The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-02-14
Election of Post Mister
OCCASION AL.

On Saturday next the Republicans Of this vicin
i,y hold an ele ction 10 choose Post Master for
tlds place. This ia done in accordance with the
wishes of Mr.. Colfax who did not wish to have any
responsibility resting upon him, and by the Way it
appears to be pret'v fair way of doing, at least
tor the Republican portion Of community Who
alone RE permitted to take part in the election
This is on the principle that to the victors belong
the spoie." M Colfax does not pretend TO be
the Representative of the Democratic portion Of
his district. This is right enough too as he does
not in any degree. or in any important particular
represent the Democracy of the Ninth District
This being the case We hope no Democrat will stoop
low a. TO crawl up to the polls and vote for any
ofthe Republican candidates for the Post Master
ship, here on Saturday next. Already we have
heard several Republicans say that they expected
the Democrats would take part 10 tho election
Although there is quite majority Of Democrats
within tn rangs Of this Post Office delivery. vet,
.ccoriing to all precedent, they have right to
the spols aud. o. bestov such "a upon those OF
.heir part, who they may think the most worthy.
Or the most deserving. Az fellow citizena, we have
a ri ht TO expect or demand OF them an honasl ami
capable man, but political opponents We have
no right TO nave ANYTHING to say MS to who the ia
yored person shall be. Among Them be it.. Hope
they will do the fair thing by each other AID that
the right man will gett, and may he be a cour.
teous gentleman ana possessed of large stock of
patience, for he will have it tried. Weeay "let
him be tested" an hope further that not only
majority of the Republicans, but that the Demo
Gratis too, may express themselves satisfied"
HosrILrrIEs CEAsED--The projected duel be
tween Messrs, Hefren and Moody, spoken Of by
our correspondent, whose communication mag be
found in another place, did not come off. After
very lengthy correspondence between the parties,
they finally by their seconds agreed to meet at a
81 cluded place about siX miles back of Newport,
Kentucky, % Monday morning last. To make
the matter short, Moody, the challenging party,
when it came near to fighting. was not on hand
promptly and did net come up to the agreement of
the seconds but kept asking for more time. On the
other hand. Hcffren was punctual in everything
Finally. friends interposed-drew I'm what they
bought fair statement Of The grievane es of
take back all the offensive language he used con-
corning Gov Willard, and his calling lIcffren a
traitor to his country and makes hi,a disclain any
intention to speak disrespectfuliy of Mr., Heffren
A,eir no, by his secoLd, r. Ii. Milroy, had ag eed
to the statement. of course Hefren, by his second
Col. ]. c. Walker. of I.aportc, retracted his of.
fcnsiy language. and so. the matter was settled
without shooting.
The great fact revealed in the case is that Moody
was not in a mood for fghtins-that he had not
the nerve and back bone to fight after having chal
lenged his opponent. II is certainly very morti-
fling affair for the friends of the "hon" Mr. Moody
For man to nave to say that no did mot say any
thing and that he did not mean wha, he did say, il
what we would call craw fishing.