Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-04-11
THE REPUBLICAN.

| HThe writer of the follow ing inter
esting letter proposes to "bore us occasion
ally wi,ha piece of his mind" He writes
well and his illusions viii always be pub
lished, when we can spare the room, pro-
vided his chirogrsphy. as in this instance.
can be deciphered BY our compositors: 2
FROM CALIFORNIA. '
Brush CREEK. Butte Co., California.
February 2sth. 1861.
FRIEND MArrINGLY.-l take q malicious
pleasure in occasionally boring my friends
with piece of my mind in the shape of q
letter.. cant help it, lis natur and na.
tar wW $50 just please compose
yourself.
We poor benighted ones Of the Pacific
coast. true to the name of the great ocean
that washes our shores. are decidedly peace.
able. and we wish the people Of the At.
lantic coast were also. s ...
The last Pony" brings us news. how
ever. that leads us to believe that the trail
torous sentiments promulgated at the
south have. ere this. been either qnelled or
have led to the shedding of fraternal blood.
The sentiment expressed by the people Of
California is the Union Now and Forever.
Owing to the State being populated by
people from every portion of the country
we have some few exceptions, some few
traitors to injure the feelings CT honest and
loyal citizens. by their blasphemous rail-
inss against that country that gave them
birth and that has made them what they
are-Americau citizens. 1 have heard OF
only two instances. however; the first the
County Surveyor of San Joaquins (pro-
nounced Wakeen) county. who. on little
sloop used in his business raised the Bear
Flag" and that the populace tore down
and burned. and prepared substitute for
the gentleman anil compelled him under
pain of Judge Lynch's displeasure to dis
play it at his mast head for q given length
Of time 1t was the American flag with
the stars in circle in the field, and inside
this circle was a gilt Eagle tearing the vi
tails from hinge grizzly. That is the way
disunion and a Pacific Republic" is re-
ceired in Stockton.
Another case occurred at San Francis
co but short time since; the captain of .
small vessel in dropping from the wharf
ran mp the palmetto" The people as
with one voice called out "traitori" take
that down!''-at the same time enforcing
the command with such missiles as were
at hand. stones, clubs and potatoes. they
compelled him To take Il down. throw It
into the bay and display the stars and
stripes amid the wild huzzahs OF the mul-
titude. .
l have Georgian working tor me. He
was one Of the volunteers to Florida du-
ring the Seminole war. / heard him ex-
press himself thus: 81 have for nearly for
ty years been sheltered and protected by
the stars and stripes-I received this
bareing his breast and displaying an ugly
scar protecting other American citizens
under i.-snd / want to spend the remain
der of my days ss have those gone BY.
and say d-n Georgia for her treason"
Our dutiful Legislators Legislator.
are dutiful( (?)-are hard at work doing
nothing. toward giving us U. S. Senator
The Breckinridge men talk largely about
the union of the un-terri6ed. and tell the
Douglas to come over. while they. like old
Sambo. declare that they will Idle fus:" in
fact. intimate that they will help the Re-
pubIicaus FIRST. The parties are 20 sitoa-
ted numerically that neither can elect with
out concessions Of some sort. Mr.. Fargo
in his late speech before the Assembly in
dulged in the following little bic Of proph-
| ecy. which. rs he is ono of the best figar-
crs in the State. we may regard IS sig
n'ncant' aw ,i-.e. ssesr = dss .s.e
There will be but one democratic party
here in few days. and that will be the
pro-slavery Democratic party, which had
rebelled against the Government and TO-
nored its authority, and will speedily at
tract to il ell those who now feel % nm
comfortably Ia the Douglas party"
| This was not delivered ON the Senator;-