The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-02-14

IspiASAP0ILs Fen. .. 1851
I Ed. DEa: The principal topic of excitement thin
week has been the prospective duel between Nc
Hefiren and Mccoy. The difficulty grew out o.
words spoken in dc bate which lee TO a challenge OIL
the part of Moody, and an acceptance from Heffren
The parties left the city on Wednesday last. &C
compa med by their. friends for point in Ken
lucky to make arrangements for 4 hostile meeting
The latest news at the present writing wa. that
they had not yet fought, but were secretng them.
selves from the public, who on their track.
When the law makers deliberately go of to be-
come law breakers, 1t is TO be hoped that the high
est penalty of their crimes, for crime il IL, WILDE
meted out to them.
The discussion IN the state of the Union has been
passed over during the week. and the attention of
the legislature has been given exclusively to the
consideration of oills.
4 bill to chan ge the interest la so as allow
10 per cent on special contracts has elected good
deal of attention. No definite action has as vet
been had omit. Also, billto extend the jurisdic-
ton of Justices OF the Peace from One Hundred
Dollars, in htigated cases, to Three Hundred Dol
lars, aud on confessions IA Fir. Hundred Dollars,
drew ont good deal of discussion. It finally
passed the House, but il will RIOS; likely be de-
ieated in the Senate.
There Is now bill before the House to abolish
the Common Pleas Court, and give to county Clerks
Surrogate powers. which promises to create con
siderable interest II provides for the creation Of
new and smaller circuits and the holding cfthe
Circuit Court four terms aycar.
The Peace Commissioners nomina ted by his
Exec lency ave gone on to Washington. Each
carries with him written instructions in respect to
the course he is to pursue in that Con yention.--
Hence, it is not Indiana, but Governor Morton that
will be represented there.
The Philosopher of the Tribune, and apostle OF
Rcpubliesnsm, Horace Greeley, lsctured before
of the Literary Societies of the city on Thus
dsy night last. His subject was "Selfmadr men"
Although the the theme is somewhat trite, his lee
ture war highly inter esting and instructive; but hs
;bominable whining, and drawing deiv cry destroy
cd the fine effect il otherwise would have produced
He certainly has the poorest gift of speech of any
one ever heard attempt to address public audi
ence
he said lie had been reque ted TO give his view :
on the political topics of the day. but he declined
To do 90 as he did not think he could bencti, any
one thereby, and he might possibly give ofence to
some He said it waa 81 II matter of history and
prophecy. A. To his history, his audience was as
we'll posted ne was, and 10 prophecy, he did mt
know any more than they did. and. with this rath-
er philosophc explanation, ha proceeded wita HE
lecture
Tina effect o. the crisis is beginning TO be ser-
ously felt, only in this city, but in all others
OF Indiana, where manufactures are carried ON o
any cxteut. Hundreds and thousands are thrown
out of employment without means to support
their families, and pinching want il already begin
Ming to enter their households.
God only knows when this state OF things will
end
In haste,