Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-04-19
County Paupers.

which does not exist.
County Paupers.
The Plymouth Democrat seems 70 think the
County Commissioners have transcribed their
thority in the disposition they have made Of the
County Paupers, and quotes an extract from the
law to prove its position. We think the extract
fir from sustaining its position goes to sustain the
Commissioners in their course. At any rate il
does not sustain the position of that sheet, ac-
cording to our understanding. The extract reads
~ follows:
ut shall be the iaIy Of the oreReers Of the poor,
IN such counties as have in them common poor
house established by law, two weeks next prece-
ding the first Monday of May, ineach year, TO give
public notice, 10y having published in the newspa
per newspapers in their respective counties, or
by posting upon the court house door and in other
public places in such counties, advertisement
certifying the poor that TO be provided for, and
asking for sealed proposals for their maintenance
during said year; which sealed proposals shall be
opened and acted by said oyersecrs on said day;
but nothing herein contained shall prohibit any
oversecrs ofthe poor from receiving and accepting
propositions at anv time for the keeping of such
poor persons "a may in the interim become coun-
sy charge. of registering trcecting7l tie propo-
sitiors of such persons as they know TO be unable
90 fulfill their obligations TO said poor. lst,
K. s. p 400, sec. !.
The Democrat appears 50 take it Tor granted that
there 10 no "common poor house established by
law" in the county. We presume the Commits
sioners examined the law and acted understanding
Il in the premises Il is clearly within their pow
efto establish "common- poor-house," and if they
hare failed to DO it dcvovss upon the DenzrcrGt
10 show the fact before il csn sustain its position.
The above section has no bearing whatever on the
question, and by itself proves nothing. The object
of the Commissioners in having all the poor Of the
county kept at one place to reduce the expense
of maintaining them, and if they have stretch
ed tbs law slightly for 90 laudlbIe a purpose, no
one, We presume, except the Democratic leaders,
Who do not want to see the take. diminished under
Republican rule, will find fault with them, especi-
ally If their expectations in this respect are reali
zed, which time viii prove. The expenses of the
poor under the township system had become enor-
NOUS, and the increase every year, especially in
shis township, OF ali proportion to the increase
of,he population. IT was with the hope of dmin-
ishing this burden that the Commissioners deter
mined to take the matter into their own hands.
II The Plymouth Democrat says that "Hon
Schuyler Colfax has voted for the abolition Of
slavery every where" The only ground it has foI
shis statement is that Mr.. Colfax voted for reso
luton instrucsing the Judiciary committee to IN
quire into the expediedcy of reporting bill giving
freedom to every human being and interdictine
slavery uhererer Congress has The Constitutions
porsr to legislate on The subject. This was mere
resolution of enquiry and was intended merely tc
oGscst one offered BY Mr.. Mcqueen Of South Car
DINA, instructipg the Ways and Means Committee
20 inquire into the expedicncy of reporting bill
smancipating the laborers Of Massachusetts. now
ora strike, from the tyranny Of capital Eithcl
the editor believes Congress possesses the Con
stitutonal power to abolish slavery every where, OIL
he uttered deliberate untruth when he made the
above assertion. Besides, every one that ha
sense enough to digest corn-bread without the ait
of gravel, knows that members frequently vote fo
resolutions directing committees to enquire int
che expediency of certain measures without think
ins they are thereby committing themselves for Oh
against the measures referred TO- 1t is practices
in ali legislative bodies to permit such resolutions
70 pass without opposition. Had one Of the edit
W pro slavery orstlfen oueFcu fcsoiuaoA VA
recting some committee to inquire into the expedi
ency Of re opening the African Slave trade We pre-
sumo Mr.. Colfax would have voted for it-at leas
would not have opposed it.
II must be bad cause that compels its advocate.
% resort to such misrepresentation as the above
n order TO sustain IT, II is source Of qualification
20 as to see our opponents compelled thus to pro
claim to the world the utter poverty OF their cause
Had they not better go into bankruptcy voluntarily
II they do not the people wiz soon force them to d
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