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county 1SSemDleQ at FFlnceto1 On Monday
last to deliberate upon our national troubles.
TIE hill was densely crowded, and the great
est enthusiasm prevailed The meeting WAS
called to order By J. q. Bryant, Esq, aud II.
". Whipple, ESQ., Of Sheffield, was appointed
Chairman, and Messrs. j. G. Hewitt and s.
Steckel, Secretaries. Messrs. L. D. Whiting,
]. b. Bryant, Enos Smith, W. r. Buswe!l,
Chas. Baldwin and G. P. Blake were appointed
Committee on Resolutions. By request the
Wyanet Martial Band occupied place by the
speakers stand, and discoursed excellent uu-
sic. After brief addresses BY Josiah Robbins
and ). n. Harris, Mr. Bryant, from the COM
mittee on Resolutions, presented the fol
lowing:
Resolred, That we are in favor Of the Constitu.
ton Of the United States as it is, without any
amendment OF alteration whatsoever: that the
foundations of onr Government, were selcsacri-
fieing, wise aud patriotic: uniting in themselves
elemelts OF great and disinterested love OF conn-
try, which will be looked for in vain in any Con-
vention which be convened at the present time.
AS evidence OF their wisdom ar the perfection
Of their work appeal to the fact that uuGer the
I'd Of 1aoIe than seventy years. presenting an ex-
ample Of happiness and prosperity yonchsafed to
no other people in any age Of the world.
I'd. That we are opposed TO the calling Of 4 Ma
the above and the additional reason that the pres
eRt time, above all Others il uufayorable for such
measure; inasmueh a. We have gu one side arrU-
CANT and unreasonable demands for concessions In
favor Of slavery, accompanied by threats Of trea-
son and destruction to the Union, unless these de-
rnands are granted; and on the other tinld and
time-serying cowardice aud diRppsitiou in some
quarters field up essential rights and interests
for the hope Of present pence and commercial ad-
vantage; rendering calm deliberation, candid dis
cnss!en ind wiae resnlts almost, il not quite i'm
possible.
id. Iuat If the trainers of the Constitution of
the United Statee, under the pressure Of q great
public necessity existing at that time for the i'm
tlon, under q more strong and effective govern
ueut did notWfthstandint7 that nncessitv riet. a
failure OF their great and Cherished nurnoSc ratI
cr than make any compromise, by Which siayery or
strameit they wero about to form: how Tnnc!,
more ought we, the people Of the free States who
hive witnessed the tbei, uneynecfed ;nrrcasa az
power Of tic shareholders in thfs Republic: their
ing ali lie departcuts to he accomnlfshu nt''a If
their am1itinns and wicEei nrrnosGa trnn,ni;,,..
on the freedom Of speech. and tie nress IN 4
ysrions wnTs encroach;nT nnnn a.d ;a1.,;. .a ~
luz in oncaI Of the States Of th5s mon s irn
despotism which crushes beneath IT, treed I'll t'.t
froeren hn1d mast sarrcd. hc,r +,,,o .a ~. 3t LII.
We, Wo naye witnessed all !hese things, to guard
meuts, by which is original charaeter 81 Should he
Gsaanged IN any aentenee word, letter or dor reu
4h That our poitics oniniuns arc emo not o e IT,
Ing Impressions Of the day, Or held for mere mo-
h;c 4rg nonont o S and cherished
come wllat may, We will maintain our love OF ill,
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IMPORTANT TO BUILDERS
JAMES EHcCAs1mON,
Canal st1eet, bet. 1saisan aud Washington St.,
CHICAGO, ILL,

