Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-07-28

clared in favor of the Laporte branch
Tle[ Diwctors'of7 the Plymouth Ebrapcha
though they had earned a dividend dill
not ash that it be declAfcd, as they tefer-
red to accumulate large strpIus- Hand
that Of course The State Board could not
make a dividend without the application Of
the brach coming before them.-Loporte
' 31a5fy tfiee. !nIl0LtIlillatt0D
Mr.. Sickles' Letter.
New YonK. July 10, 1850.
Sm3 Throughthc course of adTevcuts
which. during ne last few rs,ontls. have
brought SO much affection upor my fam
lily. | have been. SILENT, No amount of
misrepresentation affecting myself only
could induce me now to open my lips; nor
conld | deem it worth while under any cir
cnmstances to notice what has been said
or can be in journals never regarded
as the sources or the exponents" Of public
opinion, for in these il is too often obvious
that only unworthy motives prompt the
most vindlictive assaults upon the private
life of citizens holding public stations
OF Yesterday, although ccnsorions, (of
which | do not complain, while real
with regret, differ so widely in tone ami
temper from the mass of nonsense and
calumny Which has lately been written
concerning o recent event in my domestic
relations, that / cannot allow mistake
into which you have been lead BY inaccu-
rate information. to pass without such
such correction as will relieve others
from any share ofthe reproaches which it
is the pleasure of multitude at this mo-
ment to heap upon me and mine. '''
referring to the forgiveness which my
sense Of duty and my feelings impclIci me
to extend to an erring ami repentant wife,
you observe. in the course Of you temper
ate and dignifcd article, that "it is sail.
however. that the last phase of the affair
was brought about through the advice Of
his lawyers" This is entirely erroneons.
did not exchanged a word with one Of my
counsel upon the subject, nor with any one
else. My reconciliation with my wife wa,
my own act, done without consultation
with any relative. connection. friend or al
Wiser. Whatever blame. If any belongs
TO the step. should fall alone npen me-
am prepared to defend what i have done
before the only, tribunal | recognize as
having the slightest claim to jurisdiction
over the subelct--my own conscience and
the bar Of Heaven. | am not aware Of
any statute. or cole of morals, which
makes il Infamous to forgive n woman;
nor is it usual to- make our domestic life
subject OF consultation with fricm Is. no
matter how near aud dear to Us. AMI
cannot allow even all the world combined
tn dictate to me the repudiation of my
W f.. when think il right to forgive her
AMI restore her to my confidence AMI pro-
tcrtion rf ~ -il.Hf
Ii lever failed to comprehend the utter
v ,lcSolatc position Of an attending though
pcnitent woman-thc hopeless future,
wnI all its dark possibilities of danger.
To which she Is doomed when proscri.,ed
a. an outcast--i can now see plainly
cuongh. in the almost universal howl of
ld'nuncia,inn wih,which sh. is followed tn
my threshold, the misery AMI pcrils from
which ! have rescued the mother of my
child Aud although il is very SAT- for
me .u,incurtI,c blmc of friends anil the
n'proa hes Of many wise an COOL people,
shall strive To pseve to all who feel any
interest in me thai I'll ain the first man who
has vcn;urel toisay to the world an crring
w:ic anl mother can be forgiven an re-
deemed. that IN spite of all the obstacles
IN my path. the good results OF this exam
pie shall cntitlc il to the mutation OF the
generous AMI the concentration Of the
just. 40 Hf
There are manyfwho think than an act
ei duty. proceeding, solely from affections
which can only be comprclienicd III the
heart of "a husband and father, is to be
fatal to my professional, political amt su
rial standing lf'thi, be so, then so he
it. Political sa:ion, professional sue
cess. social recognition. are not the only
prizes of ambition: and ] have seen
enough Of the world in which | have nov
cl, and real enough Of the lives of others
to teach me. that il one be patient AMI res
ohitc, Il is the man himself who Indicates
tho place he will occupy; and SO long as
do nothing worse than to re-unitc my
family under the roof where they may find
shelter from contumcly ami persecution. |
10 not fear the noisy but tleeting voice oil
popular cIamor. The multitude accept
their 6rst impression from few, but IN
the cni men think for themselves; an il j
know tn. human heart--and sometimes
think that in career of mingled sunshine
and storm have sounded nearly all It's
l.leptl,s--thcn may re-assure those who
look with reluctant iorcbolings upon my
future. to DC of good cheer. for | will not
cease to vinslicatc a nst claim To the res
pcct of my fellows; while to those motley
groups here anil there. who look upon my
,iisfortupes as Weapons To be employed
for my destruction. to those | say. oiicc
for all, il man make good use OF his
enemies. they will he as scrviccable TO him
as his friends.
ia @,a From tn. London News, July 6sh.
ko,sIth in Italy.
kossmh, having arrived on the 22'l OF
June at Genoa. procccdcl on the following
| 4 IL.