The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1860-07-26

cur country. For the sake Of getting their
votes he now goes about telling them that
he is in favor of their having free homes.
When Know nothingism swept over the
Union and bid fair to rule the country,
then he was Know nothing, and now that
it is about dead, he is no longer Know
nothing, but is now wanting the govern
lnent TO give those, he once tried to crush
and deprive of the liberties he now pirates
about their enjoying among US. homes. He
makes a great noise about the expense Of
the government. and wants her TO give
away millions of acres of land. What con-
6dence lie man, that will act as he has
done toward the foreigner. entitled to
and how can he harden up his cheek to
ask them for their votes, when he was OIL ce
in favor of dspriviDg them of the privi
lege of voting and holding Office, and at
the same time belongs to the party that
gives negroes these privileges? If the
devil don't ge. that face of Schuyler's he
will be cheated out of his just dues, how
ever, We have no fears but the Old Gen
tleman' is safe
Here Schuyler gave Colfax a compliment
for the faithful manner in which he had
redeemed his pledges TO the people of the
Ninth Congressional District. l. was
just about the same compliment that Col
fax gave Schuyler, and we thought them
about even on this score. He then walled,
just as he has done thousand times be.
fore, over Kansas, but it has lost its effect,
and by no gesture nor intonation could he
make any of his audience weep as they
used to. All the effect produced was. that
Mr.. Fuller thought he saw the pint and
kept nodding his head, to give his follow
ers the idea that what the Hon. gentleman
was saying was true. At about this time
We noticed quite number of young Re-
publicans, and probably Democrats too,
back of the stand. quietly exercising their
mnscle. by taking tilt at half ham,
mon.' or hop-step and jump Others
were acting still more sensible and gallant
} by walking and talking with the many
good looking young ladies present. Find
ing that he could not produce the desired
J effect, on the subject of Kansas. he drop
ped it, and. for variety, pitched into Doug
las, and then comphmented the Honorable
Schuyler Colfax for the faithful manner in
| which he hid redeemed, &c. Next he
spoke Of the disclosures made by the Co.
vode COMMITTEES. produced pa
/ per that he said was a forged naturalizs
, ton paper sample of those used to car
t ~ the election in the State of Pennsylva~
, MIA. He blamed this all on President Blu.
: chanan. How true his remarks may be
} on this subject We do not know, as we have
} not had an opportunity of knowing much
, about the doings of the Committee, nor the
| disclosures made by it's prying into the
/ doings of the President, but we are in.
> clined TO the belief that great portion Of
f what he said on this point was untrue in
3 point of fact. and that the coloring wa.
E all his own, OF course.
In speaking of the expense of the Ad-
D ministratIon, he spoke Of the amount:
T President Buchanan asked Congress tc
/, allow. to carry on the government, but die
not tell his hearers that the Republican
a members in Congress, if any blame is to b.
. attached to the Administration, for this
: expense, is to blame for the expense. al
$ the Republicans are largely in the MAORI
Y ty in the House of Congress, and tie,
It made the allowances Mr.. Colfax charges t,
the President. 1t is true the Presden
o asked it, but they were not in any wa,
d compelled to allow it, but they did, snt
It they are now croaking about the expens
Y of the Administration, when they them
# selves made the allowances. A man tina
r. will thus wrongfully abuse the Admins
: tration, we will not believe further tina,
IS we know, and advise our readers to b
, also careful.
d "a few words in conclusion Unde
this head he discoursed fuently for sbou
l. forty minutes. Fixed up very fine stor
n about "Honest Old Abe's" early life, hi
il adversely. perseverance, natural ability
= honesty and Write, in all of which Their
l. vas scarcely word, or at most a sentenc
IF of entire truth, unadulterated. He did nc
.r say that when boy he was notorious 70
his laziness and orthlessness-about hi
,e presiding at dog-6ghts and horse-races-
d drinking whiskey-keeping grocery, &c
le &C., all of which is true about their cand
date for the Presidency.
It "In conclusion" he eulogized the ReE
e. rssentative in Congress from the Mint
y Congressional District, for the faithfl