ItACAdu, ILL.,.
R.nnfactuEes and dealer u al kinds ct Wood Moula-
t 1oor LAMPS aan Architraves Of any desired nat
n vetr ~ e. e ~
ter and Eewes On hand snd ana 1d toqr sdsd Balus
dogs saa q dfsl e IL Flaming sad Matching aal sa
nnnase; renee Picksts Particular attention eiven to
Above 2m the country Tor NY and ali ef tae
fa seea Lumber filed with dIapatch md shipped at
ts sss arSet ptce Tour attention i Invited be-
~osx and low pflces win"
AGENT for nm. q HILLS Justly celebrated
GOV H RNING VALVES.
Fer Steam Engines warranted to regulate tia nation
o1 ma engine perfectly under any and ali clcnm.
kt9nceN. Send for CtfruI9ra s
1oas oA4ee ooA 4~1 ja91'6:lY
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from the Examiner Norfolk, Va,
tephalic Pills accomplish tho object for y h!ch etcr
were made, rz: Cure OF Headatae In all it, furu,s
iFron the Examiner, Norfolk, Val
aae5 have been tested c more tEan thousand
eAsEss "ath entire bccces8.
lFrom the Democrat, st. C!cua MIMI
se yoq q r. & hare sssn t7'u5sd With the -asrs
them In case OF na att+.uk- "N A8'' '"'o
[From the Advertiser. Providence. T. IT
tys feg GspGas w. fs ~ arr :a,d e Be- remar4aiy e
.nss yers feqrert complaint which bus ever u VI
lFrom the Western F.. T.. Gazette, C1tca=o. III;
W hssftIy endosae Mr. spadng aud hIs nr,ya:led
ltsom the Kanawhs Valley STAR. Kapa~sa Val
ache, WHO try them viii stcs g ae VIII" 'ae heaa-
tffon the Southern Path iuder. New Orlsau. Tar
II them yea that arc afflicted and We are sun,
o1s l. that 1as received bened TINT no ossr me.
from the St. LonIs Democrat
The Immense demand for tho a,t,c.n H,rnt,pc p,,,>
l. rapidly increasing. "A'|
From the Gazette, Davenport. 1owa1
At: SPaldlng wonIt Get connect h!x name xf+p o.,
article he Gid no. KNOW t. posseEs real m1s1E
tFrom the Advertiser Providence RIl
respectable quarters. @' ~ '&> "o'e
from the Daily News Newport, Ri
Cephalc Pills are taking the place Of ali Kinds,
IfEum tho Commezcial Bulletin, Dogtcr M.EsI
Said to be very eticaclous for tho headache.
tFfom the Commercial, Cincinnati, 0hio.J
suffering humanity can now be relieved
, 1861-03-16
PERSONAL,

1t is stated by the New Hampshire papers
that Judge Bell, the defeated Fusion candidate
for Congress in the Id district of that State,
docs nos take q newspaper" No wonder he
vas terribly beaten by his Republican -oppo-
uapf
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c a UTIO NJ,
As certain unprinctpaed persons are Attempting to
palm OF on the unsuspecstns public limitations otmv
etfseARED GLUE would caution all persons to
examine before purchastng and sea that Il tu mama
"sPALDNG>s PREPARED dLUE,1
Il On the oossida wrapper; all others s1e awtnllng
countertela. oc,S.lAtv,v
, 1861-03-16

SPsI1ASrl. Mich. January lltb. 1851.
NE. eFALDIS0,
StRwNot long since ecnt t, yeu for hnx Of Csr-
HanG RUS ioEile care OF the Nervous Neuacle al.t
Eestlsentss. snif received tile sE;r and THEY HAD
MORE, ~ -'N w.
Please send by return mail Direct tn
A. II. WHEELER
Fpsilantt 3lIch.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-09-05
Where Is il all to End?

That's the question the people are asking.
They are willing to pay taxes on their land. their
buildings, their capital. their cash. their income
ON ever, thing they eat drink and wear; and they
are willing TO end their sons into the army to be
MANNED for life or slain out right in battle. in or
der to savo the Union; but the question with them
is sbeginning TO be-W i'll the Union be saved there
bv7
Tie people want to know whether IN is war is to
become a struggle between the North and South
or supremacy aud tcst the relative military
strength of the two sections II it is, the bulk OF
the people who pay the taxes and furnish soldiers
want nothing to do with it, They have no stom ich
for n sectional war to determine whether The North
or the South shall wear the champions belt.
The people want to know Of the Administration
men, it, when they talk of mo compromise with
rebels" IN. V mean that the Administration vii
entertain no propo, tion for compromise from
or propose none to the Southern people. If so
we shall all unders'a and that the war is to be car
ried on as mere trial Of strengthen conquest
with the sword alone, disdainirg to accept or ten
der the olive branch. The people are in favor o
no such vindictive war. They don't want-the,
,ll.dai. any compromwe with rebels or traitors
but they do demani of the Administration a
Washington. and the party that controls that ad
ministration, that the voice of Southern wh'
| love the Union, shall be heard.
The people desire to see the war prosecuted 70
the purpose Of putting down the rebellion; but the
demand that the Un on feeling in the South shou
no, he crushed out along with the rebellion -
This sentiment affords them the only ground q
hone for restors ton of tho Union. They see th.,
unless this Union sentiment can be cherished nm
made efficient in the South, the Union cannot b
saved from certain dissolution. Hence, the po,
ular demand is becoming loud and urgent that IN
Ohio Stdtesu@
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-09-05

