Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-09-29
THE REPUBLICAN,
ia..1g sPBYMOUTH, MD, faiu.l
Thursday, -. September 20, 1859.


Proof. r,t.
The immaculate VIM. j. Burns, the adj
mirer anl Eulogist. of ye Pottowa.omie,
copies an extract from our paper in the
last Democrat. in which we alluded to GER
tain expressions he once made in regard
to "a stubborn immigrant paupcr popula-
tion.', andSalso in regard to Catholics,
denohncing them as "a new population
thrust in upon us with no feelings ofcom-
premise-nothing to accomplish but to
subvert the principles of this government"
and adds: ,nis-a 0uaf lo YHlalfda . eYf,
"Now, Mr.. Mattingly we want your
proof ofthe above extract as yon publish
it. or rest under the Responsibility person
ally and in epery other woy,' of having
published very sang little ialsehood. -
We do not publish faIsehoods, Mr.. B.,
but leave that business for pro-slavery
sheets like yours. You stated in your ex-
cusc for the non-appearance ofyour paper
week before last that you had been sickg
What kind Of sickness were You afflicted
with? Swimming of the head or tangled
legs? You intimate in your last issue
that we had alluded 10 your former intem-
pcrate habitsl Was it not your present
''intemperate habits we referred to? But,
you want the proof ..ot the above extract
as we publish iti'' Nir for sta. He
wasn't sick nor nothin' when he wrote that
sentence. we reckon. All, yes! You
want the proof that you ever uttered or
published the sentiments attributed to you
in the extract? Well. sir. read your arii-
Gle on the ''RED Man." which appeared
entire in our paper of the Sth inst. and
which originally appeared in the Ply
month Banner, Of August lS. 1853; VIM,
j. Burns. editor and publisher. Then
read your article in the Banner Of Sept.
22, 1888, in reply TO what the Goshen
Democrat said about the Native Ameri-
cans, for the proof that you uttered the
identical sentiments we attributed to you
in regard 20 the Catholics. You then said
''If any of the principles of this coun-
try are worthy of being held sacred, one is
. that OF liberal and well managed system
of Common School education. How docs
Judge Lowry reconcile the recent attacks
of foreigners upon this principle. so fully
recognised by our Constitution and laws,
with strict sense Of moral or political
RIGHT? Is it all astonishing that the
'rretched faction should look to an EFFEc-
rGAL REMEDY for the peaceablc and success
ful accomplishment of American doctrines
and policy. when the effort is so BOLD
LY MADE TO SUB VERT THEM
Or would it be the better policy to ponder
to the long established notions of a NEW
POPULATION thrust IN U7on us arih no
feelings Of compromise- -LOTHING TO
I Il 1CCOHI'LISH BUT to SUB YER Z
THE PRINCIPLES Of THIS COZ
E'R.NKEET. and establish the policy that
it is better to raise The young and rising
generation in total ignorance, rather than
they should be tanght the principles OF
true Republication, and generous ioyolfyS
If so, let us adopt the sentiments of the
Celt, Roman Catholic organ published
at Buffalo, which suggested as follows:
" Better langnish and die under the red
flag of England, than to live to bcget chill
dren OF perdition. under the flag OF pros
lyting Republic
"Wben we were weaker in numbers and
less able to defend our rights, no such SEN
timcnts dared 10 be uttered in this country
1 But the press is free and untrammelled
here, and those whose consciepces and pent
mp political notions were subject to tho
elicts of other keepers, before tn y enjoyed
the benefits Of Republican institutions,
rather oJuse It's freedom than properly APP
pFecafe it's advantages. We can account
for the bold strike now made, in no Other
way. than that they know they hold the
balance of power at the ballot box
Which ever party will ruckfe to their no.
tions and prcjudiccs. may have the asccn.
! dancy. They have looked we'll to the ma
tcrial of which both the political parties in
this country are composed. They knou
from which they may expect the most in
all OF their purposes, and the party which
I .ittuS fiilpflCfl OucticllCo 10 tUcIT wishes
deserves the UNEoUIvocAL coNDEMyATIo,
of thot mretched faction the NATIVE
AMERICANS"
Is this satisfactory, Mr.. Enlogist of y,
! Pottowaiomie and Catholic Halter? If no
we can give you few more extracts of tn,
same sort. But, you want to know how
we found ont the proscriptivc designs o
the Know Nothings against Catholics ant
foreign emigrants. Well. not by taking
observations through the bottom Of a glas,
tumJlcr. and then going intoa swamp ant
laying there half day. covered with mus
quitocs, for the purpose of sleeping off 4
drunken debauch? We make no allusior
in this remark to your former habits o
intemperance." Are you not a yer,
proper person to preach us homily OF
the "Prostitstiom Of tie Prcsss' You
candidate for Clerk might with equal pro
pricty talk about the necessity and impor
tancc of economy in the use Of stationery
&c. Why, If you are SO opposed to tn,
prostitution. of the press, are you not lit