The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1860-06-21
Our Starl1e County Correspondence
Fxox, Ind, June 1lth, 1860.

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Mr.. EDIPsR:
Last Friday eyen;ne; our quiet little village waa
thrown into a tremer dous commotion and excite
men.. About five o'clock in the evening the Re-
publican delegates that attended the Convention at
Grovertown, for the nomination of Representative
of Marshall and Stake counties, began to return
home-somc declaring they had made great mis-
take in putting Dr. : c. JONES in nomination =
others concluded taey had done all right, while
others felt the weigh of the responsibility Of their
days work weighing lea'Ily upon them, that
they could scarcely walk straight"
Well the disafccted ones must be got "r:ght on
the goose so they were immediately marched
down to the Republican head quarters, where
dose of 50 Linkhorn," or perhaps dose of "Doc.
JoxEs' BEST" was administered, to the grea. relief
of the patients, for believe they all came out
convalcscent.
SooI. after dark the Shout of" hurrah for JoxEs."
issued from four or i've men and boys. mingled
with the ringing of an auctioneer bell men and
boys running to and fro-some with shavings
and some with an old tar barrel Fire was brought
and the pile ignited, when great noise was heard
issuing from Republican headquarters soon
found that the whole confusion was raised by
large kinkeyheaded professor Of pills and pow
ders, who extolling g Honest Old Abe" TO
tine skies. He could not tell What " Old Abe :"
had done, except splitting rails and being in Con
gress and voteng against supplies to our vet
troops that at that time ehtng for their
country. lie promised many things g Old Abe :"
would do, if elected, and he was sure he would be.
He then perfectly demolished "Stephen Arnold
Douglas" Gin his oSn maeination,) and said he
the nephew of Benedict Arnold, the traitor
He soon, however, to his favOrite part of the
subject, and said a "nigger" was just as good as
black man, (perhaps he meant white NAM. lie
used that part of his subject up pretty thoroughly
When he came " down" to Doct. JoyEs their
candidate FOR Representatives unfortunately he WAS
very suddenly seized with q TT of hoarseness anG
soon 81 fzzled out" Others called cut but
wouldn't come in. They then tried to get up a
Isle enthusiasm with three cheers for IoSEs,
when three men an: about six boys tried the
strength of their lungs, but they were very weak
This was another fzzle. They did not like to give
IT up in that way, SO they procured pound of pow
der. burnt that and another Old barrel, and then
quietly dispersed.
All, would some power the giftie gle us,
10 sec our-e'yc.ss Others sec Us"
Ii such was the Case how quick would our Re
publican friends cease their ridiculous efforts 70
manufacture thi. kind of bogus enthusiasm, and
especially over a of as small caliber as JoaEs
He is, We confess, very fit man to send 20 the
Capitol along with the Cranberry Senator" than
whom the people in this vicinity think, there rs no
grca ter blunder- head in the district What pair
they would make What On honor 20 the medical
profession, and with what pride the people of this
district could point to them and call these mush-
rooms "Senator." and e Re ..rcsentative" Mr.
Editor, we, Of Starke, think it high time that xe
were creditably represented in our State councils
and hope you. of Marshall will help elect JoNxs
to stay at home. We have men ia these two coun-
ties who would reflect credit OH their con.tituents
II chosen to I'LL those aces OF honor and respon-
siblity,-men who have ideas above an OYSTER"
or even above cranberry marshes and frog ponds
Let us begin to redeem the district. As il is We
are represented by men who are a disgrace to the
intelligence and talent possessed by the people of
Marshall and Starke Counties.
Yours, hoping, KNOX