Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-09-06
From the Indiana Journal.
Conversions.

One Of the most interesting features of
the present campaign in this State is the
number and responsibility of the converts
who have publicly declared their determine
tion to support Lincoln. They not only
add the positive strength of their abilities,
and influence. but they add the effect which
belongs to so clear AN indication of the
power at work among the people. If we
were asked for the most satisfactory proof
that the hope of the Republicans in the re-
dcmption. of Indiana Was not mere fash
of excitement, the high pulsation of blood
stirred by inspiriting speeches and the
sympathy Of huge crowd. we should
point to the deliberate and publicly avowcd
action of such men as Coulon. McGonigal,
Hendry. Chase. and scores of others less
known. When men holding high places
in the community. and especially those
holding places of trust aud influence in the
opposite party. its lea,lers and editors, feel
compelled to desert their party, or prove
untrue to their convictions. we are provided
with the most convincing demonstration of
the iniquity of that party, and Of the pow.
er of the popular feeling which rebels
against it. In the almost entire absence
Of proper and accurate canvassing, with
which our party has been afflicted up to
this time, we trust these indications with
double confidence, for we have little else.
They are sure as far as they go. and though
they don't go so far as the close reliable
counting Of every vote in the township,
they give us quite enough to feel confident
Of victory upon. if the time that is left is
fully redeemed by vigorous action and can
vassing.
We have already noticed the change of
the Wabash county PlaindeaIer. edited by
Mr.. McGonigal, from Douglas to Lincoln,
and have published the reasons Of the
change at length. They are about the
shortest and most cogent Republican ar
guments we have seen anywhere during the
campaign. CO
This morning we publish on the FIRST page
the reasons assigned by Mr.. G. +. Hendry.
late editor of the Upton Democrat, for at
taching himself to the Republican patty
They are clearly and ably stated. and car
ry with them the force of earnest convic-
ton. 1890. -..-.--s-
Charles Coulon of this city, the most
prominent and influential German suppor-
ter of Mr.. Douglas in the city. and an ac-
tive participant in the campaign until
about the first Of August. led the way in
the duty of abandoning party that carried
its supporters to the aid Of slavery by the
roundabout road of a judicial decision ! and
is now giving his reasons for his course
all ovof the State, wherever he has an op-
portunity. se. "a ,esia,iasc 'aiz.sga.li
b Last Wednesday evening Captain Dnd-
ley Chase. the President Of the Douglas
Hickory Club Of LoSansport, went up
to the Wide Awake hall, and enrolled his
name in the company, and bids fair to Gil
among the Republicans. the place he aban-
doned among the Democrats. The Lo-
gansport Journal says Of him: '"l'''
Captain Chase is well known as ono OF
the leading lawyers of the place. and has
participated actively in all the Democratic
movements Of the campaign. His exam
pie in coming out from the bogus Dcmocrs-
cy will have good influence.
|. The Connersville German Democratic
GLIB. Of 1855. changed in body to the
support of Lincoln, and is now the Re-
publican Club Of the same place. ara
More than fifty Germans of Adams
township, Ripley county ere recorded by
name as having pablicly svowal their de-
termination to vote with thu slave party
no more. ~ s a
- In this city about one hundred Germsn