The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1860-05-31
Starkc Go. Correspondence
KNOX. Ind, May 81, 1860.

KNQx, Ind. May 81, 1860.
EDITOR DEMocRAT--We were fayore d
here, last evening. with what vas called
a Republican meeting A couple of DO
Iiical missionaries from Plymouth, Dr..
Brown and d. w Hixon, we're the
speakers, who expended a great deal of
gas. and made great deal of noise in
The silly attempt TO convince he natives
that ABB Lincoln would be the next
President. They expounded to us, what
they claimed to be Republican truths,
That the people were entirely ignorant Of:
for instance: DR.. Brown Informed us that
President Jackson kicked and handled
Loais Napofeo's!.' rather roughly. and
forced him to pay over the amount due
ihis Government by the French. After
this exhibition of his gross ignoranc. of
his countrv's history, the "learned |!
Senator" informed L. tl.s the reason the
Pacific Railroad had not been built. was
because the Swamp Land commissioner
of Jasper county charged and claimed
pay for services rendered every day in
the year, Sundays not excepted. What a
wicked commissioner, to ruin and blight
the prospects Of great National! Rail
road, by charging his fees 4!
The Doctor also told us, 1.-THE truth of
which he ought to know best. that "The
Republican party was forced into exist.
ence by the powers of the air and the
fiends Of hell Ia rather hard family
to be sure, but the Doctors statement
may be true, for when he made it. the
Republicans sent up great shout, ard
appeared to endorse it.
The Doctor also pitched furiouslv into
what he called he "Roundheaded, ""Bul
lelheaded" Democracy. although he said
they made the best Kind of Republicans
He inf rmed us that there were no more
any great men in the Democratic party
that they had all dwindled out to nothing,
and that there was not sense enough left
in the Democratic party to build the Pa
cifc Railroad--accused the Democratic
party Of defeating the Harbor and River
bills. said that the Republicans would give
homes to the homeless. and made many
other alike silly assertions. too tedious to
mention"
AT last, the Doctor ceased to draw on
his imagination, and dwelt upon tact,, bv
stating that he did not know much, and
concluded by saying that he was rather
an ignorant sort of man. A voice in
the crowd: 1--WE knew that long ago.
His friend. Hixon. then arose He told
a few stale necdotes-acknowled ged that
he was an Aboliiionist-tried to pull the
wool over the Democrats eyes, and
charged them with being the Negro party,
and said they were in favor of extending
Slavery all over the Union.
The Doctor said that the Republicans
with old Abe Lincoln. as President, were
the only party that could save the United
States from the fate of Sodom and Go.
mOrrah.
After these worthless Lad pulled Abe
Lincoln, and misreprsented the Demo-
cratic party to their hearts content, the
crowd dispersed. | counted about 50 in
the house; fifteen OF whom were Demo
Gratis. three boys. one merican--the rest
think we have about sixty Demo-
cratic majority here, but if the Republi
cans of Plymouth send us any more such
bright and shining lumnaries as they
sen, to speak here last evening in order to
expound Republican doctrine and to illu
inmate the minds and understandings of
the people Of Starke, you may rest as
sured that our County will roll up ma
lority Of one hundred. if not more next
(all, for the Democrats ticket.
KNOX.