Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-01-24

EEThc cracked Mugg at Warsaw says
he feds very bad because we refuse TO ex I
change with him. He at least attaches
sufficient Importance to the matter to
cause him 10 speak Of it in his paper
This is more than We would have done
had he ,.cut'' us, b The fact is we did not
want our "local" to continue the quarrel
with the miscreant, knowing il would be
no credit to him even il he should succeed
in whipping the hypoeri.e and migrate with
his own weapons, and therefore erased the
name Of his filthy sheet from our exchange
list. We desire no controversy ourself
with the ungrateful viper, and consequent
| ly decline exchanging with him. .ee
Rum ors and Dangers.
| The Baltimore correspondent of the New
York Tribune thus combines and gives
shape to the numerous rumorsof a con-
! spiracy to capture Washington. prevent the
Inauguration Of Lincoln. steal the archives
and buildings of the nation. and retain the
tprestige and name of the United States for
he Southern Cohfeacracy. There is doubt
less some exaggeration in these reports,
bat there is SO much truth that It behooves
the North TO take steps to maintain their
right in the Government and its prosper
tity: i asl Il = ri .s-sF.sso, 49,,
/ al2rss' BALTIMORE. Jan. Ii. 1861.
I. The atmosphere is loaded with the Wild.
est kind of rumors rs to the purposes Of
the rebels. After careful sitting i am
disposed to think that the following no.
4 tions arc actually entertained. and | wish
q to draw public attention thereto. in order
4 that the people may be prepared for emer-
gencies. Fs,l 80 1ri-f .nos sasees
4 The rebels are moving heaven and earth.
or think they are. to oyerturn the Govern
ment Of Maryland by means OF self-con-
stituted Convention, which shall seize up
/ on the sovereignty of the people. There
. is now sitting in this city nest of con-
!, spirators for that purpose. They propose
; to ignore the Governor and hold Con-
vention without authority of law. The
Q plan is to have "A voluntary election, at
5 which none but the reYolutionists will vote.
lam prepared to see this thing done. and
: do not see how it can be prevented. The
= only antidote is for the friends of the Union
: TO hold similar election and assemble a
) similar Conpention. $500.
. A public man of some standing, and
{ belonging to the Revolutionary party,
y openly declared to-day that Mr.. Lincoln
U would not be permitted to pass through
is Maryland on his way to Washington to be
Il inaugurated, and that he never would be
inaugurated in Washington! One of the
!. plans to keep him from passing over our
p territory, is to tear up the rails of the three
r great lines of communication leading into
y Baltimore from the West and the North
i 1t is due to the public and to themselves
!, that the Presidents and Directors Of these
= roads should forthwith establish extra
D watches upon the whole route within this
lie State, and prevent any such movement
a II the Legislature should ever get together
!. they design to prevent the transportation
:. of any passengers at all over Maryland
= Territory until after the 4th of March; and
De what is more, it is their declared purpose
o. to seize upon the Capitol. in conjunction
i with Virginia They will do moro. They
:, viii assemble Convention that will vot,
. MS ont OF the Union in double quick time
y and. If the Capitol can be seized. the Rev.
er olntiorists intend to declare themselves III,
O. United Stotes, and to proceed to inpite n,
Free States into a Sc,c nConfederacy. will
such alterations in the present Constitu
ton as Mr.. Breckenridge asks for, II
=, ;, other words. they win insist on devotinl
: all future territory acquired under the new
!" regime, in the direction Of new Mexico, Il
Is Everlasting Slavery.
RS An effort is to be made to break ND tin
b. Senate. when it shall proceed to count tn
~ votes on the first Wednesday in February
!" This movement does not seem to he aband
= oncd.- II is, then the City Of Washing
ton is TO he seized on or about the %
L. or 2oth of February, or somewhere abou
81 that time. The arrangements for defens
n made by Gen Scott and the city authori
o. ties are the only means of arresting Thu
design. but much will depend upon tn
or converting of the Maryland Legislature.
- Even then. If Gov. Hicks holds out, tn
- more violent Of the Legislature propose I
no meet without his call, while others are 70
ne the self-constitutcd Revolutionary Con
e- vention doing everything in conjunction
o. with that Of Virginia. Nothing can NULL
:, ~ the acts of~uch a convention but tn
- prompt assembling Of a self-called Unto
all ore, as have already intimated.
of The grand Union meeting last night wa
MS a triumphant success, and Reverdy John
I'm sons great forensic speech against the cor
p stitutionai right Of secession. and The hel
&c csy Of the Union being mere compact {
he sovereign States. may serve to arrest III
ne tide of rebellion in Maryland 1.-THE Fed
ON eral Government would only act q
:. promptly as the rebels do, counter Gu,
10 rent would speedily sweep the traitors II
-se to oblivion: but while South Carolina
We permitted to defy the Federal power. il
Of difficult to prevent the spreading OF the il
bs lection. Let Major Anderson strike BIT
blow in vindication Of the Federal so,
ny reignty, and instantly you will see the BOZ
tic der Slave States rally to the side Of the Ct
ne lossus Let Gen Scott be but made Con
n mander-in- Chief. Of the Army. and sim
!, lar result will follow. We feel and know
- here. that II Major Anderson had mad