Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-12-26
THE REPUBLICAN.
PLYMOUTH. IND.,v ~va
Thursday, Dec. 81 19, 1861.
[. MATTINGLY. Editor.
Throwing Bricks Again

<hteot iVhaiufhS iOt o Voupic VI Wecho
to crafty his morbid propensity to quar-
rel with us. Mcdonald, in his last issue.
throws the following bricis-stohe over the
fence at us: 10 hnsJ tieTa sse7a Ha ~
n "wHAr DOES II MEAs?-Last fall. when
Jasper Packard. Esq, made . political
speech from the balcony of the Edwards
House, the street was crowded to hear him
spout abolitionism for the success of the
Republican candidate for the Presidency.
Last Friday evening. he spoke here
again; what falling off was there. my
countrymcn, in the number who went to
hear himl Three dozen, big, little, old
and young, would cover the number in at
tendance.' He spoke on the war, and ask
ed for volunteers to fight for the govern
ment. Was an election of more i'm
portance TO Republicans than the honor,
the safety and perpetuity Of the govern
ment?a May be Mattingly can tell.
'lf Mr.. Packard had given notice that
he would deliver an address to the Wide
Awakes. the house would doubtless have
been crowded with enthusiastic listeners
ready to cheer every expression which sa-
vored of abolitionism."
Mcdonald. no dolbt. thought he had
got off very mordacious squib when he
'crit the above. and stroked his downy chin
with evident self-complacency as he saw
"Nlattingly" and the "aboliiionists. in
his imagination. winciug at the smart in
flicted by his biting cuts. His happiness.
however. was suddenly dashed. by the
remembrance Of the monster Wide Awake
procession which he saw with such dismay
and shifting of knees the night Jasper
Packard, Esq, ''from the balcony of the
Edwards House," did spout abolitionism ;
That's what's the matter with poor
Mac. Those wicked Wide Awakes hadn't
oughtcr disturbed his placid soul in the
way they did. There was "Hickory
Shirt" organization about the same time,
but the recollection Of the displays they
made, under direction Of their redoubtable
leader. only excites broad grin among
Republicans. Why does not the recollec-
tion Of the Wide .Awakes excite similar
emotions among Democrats? MAY be-
Mc donald '.csn tell" aa4 e.1
Why Mr.. Packard had not larger au-
dience is easily accounted for. In. the first
place, il is always very difficult to get out
q crowd a, the Court House, owing to It's
being SO far from the business part Of town.
Even IN times of high political excitement
both parties have to Go considerable drum.
ming usually before they ill the hall Ia
the second place. most Of those bloody
Wide Awakes Mcdonald refers to have
left for the tented field. aud Democrats
hereabouts. every body knows. do not at
tend war meetings. or cnlist in the army
either. as general thing. Did they turr
out TO hear Col. Eddy at Corbin's Hall
. 'May be" Mcdonald "can tell" -
> d 1t is beautiful consistency of aboli
tiouism which holds that the Federal Con
stitution does not recognize property il
slaves, and at the same time insists tha
Congress shall confiscate slaves as prop
erty.-Demorrat.
1t is a beautiful consistency of som
: Democrats that while they Claim to be 10y
: al citizens they should manifest so mucl
regard for what they claim as the slave
property of rebels. They say that slave
are property, whether abolitioaists Go o
not. and according to their own doctrin
the slaves of rebels may be con6scatei
thought necessary. The fact that certai
Democrats oppose the con6scation of reb
Ell slave.property demonstrates their tru
sentiments. These are the men who ar
striving to maintain the organization of th
Democratic party. and by adroit manage
ment secure the control of the rotten an
corrupt organization. SO that they ma
WELD it for the perpetuation aad spread 9
i negro slavery. until the institution by ano
ther Dred Scott decision is forced into eve
ry State In the Union. These are III
men we hear talk about the Democrat
!. party being "the only organized conservs
< tive party in the country" Conservative
! No one. in their estimation. can be consel
g vative unless he falls down and worship
the Democratic God--a brutal wretch wit
a whip in his hand standing upon
2 PROSTATE negro Undoubting faith in tn
power and majesty and glory of this go
!, is sina qua non to full admission into ID
Democratic church. where they have GO
+ the control. They hope. by rcsorting t
their old tacties-hypocrisy and lieing-t
8. regain their lost power, and then offer ii
South every thing they may demand il the
: will only come back into the Union, or,
/ they viii not do that. acknowledge thei
Independence. - as - 4
Had not the two last Democratic Ad
y ministrations most shamefully and wicl
: edly betrayed shsir trusts the nation woul
low Be snjoying peace. prosperity an
happiness Had Buchanan. who was elect
ed as . conservative Democrst.r oven ait<
the last Presidential election. but disoba,