Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-10-10
q Confessing the Corn. :.

a writer in the last Democrat over the
signature Of Union Democrat" says: s
Having lately had an opportapity lof
conversing with many of the prominent
Democrats. in, this county. l am fully con-
WINGED that if the CAUSE of all this trouble
was removed, there would bebut one voice
as to- the war in this locality. ,iinseumT
,'frhe Personal Liberty Billslthat still
stand on the, statutes of eight of the North
ern States. are the cause. and If the ADJ
ministration and the Governors of those
States will bring their influence and power
to bear on this point, and cause these un-
constitutional laws to. be erased from their
statutes. ana the Southern States still re-,
fuse, to pay allegiance to the Federal Gov !
ernment. then the North would rise up as
Que man and speedily crush out the rebell-
ion.' ....i,a -.ss.ia...rD =. ne,ns n,.-.ss
Il Is this not an admission that the Demo-
Gratis Of Marshall are standing aloof and
refusing to assist the Government in, this
its hour of perilg The reason assigned
for their course isithe aimsiest kind of a
sabterfuge. II is not true that the Person.
al Liberty Bills ''are the cause" Of the re-
bellion. as the rebels themselves now ad-
NIT, and utterly refuse to listen to any
terms of peace which does not include the
Acknowledgements of the independence Of
the Confederate States; but. if they were
the cause arc they sufficient to justify the
rebellion, or the course pursued by most Of
the Democratic leaders in Marshall county?
These Personal Liberty Bills are dead let
ters so far as South Carolina and the rest
of the cotton States, are concerned. and
could not, possibly have been the cause Of
the war. The best and most prominent of
the Democratic leaders elsewhere through
out the State think the rebellion altogeth-
er unjnstifiable, and are flying with pen
and sword to the rescue Of the Government.
but the leaders in Marshall are more justl
The p. L. Bills must be repealed. or
they will look on the conflict with folded
arms. A poor excuse is better, than none,
it is said. and the fact that such q poor one
is urged at this juneture. proves TO our
mind, that the leaders cannot much longer
repress the patriotism Of the masses. All
that is necessary now to arouse them to
the discharge Of their duty. we think. is
for Messrs. Fitch and Eddy, or some one
else in whom they have confidence, to give
them good war. talk, and then two or
three more volunteer companies can be raj
sed in Marshall with but little trouble, for
the reason that there viii lie M opposition
of consequence to encounter. y
The writer Of the communication from
which the above extract is taken. whom we
think we know by his style. and respect for
his Union sentiments. notwithstanding our
former conflicts. may rest assured that the
reason he gises for the course of the Dem
ocratic leaders in this county is mere pre-
text. If they had not that excuse they
would trump up another as q justification
for their toryism. Why do not Holt and
Dickinson. Tod and ex-Gov. Wright,
Fitch and Eddy. Cathcart and j. G. Wal
ker. and host of o;her prominent Dem.
ocrais we might mention. urge such a finn
sy excuse. and look on the conflict with
indifference? Because they are not tories
at heart. Because their former professions
Of patriotism and attachment for the Uni
on were not hypocritical. and put on like
a Sunday garment, as an ornament for the
occasion.