction,
and ofthe relation Of the party to it, and
said that the South were fast losing their
only eapital-Northern confidence. Great
cheering: The meeting during his speech
was tumultuously happy and enthusiastic.
1t was full of points and hits. aside from
the oaths that garnished the opening. =
When he was through. Mr.. r.. y. Ryan
was called out, snd spoke for few min
utss, but we have not space to. notice his
remarks In detail. After he Was thorugh
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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

E- The Title Democrat last week pub
lished letter signed by all but one of the
nominees Of the Sth of January Conven-
ton. and says "their Interpretation of the
Wallace resolution, principal plank in
the platform on which they stand. is GER
tainly unexceptionable with any antiLc-
comptonite." Perhaps so. Why is Mr..
Riggs name not among the rest! Does he
reject the anti-Lecompton constructor, OF
the Wallace resolution? What do those
nominees who subscribe the letter mean by
the following language:
Promising that, after careful considera-
ton, every portion of the platform receives
as it deserves, our earnest and hearty ,,ap-
preval."
Are we to understand from this that the
nominees approve the resolution endorsing
Buchanan's administration unconditional
ly. and the one acknowledging the legality
of Bright and Fitch's election. as well a.
the Wallace resolution? If so they stulti
~ themselves-the resolutions taken alto
gether are meaningless, for they are antag
onistical, and either destroy or modify
their meaning to such an extent as to a
mount to nothing.
We doubt the ticket being unexception
able to any Observation-Disclosures
mated as it was by the Lccomptonitcs, who
are now prosecuting Douglas and dccapita
ting his friends daily The Laporte Times
commenting on the Mass Meeting on tn
s3d, which it styles the "Boltcrs" Convcn
ton, says:
1.-The Convention was restrained from
making a new ticket for the present, bu
will probably do so hereafter. An Execu
tive Committee for the State was appoint
ed-and new Central Organ. or paper a
indianapolis was determined upon. From
these circumstances we regard the work o
the Boilers as almost complete. We have
been disposed to regard these men as &C
tuatcd by no desire to sunder the Demo
cratic party, herctofore-but can do so nj
longer. They ''rcad out" the State SENT
mel by formal Resolution-and deposee
the State Central Committee by institutins
an Executive Committee"
This completes distinct organization
1t is not an organization within an organi
zation-and cannot be so regarded"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

~ 1--WE regard that mans virtue as .
more than doubtful who" resorts to mis-
representation of what others say in order
to afford him an opportunity to abuse and
SANDER them. The Editor of the La
porte Times twill know who we mesn.''
We never boosted "of having refused an
Advertisement, although offered haIf price.
which had been published by the Times. .
What we did say was that "had he offered
us double instead of half price it would
have been rejected. Is the editors NOR
al perceptions so much befogged by per
sonal interest" that he cannot perceive any
difference in his and our language? We
did not intend to boast about rejecting the
advertisements, and especially not upon the
ground he places it-'although offered
half price, We know not how others
might feel to have their virtue doubted BY
an editor capable of incorporating anoth-
err Is above shown, for ourself we must
must confess, the only emotion it produced
in us was sorrow. that one bearing Gods
image, would resort to such low bust
-
ness.
The editor charges that our Language
was indecent and vulgar. II SO, Col.
WALKER, who used the same figure, to
which he objects. in his communication
which first appeared in the Times, soon
after the 9Th Of January last. is obnoxious
to the same charge, and the editor equal
" so for admitting such indecent language
in his columns, without even so much as Z
protest.
The Doctor prstends to be mortified
and plays the part so exactly that it is mo-
difficult to psrcsive that it is assumed not
felt We deny. Doctor, saying any thing
either disrespcctful or indecent in relation
% Col. MAKER. Will Won point ont tn
article to which you refer?
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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04
Latest News from the MormOas. !
NEW YORK. March 1

The Tribune has some Interesting details
OF the Utah news, from its special cores
pondence, Feldman The hospital steward
of the Tenth Infantry, and two teamstcrs
who were captured in October by the Nor
mons, had been. released anil, had arrived
at Camp Scott They state that the Nor
mons were fitting ont an expedition to in
tercept Capt. Marcy on his return from
Mexico. seize his mules and destroy his cs.
cort. It's probable a similar effort will
be madeto intercept the drivers Of the hor-
ses that will be sent down to the army at
Oregon Fcldman says that many of fht
Mormon troops have been Withdrawn fro"
Echo Canon, but estimates the number re-
naming at 1000 r - 81 -
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04
NR. J. RYAN, a conspicuous Doug

AZ r. j. RYAN, conspicuous Doug
lasite. at Indianapolis. IN co,nmunica-
ton published in the Journal, threatens to
cowhle the editor of the Sentinel. We
do not think any more of the gentleman 5
valor or good sense after making such a
threat If the, editor of the Sentinel is
made of such stuff as the profession are
generally composed of, we commend Mr.
Ryan to discretion as the better part of val
or. We do not intend to be understood
as approving or iustifying the personal
assaults Of the Sentinel upon Mr.. Ryan,
but to disapprove of the disgraceful mode
of obtaining satisfaction, threatened by the
latter.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

ET- The Douglas mems heads continue
to fly from the block. During the past
week. DIR. CHas. LErB, of Chicago, has been
appointed Mail Agent for Illinois, in place
of - WARD. The decapitation of DA-
WILSON, the United States Marshall for the
Northern District of Illinois, is also con-
6rmcd WARD and DAVIDSON are both
Douglas men.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04
Nsnsrs-ns Election in Chicago.

