Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-01-26
Republican Re-Union.

: anapolis gave the members ofthe Republican Stat
If Central Committee and number of other II Rcpul
lican. guests and friends of the house, n banous
on Wednesday evening the llth inst. Thomas {
Phillips, Esq, editor of the Ho ard County Tr
bnne, and member Of the Central Committee
: furnished the following report to the IndianopoIi
Journal of what was said and done on the occasion
c The Republican State Central Committee W.,
, certainly fortunate body during the session tba
adjourned ON the evening of the | lth inst. Tn
meeting was organized 'up town." but ct an earl
hour OF its session. message from the proprietor
: oil the American House announced that n LARGO
room than the one then occupied was at tho
OF the committee. Very soon afterwards, the com
mittee was comfortabyat work in a large room II
the American Blessings sometimes come in show
ers. The committee had not pr. ceedcd far In I'm
siness, when Hon. o. p. Morton announced that i,
Mas duly authorized by the proietors to invite tho
members OF the commtteee to partake of an or ser
supper al 0 clock in the evening. The invitation
was accepted, of course. From that moment fo,
some reason or other, patriotic gentlemen Offered
tner services to fll the places of absent members
Oh the committee and at the appointed hour in the
evening, strange to say, every District was fully
represented. Of the supper VIC will only saw that
twas gotten up in the very best american stvle
ana those who are acquainted with that style will
nrlafl
zng character of that supper.
IN conclusion OF the evening" entertainment, we
need scarcely say, was short course of spcecbes
Col Henry b Lane called out first After
lanknS the proprietors for their kindness he said:
Some one said that the way to n woman's heart is
through her eycs-the way to a man heart is often
down his throat. am not, Mr.. Chairman. n NOM
Der OF your committee, but came here ON account
OF tue associations and TO give air of respecta
biIty TO the AFFAIR." He referred to political matters
anu thought IT was msnomer to say that the Blu
chanan and Douglas wings OF the Democracy were
quarreling about principles, for said he, they have
no principles to quarrel about. He liked the name
Republican, and said that party was a cross between
the good old Wings and the better class of Demo
Gratis lie spoke Of the canvass of SO and sa id the
Republicans had been more than victorous--tbcy
had deserved success. He complimented, in We
ry happy manner, his friend Hon. o. p Morton,
who had been standard bearer in ;bat vear re
spoke of himself, and said he admired eandor in
Others and must be candid himself He knew bo
nad Decn spoken of as ono of the Republican stan
dard bearers in ls60 As God was his iudoc no
did not desire 10 be--would like to see the same
gentleman make the race i'm go who had done SO
well IN 90, but he would not refuse if his friends
by united voice, should say it was his duty Ia ac |
ccept the nomination they proposed to give him.
he became very eloquent while referring to the
iact that the rights of his State had been tramnled
upon in the Congress of the United States-spokc
OF the State and National victory that surely await
ep us this year, and warmed into an enthusiasm
while anticipating the day when the voice of free
dom shall again be heard in the councils of the ma
ton.
Col. Lane was frequently appaudel during his
short neat speech, and Immediately upon taking his
scat Judge Morton was called for.
Judge Morton said he had no capacity for making
4 speech alter supper. He thanked Col Lane for
the compliments he bad given him, and assured the
prl1r To- ha Il. I,
where Col. Lane led. lie spoke also ofpolitical af
airS' past and prospeciive-siid the very best way
70 undecire southcrners to allow them To have
4 Republican Administration Judge MS spcech
was in good taste and warmly received
Judge Hackleman made happy speech, and as :
'ureu ms hearcrs that the ''hog clute' Democracy
we're about to 60 down. He made an annlic,t;o, !
'f the old ladys philosophy of the earth resting ON
rock, that rock on another rock, and rock all the
way down. by saying that the excitement un at the
,otcd doors of the Theatcr would be excitement all
he way through. lie said the bone and sinew of I
he Democratic party would never abide the abom c
haoe doctrines promulgated siace the opening Of a
he present Congre IS by members OF their party A b
rovision of our Constitution declared hat tbore s
ho'd be no religious tests. but this provision is null
nd void IN thirteen of the States AND vet we the Z
'epu6cans' are called the agitators. For himself
e had two years ago. for the accommodation az a q
ookseiler who would not be turned away, bought h
titc
helf and had not looked at it till Clark of Nilsson Is
advertised it in Congress. While there was o.
lucn IN that book which he condemned, he con-
sseu that there were also many figures that were
cry damaging to the Democratic party. CT
Hon. u. d. Murray was called for, but he only u
ose to say that he thought it too late To con-
nue. the making of speeches, and that really be W
as not very well, TO which Col Lane said that his
Nurray's) manner of eating oysters certainly IL
lcht to convince the Committee that he was not ell
ell. ''S "o' in
Hon. ]. 5. Cravcns did not desire to exhibit his bu
ir proportions. nor to make a speech Like the ha
mmander who preferred TO fight his battles over II
''ii' ne would rather eat the supper again ru
an entertain the company with speech. an
General Steele made a few remarks. which. on lei
count ofhis distance from US, and the mcrriment
ey created we could hear. da
The chairman, Mr.. CARRIER. unlike some of the OF
embcrs of the Committee, WAS prepared TO make a yo
eech. he ~ould make it, but he hld pal rcd off Ia'
tn friend. - tie
Mr. Ray, of Clark, was called He did not 70, for
until the gentleman from the pcnitentiary" ma
3 called up by the chairman. It's
Mr. Ray made good speech He assured tho suI
mmittce that the people of the "Pocket, were
dy to join in with the Republicans to defeat the Re
mocracy, and concluded with an exbortat;on 90 kin
70 buckle on the srmor and go forth TO duty, un o'
they should arrive at place "where the wicked but
se from troubling and the weary are at rcst.u an
benjamin Harrison, ESQ.,. said his modcsty was We
much IN his way as were the fair proportions of hin
friend Cravens- His speech was a very hand L
ne one. lie was firm believer in the Cavnis- Ole
for sin--and made an in resi-
nous political application oft desiring that those will
wish to join US should show fruits meet for re who
tancc, and hoped all who could do SO on those wro
ms would come to the worship of true God. own
said, referring to the Democratic speeches in OF q
present Congress, that we had the battles of in that
endence to fight over again. He was for bring he q
the question TO test, but he said the Southern .
nbers oil Congress could not dissolve the Union. wan
here we're poor lawyers enough in the South. If and
places of members of Congress were vacated To past
in, fill them up and make those places more whit
orable than they are now. port
adSc Hackicman offered the following resolu SOU,
aH4. ~ 81 iHsfffi1fte# - wan
esolued, That the thanks of the Rou,, but
c Central Committee be and they are hereby ter
cred to Mcssrs ,Wiggim & Morrow ror their use
ness in furnishing to the committee conycn mum
room Tor its meeting, and for the rcfrcshuent aff
'e members, and that the next meeting of the 80 =
mftee be held at the American House. H
ne resolution passed and ordered L, no a;ct,
ed IN all the Republican papers Of the citv. ham
most pleasant evening the committee adj from
'eu Nv "A CLOCK ~ sss.tt1 saecai - u s'wor
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1t is Common Observation - DunI
rat there are more sufferers from deb;ltv for Il
est Americans, than can be found auonG any saut
civilized nation. The reason is obyious. - store
Ieke exercise. and forget the wants of in th'