Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-08-01
Msttinaly Is irving 70 soft.soap Oorbin


Mattinsly IS trying to soft-soap Oorbin
for tho purpose Of getting him to vote for
his brother in-law. Houghton. for Record
er. He Processes a great admiration for
Corbin's speech at the Democratic conven
ton. and thinks the Democrats didn't
cheer him as much as they should. Mat
ting.y has got 9 spite at Corbin, and has
in this instance. varied bis method of at
tack, from abuse to praise When he has
occasion to refer to us he viii please do it
in his usual style.-Demoerat
Macdonald Is getting wonderfully sstute.
We are afraid he will get Disconnected
again with being styled country editor
Aad start another city paper. In that case
our scientific citizens will be deprived of
the advantage Of having iusus nat,ro
among them. lie attributes two widely
different motives to us in the above para
graph. which no one but a rara avis or
prodigy Of intellect and learning. like him
self, could have conceived But seriously
We simply stated that Mr.. Corbin made a
''good. patriotic speech. in favor Of sus-
tanning the government in its efforts to
preserve the Union and suppress the re-
bellion. but. we are sorry TO add was not,
we are told. cheered once. while Reeve was
cheorsd frequeutly'' This. Macdonald
calls "trying to soft-soap Corbin. for the
purpose of getting him to vote for his
brother-in-law, Houghton. for Recorder"
Was the statement we made true or false?
AS Macdonald does not deny it we infer
that IL was strictly true. That being the
case does it not prove that the leading
Democrats hercabouts are opposed to the
doctrine Of DIR. Corbin's speech. and. Con-
sequently strong synpathisers with the
traitors and enemies of our government?
But why does Mac Donald suspicion that
we are trying to soft-soap Corbin for the
purpose Of getting him to vote for his
brother-in-law Houghton. for Recorder
Is Mr.. Corbin so easily influenced? or is
it already suspic;oned that he may do so?
We are aware that he was charged in 1857.
by Democrats. with voting for ''his bro
ther-in-law, Houghton." when "brothsr
Dan" was a candidate. but you must re-
collect brother Dan," if as we'll qualified.
was not political preached and that
Mr.. c. will hardly be guilty Of the sin of
voting against such brilliant. honesty y
man as o. II. T. Hanna. the Democratic
nominee for Recorder. "Soft- SOAP" in
deed! five possessed no more sagacity
than NacDonald we might attempt such a
thing. Had "brother Dam been nomi-
mated VIC might have tried our hand with
some hope Of success. but when We heard
that o. H. P. Hanna, the political preach,
err was nominated. our hopes. like sea
fruits, turned to ashes on our lips. Per
haps. however, it would be we'll for Mac
Donald to keep his eye or Mr. c. He is
evidently too much Of patriot TO feel en-
tirely satisfied with his political associa-
sions. and there is no telling how soon he
may leave the secession party.
As to our having spite at Mr.. Corbin,
and in this instance. varying our method
Of attack. from abuse to praise" Mac j.
sadly at fault. He knows Mr. Csrbin oc
eupies dangerous ground for his Democra
CT. and hence endeavors to rouse his pref
udices, with the hope that they will be suf
fcient to make him adhere to his party.
Mac requests us when we have occasion
20 refer 20 him to do it in cur usual style
by which we understand him to say on
usual style is abuse. If telling the trutl
about certain inscriptions. dishonest an:
corrupt Democrats about this place, b.
abuse. we are guilty of the charge. NJ
doubt Macdonald is SO blinded by preju
dice and naturally depraved and wicked
hart that he sincerely believes for instance
that we abused Newt Packard. when W
exposed his Official corruptions and private
immoralit;es- Is it not SO, Mac? Tel
the truth and shame the devil, for once
One more question, before we close.-Ar
you sincere in requesting us to abuse you
Well bet tumble-bug against Jour chin
and we don't care whether we lose or win
that you are not. You surely have no
forgotten how badly you used to feel an,
how ron used to whine when We fired on
humorous squibs at you. for the amuse
ment of our readers. and which you csllet
abuse. Now don't be alarmed; we hsv,
no present intention of resorting to tina
sort of discipline FOR the purpose Of impro
wing your political morals. We prefer I.
speak Of ron eourteously and cultivate pri
vate amicable relations; but. If you thinl
you can make any thing By a personal con
test with rs. III yeu have 70 DO Is to wad
in; we win endeavor 10 afford you som
little amusement, and If yeu to get the be.
ter of Us, we viii not Ia Dor malice forcve
toward zen ~ voc do toward us.
cESenator Lanes speech. which W
print On our 6rst page. completely refnte