8 The eiecsiee in Chicago on Tuesday last,
for municipal officers, resulted in the cleo
sior Of the Republican ticket by a majority
a l.500l The Tribune crows long and
loud over the result.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04
~ The Cout;pcptals we are inf,

ET The Contincntals, we are informed,
expect to make western tour this spring.
They are now in New York. Should they
ever visit this place again, there is no Hall
in town sufficiently large to hold the pco-
pie who will want to hear them.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

ling submission of that Constitution,
and the oath required before voter was
allowed even to vote for 1t, was handled
with great severity, and to the evident de-
light of the meeting. In speaking of the
action of Congress in regard to the matter
he said that the committee which Mr.. Orr
had so unfairly made were acting just as
Calhoun. acted They were trying to sup
press Investigation. Calhoun or his
Clerk, to evade an investigation of the
delaware Crossing" frauds, had hid the
returns IN candle box and and buried it
under wood pile. But it had been dug
out, and now the Committee of the House
were sitting on that candle box to prevent
the people from getting at the frauds
Here the applause was something more
than tremendous The whole speech was
full Of decided, stern opposition to the con-
duct of the Administration, and the cam
die box Democracy And it spared moth
ing for the sacredness of position or office.
The President was handled without gloves.
There was no compromise with fraud, or
consideration for the men who advocated
it. We have not room for any detailed
notice of his remarks On the conclusion
of them the Convention adjourned till 2
o'clock
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04
ADOPTION OF THE PLATFORM.


Occasional demonstrations of satisfaction
were manifested as the reading of the reso-
lu:ions progressed, but when that one read
ing the Sentinel ont of the party was reach
cd, the meeting seemed to rise right up ami
yell unanimously. For considerable time
it was impossible for the reader to 20 on
The cheering would occasionally die out
into scattered shout, and little knots OF
stamping feet, and then swell ont louder
than ever. If one might Judge by such in
dications, tho organ represents but little OF
the opinion. and none Of the ability of the
party it has abandoned After all the
resolutions were read some one novel to
adopt them seriotim, but this motion was
amended to adopt them unanimously, which
was carried with only two dissenting voices
the slim vote in the negative raising a
hearty laugh. They were then adopted
with three cheers, and three more cheers
for Douglas, and three for the Indiana De
two resolutions which were referred to the
committee, and after a short conference
were reported upon favorably and adopted
They are embodied in the platform. Mr.
r. j. Ryan offered a resolution culogizins
Hon. Aquilla Jones for refusing to accept
nomination from the Post Masters Con
vcntion, which was also referred, and re-
ported back, amended as follows:
Resolred, That Hon. AIuilla Jones. in
his manly refusal 10 accept the nomination
on tn, platform rcportc by the Committee
on Resolutions of the late Sth of January
Convention, is entitled to the respect and
admiration of the public.
1t vas unanimously adopted. The Chair
then appointed the following Executive
Committee under the resolutions:
IT niStr;ct-R & E;cEs
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04
r. An article is going the rounds Of

E An article is going the rounds Of
the Shamocratic prints. which says that
Senator Seward, Of New York. in recent
Republican caucus at Washington. advised
d withdrawal from the slavery contest. on
the ground that Kansas is now sure TO be
free State, and within year there will be
10 free to IL slave States, with no pros
pect of an increase to the latter for years,
If at all; and therefore. the agitation of the
slavery question would be useless. and pro-
ductive of no good to either section of the
Union.
We do not believe Senator Seward ev
er made any such proposition; if he did he
is not the statesman we have taken him to
be. 1t will be time enough to adopt such
course when Kansas is admitted as free
State. the bred Scott extra-judicial decis-
ion repudated or condemned by the Nation,
and the further spread of slavery prohibit
ell. Until this work is accomplished we
apprehcnd that slavery agitation. like Ban
quo's ghost. will not down at the bidding
Of every inexperienced country editor. who
may have had his brain confused by the
sophistry of slave drivers or their apollo
gists Those who ''sow the wind must
reap the whlrlwind'
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

EE- The Indiana Journal learns that
Gov. WRIGHT is to be recalled and JAMES
HuGHEs. NJ. c.. appointed in his place
So we go.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

Es- 1t was reported that Gen. SHIELDS,
Minnesota U. S. Senator, had given in his
adhesion to Lccompton. but we are glad to
learn that the report is incorrect
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

~ The great speech of Rev. Owen
LoykJor. which we publish on our first
page. to-day, is mastery effort of giant
mind. There has been nothing equal to it
delivered in either house of Congress since
Summers speech, for which he was assault
ed by rufiian. Kissed on by the enemies oil
FREQ speech and sclf-govcrpment. Read
Mr.. LIS speech. if you arc fond of elo-
qucncs, beauty and sublimity.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

