The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-04-11
vALEDICTCRY.

O'uhiI' MS transfer wac MADE because
the times were So hard and our su bscrib-
ers SO slow about paying US for the paper.
that We found il impossible to make the
payments or the { flee as we expected
and promised to do. aRd at our suggestion
and request the above named gentlemen
took the office back again: We having
bought It of them. Or. became responsible
10 III N Tor the payments yet due on it.
We have made this statement for the salts
faction Of our friends who might feel dis
posed 10 inquire why il was that we had
given TIA Office up. This is plain
statement of the facts about the matter,
ani We will just here add that our sub
scribers have, by their refusal to pay us.
compslled US 10 give up. what. if they
void pay, would he good business.
Some fifteen moths ago We. at the solc-
isation of several Of our political friends,
took charge of the DEMOCRAT Since that
time oar readers are informed, Of course AS
10 what OF merit or dement, the paper has
possessed. When we came here our inten
tio1 Was not To publish a miik-and water
paper nor one that would be retished or en-.
dorSed by Republicans, and. judging from
ihs fitter we have have kept up in The
''roosL, We filiter ourself lha', In this par
ticui.r ne were successful. We also intend
Ell TO 10 all We could to redeem Mar
shall county from the thraliom Of Black
R.pablicaniSm iuto which it has fallen
How well we have succeeded in accom-
plIshln1 this object. the returns of last
falls el5e.ion will give the rea er an idea
the general Republican majority being
reduced. from over tro Hundred, 10 less
than faoeHfy .tVs, which makes a Demo-
cratic gain Of about two hundred and
when We lake INFO consideration the large
iy increased Republican majorities by
which all the other counties In the Stale.
were carried, W. must say that we feel sat
islsd with The work we have done. We
do not wish 10 have il under stood that we
claim ali the credI, for The noble b rht hal
Was mike by the Democrats Of ,his conn
~ IN the last campaisu. for we do not, but
accord all credii and honor TO those wb,,
iabored with US 10 accomplish the good
work OF rerlaiming he county. Too
much cannot be said in praise Of the gal.
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spiIu and vigilance with which they con
Quoted the last campaign. aad for this, We
shall Away remember them kindly, M
mater where. OF In what position We ma,
be placed. hereafter. We shall ever sympa-
thiZt and CO operate with the n aud in
taxing leave OF them we will say for their
encouragement IN relation to politics rha,
at The next contest the victory will be
theirs. This prophecy of ours will be iuI-
filled at The next general election. if The
government Is he, entirely destroyed be-
fore that time
or Polllcs We will say tina: however much
We may rel"ice at the thought that conser.
vatlsm will Yet triumph in the Northern
States. We shall ever regret that that tri.
umph came too lae to save our beloved
country. The question to De settled By
the honest. patriotic people of this coun-
~ Is simply this: Shall We trust ieyis
lsIion and power longer in the hands of IA
males aud traitors who have brought
about a dissolution Of tho Union. ne
matter if they do turn around and IL
more thelr former heresies? This is ,be
right view 10 take of the matter, and NJ the
next general elstion the above question
VIII De answered III such strong aud deep
negative tones that it will strike terror to
the heart of those who have blishied. dis
graced and ruined our country.
On retiring 20 private life it will be
"a source of Infinite satisfaction TO us to
know. that during our short public car eer.
ss editor. We have advocated hose princi
pies which, if they bad been triumphant,
would have secured 10 US peace and pros
Perity. We say again. this will ever be a
cohsolailpn 10 Us that we would not ex-
change for the most exalted position at
the disposal Of IincoIn's Administrations
but. thousands, for the purpose of filing
some pc ~ office. have aided the disun.on
cause. and. We are glad to hsow that nine
tanlhs of such inIiyiduals h.va haan H.;
appointed.
As We stated in our issue Of last week.
We believe the Union will not be recon
structed and the great question that is agi-
tdins be wortd is: Shall We have civil war?
La worry few days more the country will
be relieved from tho suspense in which it
has ban he'll by the secrecy of the pres
aut Admin l5tralion The cnImin,tin,,