PLYMOUTH. INDIANA:

re-" SUPPOSE you Go To WAR. YOU CAN
~or FIGHT ALWAYS, AND WHEN, AFTER MUCH
,oss on EoTH SIDES. AND No GAIN ON EITHER
,or CEASE FIGHTING, THE IDENTICAL CUES
,ross. AS To TERMS OF INTERCOURSE. ARE
AGAIN UPON U.-Lincoln's Inaugural
"ltis now for them lthe American people to
demonstrate 10 the world that those who fairly
.or,v a. rieetioa CAN ALSO SUPPRESS A
RCgELLlON.r-L Liaceln's Message, July 4.
at IS a struggle for maintaining in tho world
tha, form and substance Of government whose
LEADING; OBJECT is TO elevate the condition
Of men, TO LIFT ARTIFICIAL WEIGHTS
FROM ALL SHOULDERS, to clear the pains
Of laudable pursuit, and TO afford ALL IN uRfef
tered start and fair chance in the lace of life,
Welding 10 partial and temporary departures from
necessity This is the LEADING OBJECT OF
TIE GOVERN MENT for whose existence We
sentead- '-f6id
This couatry with is institutions belongs to the
people who inh.,bit it: trheneuer they shall gro,s
,rsary fthe eristiug 9orernment they exercise
their constitutional right OF amending II, OK
TfElR REVOLUTIONARY RIGHT TO
DISNEMBER OR OVERTHROW IT.
JincOin's InGugura..
sAll We ask of the Democrats i 10 h EFF STILL
and not furnish their rctcl friends IN tie South
With more aid and comfort than they have teen
DOING arsi WE riH settle the h0sh f0 <ae
teitOrs"-M {. Republican, June G.E.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-09-05
8.ee and Onions.

Among all the drollery which has been
peepng out at intervals amid the gloom and dc
preston CT the time. have met nothing
better than this punning rigmarole. dated from
Camp Rolla, Mo-, and ostensiblv
LETTER HOME FROM ONE or TIE HEAVY Md IN
PANTRY.
Heavy, yes, si,. Bound to shoot rebels. This
is the report. Chicago boy, the undersigned.
I'm always hoastng Of Ch cago. I'm full Of fight,
Although fighting is not my forte. do MT think
would stand being knocked down. joined this
August body in April, and May March daily.
for we are getting stronger weekly. ! may say in
good season, if We Spring up to the enemy theJ
to Fall, for Summersaults viii be
dose that will prove " the Winter Of his discon-
tent" He will have to evacuate. We won'i
strike light, for the South s no match for US When
the country called all hands to arm. l thought it q
proud legacy to leave posterity that joined d-
vision for the Union. ] set my name down. and
there it stands. Nice uniform Had my hair cut
with knife and fork. Red hair, yellow jacket.
blue shirt white hat, plantation shoes. pink trows-
ers, bell buttons Oh behind, where never saw
them before. Left the city under encouraging
circumstances. Tootlache, nail in my shoe, for
got my rations, something in my eye. Chap in tho
file rasping nv shins. Got out of step and
hurt nv instcp. While marching, washwoman
handed me a bill. Had no money and she had no
sense. Wanted to know where eur quarters were.
Asked her who gave the order to CHARGE Bad
boys on the sidewalk CRYING out, Pay the poor
woman" Loaded the little son-of a-gun with
abuse, AMI he wen: off. Arrived in Camp Holla
all right. nobody being left Intention to sleep in
tents. but were in-tent-ly disappointed.
slept on the grass, which. after all, served as veil
to all in-tents and purposes. Placed minute
on watch, who moved all hands every second.
until really thought it time strike. Took my
tura in going around. Shot COW and calf. 80 lis
meet to be here" Fighting, you see. for the
public veal, placing our lives at stake Took tho
hindquarters into head quarters. Pork in various
shapes for rations heretofore. Not Jew dishesa
Serge ant Hinmann would like to have
ton. Told me TO stir up, get horse and find n
saddle. Sergeant Iinmanu's drilling is a complete
bore. and he thinks he augurs well on the whole.
Marches around in body. until lac almost
wears out our souls Makes our squad run so We
will bc fully able sail in when we have he enc
INV at bav. OF course we have our fine times.
Had some light reading sent me boy 4 sexton ::
Annual Report of Rose Till, ;" Ghost Stores"
and his bus circular, with price list of collins
etc. | should like u ovcrtake ;hat underta ker
Sergeant I!nmann speaks dsparagnsly Of our
literary tastes. Saws the only thing red the
camp i. nv nose. Nv nasal organ. mention il
because it's military move to right about face.
Music By the band must come to full stop
now for period. Flip fnp.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-09-05

