Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-07-05


= concerning the Convention:
The number in attendance was very small, al
very little interest was manifested. Nearly as m
ny Republicans as Democrats were in town. TT
procession consisted of two wagons, the first, draw
by eleven yoke of oxen. containing eight or {,
Democrats, two Tor three Republicans, who roc
merely for sport, together with ten or fifteen bow
the other rickety concern drawn by two old ho
: ses unencumbcred with scarcely particle of fics
on their bones, containing two women, two lttl
girls and two babies. After driving around IN
court House square it halted in front ola grocery
and the occupants ofthe vehicles aforesaid attempt
ed to sing, but il proved failure-not cheer wa
heard at the close. Finally late in the lay, afte
the wire-workers had got matters arranged 10 sui
them, the Convention met, when it was announce,
they must run Marshall County man, because il
was necessary to run Of talent this year, Ihas
Starke got no man Of talent7l and Mar Gus Aure-
Has Orlando, the Pompus, was nominated in the
most awkward and laundering manner. Rules OF
Conventions and order of business, saws our infor-
mantl were entirely ignored After the nomina-
ton. his Mghtness, Marcus Aurelius julius Ca-
sar, was called on for speech, which, our inform
ant states, was collection of lies from beginning
to end For instance, he said, it was the policy of
Lincoln to take the popular vote of the whole
American people on slavery, and if majority were
opposed, to make it get out Of Kentucky and vir-
GINA and all the South; but ifa majority were in
favor oft, then it should be forced into Indiana and
all the north! All the effect producsd by his lies,
thus far, marked our friend, was to disgust two
men who would have voted for him had he kept
his mouth shut.
That Marcus is a most INSCRIPTIONS ndiv idual,
We have heretofore demonstrated. A couple of
weeks since We referred to some statements he
made in speech before the Democratic Club of
this place, two of which the Rochester Mercury
disposes OF in the following manner:
"ATARcUs ORELIus JULIUS CEsAR' PAcx,Rp.
Esq.-We see from the last weeks Marshall |
County Republican that the above named GENTLE
man(?), Mr.. Packard, in Speech before the Dem
ocratic Club at Plymouth among other things.
said that the Delegation from Fulton Comfy to 4
the Republican Congressional Convention gave
three cheers for the Free States, and that X. G.
SHRrocK, esq, moved to damn the balance, which
was consented to. As we were in that crowd and
in the same vehicle with Mr.. s., we pronounce the
above in every part falschood, but as Mr. Shry.
ock is of age he can speak for himself
"As to the Negro and Democrat, who Mr. Pack.
ard says were in crowd is also as false as hell
itselEior no negro, or darker colored man than
MIR. r. was in the crowd"
On the night of the 23d ult., we heard Mar Gus
iell some Wrappers about Lincoln and the Repub-
lean party, but We will not stop to expose them
now.
As the Democracy Of Starke may not be very
well acquainted with their candidate, we propose
now to give them brief sketch of his history. that
they may judge how well qualified he is to serve
hem in the councils of the State. About three :.
Fears ago he returned to this place after an alb
'c1ce OF some time, and soon after commenced !.
'racticing law in partnership with Horace Corbin.
Esq. Nothing out Of the usual routine in the his
DRY OF pettioggcr occurred to enable him to cs-
ablish his fame as barrster upon an enduring ba
rs for few weeks, and becoming ar-ious to dis !;
insuish himself in some way, concluded to mount !
he editorial tripod of the Marshall County Demo 4
rat, which was en-small,d about that time, no. :.
ing, no doubt, to astonish the natives with his :
'reat larnin as well resuscitate the sckly con-
ern, which had been dwindline for some time, n
nh, Accordingly caused his debut to be announced :,
nth great flourish of trumpets, "a graduate :,
Ann Arbor College, and also a graduate of the .,
iichigan Barr Some are so iberai as to init :,
lac that if he did not himself write this eulocv he e.
least suggested the proprety Of it to his retyinc m
PREDECESSOR. To prove that he was regarded as n
puta somekins, it is only necessary to mention 70
at the proprietors of the Democrat agreed to pay
m the enormous salary of S00,0J0 90 ccuts Der y,
mum FOR his Invaluable services. He entered n,
ION the discharge of his new duties with high 20
pes and anticipations of brilliant career and in MI
e most thrilling and grandiloqucnt terms announ 70,
u that the Democrat under his mana yemen, rr,
'uld 'walk in an atmosphere above party slang In
d biilinsgate filth.'' Our limits will not allow
to speak particularly Of his success as an editor
how well he met the antieipations of his friends
admirers, suffice it to SAL that the patronage
the paper instead of Increasing continued to M.
row small by degrees and beautifully less"- 6,
neither this was owing to the tightness of the FL
ney market, or the fact that he was too schol. an
y to be appreciated by the masses, we will not 20.
iertlke to say Be this as it may, the citizens no
plymouth one bright morning in May, about six nle
nt''s after his Mightiness, Marcus Aurel US Or co..
do Jalius Cesar, lad mounted the editorial tri
) were startled by the announcement that the Br
prietors OF the Democrat had elected him from
chair OF State. 1t was whispered around that
onslaught OF the publishers upon the editor was
den and unexpected, that one held him while -
other pulled his boots, and that he was, bare 49,
ted and bare-headed forcibly elected from the ;nr
ctum; but soon after tossed pair Of old -.
es and an odd hat, so that he might not present
pitiaele plight to the public gaze. That the ncs
ironed gentleman did not relish the rude man nc
In which he was driven from his position was mr.
'ifested by his looks as we'll as by sndry re- :
ks he was heard to make during the da,, but
CHI we have not room to repeat now Thus ga
ed the editorial career Of his Mighriness, Mar
Anrelius Orlando Julius Caesar Packard, :,
idsate of Ann Arbor College. also graduate
ne Michigan Bar" and now the nominee of the On
Il and ge-forious Democratic party to Repre- =,
Marshall and Starke in the next Legislature WI
he reminder OF the biographical sketch of his 70,
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