~ CmLrEN's ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY,
for March, is gem of great value, to the
Christian philanthrophist.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

EE NIBLAcK, from the LIST Dist, in this
State, it is reported, has gone over to Lc-
compton. The gamcis growing interesting.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

~ Gov. X. j. Walkers letter TO the
Douglas Mass Convention at Indiananapo-
lis, denounces the Lccompton policy of the
administration in much stronger terms than
he ever before used. lie closes his letter
y the following emphatic language:
''Is Democracy a name and shadow, or
. substance? 1T means the porer Of the
people. This is its vital essence. Or has
Il lost its true Specification. or are we mo-
wing FROM it with viewlcss and rapid
stri,ies towards dcspotic power. to make
snd unmake the rules of political faith un-
der pains and penalties abhorrent to the
souls Of freemcn? Is this the S2d year Of
our Independence, or is it the first year OF
aAmsrices Monarchy, that is now dawning
s6pon us? Let the people-,ct the masses
eouposing tho true Democracy. arouse
from their slumbers Let them break the
chains which would fettcr their free thought
and free opinion, and assert their blood
bought rights. and especially the great in
defeasibis sovereign right of sclf-govern-
mrnt. We have fallen upon evil times
Tkv fiS~hies Of the country are in danger.
Let the people in every town, county, and
Stste rise in their majesty to the rescue.
Let the timid or corrupt falter as they may;
let the Democracy of Indiana, now in mass
meeting assembled: proclaim in tones that
vhall echo throughout our Republic. that
the spirit Of the revolution is not extinct IN
their bosoms. but that from tho Lakes OF
shs North to the lovely valleys Of the Wa
hash and Ohio. you. the Democracy of In
diana, will stand ~ one undaunted col
urnn BY the great principles of popular
sovereignty. sustained by them at the polls
in 1856 ~ embodied in the Submission OF
tho constitution for ratification or rejection.
BY the unfsttercd vote Of the people OF
Ksnsas and Of every other Territory"
VIII Democrats give heed. before it Is
too late, to the warning voice Of one OF
their gssatest statesmen? He has not
sosnds.l the alarm mosnent too soon. and
II you disregard it. you may live to sec a
monarchy, in name as it is now IN fact. cs-
tablished in this land Of freedom! Had
Fpeemou. been elected. think you that one
Of the prominent statesmen of the party
would thus early have sounded the alarm.
in clsriok tones. "Tne Liberties Of the
Cexstvy are IN dssgrrF" No one suspects
that such sound would have been heard
Then. II goa will not believe the testimony
Of rour own witnesses, men whom you
hsvs hosorsd and con6ded in. you would
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

authority; that we have witnessed with in
dignatioD the presumptuous attempts Ia
read out of the Democratic party many ~
its Oldest and ablest members.
Resoleed, That the Hon. Stepben
Douglas is entitled to the gratitude and an
plause of the American Democracy, for hi,
bold and triumphant vindication of the
American principle of sclf-governlnent
and the Democracy of Indiana, in mass
convention assembled, hereby pledge to him
their firm and undivided support; and fur
tlermorc, that we approve and endorse tn,
course, up to this time. of Messrs. English
Foley, Davis and Niblack upon the Kansa,
question in Congress. E4srts
Resoired, That the Indiana State SENT
mel, by its prcvarications, misrepresenta
tons, and Inconsistencies, as well as by it.
betrayal of Democratic faith and its injus
tice to members of the party, has placed ii
self outside of the Democratic organization
of the State and forfeited the patronage anc
respect of the party. f Hhrnaf
Resoiyed. That the Chair appoint an Ex
ecutive Committee of two from each Con
gressional District, and one from the cit,
of indianapolis. whose duty it shall be t,
watch over the interests and organization
to call such Democratic meetings and con
yentions as may from time to time b
:hought necessary, and to take such othe
steps as may be necessary and proper, look
ing to thorough organization of the par
ty for the coming canvass.
Resoiced, That we recommend to tn
National Democracy of the Northwest tn
holding of Mass Convention at Chicag
or some other suitable place, and that
Committee of Correspondents of five be ap
pointed, to communicate with the Democ
racy OF other States relative to the calling
of vuch Convention
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

EF The army bill has been defeated in
the Senate
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

Arrest Of = GnnK q cer9ee4 ~ o.s
LAFArErTE, Ind, re0' @o's1
u. s. Marshall Seely made decent on
= gang of counterfeiters this noon, and. ar
rested some 10 or IL persons, upon whom
were found large number OF bogus half
and quarter dollars.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

re- The Glitter took passage Yesterday
morning on rail" for indianapolis
shoufs she reader discover any errors in
his issue he will understand the reason
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

~ Thirteen counterfeifers. with TOM
sksa~sn.I dollars Of counterfeit bills. It rs
said. wsrs arrested in coffee houss At La
fsvsets. one day Last week. They wsre .
psrt Of the Noble county gang
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

The Senate has given Mcssrs Bright AMI
Fitch, another ninety days renewal of OF
fetal life. under the form of allowing the
parties that term of time within which to
t,Eo tnSfin,.rv