Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-09-27

had decided they did not want, We are at
loss which to admire most in this case.
his exhibition Of "high- -mindedness" or his
devotion to popular sovcreignityF about
which Douglas Democrats have had SO
muchito say.ibut always betrays their hy-
pocrisy in their practice. His nMightiness
gave another rather Imaginable exhibition of
"high-mipdedncss" the same afternoon,
when, he manifested so much haste to sign
the returns before the hour expired. after
finding out that mandamus would be is.
sued the next day compelling him to dis
charge his duty or abide the consequences.
Eorfes forfana D urat. - "fortunc assists the
bold, 1--WE imagine he repeated over in
his mind (bcing graduate Of Ann Arbor
College, and also graduate ofthe Michi-
gan Bar. of course he is a man great larnin',
and understands Latin. Greek and Hebrew.
as he left the Court house. after refusing to
sign the returns, but, scmc one whispered
to him little before the sun hid his face
behind the western hills that it would lie an
easy matter to get ont a mandamus COM
pelling him to discharge his duty. when
the old law maxim: Foriior et potentior est
disposaio legis guam hon,inis.- ----'.T'he dis
position Of the law is Of greater force and
potency than the disposition of man.
probably. rccurrcd to his memory and his
powers Of mobility. not his dignity, be-
came suddenly aroused. and, lord, how he
made his trottcrs play. in the direction OF
the court aousel i But, he did not forget.
Notwithstanding his fright, that he was a
"high-mindci' gentleman, and, like impe-
rial Caesar, after Brutus had given him the
fatal stab, wrapped his mantle aroun.l him
and fell at the base of Pompcy's statue,
SO his Mightincss. in imitation of his great
prototype. after signing his kinsman's
death warrant, with the same instrument
and on the same parchment entered his SOL
emn protest against the reception of the
returns from Walnut township! Had he
not been a "high-minded" gentleman he
never would have thought of entering his
protest. He-wantedto show posterity that
he was ..high minded man. and accor.
: dinghy wrote himself down an ass for their
benefit. The next thing in which he pro
we'd himself. incontcstibly, ''high mind
ed gentleman. was in hiring gentleman
to take the enumeration Of the children o.
this township for Eight Dollars, and ther
charging the township Twelve Dollars fol
it. thus making speculation of it. NJ
one will deny but this was "high.
ell" act! He was such "high minded
; gentleman that it took him 10 days while
Trustee to make out the Supervisors tas
list, for which he charged SIS 90. Hi
successor, although laying no claim to sn
perior qualifications, being neither "a grad
uate of Ann Arbor College. y nor "a gradu
ate Of the Michigan Bar" done it this yea
. in A days. and does not expect to charg'
the people one half of fifteen dollars for the
: job. But, he is not "high minded gen
tlcman and has no right toltake things sc
leisurelyi as his ''illustfious predecessor
: dill. 1t was because he was snch ''high
minded" gentleman that it took him .
days to attend to the township bushes
: while Trustee .--at lenst 25days more thar
his successor thinks was necessary. 1twa
because he was such thigh mindcl'' gen
tlcman that he refused to accept TIN
; same compensation per diem for his servi
ccs that oil the other Trustees, except one
!, was satisfied with It was because he wa
such a ''high-minded'' gentleman that in
= duced him. to subpoena so many witnesse
!. to testify in the suit he brought against In
Z county. for the purpose Of multiplying til
/. cost. twas because he was such "high
= minded" gentleman, that induced one, oil
: treasury rat to swear on the trial that the SCI
! vices Of his Mightiness were worth SO pc
o day, or 50'cents more than the law allow
! ed in any EVENT. 1t was because he wa
4 such "high-minded'' gentleman that b
>, contcnded for recount Of the ballots at tn
!, last April election, after finding he was dc
n featei, and, then charged for the timc.--
But. we must desist. We might mention
. number of other incidents which demon
strste beyond cavil that his Mightiness
! a"HIGH MINDED" gen,lema an, accot
!. ding to the Shamocratic standard. at least
but these must suffice for the present.
is A brief notice Of, some remarks in tn
70 last communication of"vindex" must an
+ swer for the present. as this. article is, al
r ready longer than we intended it should b
: lin the outset. e'r edi ~ siov oai I'D
: ltr- ll--1l5I3 sssesN .ssii o. a3gss Leaf.
'e If "Vindex"'is not more troubled thai
is we are in regard to the number, great o
+ small. of our personal friends, he will no
'e loose any rest on that score. All we hav
il 70 say in relation to the mater is, that
IS our political friends disapprove our cours
i As an editor they have strange way o
le lmanifcstinr their tlisapproi.afionl We ri