Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-06-21
A Strange Request.

9. II. REEVE, Esq, met Us IN the Court House
yard on Friday last. and after informing US that he
had called at our Office but found absent, said
he desired to have conversation with Us, and that
he had brought with him two mutual friends, Mr..
GIDEON BLasE and Dr.. T. A. BORToS, for the pur
Pose Of hearing what pissed between Is. After
intir.s;in- that we were ready to hear any re-
Iairks he had 20 make. Mr. r. after referring TO
the political tits between Us in los, which had
been dropped and al hard feeling then engendered
in his heart toward us hal passed of, went on to
say that at tina. time certain articles appeared ia
tie Republican over the signature of Timothy
o ,Idbuck," which he had not read,-that his
attention had been called that morning, By his wife
20 a communication in our last issue, written in
the 40 ,ldbuek' style addrcssed.to him, and which
We we're doubtless the author of;-that he had
come to protest against the annoyance OF having
communications got up IN that stile addressed to
him, and requested that We would no; address any
more Of The letters ID him,-that he was not can
tidate for ans oiiice-Iad political ASPIRATIONS
and that he though, il unfair 10 attack any man in
that war, irasmuch as il could not fail to inure his
reputation and place him in ridiculous attitude
before the pubic
We inquired Of him what was in obadiah Prin
gie.s'' letter that he objected TOT He admitted
there vas nothing personally offensive in il, except
the style and the fact that il was addressed to him.
that he did not think il fair that he should be
singled out from among all the prominent Demo
cats in the place as a butt for ridicue, one Of
whom, at least. with all his fairness and smooth
ness to our face had tried harder TO injure and
break down our paper than ever he had
We remarked then that although he was not a
candidate he frequently made political speeches,
and in 50 doing laid himself as liable to criticism
as though he we're candidate, and that il was an
extraordinary request to make Of 4 political orpo
nent that he should net reply to him in whatever
manner nc might choose. This point argued
Se.ween Us for some time. a. length. seeing that
the idea Of having any more letters addressed to
him from "0badish Prngis" was exceedingly an
oying and fearing, from the mute appeas of Doct.
Borton, that they would aggravate his bodily af-
fiction, We gave him promise that "Obsdiah''
should not address any more Of his badly spelled
epistles to him. This pledge afforded him great
satisfaction, ard in return be thanked us appa-
-rcntiy from the bottom Of his heart 10 happy IN
deed did he appear hat we could not help but feel
little self congratuIation in being the instrument
OF comforting 50 much Joy fellow mortal
We had no idea before Mr.. r. informed Us that
Timothy's letters annoyed him 50 much. and as We
have mercifaily granted the great boon he craved
80 earnestly, we have one request 70 make Of him
which. we hope. for lis own sake, not ours, he viii
comply wth,--thst he viii in future abstain from
making political harrLngues. Why7 Because hs
Is entirely too sensitive for politician, and as hi
physical condition imperiously requires him t.
keep composed, be should by all means avoid ever.
thing calculated to disturb irritatc his mind
Notwithstanding he has extorted promis'
from, u that win not allow any one TO attack hin
through the paper in his most vulnerable part
others N " not hlve quite as macsi Of the milk o
hun,n kindness diving through their VEINS