Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-09-27
THE REPUBLICAN.
- eiirel PLYMOUTH, IND. ''..,'a .t
Thursday -. September Fl, 1860
His Mightinse.sss, s.s,''A '.As He He Is"

-sa - dsiv NO. III. rlA saoT1ad
Tn communication over the signature
OF "vindex.';' published in the Democrat
Of the 9th inst, the writer, whom we as
sumed to be HIS Migltiness himself, Marcus
Aurelius Augustus Julius Cesar Orlando
Packard. says: -. 80 -.
'.Whep Mattingly reitcrates the, charge
that Marx Packard spoke of laboring men
as greasy. mechanics and says he used
the expression that Black Republicans
ought to be shot down. he lies, basefully,
wilfulIy. maliciouslys He dare not at
tempt to specify the time and place that be
alleges the expressions to have been made"
1t was this paragraph that convinced us
that HE Migltiness was the author Of the
article. as we supposed no one else would
stultify himself by denying in such posi-
tive terms that his Mightipess had ever
used such expressions. No one else but
himself could say with any propricty that
he had not. Another might have said he
utu not bcitNc nc cNef uScu theih, o's hO
prudent man who cared for his reputation
as a man,of. veracity would have ventured
farther We refer to this matter now be-
cause in tie last Dcmocra. we fnd another
article oyer the signature of "yindex," in
which the writer denies that his MightiRess
is the author. in the following clegalt and
characteristic Shamocratic language:
Now, Mr.. Elitar. permit me to assure
your readers that. Notwithstanding Mr.
Mattingly's statement, Mark Packard did
not write the article referred to-; nor was it
written with his knowledge OF consent
Now il Mr.. Mattingly denies this and re-
itcratcs his false charge. i will take the
pains to prove him liar. for it will not he
an error. he knows bctter.z and makes the
charge to deceive his readers.pN .vseI,e
Ofcoursc we cannot say positively that
his Mishtiness is the auti,or Of the yin
dex" articles. but believe him to be, never.
thclcss. But, whether him or some one
else, we have no hesitation in pronouncine
the wriscra dastardly. calumniator. who
dare rot sign his own name to the articles
Coward ike he shoots at us from behind 9
fictitious name but dare not expose hi.
dastarlly carcase to a return fire. If mo-
his Mightiness it is some one equally as de
void of manlincss and truth, and if he vii
only furnish us his name we promise t.
give his antecedents ventilation that viii
cure him for awhile Of his penchant fo
scribbling and slandering. - ~,
In the first extract above, the writer
whether his Mightiness or some one els
is of no consequence. says. "He (we) dar
not attempt to specify the time and plac
that he alleges the expressions to have becl
made.'' We never alleged that he calle'
laboring men greasy mechanics" thougl
we have no doubt from his actions he S,
regards them-many of his party do, a
lcast;--nur did we ever allege that hi
Mightiness usetthc expression that "Dlael
Republicans orghi to be shot down." Il
our paper oftIie 18th we quoted what h
did say, but -.yindex's nor any opc els
has since attempted to deny that lie usel
the disgraerfulre rrcssioss.l Here is tn
gem. sparkling and bright, in its origina
purity: .,Ii ~ ''''' ,''.. 1'.., = -
/ REPUBLICANS SHOT DOWN. Fol
THEY ARE ALWAYS 1NCrTINt
! INSURRECTl0N."