The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1860-04-26
For the Democrat
A GLANCE
Helpers Impending Crisis.
For the Democrat
By INV EsTIG AToR =.


extracts from the Crisis. When these ar
ticles were first commenced, he was very
uneasy, fearing that we would not present
sufficient number of extracts 10 give a
correct index of the character of the book,
but we think our last article, in this con-
nection with this one. will relieve him of
further anxiety on this score.
Last week the Republican contained the
following in answer to our article which
appeared two weeks ago; and if evasion
is not his mode of treating facts. Except
when he denies them, we are no Judge of
language. In the extract which follows,
can be seen desire to say something re-
voltingly vulgar and obscene, and if the
community in which he lives would toler.
ate the use of such language, the tempta-
ton would have been too strong for him to
have resisted. The use Of such billings
gate forms one Of the chief elements in
the category of Republican staples; and
considering Mattingly's depraved nature,
that he should fail in with such a party
and adopt their msde of warfare is not at
all surprising:
investigator an anonymous writer
whose assihine productions have appeared
weekly in the Democrat for a month or
two past, devotes whole chapter in the
last number of that paper to our benefit.
lu the spring of the year asses are very
apt to bray when they see person pass
ing along the highway. Their d,scordant
notes may annoy very nervous people. but
Ee know no remedy except to chunk the
long cared gentlemen for their want of
manners. We have not space at our com
mand to-day or We nigh. for pastime
throw few chunks at investigator. As
it is we shall have to defer uddiging in the
amusement until more convenient sea-
SON.
Not having had much acquaintance with
the animals alluded to in the above ex-
tract, until Mattingly's advent into our
community, We are not very we'll posted
in regard to the means necessary to cure
them of their braying propensities; but as
he has kindly furnished us with recipe,
and if he makes as great failure in future
attempts to answer arguments sdduced
against him as he did in writing the arti
Gle we have quoted, we shall conclude
that the recipe is good one, and one that
should be brought into general use, espec-
tally on Mat.ingy and other members of
the tribe, portion of whom will be men
toned hereafter.
We have no difficulty in finding the
"chunk' So to throw at this venerable spec
linen of the tribe, and the smaller yelpers
who, if considered according to merit,
would De found scarcely worthy to per-
form scavenger duty. The chunks and
many others of the san kind, which we
throw at the y. A of the Republican,
may be found in the Crisis. on the pages
indicated by the figures at the close of each
extract:
Though the Wing. Democratic, and
Know-Nething newspapers, in all the
States, free and slave. denounced Col.
Fremont as an intolerant Cat 1olic, it is
now generally conceded that he was no.
where supported by the peculiar friends
of Pope Plus TX. The votes poled at
the Five Points precinct, which is almost
exclusively inhabited by LOW IRISH
CATHOLICS, show how pomerfuly the
Jesuitical influence was brought to bear
against him. At that deiectable locality.
as we have already shown, the tinid Satye
of Wheatlahd received five hundred and
seventy four votes whereas the dauntless
Finder of Empire received only six
teen.
True TO their instincts for Freedom. the
Germans, generally, voted the right tick
ct, and they will do it again, and continue
to do it. With the intelligent Protestant
element of the Fdtherland on our side, we
can well afford to dispense with the IG-
NORANT CATHOLIC ELEMENT OF
THE EMERALD ISLE. In the influ-
ence which they exert on society. there is
50 little difference between Slavery, Pope
ry. and Negro driving Democracy, that
we are not at all surprised to see them go
ING haDd in hand in their diaboical work
of lnhumanity and desolation.-83.
To turn the slaves away from their
present homes--away from all the prop
erty and means Of support which their la
Dor has mainly produced. would be I'M
pardonably cruel--exceedingly unjust
Still more cruel and unjust would il be,
however, to the non slaveholding whites
no less than to the negroes. to grant fur
Their liberation to the existence Of slavery.
In any event. come what will, transpire
what may, the system must be abolished.
The evils, if any. which are to result from
abolition. cannot, by any manner of means,
be half as great as the evils which are
certain TO overtake us in case of its con-
tinuance. The perpetuation of slavery is
The climax of iniquity.-86.
Ignorant of even the first lessons of a
hornsbook. they handy among themselves,