Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-05-30
WAR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

CArr Mosros. TsOIAsxroLrs. MAJ b. 1861.
Dtar RepuNiran:-
have hitherto neg lecteJto writc anything fsr
publication. not because Ihadsorgstlen my old
Plymouth friends and associates but from the fact
that the indianapolis papers furnished you with
all the news of the camp. the movements of the
troops, and their increased proficiency in drill.
almost wept when Theard that the Plymouth com.
pany had been rejected; knew the temper and
courage of Capt. Bailey and his gallant band. and
l. did not fear that after the smoke of the battle
had cleared away / would hare cause to be
ashamed Of having resided in Plymouth. But I
have to say TO ''the boys."-Hopet From present
appearances there will be room for them in the
Regiments enlisting for thc three years service.
No sane man supposed that this mad rebellion
could be suppressed in three months, and the first
call was made to excite quickly the military arror
Of the country, and place the Free States on an
immediate war footing. BY thus calIiage on
seventy five Thousand men, Washington was saved.
from immediate assault, and therefore MANY Of
those who enlisted for three months did not arrange
their business for any longer ctay. These men arc
true patriots, and they only obey the scripture in
junction to provide for their own household Their
detection will leave vacancies in the ranks, which
the Plymouth boys WILDE very gratefully received
to ELL There is some talk that whole companies,
or majority of them will refuse to rc-enli-t, bu,
though deem my information entitled to credit,
viii not mention names for fear OF possible mis-.
representation But in the that the Plymouth
boys utterly fail to secure an acceptance on any
terms they need not mourn as those without hope.
for they have noble representatives in the field
In addition to those who came with the Columbia
City Company, viz: Welcome Rice, Thomas
Hawkins, rheo. A. Smith, DR. William West,
Tho mas ]. Gardner, James w. Lawhorn, Jesse
Rolls, James NJ. Hartman, John N Moore, we
have Wesley Lopp, Alfred Billows, James Bald.
win. John Shutz. Jason Rhodes. Jacob Short. (the
two latter in Camp Sullivan.) besides others who
arc wellknown in your town. but not properly
plymouth boys" In the latter list, Sam. Free
man Of Fort Wayne, and - Stewart, formerly
an employee in the Democrat Office, are conspicu
Gus. 1t may interest the ladies' to know that Mr.
Stebbins, printer. who once made a brief soourn
in Plymouth, and attracted considerable attention
on account of his good looks and gcntIemanly
bearing, is Orderly Sergeant in the Ls2orte Co.
He makes good officer and is every inch soldier.
1t is but justice to the craft say that it has
mcrous representatives in the field. m
We have just received two Of the Plymouth
boys. Welcome Rice and Thomas Hawkins. into
our, (Capt Cameron's) Company. They came,
as you are aware, with Capt. Slough of Columbia
City, but as they were assured by both officers and
men, that il they did not get into the State service
for one year. the Company would di<band. md as
the six State Regiments we're already full, they
concluded to look out for themselves. There be.
ing two men in our Company, Who, on account #
sickness, contracted before enlistng and aggrava-
ted by camp life, desired discharge the Captain.
welcomed them heartily. and they were duly in.
stalled into Company H. Ninth Re gimcnt, Indiana
Volunteers. and may now be seen on the Regimen.
tai grounds aforesaid. duly bedecked in ..brnss
coats and gray buttons" They are already
"gcttins upt our tricks" and their Pixies Peak
experience initiated them into the inconvcnienccs
as well as the pleasures of camping OUT
Although the Columbia City Company have
changed their minds and concluded to 90 for three
years. cannot be said that our bows acted dishon
oraby with them. for they did not think of leaving
unta It had oace been determined to 20 into no
other service than that Of the State. Anything
sent to them must be directed, Scare Captain
Cameron. Company II, Ninth Regiment Indiana
Volunteers"
Yours, for the war, W. H. H. M.