stances are such that they could leave
their families in state Of comparative
comfort. and without aay probability tha,
they would suffer for the necessaries of
life. Why don't they enlist. instead Of
persuading poor men. who cannot. without
doing almost an objectionable injustice to
their familiese This seems to US to be
the more sensible course. instead of ie.
meaning Democrats for not supporting
those vino have been rendered destitute
tbrough Republican influence.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-09-05
Artemus Ward on New England Rum

| du like ,our skool houses, your meetin houses.
YOUR enterprise, gumpshun. &c, but your favsrt
Bevrige | disgust ailude two New Englan
rim. II is wuss nor the korn hiskv of lnjiann.
which eats threw stun jugs, 4 will turn the stun
muck of the most shiftiiss Hog. I seldom seek
consolashun in the flown Boie. but to;hcr day
world down some of your Rum. The fust glass
lndused me 10 sware like an infoeriatcd trooper.
On takin the sekund glass | was secnsd with
iisire 10 brake winders, and arter inbibsn IN,
third glas. knockt small boy down. pickt his
pocket Of a New York Ledger, and wildly com
menced readin Sylvannus Kobb's last Tail It's
,ircfful stIh,-a sort of lickwid litenin. got up
under the personal supervision OF the devil
meas innarls all to peaces, and ulnkcs their
noses blossun as the Lobster. Shun it yor
would a wild hyeny with fire brand tied TO his
tale, and while YOU air abowt il you will do fust
rate thing for Yourself and everybody sbowt YOU,
by shunnin all kinds of toxicatin lickers. You
don't need 'em more'n cat needs ; tales, sayin
nothin abowt the trubbe and suffcrin they ca~se.
But unless your nnards air cast iron. avoid Ncv
Englan's favorite Bevrice.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-09-05
THE HUMAN FACE DIVINE.

" Il cannot be tha a man who packs round such
a dull, stupid, foolish countenancc, rs Macdonald
does. il capable OF getting up even the fm-y :ro-
ductons that appear under the editorial head OF
that sheet irJm week t. week. ."-RepubhcGn.
We have heretofore given Mat,ingly
credit for some sagacily. at least when he
had the selecting Of The subject upon
which TO base u controversy: but we beg
leave TO take back any compliments We
may have paid him On that score. For
Moaingty, who is acknowledged by fri nd
aud foe, Republican aud Democrat.- TO
be the ugiest aud most repulsive man in
The county, 10 shus throw out challenge
FOL a personal controversy. without any
provncation. is certainly an exhibition Of
"maduess" ~ilhou, "method." We have
heretofore studiousiy avoided referring Ia
his personal responsiveness. knowing thar
he Was not wholly responsible for it; aud
IL may be that our silence on the point has
caused him to believe tha, he is decent,
looking; il so. we hasten to correct him
Of his mistake. We make no pretensions
To beauty or sprishifness; but to hsve
Mon;ngiy ,wis Us Of il is certainly too bad
Glm reader! did you ever See Mating
ly? Ii not. our descriptive faculties will
certainly fail Of portraying him as hideous
as he really is.
We were at something Of loss to know
what objection he would find to our phys-
sical organization. According TO his ex-
pressed opinion. our paternal is too fat.
and our older brother too lean: we there.
fore concluded that we enjoyed an envis-
BILE state Of "betweenity" that would pro
tect us from his assaults. But il seems
we were mistaken. We nave no fault 10
find with his personal appearance; in fact
he is necessity in our community: for. in
o,der to appreciate the beautiful Of the hu-
man race, 1t is necessary TO have speci-
mems of the coarser order Of beings, and
hs supplies that necessity. He is phys
zeal monslrosity. more 10 be pilied than
despised The only harmony IN his com
position is the perfect adaptation Of his
mental faculties to his physical orsanlza
ton
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-09-05
20 ETC Al.
rCPP1NG CORN.

One autumn n ght when the wind was high,
And the rain fell in heavy ashes,
A little boy sat by the kitchen FIRE,
A-pOpping corn il. the ashes:
And hls sister. curly haired child Of three,
Sat looking Oh. just close to his knee.
The blast went bowling round the house.
As if to get in it trying:
1t ratified the latch of the outer door.
then it seemed baby crying:
Now and then u drop down the chimney came;
And sputtered and splashed in the bright red flame
POP! pop! and the kernels, one by one.
CIme out Of the embers flying:
The boy held long pine-stick in his hand,
And kept it busily plying;
He stirred the corn and it popped the more,
And faster it jumped on the clean sw ept floor
Part of the kernels hoped out one way,
And part hoped out the other;
Some few plump into the sisters lap,
Some under the stool of the brother:
The little girl gata cred them into u heap,
And called them flock Of milk white sheep.
And into the fire kept gazing;
lie quite forgot he was popping corn,
For he looked where the wood was blazing:
He looked, and he iancied he could see
A house and barn, bird und tree
Still steadily gazed the by at these,
And pussy's back kept s,rokng,
Till his sister cried out: "Why George,
Only see how the corn is smoking"
And sure enough, when the boy looked back,
The corn in the ashes was burnt quite black.
Never mind" said he; 1--WE shall have enough
So now let's set back and eatit;
III carry the stool, and )ou the corn
It's good-nobody can bea, it,"
She took up the corn in her pinafore;
And they ate it all nor wished for more
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-09-05

