The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1860-08-16
6taTks County Correspondence.

For the Democrat.
Mn. EDrTeR II notice another piece Of low
vulgar slang, against me in the last Republican
MArTIsoLY says he has we'll nigh demolished me,
but in what way cannot tell cannps see that
he has demolished anything but his character
for truth and veraciy and that he demolish, long
ago. He Gays halfway deny being the author Of
the article in the Democrat signed Knox" NV
answer to that il simply this it is mono Of hi.
business whether wrote it or not Whether
wrote it or not. ! am prepared to prove said com.
munication true. A part Of it he has acknowledged
70 be true himself, and the rest of it this whole
community know sto be true, and his article in re-
gard to our Convention, false. will just say fol-
MArrIseLy's benefit, that the charge in regard to
the Clerk 10 entirely false, and he nor no other
man can say have tried to get either candidate
nominated. except by my vote at the Convention
which Was held last Saturday. He still tries to
charge me with running Cor Recorder last fall.
did not see fit to notice that part Of MArrISoLr's
FIRST attack on me, but will now just say that Mr.
MArTINcLY has been misinformed-his informants
are falsiiers, and they know it.
was beaten last fall, in Convention, for Recor.
der. was then solicited by many to run indie.
pendent, which / refused to do, and never gave
ny consent to run but many of my friends voted
for me-which they had right to do. and for
which was not to blame. He finally winds up
with desire 20 whisper to me- hope he will
keep good distance while he is at it and whisper
aloud, AS do not like to smell of an old whiskcy
bloat's breath. He charges me with being a
moral and physical coward" / acknowledge
that physically am small man, but am jus,
large enough to not fear any such yelping speci-
men of the canine tribe he is, or any of the cur
whelps that evidently think it great pr; vilege to
get TO play dog with him and. as to moral cour.
age. leave that with those who are acquante ed
with us both, to judge whit h has the most. He
says b, has "the m aterial to make nice man =
Of me, and says he will do if / give
him any more provocation. This threat he make.
together with other similar ones. Now, don't tina,
scare somebody. have heard long cared ami
mails bray before, and don't think shall scare
much at the Republican editor. nice m an MAT
Timely is to talk about decency, honesty, truth ant
asa stone is OF blood. If there is any honest,
about him why don't he tell who his ''informants'
are, when ne publishes SANDERS and lies agains
private citizens that entire strangers to him
especially when requested to do so Then
would know who to reply to. dared him in m,
last communic cation to let me know who it was tina
was telling him such lies about me and other cti
zens of Starke county, but instead. of telling hi
author, he launches out in filthy, lying TRADE o
abuse against me. Talk about moral courage
He has not got moral courage enough TO tell tn
name of a single man that he pretends to get hi
information frorc and the reason 10 obvious h
knows he has such informant, or else he know
they are 70 devoid Of truth and morality that the
could not be reeved under any circums tances
The whole secret of MATrINGLY's and his penn
ours abuse to me. is, that will not bow to thei
political Cod" Old Abe" That is the sum AM
substance Of their spite. The only argument
they use is abuse and slang. They intend to co
cree and drive every man to see as they see, be
lieve as they believe. and vote as they vote. The
are more intolerant to those that disagree vii:
them politically than ever Nero was against tn
Christians Now, if MArrINGLY still wishes to spi
his vile, nauseating slang At me. he can do SO, AM
bring ahead all his material against me in any form
or shape, but want him to understand distinct
that do not fear him in the least, nor his crew O
informants however, am grati6ed to know tina
the amount of space he occupies in his pape
against me il so much space lost to his use agains
some honest democratic candidate. On me hi
vengeance is powerless. So go ahead gram
MArrIScLY. and let what kind Of an abor
ton you will bring forth next time.
w. w. CALKINS.
Knox, August Is. 1850.