Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-11-14
A Nut for Platt to Crack.

heads, Episcopalians and Presbyterians. in
firm union. for the old laws of the land
against military despotism.
Here is an example. remarks the New
Albany Lea9sr. which might be we'll fol-
lowed in our own age and country. Why
should We be constantly quarreling about
Insignificant matters when the destiny OF
the nation" is at stake? Why can we not
"adjourn to a more convenient season.
the discussion of all secondary questions.
and devote all our energies to the rescue OF
the South from the military despotism'
which now oppresses that section of the
Union?
The following article, which we
copy from the Corydon Democrot. is rath-
er hard on eur neighbor. 1t not only
speaks of his paper in the most con-
temptuous terms. but esen goes SO far as
to doubt its Democracy" Verify the
way of the trangressor (traitor) is hard:
ssTrsitors tn the Democratic Party.v
A couple "whiffet' newspapers claiming
to be Democratic. up in the north part of
this State. have been terribly exercised be-
cause Col. James II. Slack, the Democratic
i Senator from Huntington county. volun-
teered in the army. and amongst other hard
things they say of him, they charge that
he is "a traitor to the Democratic party" I"
In response to which. the New Albany
Ledger. gives the afore- -alluded-to whiffets
the following very heavy knocks: The
treason to the Democratic party" of
which Senator Slack is accused, consists in
accepting Colonel's commission in the
Grand army Of the Union from Gov. Nor
ton. If Col. Slack is '.traitor' to the
Democratic party. SO also. of course, are
Gen. Mcclellan. Gen. Rosecrans. Gen. But
Ter. Gen. Dix. Gen. Reynolds. Gen. WAL
lace. Gen. McClernand. Cen. Stevens, Gen.
McCook. and Gen. Sprague; and so also
fare Col. Manson. Col. Davis. Col. Wal
kcr. Col. Sanderson. Col. Z. L. Dunham,
Col. Graham n. Fitch, Of Indiana, Col.
Logan Of Illinois. Col. Boone Of Kentucky,
aud host of others we might name. and
so are the thousands of Captains. Lieuten-
ants. and non on-commissioned, officers; and
the tens OF thousands of brave aIsd patriot
ic privates. who have shoulderc,l their mus
kets and risked their lives in defense Of the
Union cause.
Yes! according to these professed Dem
ocratic editors up in Northern Indiana. all
these men are TRAITORS" to the Democrat
ie party because they have accepted COM
missions from Republican Governor or
Republican President. to fight the battles
OF the nation and save the Union from dcs-
truction. When men are denounced as
traitors to the Democratic party because
they offer their services aud their lives to
their country. we are not astonished that
the people in their vicinsge turn from
the candidates put forth by that party in
loaihing and disgust, voting even for Black
Republicans in preference.
"Whiffet" is about the most contempru-
ous term in the English language. and in
dica:cs pretty definitely the reputation the
Plymouth Weekly Democrat enjoys among
the loyal an6 respectable portion of its own
party. Alas. poor Yorick.
But. here comes something still harder
upon our poor neighbor, from the last New
Albany Ledger. Really. we begin to feel
sorry for him, for after all. we will do him
the justice to say. there may be many worse
fellows in the Penitentiary than he is, but
probably not many greater fools. He i
hardly accountable for the course of hi,
lPaper,-certsin influences having beer
brought to bear upon him which. uufortu
nately tor himself and the good OF thu
party he had not the frmness to resist
and now. he is receiving the reward of hi,
want of political sagacity. or loyalty one
by being disowned and kicked ont Of the
party. by the patriotic portion of it. Il
will be seen that the Ledger reiterates ths
charges we have made against our neigh
Dor. Of disloyalty. and giving aid and com
fort to the enemy, which proves conclusive.
ly that we were not sctuatsd in making
them by any personal prejudice or i'll will
The Ledger. like ourself. has judged him
by his works, and not BY his bypocritical
professions. A man caught with . stolen
sheep on his back at midnight could with
as much propriety claim to be honest as
Platt and his owners can profess loyalty to
the Government. But. enough on this
subject for the present. Here Is the arti-