The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-03-14


OF opposition on the part of the Democrats, who.
assisted bv a few recruits from the Republican
ranks. promptly consigned it to the tomb
| Mr. heffren's bill to abolish the Office of State
fnhter' ana to let the public printing to the Low.
est rssPo nsble bidder, considered on Tuesday
and defeated by a SD etly party vote. This is an
other specimen of econom, and reform h
SHERMAN, (Republican,) of Laporte in speaking
10 TINS measure, said that ne voted against il on
the principle that the victor belongs the snoils
ana he distinctly said to the House that if he
oehsved that the abolishing of thi. office would
save Sio,oVO to the State, he would vote not to
do it. 1t belonged to the Republican party.~
when tii remembered that there are now two
propositions before the Legislature from respons
iple parties,-the one Republican and the other
Democratic firm,-to do the State printing nj
20 and 3oper cent lower than the rates now paid,
II would be well enough for the " dear people"
who pay the taxes, to put this litle BIT of Repub-
ican legislation into their pipes ard smoke it
"A convenient little bill has passed the Senate.
and viii undoubtedly pass the House if it can be
reached, making it the duty Of Clerks of the Cir
cult and Common Pleas Courts to enter salts fac
: n a
cases of foreclosure
Nearly the whole Of Wednesday was spent by
the House in the consideration of very lengthy
School Law, introduced BY the Committee on Ed
ucation. II has many very excellent, and few
: obnoxious provisions. No definite action was had
upon it.
Bills to enlarge the legal capacity of married
women, whose aust7nds are insane, giving them
the same control of their property that widows
have: to exempt widows from taxation who have
no more than $500 of real and personal propertv.
to olegalize the acts of deputy Clerks who have
not been appointed and qualified according TO law:
to authorize the wife to make out A sche .ule of
the property for exemption from execution in tho
absence of the husband TO authorize the forIna
ton of corporations for supplying motive power,
and furnishing large towns ind cities with water.
have passed the House, and gone to tl.e Senate.
n bill has been introduced into the Senate
which, inasmuch as it has kind of local arplica-
ton 10 your county, cannot omit to mention. It
provides for the more "humane treatment of pau.
pers in the County and Township asylums''
Should it pass your Representative will un-
doubtedly have an =" emergency clause " attached
put copy in his pocket, and take the first train
: for home, that It's operation may he as immediate
as possible, in your vicinity.
The Republicans have brought before both
Branches of the Legislature, two bills one for
the aPpo tionment of the State for Senato ial and
Representative purposes, and the other for the
formation of new Congressional Districts 1t is
a wholesale attempt to disfranchise the Demoera-
! he
ceive Of measures more positively deve,d of fair
ness and justice, Should It become a law. moro
than fifty thousand Democrats would he absolutely
disranchised for all State legislative purposes
as single specimen of the Bill, Jefferson, noto-
rlous Abolition CO. nty, is allowed two Represen-
tatives, while Dearborn. a strong Democratic
county, with much larger vote, is allowed but
one
These apportionment bulls, and their odioss
military BILL can never pass unless they are essen
TIA lily modified There is way in which an
oppressed minority save the rights of their
constituents, and, as last resort, that course will
be resorted TO.
The Republicans hereabouts, as everywhere else
just now. are in great straits. They are truly G
pltable set OF fellows, quarrelng and snarling at
each other, ike pack of hyenas over newly
made grave. Il think the simile Appropriate
The ollice-seekers, and their name is Legion,
are anxious to be Old Abes side; the abolition
lists are forthe Nigger side, at every hazard, and
the very few, but honorable conservatives, are on
the side of the Union So they go. If ever the
crown Of power rested or an uneasy head. it is
theirs.
Petitions innumerabis re daily circulated
through the Legislature, recommending nameseo
Old Abe for various offices. Sometimes two or
three petitions are being circulated for the same
office. 1t is really amusing to see them operate.
Democrats, as well as Republicans. are beseged.
Democrat requested. the other day, to sign
a petition recommending Col. Rose, of La Porte,
for U. s. Marshal. He replied " that lie had Just
refused to sign presented by Speaker Allen,
recommending Sol. Meredith fer the same place"
:" That right replied his applicant Sol.
! Meredith is nothing but ID Abolitionist-
Garland Rose is conservative" So goes the con-
test.
The Republicans are determined to pursue their
policy of turning every Democrat, connected with
the benevolent IN stitutons Of the State, ont OF
place. They have already commenced the work.
1t is greatly to be regretted that party spirit should
ever be allowed to mngle with the management
of those Institutions Hitherto IL has OF been so
The Democrats hayo always appointed on the
Boards, men ofboth parties DIR. McIntire, Re-
publican, employed Superintendent Of the
Deaf and Dumb Asylum. under Democratic
administration, and there was never 50 much as q
whisper to remove him.
But Dr. Athon, Superintendent OF tho Insane
Asylum. than whom better man for the place
can be found in America, is 10 be renewed to give
place to one with no experience fitness, in all
probability, for the position. IL we'll known that
il requires long study and experience, with nata-
raj adaptation, to qualify man FOR that position.
DIR. Athon has given it that study, and acquired
that experience, and the condition Of the lnstitu
ton reflects the highest credit upon him, as is
head.
The same is tru: of DR.. New ork man, Surerin-
tendent of the Blind Asvlum. But they. together
with all the Democrats on the several Boards viii
undoubtedly very soon get "tiokets Of leare.''
IL is sa id that "when the wicked rule, the peo-