Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-04-05

naninousIy 'iaforins 10 IL his last Issue that We
have ajured % peIf witheur ps<ty rIcnds. by sta.
ting the simple hct sha. n. Packard, shs ex Clerk
OF this county. had been made to "dsgorge $685. Of
uncalled for witness and jury fees" and that some
ofthenne~s say 'fhsy have given. Mtansly fits
rthe course he has pursued coward Mr. Packard,'
and "that he lP.) was perfectly right"
It's not often one stumbles upon politician who
has the ussppinis to iaf0rm. lis oppoheut when
he is injuring himself That class OF bipeds are
generally 20 selfish as to permit shrir opponent 10
rush upon his ruin without even a kindly word Of
warning. Bot our neighbor 10 an exception In this
respect AT heart he must be Republican. or II
would not distress him beyond measure as it actu-
ally does TO see us do anything to injure oursef or
the great cause We advocate Some may be 20 un-
charitable as to intimate that this may be mere
rusc Of his TO brighten u.s. and deter US from expos.
ing the pecuations of his party friends, but they
misudge him. ltis true it is mere rciteration Of
the same crr we have heard hundred times here
toforc, but what OF thsti He is too honest and
candid man to tell US seriously that we have in
jured ourself and party. by giving Publicity to a
Fact in which the people generally were interested
without scarcely note or comment, unicss he re-
ally believed it to be true. Magnanimiy unparal.
leled. How can we ever repay him for his kind
ness7 When his warm heart ceases to beat and
the clods of the valley hide his manly form from
mortal ken, brilliant halo will rest over his grave
upon which his countrymen will gaze with admira-
ton and delight as they pass.
To repay him in part for his disinterestcd friend
ship, which, not to appreciate and acknowledge
would demonstrate ingrattudc Of the darkcs. hue on
part, rs we'll to pcrPctua,e his literary fame to
the latest pos,ersy, We copy below the whole of his
elegantly written article. In which, he kindly and
with unparalleled magnanmity informs ns ofthc in
Jury VIC have done oursclf and party. by impruicnt.
~ stating an undeniable fact in regard to the cx-
Democratic Clerk. OF course we shall be careful
not to be guilty of such stupidity in future. But
here is the gen. sparkling and bright in its native
purity and richness:
Turning THE TAsLEs.--Our neichbor, Of the
Republican,, has gotten into rather bad fix He
pitched into MIR. Packard. thinking he had done n
good thing for his party. but the object of this at
tack Was too apparent, and the MISREPRESENTATION
too contemplate TO receive the sanction of even
the Republicans. and those, too, with WHOM, Mr..
Packard nude the settlement, first referred to by
our neighbor. But, rs soon as they find that they
are in equally as bad or worse fix, they want the
investigation stopped and those who were at first
the most oticious in misreprescnting Mr.. Packard.
now say they "have given Mattinsly fits for the
course he has taken toward Mr.. Packard" and that
l"hc tP-} was perfectly right" This is what we
would call craw fishing, and although We are much
Younger and less experienced than our venerable
contemporary, yet We modestly intimate to him that
7 L.. ~ Lass.
has been in the habit of doing. and has done in this
instance. He had better not be so blinded rs to
get himself into similar fix very often during the
campaign. or the cool people OF this county will
begin 10 think that probably he my be mistaken.
and what is worse. that he m,y msrepresent
slightly. We do not chsrge ANYTHING for eur su :
ges,ions and only give them in return for the kind
advice he gave US in his last issue
We would fail 10 discharge the whole Of our duty
were We to neglect to congratulate the Democracy
Of Marshall upon their good fortune in having OBJ
tanned the services of such brilliant and forcibl,
writer to conduct their local organ, as the author
OF the foregoing. Such a coruscaiion Of genius i.
sufficient to establish his fame at once. were hs
never 10 inriite another sentence Most people, al
well as oursclf, are too stupid to see how mer.
statement OF an undeniabc fact can amount TO
Misrepresentation, or how an officer can be '.psr
teetly ri9h," in neglecting to comply with pIair
and explicit provision Of the law in regard to hi
duties. but the genius that prcsides over the Dem
oerat sheds such effulgent ray ofght on the sub
ljcct by single dash of his pen, that such common
sense morta's ourself lost in wonder an,
amazemcnt at his vast powers and logical acumen
Envious and minded political opponent,
may characterize the above efruson as shameless
specimen of mendaeious impudencc, but surely,
writer of such towering abilities would not stool
so low as to utter an untrush. No. We will no
listen to such an insulting insnuation. 1t is true
we have no recollection of any Republican friend
onrs "giving fits" for referring to his friend
Packard in tho way wo did, unless II was sitting u
with pair Of stogies for practical use. but on
conscientious and veracious neghbor Gays il is so
and We will not venture to deny the truth of hi
statement.
As substitute for pcroation to the ADORE brc
culogy upon the character and ability Of our high
Iy esteemed ncighbor. we make the following quo
lta,ion. from that celebrated literary compiiato or
known far and vide as Mother Coose's Mele
dies":
"How big was Alexander daddy,
| Tint people call him sonnet
| Was he like old Coliah, who
Weighed half ton!
Oh no, my child, abont as big
! As me or uncle Jeems,
IT want his heft that made him great.
But his orful lot o. brains.
Rail Road Meeting.
Pursuant to adjournment on the Previous even