The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-01-24

worse outrage .every week" upon our subscribers
than is committed upon the poor Of Marshall
county. We hope not: We are quite positive
that the few advertisements the old gentleman
has referred TO being dead, have not caused any
of our readers to have to go bare foot TIN ough all
the cod weather haze had this winter, espec-
tally fthey are helpless with dropsy-hope those
"dead advertisements have not caused any inva
lids vino read our paper Ia 10 destitute OF clothing,
and have compelled women and girls in delicate
health 10 20 so tar through the winter With. ap-
parently, not half enough of clothes on to keep
them comic rtable if they were staying in good,
decent hoase hope they have not caused any one
to have lung fever and come nigh deins OF it, and
We also hope, that if any ofsur readers have died
during the present winter that the dead adver-
tisement." that trouble old Mattingly much.
hav not caused the skin slouqi or peel of their
legs when they ,cere being lain out Until they
cause some such result, We hope to not have more
inhuman reputation thar the Commissioners Of
this county des
Mattngy by his light ana careless remarks con-
corning the treatment of the poor, and his vndci-
too Of the course ofthe commissioners, shows
h,uself to be more heartcss and inhuman than
the Commissioners, ifpossiblc. After having seen
the building and the condition of its inmates, we
must say that we cannot have any respect for
those who say, ait is good enough for the poor OF
this county," and We have no exalted opinion
of those who founded it, and no patience with
shose who attempt to justify them in their unlsrful
and inhumon action in re laon to the poor of Mar
shall county. any person that has any sympathy
in their soul cannot, 20 to this miserable apology
for al asylum for the poor. and witness their suf-
fsring and destisuton did, and not have their
synpabes stirred up, and not feel like doing all in
his power to better the condition of its inmates or
expose 1t ~ being what it is--a nuisancs and an
outrage upon the better feelings of the people of
the county, who have to pay taxes for the keeping
of those victims Of thar miserable dem Of SUI
fering and lestitution.
Elsewhere in this paper will be found dscrip
ton of the inmates sufficiently lengthy give the
reader an idea Of their condition during the first of
the winter, at least. We hope and believe that
they will be better cared for in the future. 1fthey
are. shall be willing to bear all the calumnv and
abuse Old Mattingly may heap upon US for what
We have said, and may yet say, concerning the
Commissioners ''den," rs we shall feel confident
that caring" the institution has had good eff
feet upon its inmates, and, If Can be instrum
tai, in the least degree in enhancing the comfort
of the paupers. shall have received sufficient
remuneration for all our trouble and all the lies
that have already and will yet be told upon US
Mat.ingly may continue TO UNFOLD the unlawful
sonee-nlay NEEDLE himself about our private af
fairs-he may continue TO announce from time to
tin that we II soon be compelled stop pub
fishing the DEMocRAT, and, in short; he may be
just as dirty. Icing, meddlesome, and pdslani-
mously mean as his deprayed, unsocial, repugnant,
nc ourteou-, ungentlemanly, and, indescribably
low. filthy, small, pitiful nature may prompt him to
be, and We will continue to do please and a
We can-will say just what we please about the of
icers of the county concerning their public action
rs servants of the people, whose confidence they
hare abused, and whose money has been paid for q
purpose il has not yet accomplished, in the Of
the poor of the county. All he NAV say about Us
self and his black guardism will not convince thoSs
Who are acquainted with the condition OF the poor
house that what we have said concerning it is false
or even all exaggeration. Neither will his abuse
of US make the action of the Commissioners in es-
tabshing the nuisance legal
His reputation viliher and s.xnderor rem
ders hispen and paper no disgrace to any one, and
We have never felt 50 badly abused AS when ho has
approved of, or conplimcnted what We De have
said, and, wa invariably wonder what mean thing
we could have done that he should praise us, but
always console ourself by thinking that he did
not intend it for praise. aAd that il was only some
oil MS severe irony.
We have already occupied more space with tie
old blacisuarl than we intended doing. under
this head. and muck than he deserves, f =
which We ask pardon OF the reader and do not now
intend noticing him soon again in this way.