men. they would defer arrai aning the AdMinistra-
ton before the country upOa the charges they a,
continually ,nakiEg until after the war."-Repub-
icda.
That is. Il they were true and loyal men
20 the ADMINISTRATORS, they would say
nothing sbort the Republican party being
responsible for the war. by refusing all
terms of compromise. They wcula defer
speaking of the Outrageous taxes the peo
pie will have to pay TO support the red
tape arntocrscy. xad purchase gondolas
tor the President. They would defer speak
ins Of the impositions on the soldiers
by dealing out ralions TO them that
would turn the stomach Of hungry
wolf, when tile government paid for good
fare. They would dye~ saying anything
abqut the Secretary Of War getting con-
tract for building seven gun boats at $780,
900 each. and then sub letting the job a,
$4,000. thus pocketing $4,000 of the
hard earned mcnev Of the Northern labor.
ers. They would defer saying thas near
Is or quite one half the volunteers are
Democrats, and nire:een-t twentieths of the
commissioned officers Republicans. They
would defer saying that although the Ad-
minstration has been in power bu. six
months. and its adherenis all the time
crying no party" there can hardly be
found IL Democratic Post Master in the
Northern States. They would defer citing
the people to the unexampled profigacy OF
the Administration. and 10 the thieving.
and general corruption which has already
crept into every department ct the govern
ment This, aud much more. they woulc
defer speaking Of ''until after the war;"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-09-05

Many Republicans. including all their
editors, profess a great admiration for
Douglas, since his death. aud consider
themselves the only true exponen,s o! is
doctrines. We should Ike TO have them
try their hand in explaining what he meant
when he said: ~ War is Disunion-eter
nal separation
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-09-05

An exchange truly says tha. While
the Democrats rally around no flag but
,ha. Of the Union. they will never cease to
f,ht for freedom Of religion. feedom OF
speech. freedom Of the press. freedom ol
the person under the protection OF the ha-
beas corpus. and trial BY juries imParlially
elected
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-09-05

Scene, BARRIERS Shop-louDs Swell Nloq =
al saw, Thompson. do you think shall ever have
whiskcrsl"
Thompson latter careful examination: well.
sir really don't tbink YOU ever wili-.east~ays
not to speak Of"
Young Swell: That's rather hard. for my Zap
mean Governor-has pLnty"
Thompson (facetiously): "Yes. sR,-but -
APPS you take after your Ma" Total collapse. of
Y -.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-09-05

Mrs. Robinson, the widow of the eminent pro
To dinner. who accepted, with the observatioG, eli
am spared"
"wee, weel, if ye'rc dead, I'll no expect We;
we shnll not want your ghais,." replied the wid-
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-09-05

A Young lady lately appeared in male attire IN
Baltimore; and one Of the cdfto-s says thar her
Disguise was 20 perfect that she might have passed
for = man sh al she had a iittle modest. :"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-09-05

A Mormon advertisement ivads:
ITO let-rooms. for two gentlemen and four
wives. or rooms ior one gentleman and ar
wives"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-09-05

Col. Lutrell, having been challenged by has OWE
father. declined the combst-not on any grounl
ot filial connection. but because. a. he said, his
father "was no gentleman"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-09-05

1t is stated that the ''census embraces s.venseen
millions of women" Who wouldn't hate 20 be
the ccnsusf asks Prentice.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-09-05

Quilp. when asked why ho didn't entst in the
army. being such an able-bodied fellow-rs
piled;
That's just the rca.on-being in sound health.
Il don't require To be recruiied'"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-09-05

"If our gallant soldiers are much longer CON
PEELED to lie on the damp ground. under leaky
ten $, the result will be the transformation of in
fantry into hoarse- men
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-09-05

Fortunate escape:-lbs mip who wac iosi In
,luurbcr found his ra- On, on the night MARI.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-09-05
FTER THE WAR;"

If thew Irhe Democrats were true and loya
men. they would defer arr"i5 5ning the Administra
ton before the country upOA the charges they Al {
continually making until after the war."-Repub
Hcda.