The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-02-21
INDIANAPOLIS FEB. Is. 1861

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INDIANAPOLIS FEE. l6. 1861
Ed DENocnAr: Old Abe has come and gone
scar cely like meteor, more like dark shadow
chilling and gloomy in its passage. His recep
ton at Indianapolis, the weather being very mag
nifcent, was respectable as to numbers. Probabl,
FIVE thousand people listened to his speech from
the balcony OF the Bates House; certainly not more
however much that veracious! sheet the Journo
may put it at forty thousand. His speech, brie
and incoherent as il was was designed to foreshad
ow the policy of his MISUNDERSTANDING that policy
isto be coercion
If there had been any hope for our unhappy coun-
try in the administrator OF Mr.. Lincoln, that hope
has fed. We nov look to the Peace Conference
as a last resort; i they fail in agreeing on some
peaceable adjustment and Mr.. Lincoln persists in
his purpose of coercing seeding States into the
Union, then, indeed, |. Is only left for the future
historian to record the downfall and utter ruin of
the ncblest government, the light of heaven ever
shone upon.
Your correspondent was aboard the train with
Mr.. L. from Lafayette to indianapolis, and saw
him in bis genial mood He is emphaticalya great
Joker. Loungng lazily in his seat with his lon &
legs elevated against the window at an angle OF
forty five degrees-after the pure American style.
he related story and snccdote without nulcber m
after each, would laugh louder, and clap his hands
with more fervor, than any of his audience He
seemed more like young boy out on holiday ex-
cursion. than the President Elect, on his way to
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broken. and dsmembered Confcderacy. Such
levity under such circumstances, was, to say the
least, in very bad taste.
He took no notice apparently, of the various dis
cushions among several members ofhis suite, con
corning "disunion, coercion" and "the state oil
the country generally" Some of them. however,
were rather unique. One gentleman remar ked
that che guessed there would haue to be disunon,
and, Cor one he was in fav or Of giving up to the
South, Washington City, as he did mt wish to have
anything to do with their id territory and, be-
sides, We wanted the Capitol of the Northern Con.
federacy somewhere out west" His proposal al.
though accompanied by very naughty word, was
certainly very generous, and don't know, bn,
sensible one; for certainly this Northern Confed
eracy would not wish to have her Capitol. and ex
ercise all the powers OF her government, on for
eign soil,
Mr.. Lincoin's reception at the Bates House in
the evening was not notable for anything except
FOR some very foolish remarks such as. "ba Intend
ed to kiss all the little Crib and would like to kiss
the bigger women If they wouldn't think him i'm.
prudent"-"this shaking hands was harder than
cpiItting rails" &c. &c. The next morning at IL
he left for Cincinnati.
Of the result of the Heffren--Moody duel sup
pose you are fully apprised. A resolution has been
introduced into the House to sIpcl those two gen
tlemen; after considerable discussion the whole
matter referred to select committee of five
to investigate, and report the facts in the case.
This is probably the end OF the whole THU e. as the
the co mmittce win not likely report before the
close of the session.
! bill to provide for the formation of new coun-
ties, and'to sstablsh county boundaries, and re-
pealing all laws inconsistent Herewith, created
considerable interest in the House. and, after q
somewhat lengthy debate, passed by large ma
jority.
The bill to establish FIVE additional branches oil
the Bank OF the State, came up a motion to con
cur in the report Of the committee, and was lost
1t will probably come up again, but will most like
ly be defeated.
| The Deaf and Dumb and Blind Asylums, have
e'ch given, during the present eek an exhibition
to the members Of the Legislature of the prof
cheney Of the pupils Of the sc institutions. The
eIer eises were highly interesting, and did boil
Teachers and pupils great credit
cannot close without abiding to the able, ant
patriotic address ofthe Hon. Robert Dale Owen, O
Posey Co. in the Hall Of Representatives, on Wednes
day night last, ON 1.-The Perils and E1igencies o
our country J forbear comment rs il will be
published shortly for circulation, and hope hav,
a universal reading.
| Yours,
OCCASIONAL.