Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-02-16
THE REPUBLICAN.

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= Bs The Valparaiso Republic after copying some
remarks we made couple of weeks since in de-
fence of our old warrior friend, Col. Nav, whom
the Crown Point yister characterised as 'bore,'
adds:
"No man in Indiana is equal to Mattingly of the
Republican, Sulgrove Of the Journal, not excepted
n his powers of sarcasm, as the above piece OF ro
nv will show. The casual reader might glance
overt and think the writer intended it for praise.
not for moment imagining what burlesque it
contained in almost every line. Nav is the Dem
ocratic candidate for Congress- in this District, and
Mattingly proposes to kill him off in advance"
Whatever may be our powers of sarcasm we shall
have to yield the palm to the Doctor, the 'above
piece of irony will show" As he says sthe casual
reader might glance over it and think the writer
intended it for praise, not for moment imagining
what burcsque it contained in almost every line.'
Well, We like good thing even when it is our ex-
pense, and so enter the above to the Doctors cred
it on our fun book, to be repaid back in kind the
first convenient opportunity.
The Crown Point Register takes very different
view of our remarks. See what terribly sarcas-
tic thrust he makes at Us: tt t'i.t
"The MARSHALL Co. Republican is in a fit of hor-
ror at the idea of Col. Mays being called "bore
to the party. Mr.. Mattingly must be very scnsi
tive 1t is wonder how he stood the shock with
out fainting. man so foreign to epithets of any
kind should not be allowed to peruse any thing out
side Sunday School book, child's primer
'Ridiculousn What word for so refined a gen
tleman(7) y to utter. The truth is, we have nothing
to take back. The course that the Col. has taken
for the last two years has been any thing but gen
tlemanly, and men of his own party say that he
would be no loss to the party if he should retire
We hope Mr.. Mattngly will survive the shock, and
be spared to do good service in the coming cam
paign."
| We ought to thank the REGISTER, we suppose, fol
the good wish expressed in the conclusion of the
above toward US, notwithstanding his severity
We shall take care in future how We jest with oul
testy friend. If he ever read Sunday Schoo
book o. childs primer. he has probably forgotten
the lessons of mercy they inculca'cd. We derive
consolation, however, from the fact that while h,
intimates our language is unrefncd and ungentle
manly, he boldly avows that the course Of Our dis
! tinguSlied belligerent friend, Col. May, for tn,
last two years has been any thing but gcntemanly
He is almost as severe upon the Col. as old out
spoken gent we heard speak at indianapolis il
1856. After paying his respects to several promi
nent Democrats in that region in a manner tha
kept the audience in continual roar Of laughter
he said: Ard there's my sonin-law, Col. Alel
May, going round puffed out like frog. croakin;
aboat the dissolution of the Union, and chargn:
the Republican party with being in favor Of ANAL
gamation and niggor equality. This produced
hurricane of mirth; but it was the speakers man
ncr. which we cannot give, more than his language
that created the deafening cachnnaton that follow
cd and was kept up for several minutes. We laugh
cd until our sides ached; others vept-their fu
having been tckled to such an excess that eve
their lachrymose fountains had to overflow fror
sympathy. Can any one wonder that we shoul
respect and venerate the memory of man at who's
expense. We enjoyed SO much pleasure1 Will no
our friend of the Register forgive us for apply
/ ing the term ridiculous to himl If not W
hope he win, at least, Withhold his irony. We hav
got as much as we can bear, and if We cannot sto
it any other way shall have to call into requisitio
the services of our beligerent friend, who, we fec
sure, in consideration of the service we have ren
l-dered him. will defend US against the combined as
saults of "the world, the flesh and the devil" espe
cialy, as he is painting for opportunity to reco,
er the laurels he lost in his conflict with Dunhan
by lamming the first little black Republican cito
that questions his prowess